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= Mounting departmental shares & CONNECT home folder =

If you require access to a CONNECT home drive or to a departmental share remotely, this can be accomplished by using via a VPN connection to the Oxford Network.

There are two elements involved;

  * Ensuring that your device can successfully connect to the Oxford VPN
  * Manually mounting/Using Self Service to mount the home folder / departmental share whilst remotely connected to the Oxford VPN





== Manually mounting Departmental Shares ==

 0. Once you have a stable connection via the VPN 

 0. Select Go > Connect to Server  

 0. In the server address type in the full path of the known server share - '''some examples''' {{{smb://connect.ox.ac.uk/share}}} {{{afp://servername/share}}} 

 0. Ensure you select the + symbol so to save the path to the server in the Favourite Servers list so this can be selected in the future.

 0. Select Connect - You will then need to enter credentials for that particular server (this could be different to the laptop username and password)


{{attachment:connectoudo2.png|Connect to Server|width=600}}

If the mapping is successful and you see the folder contents, press the + symbol to save the entry as a favourite for future use.


{{attachment:connectoudo3.png|Connect to Server|width=400}}


NOTE - Depending on the server connection you may have to add the domain suffix prior to the username. Example {{{connect\ouitxxxx}}}

You can select '''''remember this password''''' which will save it to keychain.


== Using Self-Service App to mount shares ==

Firstly launch the Self Service application located in your dock, look for Mount Departmental Shares, select: '''Mount Shares'''

Alternatively, copy this link into a browser to open: jamfselfservice://content?entity=policy&id=573&action=view

{{attachment:Self_Service_view.png|Self Service View|Width=450}}



=== Resetting your connect password ===

If you believe you have locked out your connect account and need to reset your password. Please use the connect portal to unlock and reset the password.

https://password.connect.ox.ac.uk/QPMUser