Accessing MIDS on your computer

Desktop Icon: Netware 6
Desktop Icon: Windows XP
Clever idea
Bookmark: Netscape / Mozilla / Firefox
Bookmark: Internet Explorer
Bookmark: Other

Access MIDS as a desktop icon - Netware6

In the Netware6 staff environment, the MIDS icon is installed automatically on your desktop by the Zenworks application launcher. If this doesn't happen, please contact your local IT Support staff.

Access MIDS as a desktop icon - Windows-XP

Note: Similar equivalent steps exist for older versions of Windows.

Step 1: RIGHT-CLICK on your Desktop to create a new .Shortcut.

Step 2: In the Create Shortcut Wizard type in the location of the item:

1. For Firefox as the MIDS browser:
   "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" "http://www.its.monash.edu/staff/phones/mids/client/"

2. For Mozilla as the MIDS browser:
   "C:\Program Files\mozilla.org\Mozilla\mozilla.exe" "http://www.its.monash.edu/staff/phones/mids/client/"

3. For Internet Explorer as the MIDS browser:
   "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "http://www.its.monash.edu/staff/phones/mids/client/"

Step 3: Click Next and in the Name box type in Monash Phone Directory.

Step 4: Click Finish.

Step 5: If you wish, change the icon graphic on the desktop: RIGHT-CLICK on the icon; then click the Change icon button and choose another graphic of your choice.

Clever idea - use a non-default browser

One of the differences between the old TelDir and MIDS is that TelDir always ran in its own window. Whereas, other applications have a tendency to "steal" the MIDS browser window and use it for their own purposes to display some other web page. One simple way of avoiding this problem is to use a different browser for MIDS than you use for everything else.

For example, if you normally use Internet Explorer as your MMS email client and as your normal web browser then use the above instructions at (a) to install FireFox as the MIDS browser. This will ensure that nothing else steals the MIDS window and that MIDs is always identified by the distinctive FireFox icon.

Accessing MIDS as a Bookmark

Netscape / Mozilla / FireFox

Step 1: Use your web browser to open the MIDS homepage

Step 2: Move your mouse over the Search MIDS link:

Step 3: RIGHT-CLICK your mouse:

Step 4: LEFT-CLICK your mouse to select Bookmark This Link option

Accessing MIDS as a bookmark in your Web browser - Internet Explorer

Step 1: Use your web browser to open the MIDS homepage

Step 2: Move your mouse over the Search MIDS link:

Step 3: RIGHT-CLICK your mouse:

Step 4: LEFT-CLICK your mouse to select Add to Favorites. option

Access MIDS as a bookmark in your Web browser - other/generic browser

Step 1: Use your browser to bookmark the url:
http://its.monash.edu/staff/phones/mids/client/

Note: Please ensure that you do not bookmark the redirection url: http://mids.monash.edu.au/

because this may change without warning at any time in the future.