How to connect to coruscant.edb.utexas.edu (OS X)

Note: Before you can connect to the server from an off-campus location, you must first connect to the University Virtual Private Network (VPN). After you connect to the University VPN, you can proceed with the instructions below.

1.) Select "Go" from the top menu bar and then select the option "connect to Server..."


2.) In the dialog box that appears, type in the full address of the server which is coruscant.edb.utexas.edu. When you are done click the button labeled "connect".

• ATTENTION MacOS X 10.7 (Lion) Users: If your computer is running the MacOS X 10.7 (Lion) operating system or above, YOU MUST prefix the server name with "smb://" like so smb://coruscant.edb.utexas.edu. If you do not do this you will get a connection error from the server. If you are off-campus then you will need to first connect to the UT VPN server before you will be able to connect to the file server.
• TIP: If when trying to upload files to the server and you get a lot of errors about file names being too long, try connecting to the server with this address instead: smb://coruscant.edb.utexas.edu. If you are off-campus then you will need to first connect to the UT VPN server before you will be able to connect to the file server.

3.) If you are currently running version 10.4.6 or greater of the OS X operating system then continue to step 3a. If you are running a version of OS X which is less than 10.4.6. then skip to step 3b.

• You can determine what version of the OS X operating system you have installed on your computer by clicking on the Apple icon in the top left corner of your screen and then choosing the About This Mac menu option.

3a.) You should now see a username/password dialog box. Type in your username and password and then press the "connect" button. Proceed to Step 4.


3b.) You should now see the box below. Note the Microsoft name in the top right corner. If you do not see the dialog box on the right, then that means you do not have the "Microsoft UAM" module installed. Without this module installed, your login information will be transmitted unencrypted across the network. You must have the "Microsoft UAM" module installed before connecting to the server. If you are a faculty or staff member of the College of Education, please contact the computer help desk and request to have this installed on your computer or you may download and install the file yourself.

If you DO see the dialog box to the right, then ensure the option "Require strong authentication (NTLMv2)" is checked and then type in your username and password. Press the button labeled "connect" when you are done.


4.) You will now see a dialog box with a list of file shares that you have access to on the server. Highlight the file share that you want to access and then press the "OK" button.


5.) If you see a message box pop up, read the message and then press the "OK" button to close it.


6.) The file share should now be mounted on your desktop. Once the share is mounted, you can double-click on the icon and access the files in the share just like you access files on your computer. IMPORTANT: Once you are done working with the share, remember to drag the share to the trash can in order to log out of the server.