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Connecting to FSU Network Drives from a PC

To manually connect to network drives, in the search field on your computer type the following and press enter:

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*For network drives, if you are connecting from a non-FSU owned computer, you will be prompted for credentials. Enter your FSU username in the format username@frostburg.edu. 

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Connecting to FSU Network Drives from a Mac

1. Click on the Finder icon
2. Click the Go menu and choose Connect to Server
3. In the address field enter smb:// and the path of the drive, then click Connect
4. The paths for the H, P, and U drives are as follows:
   • H Drive: smb://fsunas1/usersdir/ (Ex: smb://fsunas1/usersdir/kkerns)
   • P Drive: smb://fsunas1/ ( Ex. smb://fsunas1/ITD$)
   • U Drive: smb://fsunas1/campus$

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Remote Desktop into an on-campus FSU computer using your computer name

If you need to remote control a computer using your FSU Computer name, follow these steps:

From Your Office Computer

Find and make a note of your FSU computer's name using the instructions below for PC and Mac.

1. For a

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1. Windows computer:
   1. Right click on the Windows icon in the bottom left corner of the screen.
   2. Click on "System" in that menu.
   3. In the windows that appears, midway down will be the heading "Device specifications". Under that you will find "Device name". That is your computer name. Make a note of the name.
2. For a Mac computer:
   1. Click on the Magnifying Glass in the top right of your screen to bring up Spotlight.
   2. Type in "terminal" and press the return key.
   3. A window will appear and the second line should list the computer name followed by your username. For example: fsu89999:~ username$. Make a note of the name.

From Your Home or

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Other Off Campus Computer

1. For a Windows computer:
   1. If you haven't already, you must request access to remotely connect. Please submit a Help Desk ticket with the Request Type "Software → User Assistance or Other" by clicking here.
   2. Connect to VPN using the VPN Instructions.
   3. If it isn't already installed, download and install Microsoft's Remote Desktop application
   to remotely connect to your computer
   1. . 
   2. Launch Microsoft Remote Desktop from your home or off campus computer.
   3. Enter the computer name of your FSU office computer.
   4. A security warning
   with the following text
   1. may appear
   : "Warning ???"
   1. . Click accept.
   2. Log into your FSU office computer
   and begin working
   1. with your FSU username and password.
2. For a Mac computer:
   1. If you haven't already, you must request access to remotely connect. Please submit a Help Desk ticket with the Request Type "Software → User Assistance or Other" by clicking here.
   2. Connect to VPN using the VPN Instructions.
   3. In Finder, click the Go menu, then "Connect to Server..."
      In the Server Address: field, type "vnc://hostname" and then click "Connect". If for some reason that does not work, try "vnc://LocalIPfromWatchman" and click "Connect".
      3. In the box that appears, enter your FSU username (without the @frostburg.edu) and password and then click "Sign In".

Remote Desktop into an on-campus FSU computer using a static IP address (requires setup with FSU Networking Department)

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