Sumitra Kan Fong Kuen Jabatan Teknologi Pendidikan

IPG Kampus Tun Hussein Onn

Updated 11 November 2001

Special thanks to

En. Omar bin Zakaria

Who had kindly shared this information

•Open Source Software (OSS) which

simplifies the file-sharing process

(send & receive files) over HTTP.

(Source: Rejetto Wiki)

•When executed in the intranet

setting, the IP address should be

in the same “family”, e.g.:

• Server’s IP address: 192.168.1.70

•Client 1’s IP address: 192.168.1.75

•Client 2’s IP address: 192.168.1.81,

etc.

•No installation, just “RUN” the

hfs.exe file (in any directory)

• You may need to “UNGUARD

your Security system by TURN

OFF your firewall.

(Source: Rejetto Wiki, 2011)

“HOME “ icon

(root)

Server’s IP address

Menu bar

Virtual File System Panel show the

URL of the file(s) & folder(s) link

to HFS.

Virtual Folder(s) which is stored in

memory will be shown in yellow.

Click to switch

from “Easy mode

to Expert Mode

REAL FOLDERS which exist in the

local computer system are shown

in red.

• 2 Modes:

•Easy Mode: file sharing & publishing

•Expert Mode: hosting the website(s)

(Source:

• Install (Run) HFS

•Assign folder(s) for uploading files

•Assign folder(s) for file sharing

•Monitoring the file sharing process

2. Click to download

1. Click the “Download”

tab

• Create a folder in any directory

to house the “hfs.exe” file

• You may name it with any

name, e.g. “HFS”.

• 1. Just click on the “hfs.exe” icon

whenever you need to use it.

(You may create a desktop shortcut for it

or pin in to the quick launch taskbar )

Click to run the

hfs.exe file

• Click “Run”

Click “Run”

• Click “Yes”

• 3 Alternatives to send file(s) or folder(s) to be downloaded by clients:

•Add folder (s) to categorize different types of files.

•Add file(s) without creating a folder

•Drag & drop file(s)

Highlight the “HOME”

icon (root)

• Prepare different folders for

different categories of information

• “Menu”

tab

• “Add

folder

from

disk”

button

Click “Add folder

from disk” button.

• Choose the folder

• Click “OK” button

Create new

folder(s)

Then click “OK”

• Choose “Real

folder”

Choose “Real folder”

• You may

paste files

which you

wish to

share with

your clients

by opening

the real

folder.

Folder had been

created

1. Click the

“Home”

icon.

• 2. Click

“Menu”

• 3. Click

“Add

files…”

When the “Open” dialog box appears:

3. Locate the required folder and the file.

4. Click “Open”

• The file is

ready to

be

downloade

d by the

client(s).

•Keep the HFS running

•Open the real folder in the local

computer system.

Drag the file from

the REAL folder &

drop into the Virtual

File System.

• Highlight

the Home

icon. Highlight the HOME

icon again.

• “Menu”

tab

• “Add

folder

from

disk”

button

Click “Add folder

from disk“ button.

• Choose the folder

• Click “OK” button

Create a folder

“MailBox”

Then click “OK”

• Choose

“Real

folder”.

Choose “Real folder”

• Keep HFS

open.

Folder had been

created

• Highligt the

destinated

folder

“MailBox”

• Right click

• Choose

>“Upload”

>“Upload

for accounts”

>”Anyone”

1. Right click on the

“Mailbox” folder

2. Choose “Upload”

from “Anyone”

• Click on the menu bar & choose “Save file system…”

Click “Save file system..”

• Choose

the

designated

folder

1. Choose the designated

folder

2. Click “Open”

•Name the

file with

any name

• Click

“Save”

3. Name the file and

then click “Save”

• Keep the real folder(s) open to

monitor the progress

• Check the real folder “MailBox” to

confirm that the file(s) uploaded

by the clients had been received.

File(s) received

Folder(s) available to the

clients

Open the web browser to see the

effect.

Type your IP address in the address

bar.

1. Highlight the file or folder to be deleted

2. Right click & choose “XRemove”

Dialog box

asking for

conformation

“Delete?”

3. Click “Yes”

• The file(s)

or

folder(s)

has been

deleted.

• Click “Menu”

• Click “Help”

• Choose the required option.

• You might need to turn off the

Firewall to allow the clients to

access to your computer system

•>Control

Panel

•>Security

Center

1. Under “Control Panel”

click “Security Center”

2. Click “Windows

Firewall”

•> “General”

tab

• Click “Off”

• Click “OK”

1. Click on “System and

Security”

1. Choose

“Control Panel

2. Click Syetem

and security

1. Click on “System and

Security”

3. Choose “Window Firewall

4. Click “Check firewall status”

2. For “Windows

Firewall”. Click “Check

firewall status”

3. Name the file and

then click “Save”

3. Choose “Turn off..”

4. Click “OK”

• Switch the Firewall back to “On”

after you had completed this

session for security purposes.

• The steps for hosting a web site

will shown in the next topic:

“Intranet: HFS III (Web Hosting)”