Student Portal

Connecting to the Student Portal
You can get to the Portal two ways. You can type http://rmcportal/nps in your browser or you can access the Portal by going to Students | IT Services for Students on the RMU website (you can then bookmark the site).

This takes you to the Portal Services screen (shown below).

Log in to the Portal with your Computer Services Account (CSA) name and password, and you are taken to the Student Portal Home Page (shown below) where you can get to your e-mail or transfer files to and from the network drive.

The network drive is where you would typically store files that you might need to access from a remote location such as a classroom. You can store word documents, spreadsheets, power-point presentations, etc. on your network drive. This provides a convenient way to store large files that can't be easily stored on disks.

The network drive also contains a PASSOUTS directory where your professor may store handouts or other files for you to download.

Transferring Files on the Network
Click on the link to "Transfer Network/Local files" on the Portal Home Page. The following screen will appear:

Notice the Current Location field; this indicates your current network path or location. When you first select the Transfer Files screen, you are mapped, by default, to your H: (home) drive on the file server. The files and directories in your user work area will be listed similar to the previous screen shot.

Uploading Files
Click the Upload Files button to upload files from your network directory. The Upload Files window (shown below) opens.

Enter the path to the file you wish to upload. You can click the browse button and navigate to the location of your file. Once the path is entered, click the Upload Files button and your selected file will be copied to the network drive.

You will be notified when your file is successfully uploaded (see message below).

Downloading Files
To download files from your network drive to your local drive, go to the network location where the file is located and right-click on the desired file. Choose Save Target As from the pop-up menu. Then specify the local drive location where you wish to copy the file.

Accessing E-mail
Click on the link to "GroupWise E-mail" on the Portal Home Page. The following screen will appear:

Enter your username and password, then click Login. Your mailbox window opens similar to the one shown below.

You can open your messages by double clicking on them. After you have read your message, close the message window.

When you are ready to exit e-mail, select the Open Door icon along the left column of your screen.

This will return you to the Student Portal Home Page.

Logging out of the Student Portal
When you are finished using the Student Portal, be sure to logout. Click the Open Door icon located at the top of the Portal Services screen shown below.