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WebDrive is more than an FTP Client. By connecting to WebDAV, FTP, or SFTP servers through a virtual drive, files are transferred by simply saving them to a drive letter. There's no need to run a separate FTP client interface. Unlike typical FTP clients, WebDrive lets you open and edit server based files without the additional download step.

WebDrive Site Manager
Use the site manager to define the servers you wish to map to drive letters. Enter the server URL and your username and password and press connect to map the selected drive letter to your server. You can map different directories on the same server to unique drive letters. This provides easier access to frequently updated directories. You can also map unique drive letters to different server types - one drive to an SFTP server, one to a WebDAV server and another to an FTP server. This is functionality not available in typical FTP software.

Security Features
WebDrive has built-in support for the industry standard SSL protocol. When used in conjunction with secure WebDAV, FTP or SFTP servers, WebDrive will open an encrypted tunnel between the client computer and the remote server; giving you secure transmission of critical data over the Internet. WebDrive can even be used as an alternative to a corporate VPN. Install the WebDrive client, and an SSL enabled server, and WebDrive can act as the VPN for your company, an efficient alternative to an expensive VPN or non-secure FTP client connections.

Collaboration
WebDrive support WebDAV, the Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning protocol. WebDAV enables collaboration on a centrally located set of files. WebDAV is also more firewall friendly than other protocols. By mapping a drive letter to a WebDAV server, WebDrive allows you to lock files, modify them, and then release the locks so that others can view and edit. By using WebDAV locking concepts, WebDrive ensures data integrity.

Because WebDrive can connect to FTP, SFTP and WebDAV servers, uses can store, access and collaborate on files in many locations – though the familiar interface of a drive letter.

Internet Enable any Application
Instantly Internet enable any application. Use WebDrive to manipulate files on your server with your favorite applications. For example, you can use Microsoft Backup to create backups of your web site, by simply selecting the drive letter to be backed up.

DOS/Legacy Support

Once WebDrive has mapped a drive to your server, you can access it like a local drive. Use a DOS-prompt to use commands like copy, xcopy, mkdir, dir, move, etc. As the Internet grows, DOS based and other legacy applications are quickly being left in the dust; primarily due to their inability to access data over the Internet. WebDrive can breathe new life into these applications by providing DOS based Internet file access. Still using an application like WordPerfect for DOS®? With WebDrive, map any available network drive letter to an FTP, SFTP or WebDAV server over your corporate Intranet or over the Internet, then use the application to access those files through the mapped drive.

(*) SFTP is not available under Windows 9x.

WebDrive – More than an FTP Client!
Virtual Drive connections to WebDAV, FTP and SFTP servers

 

Advanced Features

The following is an abbreviated list of advanced features found in WebDrive. For an extensive listing of features and functionality, please refer to the WebDrive Users Guide.

  • SFTP Support - Use WebDrive to connect to your SFTP/SSH server for fast, secure file access. SFTP is supported when running under Windows NT/2K/XP/03. Windows 9x is not supported.
  • Microsoft FrontPage Support - Connect to any website running the Microsoft FrontPage extensions.
  • Firewall/Proxy server support - Login through a variety of proxy servers and firewalls, including MS Proxy 2.0, SOCKS 4.3 and SOCKS 5, and Raptor (gwpasswd).
  • S/KEY Password Encryption - Use MD4 & MD5 password encryption for supported FTP servers.
  • Foreign Language Support - Support for Far East languages like Japanese, and Chinese using DBCS.
  • File Caching - WebDrive caches both file and directory listings for quick access.
  • ou can control the amount of disk space used for the cache, and whether to cache files, directory listings, or both.
  • FTP resume interrupted download.
  • Support for Unix file attributes through an Explorer shell extension as well as a command line utility.
  • Options to transfer files in ASCII/Binary mode based on file extension.