How to connect to a Uni network drive in macOS. If you do not know the path of the network drive you need to access, please contact your local admin team or the IS Helpline. For the path to your personal homespace, please visit: My homespace info ------------- Connect to the University network If your Mac is not connected to the Uni network by an ethernet cable or eduroam wi-fi, e.g. if it is a MacBook off-campus, please register for, set up and connect to the University Virtual Private Network (VPN) service to authenticate your computer: Connecting to the VPN Service On the University's supported macOS desktop Via globe shortcut Down by the Trash check for a globe icon and click it. This is a direct shortcut to your University 'Network Home' on the DataStore service. Via Self Service app Launch the Self Service.app from the dock or your Applications folder. Click on Shared Space in the list on the left. Either choose Add Home below the Add Network Home option, or search for the required School or department and click Add Share. If necessary, enter your username in the format ED\jbloggs and put in your University password. Tick Remember this password in my keychain and press Connect. A permanent mapping to the drive is added to the 'Favorites' list on the left of the Finder. ------------- On non-supported Macs In the Finder, select the Go menu and choose Connect to Server... Type the path to the folder that contains the drive you wish to access, e.g. smb://sg.datastore.ed.ac.uk/sg/usd/groups/ Select Connect, enter your username in the format ED\jbloggs (or jbloggs@ed.ac.uk) and put in your University password. Tick Remember this password in my keychain and press Connect. From the folder that opens, drag the icon of the folder you require into the 'Favorites' list on the left of the Finder. ------------- Related links Request DataStore access Need any help? HTML Contact the IS Helpline This article was published on 2024-10-08
