How to Remotely Access SSIL Data



 

 

In the case that you are on campus (or logged into campus via VPN or uonet dialup) you can still access your class data without being in SSIL. The following document describes this process. SSIL will not troubleshoot your connection; this document is merely provided as a courtesy. Contact your system administrator for assistance in connecting to shares across the network.


Windows 2000/XP Instructions

Mac OS X Instructions




Windows 2000/XP

To map your home folder to a computer on campus:

  1. Open Windows Explorer.
  2. Click on Tools, then Map Network Drive.
  3. Select H as your drive letter.
  4. \\ssilserver\YOUR_CLASS_HEREhome$\YOUR_USERNAME_HERE" (without the quotes).
    ---For example: If your username is econ42025, you would type
    \\ssilserver\econ420home$\econ42025
  5. Click on the "connect using a different user name" link.
  6. You should see a box similar to the one below:
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    In the user name field type in "SSIL-lab\YOUR_USERNAME" (without the quotes) and then type your password in the password field.
    For example: If your username is econ42025, you would type in SSIL-lab\econ42025
  7. Click OK
  8. Click Finish

 

To map your class data folder to a computer on campus:

  1. Open Windows Explorer.
  2. Click on Tools, then Map Network Drive.
  3. Select K as your drive letter.
  4. For folder, type in "\\ssilserver\YOUR_CLASS_HEREdata$" (without the quotes).
    For example: If your username is econ42025, you would type in
    \\ssilserver\econ420data$
  5. Click on the "connect using a different user name" link.
  6. You should see a box similar to the one below:
    .
    In the user name field type in "SSIL-lab\YOUR_USERNAME" (without the quotes) and then type your password in the password field.
    For example: If your username is econ42025, you would type in SSIL-lab\econ42025
  7. Click OK
  8. Click Finish

At this point, you should be able to access your data from the H: and K: drives as you would normally do from ssil.

 

 

Mac OS X

To map your home folder to a computer on campus:

  1. From the desktop, click on Go and then click Connect to Server.
  2. You should see a box similar to the one below:

    In the Server Address field, type in "smb://ssilserver.uoregon.edu/YOUR_CLASS_HERE$/home/YOUR_USERNAME_HERE" (without the quotes).
  3. Click Connect.
  4. You should see a box similar to the one below:

    In the Workgroup or Domain field enter "SSIL-LAB" as shown. Then, enter your username and password in the indicated fields.
  5. Click OK.

To map your class data folder to a computer on campus:

  1. From the desktop, click on Go and then click Connect to Server.
  2. You should see a box similar to the one below:

    In the Server Address field, type in "smb://ssilserver.uoregon.edu/YOUR_CLASS_HEREdata$/" (without the quotes) as shown above.
  3. Click Connect.
  4. You should see a box similar to the one below:

    In the Workgroup or Domain field enter "SSIL-LAB" as shown. Then, enter your username and password in the indicated fields.
  5. Click OK.

At this point, you should be able to access your data from the new links on your desktop. Drag them to the trash to remove the connection to SSIL.