How to connect to a Network File Share (OS X)

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 that you want to connect to. When you are done click the button labeled "connect". If you are connecting to a Mac server, proceed to step 3a. If you are connecting to a Windows server, proceed to step 3b. Click here to see a list of the Windows servers.


3a.) Connecting to a Mac server: 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.) Connecting to a Windows server: You should now see the box on the right. Note the Microsoft name in the top right corner. If you do not see the dialog box to the right and instead see the dialog box in step 3a, STOP. 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. 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. Proceed to step 4.


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.