Shared Drive

Instructions for connecting to the Math department shared drive; this is mainly for staff.

macOS

1. Connect to the CampusVPN
2. Open Finder (the smiley face icon at the left or top edge of your dock)
3. Click Go, Connect to Server (or press ⌘-K)
4. Enter smb://shared.math.ucsb.edu in the address bar, and click Connect.
5. Depending on your macOS version, you may get a dialog confirming you want to connect.
6. Enter your username and password and sign in. Note that the default will be the username you use on the computer you're connecting from, which is probably wrong. You want to use the same username and password you would use to connect to the shared server when in the office. Usually the correct username will be your Net ID; if you're unable to log in you can contact sysadmin@math.ucsb.edu to verify your username and password.
7. You'll see a list of shares. All other shares are accessible under "Admindrop", so I recommend connecting to that one.

Windows

*Note:* These instructions were written based on Windows 7. I will update them when I have a chance to test with a newer device.

1. Connect to the CampusVPN
2. Open Windows Explorer. (Usually a file folder icon in your task bar, or hold the Windows key and press E.)
3. Click in the address bar (near the top of the window -- it will probably say "Computer").
4. Enter \\shared.math.ucsb.edu and press ENTER. (Note that those are backslashes, not forward slashes; the backslash key is usually just above the ENTER key.)
5. Enter your username and password, then click OK. The correct username is often your Net ID, but may not be; it will be the one you use to sign on to the shared drive when in the office. If you're unable to log in you can contact sysadmin@math.ucsb.edu to verify the correct username and password to use.
6. Double click on the share you want to access. All other shares are accessible under "Admindrop", so you may want to start there.

Notes (all operating systems)

• These connections use SMB, which is mostly intended for office use and doesn't handle slow or unreliable connections very well. You may have trouble if you keep documents open for a long period of time. You may be better off copying the files you want to work on to your local machine, editing them, and then copying them back.
  • Use good data hygiene and remember FERPA rules if you're doing this. You should delete files from your local machine when you're no longer using them.
• Consider using Google Drive instead, for files you access frequently.