iOS Getting Started Guide

Before installing the app on your phone, you must have a FileCloud account. Contact your administrator if you do not have one yet.

To install the FileCloud iOS app:

1. On your device, navigate to Apple's App Store.
2. Download the FileCloud iOS app.
   

   

   
   
3. When the app is completely downloaded, tap Open.
   

When you add an account, you must authenticate it using one of the following methods:

• Password
• Device Code Authentication
• Single Sign-On (SSO)

The method you choose depends on how your FileCloud administrator configures authentication. If you aren't sure, contact your administrator.

To add your FileCloud account and authenticate it:

1. Tap the icon for the FileCloud app to open it.
   The Welcome screen opens.
2. Enter your FileCloud address, and tap Next.
   

   

   
   
   
3. Log in one of the following ways:
   • Enter your account name and password and tap Login. You are logged in to your FileCloud account.
   • Tap Login with SSO.
   • Enter your account name and tap Device Code Authentication.
     

     

     
     
     Login with SSO
     You are able to log in with SSO if your FileCloud system supports SSO.
     
     1. Tap Login with SSO.
        Your SSO sign in screen opens, for example:
        

        

     2. Enter your SSO username and password and sign in.
        You are automatically logged in to FileCloud.
        Note: If you cannot authenticate using SSO, check with your administrator. 

Device Code Authentication

1. 1. After entering your account name into Account, tap Device Code Authentication.
      An Authorization Code dialog box opens:
      

      

   2. Log in to the FileCloud user portal, and go to Settings > Devices.
   3. In the row for your iPhone, click the check.
      

      

      
      A device authorization code pops up.
      

      

   4. Enter the code into the Code field on your iPhone, and tap Enter Code.
      

      

      
      You are logged in to your FileCloud account.
      
      

Once the account is authenticated, you are logged in to FileCloud and shown the FileCloud user dashboard.

FileCloud's iOS interface has a navigation pane that you can access by tapping the Menu icon in the upper-left corner of the screen:

Tapping the icon opens a panel of navigation links:

Dashboard - Opens the iOS dashboard. For definitions of the folders that appear on the dashboard, see My Files, Team Folders, Network Shares, and Shared with Me. Recent - Opens the Recent screen, which lists the files you have accessed most recently. Starred - Opens the Starred screen, which lists the files and folders you have starred as favorites. See Star a File or Folder in iOS. Shared by Me - Opens the Shared by Me screen, which list the files and folders you have shared with other users or groups. Actions - Opens the Actions page, which lists any file approvals sent to you. The Inbox lists outstanding approvals, and the Sent box lists files that you have already approved or rejected. For more information, see File Approval in iOS. File Operations - Opens the File Operations window, which includes tabs for Transfers, Operations, and Syncs. The Transfers tab lists recent file and folder downloads and uploads. The Operations tab lists copy and move operations. The Syncs tab lists recent Sync operations. See View File Operations in iOS. Settings - Opens a page of FileCloud iOS settings as well as helpful information and links. See iOS Settings for FileCloud. Offline files - Displays the folders and files that are stored on your phone that you can view when not connected to a FileCloud server. The data will be split into sub-folders based on the server they are stored in, so that you can log in to multiple servers and the data is still clearly separated. Here you can also find the logs folder that stores the iOS app log files. In the navigation panel, a Sync now button appears below the Offline files link. Tap the Sync now button to synchronize your offline and online folders. See iOS File Sync.