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-====== CloudDav ======+====== CloudDAV (WebDAV Protocol) ======
  
-Last updated on Dec. 112018+Last updated on April 14th2021
  
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-For more information see the blog post at https://blog.storagemadeeasy.com/mapping-drives-with-windows-server-clouddav/ 
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-<WRAP center round info 60%> +== Enabling and Configuring CloudDAV ==
-We have dropped support for TLSv1.0 and now only support TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2.  This change is in keeping up with the compliance requirements of PCI DSS regarding acceptable encryption.  June is the last month the TLSv1.0 is permitted for this regulation.+
  
-Windows 7 did not ship with support for TLSv1.1 or TLSv1.2, whereas Windows 10 did.  Microsoft does have an article on patching this issue here: 
-https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3140245/update-to-enable-tls-1-1-and-tls-1-2-as-a-default-secure-protocols-in 
  
-Note that we do not test or support our software on Windows 7The information about Windows 7 is provided on an as-is basis. +CloudDAV is Access Anywhere implementation of WebDAV with a unique twist, it works over **//any//** Storage Cloud mapped to a Access Anywhere account whether that Storage Cloud is WebDAV enabled or not.
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-===== Enabling and Configuring CloudDav =====+
  
 +This is made possible by the protocol adaptors that Access Anywhere provides to enable public and private storage cloud to be accessible over common protocols.
  
 +**Authentication:** Your Access Anywhere username or password\\ \\ You can use a variety of WebDAV clients or Apps to access Files using CloudDAV.\\ \\  Example of Apps include:
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 +**iOS Apps:** Pages, Numbers, Keynote, OmniFocus, OmniGraffle, OmniGraphSketcher, WPS Office + others\\ **Android Apps:** WPS Office, WebDAV Navigator, X-plore file manager, Total Commander + others\\ \\  
  
-{{:/clouddav:steps:sme_1_enabling_and_configu.png}} +===== CloudDAV Options =====
-CloudDav is the Storage Made Easy implementation of WebDAV with a unique twist, it works over **//any//** Cloud mapped to and SME account whether that Cloud is WebDAV enabled or not.\\ \\ This is made possible by the protocol adaptors that SME providers to enable public and private storage cloud to be accessible over common protocols.\\ \\ To use CloudDav once it is enabled for an account:\\ \\ **URL:** https:%%//%%webdav.storagemadeeasy.com *or* https:%%//%%webdaveu.storagemadeEasy.com/ (EU Server)\\ **Authentication:** Your Storage Made Easy username or password\\ \\ You can use a variety of WebDAV clients or Apps to access Files using SME CloudDav.\\ \\  Example of Apps include:\\ \\ **iOS Apps:** Pages, Numbers, Keynote, OmniFocus, OmniGraffle, OmniGraphSketcher, WPS Office + others\\ **Android Apps:** WPS Office, WebDAV Navigator, X-plore file manager, Total Commander + others\\ \\   +
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-===== CloudDav Options =====+
  
  
 {{:/clouddav:steps:sme_7_clouddav_options.png}} {{:/clouddav:steps:sme_7_clouddav_options.png}}
-There are two options available to be set after login to the Storage Made Easy website and visiting the "**//My DashBoard//**" link on the right sidebar.\\ \\ The first option is whether to disable file versioning if using CloudDav. By default this will be set to "on". When creating or editing files this stops previous version being kept and versioned.\\ \\ The second option is whether to always update, on access, the Storage Made Easy cache when viewing files over CloudDav. This means that Storage Made Easy will always check directly with the Clouds that you are using rather than using the cache. This has the advantage that you will always see any new files that you added direct to these Clouds but has the disadvantage that it could be slower on the initial view of each directory.+There are two options available to be set after login to Access Anywhere and visiting the "**//My DashBoard//**" link on the right sidebar.\\ \\ The first option is whether to disable file versioning if using CloudDAV. By default this will be set to "on". When creating or editing files this stops previous version being kept and versioned.\\ \\ The second option is whether to always update, on access, Access Anywhere cache when viewing files over CloudDAV. This means that Access Anywhere will always check directly with the Clouds that you are using rather than using the cache. This has the advantage that you will always see any new files that you added direct to these Clouds but has the disadvantage that it could be slower on the initial view of each directory.
  
-===== Opening Storage Made Easy Cloud files from iWork Part One ===== 
-A popular choice on iOS is iWork (composed of Pages, Numbers and Keynote which is Apple's office suite) for the iPad as using CloudDav from Storage Made Easy you can edit files on Google Docs, OneDrive, Amazon Cloud Drive, Amazon S3, DropBox and a whole host of other clouds.\\ \\ The following example will examine using Apple iWork on the iPad to open, edit and save files. 
  
 +===== Things to Note =====
  
-{{:/clouddav:steps:sme_2_opening_smestorage_c.png}}+WebDAV client programs, especially Windows clients, often require tuning of their configurations to work as expected with WebDAV servers such as CloudDAV.  The configuration requirements vary depending on the client software as well as the operating system version and sometimes other factors
  
-To open a file using WebDAV from any of the iWork clients please go to the documents view and click "+" from here you will be able to choose "WebDAV"+If you added files externally to your Cloud Storage and you cannot see them via CloudDAV then you either need to enable the **//CloudDAV real-time refresh//** from the CloudDAV options available from your **//Cloud Dashboard//** on the website, or you need to do a manual refresh of your Cloud Files Cache.
  
-===== Opening Storage Made Easy Cloud files from iWork Part Two =====+Access Anywhere Encrypted files that are uploaded where the end user holds the encryption key (ie. not stored in Access Anywhere) are not displayed from a WebDAV client connection as it makes no sense to show them as they cannot be un-encrypted from a standard WebDAV client.
  
 +Also note that in corporate environments WebDAV can be disabled at a policy level. In the following registry keys:
  
 +<code>
 +HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\NetworkProvider\HwOrder\ProviderOrder 
  
-{{:/clouddav:steps:sme_3_opening_smestorage_c.png}}+HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\NetworkProvider\Order\ProviderOrder 
 +</code>
  
-On first use of either option you will need to enter your Storage Made Easy WebDAV details ie:\\ \\ **Server Address:** https:%%//%%webdav.storagemadeeasy.com\\ **User Name:** Storage Made Easy user name\\ **Password:** Storage Made Easy password+the value ",webclient" must be at the end of the value in the key. If it is not then WebDAV is restricted at an OS level and will not workAdding the value back may resolve the issue.
  
 +If you are using an Amazon WorkSpaces Windows 10 Server instance then WebDAV is not enabled by default. You need to enable 'WebDAV Redirector' in Features and restart WorkSpaces to be able to work with WebDav.
  
-===== Opening Storage Made Easy Cloud Files from iWork Part Three =====+CloudDAV is not supported for use with Mac OS X Finder's "add server" feature and CloudDAV will reject attempts by Finder to connect. 
  
 +**TLS Support**
  
 +The Access Anywhere no longer supports TLS v1.0 and now only support TLS v1.1 and TLS v1.2.  This change is in keeping up with the compliance requirements of PCI DSS regarding acceptable encryption.  
  
-{{:/clouddav:steps:sme_4_opening_smestorage_c.png}} +Windows 7 did not ship with support for TLS v1.1 or TLS v1.2whereas Windows 10 does Microsoft does have an article on patching this issue:
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-Once your connection opens, if you chose to open a file will see the cloud mapped to your accountOpening a file to edit from a particular storage clouds is as easy as changing to the correct directory. +
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-===== Saving files to your Cloud via Storage Made Easy ===== +
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-{{:/clouddav:steps:sme_5_saving_files_to_your.png}} +
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-Within the document editing view choose the settings icon and then "Copy to WebDAV " to save your changes back to your Cloud via Storage Made Easy. +
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-{{:/clouddav:steps:sme_6_saving_files_to_your.png}} +
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-Once you have navigated to the directory and chosen to saveStorage Made Easy will connect to your chosen cloud and the document save will begin. +
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-===== Things to Note ===== +
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-{{:/clouddav:steps:sme_8_note.png}} +
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-If you added files externally to your Cloud Provider and you cannot see them via CloudDav then you either need to enable the **//CloudDav real-time refresh//** from the CloudDav options available from your **//Cloud Dashboard//** on the website, or you need to do a manual refresh of your Cloud Files Cache.. To understand how to do a manual refresh please see [[top5things#step4|here]]. +
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-In the later version of iWork there seems to be a bug in which the files is copied but then is copied again (twice). We have debugged this and we see that on the first copy iWork sends the file without Auth headers (authentication) and then when this fails sends it again but with the Auth headers. The save actually works fine, it just takes a little longer. We hope Apple will fix this in a future version. +
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-SME Encrypted files that are uploaded where the end user holds the encryption key (ie. not stored in SME) are not displayed from a WebDAV client connection as it makes no sense to show them as they cannot be un-encrypted from a standard WebDAV client. +
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-If you are trying to map a network drive using SME CloudDav on any version of Windows from XP onwards then we would recommend you install [[https://storagemadeeasy.com/files/c9ba9faf6bc655f98572b287a34af379.reg|these registry fixes]] that solve many issues with Windows WebDAV, including authentication and correct working with Office 2010+. +
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 +https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3140245/update-to-enable-tls-1-1-and-tls-1-2-as-a-default-secure-protocols-in
  
 +Note that we do not test or support our software on Windows 7. The information about Windows 7 is provided on an 'as-is' basis.
  
  
 +**Pre-Requisite for Enterprise Appliance:** CloudDAV is configured and turned on at a package level