Macintosh OS X 10.5
Connecting to Network Drives
Connecting or mapping to a network drive is a shortcut for accessing a network connection that is not stored on your system. This gives you access on shared networks to other servers or drives (e.g., H: drive, W: drive, and Lucy).
- Shared Network Folders
- Connecting to a Network Drive
- Disconnecting from a Network Drive
- Connecting to Lucy
Shared Network Folders
There are several common shared network drives. Letters shown for Drive are recommended. In most cases, other letters will work as long as the letter is not already in use. Folders are identified by first the name of the server (e.g., cass1) and then the name of the share (i.e., the portion allocated to that user group; e.g., deptdir).
| Drive | Folder |
|---|---|
| Student H: Drives | smb://students.uwec.edu/username$ |
| Software (J) | smb://cass1.uwec.edu/software$ |
| DeptDir (W) | smb://cass1.uwec.edu/deptdir |
| Faculty H: Drives | smb://fs1.uwec.edu/username$ |
| Department Drives (S) | smb://fs3.uwec.edu/depsh$ |
| Specialty Drives (any) | smb://fs3.uwec.edu/name or smb://fs3.uwec.edu/name$ |
| Projects Drive (any) | smb://mass.uwec.edu/projects |
| Web Drives (L) | smb://lucy.uwec.edu/acctname$ |
Connecting to a Network Drive
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From the Go menu, select Connect to Server...
The Connect to Server dialog box appears.
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In the Server Address text box, type smb://server.uwec.edu/sharename
EXAMPLES:
smb://students.uwec.edu/weiserjl$
smb://fs3.uwec.edu/ltssh$
smb://fs1.uwec.edu/kranzbl$
smb://cass1.uwec.edu/deptdir
NOTES:
You must know the exact name for both the server and the network share.
If a dollar sign appears at the end of the share name, you must include it.
For more information, refer to the list of Shared Network Folders. -
Click CONNECT
You are connected to the desired drive.
Disconnecting from a Network Drive
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From the Dock, click FINDER
The Finder window appears. -
From the scroll list, under the Shared section, for the network you want to disconnect, click EJECT
The network drive is disconnected.
Connecting to Lucy
Web publishing on the UW-Eau Claire Web is done through Lucy, a network web server. Three types of websites make up the UW-Eau Claire Web: department/office, curricular, and student organization sites. These sites are stored on the Lucy server. You can edit your web account from any networked computer on campus, but only if you have permission to do so.
These instructions show you how to use OS X to connect to Lucy on drive L.
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From the Go menu, select Connect to Server...
The Connect to Server dialog box appears.
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In the Address text box, type smb://lucy.uwec.edu/acctname$
EXAMPLE: smb://lucy.uwec.edu/helpwork$
NOTES:
You must know the exact name for the account name.
If the account name ends with a dollar sign, you must include it. -
Click CONNECT
You are connected to Lucy.
