Introduction
This page describes how to connect to network shares while off-site and using the CSCS VPN service on macOS X.
Requirements
- User account on any of the three domains: BIOSCI (Zoology), MINTS (Clinical / Medical School) or SLCU (Sainsbury Lab)
- Apple Mac computer in an off-site location running at least macOS 10.13 High Sierra or newer
- VPN client installed as per Mac Install Instructions
- reasonably fast Internet connection
Instructions
Every user on any of the three locations supported by CSCS – Addenbrooke's, SLCU and Zoology – has a designated personal network share: in the Windows environment, the personal network share is referred to as the U drive. Additionally, some users have access to one or more group network shares, referred to as group drives (V, W, X...).
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Use your domain password (not your Raven password). Now press Enter or select Connect.
Network share paths for users of:
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For their personal network share, users at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus should type:
substituting AccountName for their actual username, which for most would be their CRSid. Depending on where their group network shares is located, MINTS users will need to enter one the following server paths:
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substituting GroupName for their actual group share name. If they are a member of the IMS, the group network share has the following path:
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In order to access their personal network share, SLCU users should type:
with a Group shares can be access using:
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Shortcuts
It may be useful to use shortcuts after successfully connecting to the network shares. Shortcuts can be created in Finder itself or in the Dock simply by dragging the directory icon from the top title bar to either Favorites in Sidebar:
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