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ERG 850.02: Connecting to the Shared Drive

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Connecting to the Shared Drive

ERG 850.02

OAE Shared Drive 

The Shared Drive or S Drive is electronic storage on the WSU network maintained by DAESA IT.  Access is limited in OAE to the executive director, unit directors, finance and administrative manager, and project specialists. 

Shared Drive Use 

The S Dive has greater security and backup provisions than other electronic storage systems at WSU.  It is, however, more difficult to access and does not allow for collaborative document editing.  OAE, therefore, uses the S Drive to store documents of a sensitive or business-critical nature that do not need to be shared with the other OAE personnel. 

Connecting to the Shared Drive 

This procedure must be followed for each computer individually.  

  1. Connect to the Global Protect VPN
    1. Click the Global Protect Icon in the header ribbon of the screen 
    2. Type “vpn.wsu.edu” in the Portal 
    3. Click Connect 
    4. Verify WSU NID and Password 
  2. Connect to the Shared Drive on a Mac
    1. An employee must be signed into the WSU Network through the Global Protect VPN (earth icon at top of screen)  
    2. Go to the “Finder” app  
    3. Type “command+K”  
    4. Type in: smb://daesafs1.ad.wsu.edu/OAE/ 
    5. Click the + button (it will then move down in the empty field) 
    6. Click connect 
    7. Enter NID and password and click connect again 
    8. Access granted to OAE file system 
  1. Connect to the Shared Drive on a PC
    1. An employee must be signed into the WSU Network through the Global Protect VPN (earth icon at top of screen)  
    2. Click Windows+E 
    3. Click This PC 
    4. Click Computer in Top Tab 
    5. Click Add Network Location Icon 
    6. Click Choose a Custom Network Location 
    7. Type in: \\daesafs1.ad.wsu.edu\OAE\ 
    8. Click Next 
    9. If prompted for a username, type WSU NID and password 
  2. Access granted to OAE file system 

Issues connecting or an “unable to connect” window may indicate that a user is connected to “WSU Guest” and need to verify connection to the “WSU Wireless.” 

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