Uploading data

N.B. Only researchers with the role of Researcher+ or Data Manager can upload data to the VRW.

There are two ways to upload data to the VRW.

All VRW users with the role of Researcher+ and data Manager can use this method. We recommend this method for incidental uploading. The method via HTTP can be used for uploading large files. The first is via de desktop of the VRW itself. Log in to the VRW, open de Windows explorer. You will be asked if the VRW may have the right to access your local PC.

After you allowed the VRW to access your local PC the Explorer will show you the -depending on your local configuration- the drives on your local PC and the home drive (H:\) and group drive (G:\) of the VRW.

Large files and datasets or more structural uploading -for instance weekly- to the VRW can be done via HTTPS. We will create a special upload account for this purpose and supply you with a user name and password. This account will also restricted to a specific IP-address to be able to monitor the origin of the upload.

The information you need to start an upload is the name of the host and the port number, and you will need your user name and corresponding password to the upload account.

There are many applications you could use for this data transfer. In this manual we provide you with a screenshot of WinSCP. WinSCP is an open source file transfer application that has clients for most operating systems. It is also installed on the University Desktopp, but any other file transfer client that can transfer files via HTTPS can be used.

The name of the host is 129.125.108.14, the port number is the default 22.

When your login with your special upload account and password is successful, you can start your upload to your VRW.