Mapping NetFiles - Mac OSX 10.8

Mapping NetFiles - Mac OSX 10.8

Details



For all versions of OSX (through 10.15 'Catalina')


From the top menu bar click Click Go > Connect to Server



Connect to server

In the Connect to Server window, in the Address box, enter:
smb://netfiles.willamette.edu/username
  (where 'username' is your Willamette login name)

  • Hint: you can click the '+' icon on the right to add NetFiles to your Favorite Servers to save typing time in the future.

Click Connect.



Connect to Server Window

A log in window will appear.

  • Name: enter your Willamette username

  • Password: enter your Willamette password.

Click Connect.



User Information

A folder with the contents of your NetFiles directory should now appear in a Finder window.

If you close the Finder window, you can get back to it from the Finder menu.

  • Open File > New Finder Window

  • On the left side bar look in the Shared area

Finder Window

To disconnect from NetFiles:

  1. click the Eject button to the right of the file name in the Shared section of a finder window left side bar

  2. if the NetFiles listing is displayed in a finder window, click the Disconnect button in the file listings pane