Connecting to Loki

Mac OS X

1. While in Finder, navigate to "Go" and "Connect to Server", or use the keyboard shortcut > "Command + K". Connect to Share

2. Specify the server by using the protocol:

smb://loki.cair.du.edu/share*

*share being the name of the specific share on Loki that you are connecting to. If you don't know the share, leave that field blank.

Specify Loki as the Server
3. Enter your CAIR credentials in order to authenticate to the Loki server. Authenticate

4. Choose the specific share directory if you left it blank in step 2.

Click "OK".

Choose the specific share
5. The shared directory will be mounted on the desktop, and it will also be displayed in an open Finder window.
The share is Mounnted
6. To eject the drive, click on the "eject" icon in an open Finder window.
Eject

 

Windows XP

1. Right click "My Computer" and select "Map Network Drive".
Map the shared Drive

2. Select a Drive letter to use, and type the share path into the "Folder:" field. Use the syntax:

\\loki.cair.du.edu\share*

*share being the name of the specific share on Loki that you are connecting to.

Click "Connect using a different user name" to authenticate your account.

Type the share path

3. Use your CAIR credentials to authenticate to the shared directory. Use the syntax:

CAIR\firstname.lastname

Click "OK".

Click "Finish".

Authenticate
4. The drive will be displayed under Network Drives in My Computer. The Drive is Mounted
5. To Disconnect the share, Right-click on the icon and choose "Disconnect". Disconnect