Access network storage from off campus

REVISION IN PROGRESS: This article contains useful information, but is being revised to reflect recent updates. Direct questions to TLT (tlt@winona.edu).

How do I access my network storage off-campus?

To access your network storage (Department drive S:/ or Personal drive R:/) from off-campus you will need to do the following:

• Have a WSU laptop. This cannot be done from a personal device.
• Multi-factor Authenticator account installed for VPN. Step 2 on this page: VPN for Employees

Once the above is done you will only need to do these steps to access your network storage:

1. Connect to your Cisco AnyConnect VPN client.

1. Next you need to Map Network Drive for PCs or Connect to Server for Macs.

Map Network Drive for PCs

• Open your Start Menu and click the "Click to Map Network Drives" tile located at the top middle of the screen in Fig 1.
• Re-open your Start Menu and click the "File Explorer" tile in the middle of the screen
• Your network storage drives will be located under the "Network locations" heading. You may have to scroll down to find it.

Connect to Server for MacOS

• In Finder, press and hold the <Command> key then tap the <K> key to bring up the "Connect to Server" prompt
• Connect to one of the network locations listed in Fig 2.
• Just copy/paste one of the addresses below if your list is not pre-populated
• Personal storage: smb://store.winona.edu/users/
• Department drive: smb://store.winona.edu/department/

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  Fig 1. Click to Map Network Drive

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  Fig 2. Here is a sample of the server addresses you may need to connect to.