Server Guides

Only Office Integration

06/26/2021 - MyWorkDrive 6.1.1 Server or higher Required: MyWorkDrive Server 6.1 or higher supports editing of Office files using open sourced based Only Office*. With this option customers have the ability to run their own Only Office Doc’s Server that provides the same functionality as Office Online at a reduced cost without the need for Office 365 […]"

Azure AD Application Proxy

01/20/2021 - Our MyWorkDrive File Remote Access Server web portal can be easily integrated with Azure AD Application Proxy service to automatically provide a secure web address without exposing the MyWorkDrive server to the internet or provisioning security appliances. In addition to protecting the MyWorkDrive Server from direct public access attacks, customers may optionally enable Azure AD Application […]"

Azure Load Balancer Setup with MyWorkDrive Virtual Machines

01/12/2021 - How to setup Azure Load Balancer with MyWorkDrive Virtual Machines Overview Azure Load Balancers work very well with MyWorkDrive Virtual Machines hosted in Azure. With Azure Load Balancers, Client Source IP is used as part of the session affinity to ensure users are returned to the same MyWorkDrive Server after login. This article assumes you […]"

MyWorkDrive Teams Integration

07/28/2020 - The MyWorkDrive Teams Integration allows you to integrate MyWorkDrive File Share Access, Web editing and File Management into Microsoft Teams using the Teams Desktop and Browser Apps. This article covers how to integrate MyWorkDrive for Teams. Your MyWorkDrive Server must be running version 6 or higher and be accessible from the internet. Contact your systems […]"

MyWorkDrive Performance and Availability Monitoring Guide

03/26/2020 - IIS Monitoring MyWorkDrive runs as standard IIS Web sites and can be monitored accordingly. The main client site should be monitored for performance: Wanpath.WebClient site in IIS. System/Process Counters CPU%: You should monitor the overall server and CPU usage for your IIS Worker Process. You should ensure that the value never exceeds 80% for more […]"

External B2B File Sharing of Windows file shares with MyWorkDrive and Azure Active Directory Guest Accounts

02/26/2020 - These instructions are only applicable when using MyWorkDrive with Active Directory for the user directory and Entra ID (Azure AD) Saml SSO. If MyWorkDrive is configured with Entra ID for the user directory, it uses a native Microsoft login and Guest Users can be invited in Entra ID and or added to existing Entra ID […]"

Recommended security settings for MyWorkDrive

02/10/2020 - The default configuration of MyWorkDrive, Windows Server and your firewall is designed to get MyWorkDrive server up and running with minimum effort; however, settings should be adjusted to improve security before deploying to production. This is a specific list of Recommendations regarding Security settings in MyWorkDrive. A more general discussion of MyWorkDrive security architecture can […]"

Upgrading MyWorkDrive Server Guide

05/22/2019 - MyWorkDrive server is designed to be upgraded in place. Upgrades are free to licensed clients, we do not charge a fee for upgrades or a software maintenance fee for access to upgrades. Servers using Active Directory or Entra ID for the user directory use the same upgrade Process  ContentsBefore you beginConducting the UpgradeScripting the […]"

Multiple Map Drive for Windows Client Server Guide

05/21/2019 - Multiple Map Drive Server Setup Guide MyWorkDrive server 5.3 and above features the ability to define and push drive letters from the server. This feature is not available for server or client versions prior to 5.3 For each share (and the home drive if enabled), you can define a drive letter which Windows client version […]"

Antivirus Settings for MyWorkDrive

05/11/2019 - This article details MyWorkDrive Server and Client Antivirus settings for versions 5.2 and above. When you run Windows antivirus programs on MyWorkDrive, you can help enhance the security of your organization. However, if they aren’t configured correctly, Windows antivirus programs can cause problems in MyWorkDrive server and clients. MyWorkDrive support has attempted to detail basic […]"