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Map a Shared Drive in MacOS

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  1. Open Finder.
  2. Navigate to the Menu Bar click Go > Connect to Server… or you may use the command ⌘ + K keyboard shortcut.
    Connect to Server
  3. In the Connect to Server window enter smb://servername/sharename. In the example provided below the servername = nsuserver and the sharename = nsushare. If you have multiple share drives that you access you can click the + at the lower left of the window to add the share drive as a Favorite Server, for quicker access in the future. Then click Connect.
    nsushare server
  4. A window will appear notifying you of the server you are trying to access. Click Connect. 
    Connect to server modal
  5. You must connect to the share as Registered User. Your Name = NSU Username. Your Password = NSU Password. Once each field is entered, click Connect.
    Login screen
  6. A successful mapping will populate the share drive in Finder. Under the Locations section of the Sidebar, you will see the servername. While on the Toolbar you will see the sharename.