{"id":189,"date":"2017-08-15T15:15:44","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T15:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsusupport.wpengine.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=189"},"modified":"2022-07-13T17:37:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T17:37:18","slug":"how-do-i-access-network-storage-through-macintosh-os-x","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/?ht_kb=how-do-i-access-network-storage-through-macintosh-os-x","title":{"rendered":"How do I map a drive on Macintosh OS X?"},"content":{"rendered":"

To map a drive on a Mac, make sure your device is connected to the WCSU network on-campus and follow these instructions:<\/p>\n

1. From the Finder,<\/strong> click on the Go<\/strong> Menu and select Connect to Server<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2. Below are the different options for network drive paths. Copy the network drive path you wish to map; for example if you want to access the X drive copy smb:\/\/w-xdrive\/xfer$<\/em><\/p>\n

a. K: Drive: smb:\/\/w-common\/common$<\/em><\/p>\n

b. X: Drive: smb:\/\/w-xdrive\/xfer$<\/em><\/p>\n

c. N: Drive: smb:\/\/w-class\/class<\/em><\/p>\n

3. Paste the network drive path in the box below Server Address<\/strong>\u00a0then add the drive to favorites by clicking the\u00a0+<\/strong> icon<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. Double-click on drive in favorites to connect.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. Type in your university credentials when prompted.<\/p>\n

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If you need assistance contact the IT&I Service Desk at 203-837-8467 or requestIT@wcsu.edu.<\/p>\n

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To map a drive on a Mac, make sure your device is connected to the WCSU network on-campus and follow these instructions: 1. From the Finder, click on the Go Menu and select Connect to Server                   2. Below are the different…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[25],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-189","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-network-drives"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/189\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fht-kb-category&post=189"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fht-kb-tag&post=189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}