Remote Connection to Network Drives: Mac
Instructions on how to connect to WCER network drives on the May file server for Mac computers.
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Requirements
Users MUST first be connected to the GlobalProtect Departmental VPN to be able to follow the instructions found in this article.
Connecting to the WCER Projects (N:) Drive
The WCER Projects drive is located on the may file server.
While in the macOS Finder, select Connect to Server... from the Go menu (Or use the keyboard shortcut: command+k)
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In the Server Address field enter the following: smb://may.ad.education.wisc.edu/projects$
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Click the + sign next to the Server Address field to save the location as a favorite.
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Click Connect
4. Enter your WCER username and password if prompted.
(the same credentials used for the GlobalProtect VPN client)
WCER Server Changes - May vs Maple
WCER's main projects folder (known as projects$ to Mac users, and the N: drive to Windows users) was migrated to more advanced equipment a few years ago. Part of that migration involved changing its name from maple to may.
Any mappings or links using the old name of maple will still resolve to the correct name of may, and should be unnoticeable by the end user, but we will be updating all our documentation to reflect the new server name and refer to the server as may from this point forward.