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 ==== With the Explorer in 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.
+All VRW users with the role of Researcher+ and data Manager can use this method. We recommend this method for incidental uploading and small files to about 1GB. The method via SFTP can be used for frequently uploading and 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.
+The first is method 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.
-{{:vrw:usingthevrw:rights.png?direct&400| }} {{ :vrw:usingthevrw:mapping.png?direct&700|}}
+{{:vrw:usingthevrw:rights.png?direct&400|}} {{:vrw:usingthevrw:mapping.png?direct&700|}}
-==== Via HTTPS ====
+==== Via SFTP ====
-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.
+Large files and datasets or more structural uploading -for instance weekly- to the VRW can be done via SFTP.
+For this purpose we will create accounts on an **intermediary data server** where you can upload your data to and then download that data to the VRW.
-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.
+{{ :vrw:usingthevrw:updown.png?400 |}}
-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.
+This server acts as an intermediary via the SFTP protocol that checks the integrity of the data after upload. And via this intermediary server we can scan the data for viruses and keep track of the uploads and downloads to our secure environment of the VRE.
+If we can help you with such an upload server, please contact the dcc@rug.nl
-The name of the host is 129.125.108.14, the port number is the default 22
+We will create two special accounts for this purpose. One account from which you can upload data to the intermediate SFTP server. And one account to download data to your VRW from the intermediate server. The upload account will be restricted to a specific IP-address to be able to monitor the origin of the upload.
-When your log in with your special upload account and password is successful, you can start your upload to your VRW.
+The information you need to start an upload and the download is the name of the host and the port number, and the specific upload or download 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 Desktop and the VRW, but any other file transfer client that can transfer files via SFTP can be used.
+The name of the host is 129.125.108.14, the port number is the default 22.
+After you uploaded the data to the server, you can download the data to the VRW in the same manner with the same IP-adress and port number, but with the provided download account.
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