Preston College

Using The Extranet

Accessing the College Extranet:

To access the Extranet, click on the Extranet link which is located at the top of this page. This will take you to the Extranet login page.

To log in just type you full college email address and the password that you use to log onto the computers in college. If you are unsure what you email address is, here are some details:

Staff

Email: First Initial + Surname + "@preston.ac.uk"
(e.g. jsmith@preston.ac.uk)

Password: Same as network password

Students

Email: First Initial + Surname + ID Number + "@students.preston.ac.uk" (e.g. jsmith12345@students.preston.ac.uk)

Password: Same as network password*

* Will initially be your ID Number.

Using the Extranet

When you have successfully logged in, you will see this screen:

To access the files you have saved on your college area, click "My Home Drive on N:". After you have done this you will see all of your personal files and folders in a list. Clicking on any of them will allow you to download them:

If you've made changes to your document/file and you wish to put it back into your area, you can do so by clicking the "Upload Files" button located at the top right hand side of the page:

Here you will see 5 boxes with a "browse" button next to each. Click on the top one to choose the file, that is stored on your computer, that you wish to upload. Select the file you need, and click the open button:

You will now see the box contains your file. All you need to do now is click the upload button at the bottom of the screen.

Depending on the size of your file, and the speed of your connection to the internet, your file will upload to your college network area in a few seconds.

Now you will see your new document in your area.