Webhost Support

Webhost is the name of the server used to host personal web pages for BSC Faculty, Staff, and Students. Every person with a BSC User Account is assigned a folder on this server which can contain up to 40 megabytes of data.

Aside from hosting personal web pages, Faculty, Staff, and Students can also use Webhost as a storage place for any type of file, such as Word documents or PowerPoint presentations. Just remember that any file placed on Webhost is immediately accessible to everyone on the Internet. If your data needs to remain confidential, then you should store your data in the Private folder that is located within your Webhost folder. Access to data stored in a Private folder is restricted to the owner of that Webhost folder.

For Faculty personal web page and course website page support, please contact the Teaching and Technology Center at 508.531.2634

For Student web page support, please have your students contact IT Support Services at 508.531.2555

Obtaining a Webhost Folder

To claim your Webhost account, fill out the Information Technology New Account Request Form. Check off the option for Webhost.

Accessing Webhost From Campus

  1. From your desktop, using your right mouse button, click the My Computer icon once
  2. A drop-down menu should appear. From this menu select Map Network Drive
  3. In the Map Network Drive window, select W: from the Drive: drop-down menu
  4. In the Folder: field, type: \\webhost\your_username
  5. Select the Reconnect at logon box (unless you are using a Campus lab or PowerCart computer)
  6. Click the Finish button

There is also an online video tutorial available demonstrating the steps above.

Accessing Webhost From Off-Campus via WEBDAV

  1. Double-click your My Computer icon on your Windows desktop
  2. On the left-hand side under Other Places, select My Network Places
  3. Select Add Network Place
  4. Click Next
  5. Select Choose another network location and click Next
  6. Enter https://webhost.bridgew.edu/webdav/your username and click Next
  7. When prompted for a username and password, enter BSC\yourusername (this being your BSC account username) and your BSC account password
  8. Click OK
  9. After successfully logging in you will see a window prompting you to name the new WebFolder -- you can use the default name or provide it with a new name
  10. Click Finish
  11. The link to your Webhost drive can now be accessed under My Network Places

Accessing Webhost on a Macintosh

  1. Go to Finder
  2. From the Menu bar, choose Go > Connect to Server
  3. For the Server Address enter:  https://webhost.bridgew.edu/webdav/yourusername
  4. In the Password: field, type your password
  5. When prompted for a username and password, provide BSC\yourusername and your password

The Faculty Web Pages Listing

The Faculty Web Pages site is a listing of BSC Faculty Webhost web sites. Faculty may add or remove their Webhost listing from this page as well.

This listing can be viewed by Bridgewater State College Faculty, Staff, and Students, as well as anyone with an Internet connection.

Webhost Resources

Obtaining a Webhost Folder

Accessing Webhost from on-Campus

Accessing Webhost from off-Campus via WEBDAV

Accessing Webhost on a Macintosh

The Faculty Web Pages Listing