File Storage / Connect to network file storage in macOS

Objective

  • To provide instruction on connecting to and mapping a network drive in macOS when:
    • You want to connect to network file storage from a macOS computer
    • You want to access network file storage on MyFiles or MUFiles

Environment

  • File Storage & Sharing
  • 10411: MUFiles
  • 10299: MyFiles
  • 12582: Windows File Sharing Services (WFS)
  • 433619: NoMAD
  • 10393: VPN AnyConnect Client
  • macOS

Resolution

Map Drives via Finder

  1. To access your Finder menu, click once on your desktop or click the Finder icon (two-face cube) in your Dock
  2. From the Finder menu bar, click the Go tab and select Connect to Server
  3. To connect to departmental file space, enter smb://it.muohio.edu/files/MUFiles
  4. To connect to personal file space, enter smb://it.muohio.edu/files/MyFiles/M, replacing the letter M with the first letter of your UniqueID 
  5. At the login window, enter your Miami UniqueID and MUnet password in the appropriate fields and click Connect
    • Your network drives will appear in your Finder window

 

Notes

  • To access network drives from a residence hall or an off-campus location, you must first connect to the Miami network through VPN
  • Network file storage is available to faculty, staff, and students on myFiles 
  • Faculty and staff may also have departmental network file storage on MUFiles

 

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