All Ghent University staff and students can use Belnet FileSender to exchange large files (up to 6TB) securely and efficiently with other staff and/or students at Ghent University or another Belgian educational and research institution.
Use
- Surf to Belnet FileSender.
- Select "Login".
- Select "Ghent University" from the list of organisations.
- Fill in the web form:
- Select one or more files to send.
- Enter the email address of one or more recipients.
- Enter a subject and/or message (optional).
- Choose an appropriate expiry date.
- Choose whether and how you want to be kept informed.
- Tick "I accept the terms and conditions of this service" (you are legally liable for sending this content).
- Select "Send".
Once the upload to Filesender is complete, a download link will be sent to the recipient(s).
Guidelines
- Encrypt sensitive or confidential files.
- Always tick the option "User must be logged in to Belnet FileSender to download files"
- Never share passwords via the same channel as the link.
- Set the expiry date and maximum number of downloads as low as possible.
- Proactively let links that are no longer needed expire.
Support
Help pages of Belnet FileSender.
