Overview
Target Audience: Students that want to manually mount their 'UShare' from a Windows OS computer.
STEP 1:
Click "This PC", "Start" or "My Computer" depending on OS.
Right click and select "Map network drive..." in pop up menu.
STEP 2:
Use Drive: pulldown to choose "U:".
Then in "Folder:" text box, enter \\ushares.bu.binghamton.edu\[username]$
for example, \\ushares.bu.binghamton.edu\baxterbearcat1$
Then check both boxes as shown below.
Click "Finish".
STEP 3:
Enter "BU\" followed by your BU username in the first text box,
for example, BU\baxterbearcat1
In the second text box, enter your BU password.
You will not see your password, it will be hidden.
Check the "Remember my credentials" box, if this is your private trusted computer.
Then click on the "OK" button.
STEP 4:
You should now see the files on your UShare.
If you do not, make sure you have your Binghamton user credentials correct. If you're still having difficulty contact the Help Desk.
Mapping BUShare to your U-Drive on MAC OS
El Capitan (10.11.x); Sierra (10.12.x); High Sierra (10.13.x); Mojave (10.14.x)
Target Audience: Students that want to manually mount their 'U-Drive' from a macOS computer.
Configuration Method: Finder > Go > Connect to Server
STEP 1: Open 'Connect to Server' Window for Configuration
In the Finder's Menu Bar, choose
Go > Connect to Server
STEP 2: Connect to Server
In the Server Address field, type:
smb://ushares.bu.binghamton.edu/[username]$
You must include the $.
Click 'Connect'
TIP: Click the '+' sign to save the Server URL to 'Favorite Servers' for future use.
SCREENSHOT to be ADDED
STEP 3: Enter your BU username, for example: baxterbearcat1
Type in your BU account password, it will be hidden.
Click 'Connect'.
SCREENSHOT to be ADDED
STEP 4: Completion: Your UShare will mount on the desktop
If you do not see your UShare on the Desktop, go to: Finder > Preferences.
In the Finder Preferences window, tick 'Connected servers'.
SCREENSHOT to be ADDED
If you would like assistance, please feel free to contact the Binghamton University ITS Help Desk at 607-777-6420 or Submit a Request, and we'll be happy to help.
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