Network Connectivity

Connect Mac OS X to Shared Drive

How to connect your MAC OS X system to a Shared Drive

Step 1: From your Mac Desktop proceed to the 'Go' option and select 'Connect to Server'.

Mac desktop with Go, window, and help on top of the window. Go is selected, and the text highlighted and circled on the bottom is connect to server with a keyboard shortcut command key + K.

Step 2: Connect to requested shared drive by typing your 'Server Address'

smb://ServerName/[Shared Drive Path] 

Optional: Select the [+] to add requested shared drive as a favorite server connection.

Connect to server window. A prompt to type in server address is circled, and a plus button is circled on its right. The larger text box below it is labeled as favorite servers.

Step 3: Select the Connect as: Registered User button.
Make sure that you are connecting to the UA domain by  typing UA\ followed by your UA Username.
Ex: UA\UA Username
Type in your ‘Password’.
Select the 'Connect' button.

Optional: Remember this password in my keychain

Mac window prompt for entering UA followed by a slash and UA username, and password. There are two buttons, connect as guest or as a registered user, which is circled. A text box for UA followed by a slash and UA username and a text box for password are circled. Underneath is a circled checkbox to remember the password in your keychain.