Overview/Introduction
Accessing or mapping a drive means that you want permanent access to a folder that is currently residing on another computer, server, or network storage device. To access the Ursinus shared drives, also referred to as the “S” drive, follow these directions to map a drive.
Note that the same steps can be followed to map to other shared network resources.
Details
- On the menu, select “GO” at the top of the screen (if Go is not available, minimize any open app and click anywhere on the desktop to bring up the main ‘Finder’ menu).
- In the “Go” menu select “Connect to Server”
- For the “server address”, type “smb://ursinus.local/ucdrives” (without the quotes) in the box that is now open:
Click the “+” button next to the address line to add this to your “Favorite Server” list:
- Click the “Connect” button
- When a login box pops up, select “Registered User” and do the following:
- for Name, use your Ursinus username (not your full e-mail address)
- for Password, use your Ursinus password
- to avoid doing this procedure every time you restart/reconnect, click the box next to “Remember this password in my keychain” to place a check in the box.
- Click “Connect”
After each restart, you will need to re-connect to the server.
To do this, go back to “Go” then choose “Connect to server”. Select the “smb://ursinus.local/ucdrives” line in the “Favorite Servers” box and click “Connect”.
If you saved the login information by choosing “Remember this password in my keychain” during the initial setup, the drive will be available without being prompted for a login.
If you didn’t select “Remember this password in my keychain” during the initial setup, you will need to start the procedure over to connect to the Ursinus shared, ‘S’ drive.
FAQs
When in the “S” drive, you will see a few locations. The “Private” drive is your personal drive that you can use to back up your files. The “Private” drive is only seen by you and only accessible to you. The “Share” drive contains folders belonging to specific departments, offices, or committees. Access to these folders is conferred to individuals on a case-by-case basis.