Off-Campus Access to BSP-NAS

Windows

1. Copy the relevant URL from below into the address field of your browser, similar to the figure below.

   
2. When you are prompted for your username and password, you will need to use the convention domain\username
3. For example, faculty member John D. Baptist with the user name bapjoh would enter bu\bapjoh into the user name field, similar to the example below.

Use the following URLs to access BSP-NAS in Windows.  URLs are case sensitive.

• Top level folder:
  ftp://ftp.bsp-nas.its.bethel.edu/
  
• Departmenal folder
  ftp://ftp.bsp-nas.its.bethel.edu/Departments/
  
• Your home folder
  ftp://ftp.bsp-nas.its.bethel.edu/Home*/username
  *=capital first letter of your username name  For example, someone with the username bapjoh would use ftp://ftp.bsp-nas.its.bethel.edu/HomeB/bapjohn

Macintosh

Mac users will need to use a separate FTP program or WebDav. The Mac version of Internet Explorer doesn't have the ability to upload files. It can only download files. Fetch is a free FTP program for education users.

• In the host field you will need to use:
  

  • avalon.its.bethel.edu for Avalon
  • ftp.bsp-nas.its.bethel.edu for Bsp-nas
    

• In the user ID field you will need use the convention domain\username For example username bapjoh who logs into BU would need to use bu\bapjoh
  

• In the initial directory field you will need to specify a directory. Use:

  • /Home*/username/ to access your home folder
    *=capital first letter of your login name
    
  • /Departments/ to access the departments folder

Upon successful login, a window with the available folders will be displayed that you then can browse.