Requirements
- users must have a research and staff account
- users must have valid Nexus credentials
- Virtual Private Network (VPN) must be running if the user is attempting to connect from an off campus location
Procedure
Connecting from a Mac computer
- open Finder (or have the application active) and hit command (cmd) + K (or click Go > Connect to server from the top menu bar)
- enter smb://files.math.uwaterloo.ca/UWuserid in the Server Address field and click Connect
- tick the Registered user box, enter nexus\UWuserid in the User name field and your Nexus password in the Password field
- click Connect and your file space should open up automatically
Connecting from a Windows computer
- click Start and then My Computer
- click Map network drive on the top menu
- enter \\files.math.uwaterloo.ca\UWuserid in the Folder field, tick Reconnect at logon and Connect using different credentials, then click Finish
- enter nexus\UWuserid in the User name field and your Nexus password in the Password field
- click Ok. The drive should be mapped now.
Connecting from windows.math
- click Start > My Computer. Your file space should be mapped here as your P drive.
Connecting from a personal Linux computer
- click: Activities from the top left
- type: Files and press enter
- click: + Other Locations from the left side of the window
- connect to server: smb://files.math.uwaterloo.ca/UWuserid
- connect as: Registered User
- username: UWuserid
- password: your Nexus password
- right click the new network drive found on the left side of the window and Add Bookmark