On a MAC Computer, Steps to Connect to Your Drives, Shared or Personal:
- Open Finder: Click the blue and white Finder icon in your Dock.
- Open "Connect to Server":
- In the menu bar, click Go > Connect to Server.
- Or press Command (⌘) + K.
- Enter Server Address: In the "Server Address" field, type the address provided by your IT department, usually starting with smb://
- smb://ad.an.cc.mn.us/admin/users
- smb://ad.an.cc.mn.us/admin/share
- smb://ad.an.cc.mn.us/
- Connect: Click Connect.
- Authenticate: Enter your username and password when prompted.
- Add to Favorites (Optional): Click the + button in the "Connect to Server" window to add it to your Favorites for quick access later.
- Mount Drive: Your network drive will appear in the Finder sidebar under Locations and on your Desktop (if enabled in Finder Settings > General).
For Remote Access (Working from Home):
- You'll likely need to connect to your organization's VPN (Virtual Private Network) first before attempting to connect to the server.
- Login to your Cisco Secure Client then you can follow the above directions.
To Make it Auto-Connect:
- Once you have already mounted your Drive, following the steps above, go to System Settings/Preferences > Users & Groups
- Select your user account and go to Login Items or Login at Startup
- If you are signed in, you should already be on your user account.
- Click the + button, find the mounted server (it will start with ad.an.cc.mn.us) in the Locations list, click on it and once you get to a point where the OPEN button is showing, click OPEN and it will be added to login at startup.