Macintosh OS X
Connecting to Network Drives
Connecting or mapping to a network drive is a shortcut method for accessing a network connection that is not stored on your system. This gives you access on shared networks to other servers or drives.
Shared Network Folders
There are several common shared network drives. Letters shown for Drive are recommended. In most cases, other letters will work. Folders are identified by first the name of the server (e.g., sgs1) and then the name of the share (i.e., the portion allocated to that user group).
NOTE: In the case of student H: drives, the user groups have been divided according to the first letter of the last name, and this determines the server to which they should connect.
| Drive | Last Name Begins | Folder |
|---|---|---|
| Student H: Drives | A-K | smb://sgs1/username$ |
| L-Z | smb://sgs2/username$ | |
| Software (J) | smb://cass1/software$ | |
| DeptDir (W) | smb://cass1/deptdir | |
| Faculty H: Drives | smb://fs1/username$ | |
| Department Drives (S) | smb://fs3/depsh$ | |
| Specialty Drives (any) | smb://fs3/name or smb://fs3/name$ |
|
| Web Drives (L) | smb://lucy/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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From the list of servers on the left, select UWEC
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In the Address text box, type smb://server/sharename
EXAMPLES:
smb://cass1/deptdir
smb://fs3/cnssh$
smb://fs1/kranzbl$
smb://fs3/itm$
smb://cass1/deptdir
NOTE: 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
The SMB/CIFS Filesystem Authentication dialog box appears.
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In the Workgroup/Domain text box, type UWEC
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In the Username text box, verify the username
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In the Password text box, type your password
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Click OK
Disconnecting from a Network Drive
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Click and drag the network icon to the Trash
