Hardware Support - How To Add a Department or Personal Network Drive to Mac OSX

Objective

Following these steps will connect your Mac device to a network drive and create a shortcut to it on your desktop.

Environment

macOS

Before You Begin

If you are not on campus you will need to connect to the VPN before completing this process.

Steps

1. Click on Finder on the upper left hand side and select Preferences. Make sure the Connected servers box is checked.
2. Click on a blank space on the desktop to show OSX's default menu options.
3. Click Go >> Connect to Server.
4. Under Server Address, type the following for connecting to your P (personal) drive:
   • "smb://(IP address)/(department)/users/(HC username)" (without quotations) using the following IP addresses and department names:
     • CHM: 35.9.86.67
     • COM: 35.9.86.74
     • HealthTeam: 35.9.86.82
     • Nursing: 35.9.86.10
5. Click Connect and the drive will open.
6. You're done! You should now have a shortcut to the drive on your desktop.

Additional Info

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