Data Drives

STORE-DRIVES-1.0 Data Storage & Collaboration Version 1.0
Main purpose

Central network drives for secure storage and sharing of files for all university members.

Description

All employees and students receive access to central network drives. Each user has a personal home drive (Z:\) and access to shared data drives (X:\) for cross-organizational collaboration. On devices in PC Network System (WORK-PCVS-1.0) and on Virtual Desktops (WORK-VD-1.0), drives are mapped automatically. Drives are backed up daily. Outside the managed environment, access is possible via UNC path.

Requirements

Jade University user account (User Administration (SECID-UADM-1.0)); PC network system or manual SMB/WebFiler access

Details

Drive structure:
- Z:\ (Home drive) – Personal drive, path \\hs-woe.de\home\c1\<username>, accessible only by the user
- X:\ (Data drive) – Shared drive, path \\hs-woe.de\data, folders per department/institute, permissions managed by org units

Access:
- PC Network System (WORK-PCVS-1.0): drives automatically connected via SSO (Kerberos)
- Manual setup: SMB connection to \\hs-woe.de\... with domain login (ma1150@hs-woe.de)
- macOS: Finder → Go → Connect to Server: smb://hs-woe.de/data
- Linux: file manager → Connect to Server: smb://hs-woe.de/data
- External access: via WebFiler (https://webfiler.jade-hs.de) or Virtual Desktops (WORK-VD-1.0)

WebFiler (WebDAV access):
URL: https://webfiler.jade-hs.de/HTCOMNET/hcwebdav/
Login: standard login (username only)
Web-based access to Z:\ and X:\ from anywhere.

Data security:
- Deleted files: restorable via 'Previous Versions' in Windows Explorer
- Encryption: Kleopatra (OpenPGP, part of Gpg4win) for signing/encrypting individual files (Certificates (SECID-CERT-1.0))

Sources:
[1] https://hrz-wiki.jade-hs.de/en/tp/datadrives/start

Link to service
Open service
https://webfiler.jade-hs.de/
Service contact
Available for
Employees
Service lifecycle
Available from
Jan. 1, 2024