How to map Faculty or Staff network drives on MacOS (H Drive, S Drive, or Encrypted Research Storage)

This article provides instructions for mapping your network drives on your MacOS computer.

Overview

This article provides instructions for mapping your Faculty or Staff network drives on your MacOS. 

Note: To connect to network drives from off-campus, you must first connect to iVanti VPN. 
Note: To connect to a Student UShare please follow these instructions  https://binghamton.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/45/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=403

MacOS

1. In the Finder, click on the Go menu, select Connect to Server.
2. Enter smb:// followed by the address for the resource you wish to map.
3. For your H drive, or personal drive, type the following where username followed by the "$" symbol: smb://bushare.binghamton.edu/username$
4. For your S drive, or shared drive, type the following where departmentdrivename is the name of your department or shared folder:smb://bushare.binghamton.edu/departmentdrivename
5. Enter your Name as BU\username as a Registered User when prompted and click Connect.
6. A folder will open to display your files and folders.

NOTE: For Encrypted Research Storage, type the following, replacing usernameORlabname with the name assigned to you: smb://researchstorage.binghamton.edu/usernameORlabname

If you would like assistance, please feel free to contact the Binghamton University ITS Help Desk at helpdesk@binghamton.edu or 607-777-6420, and we'll be happy to help.

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