Regional University Computing Center Kaiserslautern-Landau

Mount Network Drive under macOS

You can access any network drive you have permissions for either on campus or remotely from home.
The following instructions explain how to mount a network drive under macOS.

Prerequisites

  • To access the network drive from home, a VPN connection is required.
  • You need access rights to the network folder that is to be integrated as a network drive.

Connect to server

Press „Command ⌘ + K“ to establish a connection to the server. Enter a network path like „smb://files.rptu.de…“ and click „Connect“.

Screenshot Connect to Server dialog

Login

Enter your RPTU account name (without „@rptu.de“) and your RPTU password and check the „Remember this password in my keychain“ box.

Screenshot login dialog

Mount DFS

Finally select „DFS“ as volume you want to mount and confirm with „OK“.

Screenshot of the dialog for selecting the volumes to be mounted

Any further questions?

More information and a guide how to set up your VPN connection can be found on our VPN access pages.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to approach the RZ Service Center or contact the support team by email.