Accessing FAS Shared Volumes Remotely
Option 1: VPN and Mapped Drives
Windows
Step 1 – Connect to VPN
- Follow the instructions on http://vpn.yorku.ca to install and configure Pulse Secure
- Launch Pulse Secure and sign in using your Passport York credentials (username)
Step 2 – Map the Volume to a Drive
Note: This step only needs to be done once.
- Open Computer from the desktop
- Click Map Network Drive from the toolbar
- Place a checkmark beside Connect using Different Credentials
- Select the drive letter and enter the path (see the table below)
- When the sign in window comes up, enter yorku\username and your Passport York password
Department | Mapping | Path |
Investor Protection Clinic | I drive | \\vfadmin.yorku.yorku.ca\LW-IPC |
CLASP | J drive | \\vfadmin.yorku.yorku.ca\LW-CLASP |
Information Technology Services | M drive | \\vfadmin.yorku.yorku.ca\LW-ITS |
External Relations & Communications | N drive | \\vfadmin.yorku.yorku.ca\LW-ERC |
Law Commission of Ontario | O drive | \\vfadmin.yorku.yorku.ca\LW-LCO |
General Administration | P drive | \\vfadmin.yorku.yorku.ca\LW-ADMINISTRATION |
Osgoode PD | Q drive | \\vfadmin.yorku.yorku.ca\LW-OPD |
General Research Centre | R drive | \\vfadmin.yorku.yorku.ca\LW-CENTRES |
OASS Records | S drive | \\vfadmin.yorku.yorku.ca\LW-OASS-RECORDS\DATA |
CRSEC | T drive | \\vfadmin.yorku.yorku.ca\LW-CRSEC |
Osgoode Hall Law Journal | V drive | \\vfadmin.yorku.yorku.ca\LW-OHLJ |
Hennick Centre | W drive | \\vfadmin.yorku.yorku.ca\LW-HENNICK |
macOS
Step 1 – Connect to VPN
- Follow the instructions on http://vpn.yorku.ca to install and configure Pulse Secure
- Launch Pulse Secure and sign in using Passport York
Step 2 – Map the Network Share
- Click Go then Go to server…
- Enter the full path of the shared volume (from the table above), e.g. smb://vfadmin.yorku.yorku.ca/LW-ADMINISTRATION to connect to the volume
- When prompted for credentials, enter yorku\username and your Passport York password
- Click Go then Computer
- You will see the volumes listed—drag the volume to the Finder sidebar under FAVORITES
iOS (iPad / iPhone)
Step 1 – Connect to VPN
- Download and install Pulse Secure from the Apple App Store
- Set up a connection profile in Pulse Secure using the following information
- Connection Name: YorkU
- URL: https:\\vpngateway.yorku.ca/vpnyork
- Username: Leave as optional
- Authentication: Password
- Realm: Leave as optional
- Role: Leave as optional
- Tap on Connect
- Enter your Passport York credentials then tap Sign In
Note: The VPN connection will stay connected for 10 hours or until you sign out.
Step 2 – Map the Network Share
- Tap on the Files app
- Tap on Locations
- Tap on …
- Tap on Connect to Server
- Enter yorku.yorku.ca/LW-foldername
- Tap on Registered User
- Enter your Passport York credentials and tap on Next
- Tap on the folder and access the required files
Option 2 – MyApps
MyApps gives virtual access to file storage.
- Sign in to https://myapps.yorku.ca using your Passport York credentials
- The first time, you will be prompted to install the AppsAnywhere plugin
- Launch File Explorer from the list of applications
- Navigate to the network file share you want and copy the file(s) you need to your local computer
- Once you have finished working with the files, copy the updated version back to the network share