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On-Campus

While on-campus, there are a variety of other methods for accessing network storage that tend to be more convenient than SFTP once they're set up. Below are instructions for setting up this kind of access specific to your operating system.

Connecting to a network drive in Windows

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Setting Up the Initial Connection

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1. On your keyboard press Windows key + R
2. In the box, type the following: 
   

   \\server-name\folder-name

   • server-name is the name of the server (A list of all servers is at the bottom of this page).
   • folder-name is the name of the folder you want (ie "offices," "misc," etc.).
   • e.g. winfilesoffices
3. If you want this connection to be established every time you turn on your computer, check the box labeled, "Reconnect at logon."
4. Check " Connect using different credentials." Click Finish.
5. In the next small window, locate the text box labeled "User name" and type your username. Type your network password into the area indicated.
   • winfiles\offices
6. Provide your login credentials (username and password) when prompted and click the OK button. 

• • Underneath the username and password boxes, make sure that the domain shows up as WHITMAN. 
  • If the domain does not show up as WHITMAN, in the "User name" box, type WHITMAN\username

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• •  where username is your network username

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Making a Shortcut for Future Use

If you don't want to have Windows connect the drive letter when you start up, you can make a shortcut to the connection instead. Rather than go through this lengthy process each time, the shortcut will perform all the same mapping steps.

1. Click on the Start > Computer.
2. Look at the various drives shown in the right portion of the window. Your newly created folder should be one of them. Right click on it.
3. On the menu, select Create Shortcut.
4. A shortcut will be created on your Desktop. In the future, you should be able to double-click on this icon to connect to your folder.

Mac OS X

1. To connect Mac OS X to a windows file server, go to the Go menu, and select ' Connect to Server...'. In the resulting window, type the following in the topmost text box:

   smb:// server-name.whitman.edu 
   
   (replacing server-name with the appropriate name - see Servers at the bottom of this page)

2. If you wish, click the " +" button to the right of the box. This will add the server to your "Favorite Servers" list , as shown in the below figurefor more frequent use.

3. Click the Connect button at the bottom of the window.

4. After clicking Connect you will be prompted for your username and password.

5. Be patient, the connection may take a few moments. Eventually, the above window should disappear. In the next screen, you You will be prompted to 'Select the volumes you wish to mount'. Select the folder you want to connect to.

Off-Campus

Secure FTP

You can access network storage from anywhere (even off campus) using Secure FTP (SFTP). Use the following info:

 server-name.whitman.edu as the Host Name/Address Your email username (without @whitman.edu) as username. Your NETWORK password. Examples of server-name are "winapp," or "winfiles." 

Servers

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Using Google Drive or Office 365 OneDrive

All faculty, staff and students have access to both Google Drive and Office 365 OneDrive cloud storage by using their Whitman email address.  Storage space is unlimited for both platforms, however access to this storage will be lost upon leaving Whitman.  Please be sure to transfer important documents to a flash drive or computer before leaving Whitman.

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