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Access the Courses directory on the microwave

Note: These directions assume you are on a campus computer and that you initially logged into the computer you are working at. You must log in as yourself for the permissions to work correctly.

If you are on a non-Bowdoin computer and are asked to authenticate, type in yourusername@bowdoincollege.edu (e.g., jsmith@bowdoincollege.edu) and then your email password.

From a PC:

Windows XP:

• From the "Start" menu, choose "Run..." 
• The Run window will appear. In the "Open:" field, type: \\microwave\courses and click OK.
• A new window, "COURSES on microwave" will open. Locate your course directory and double-click on it to open it.
• You may need to map a drive to your course directory.

Windows 7:

• Click on the Start button
• In the Search field at the bottom of the Start menu, type:  \\microwave\courses.  Press the Enter key on your keyboard.
• A new window, "Network > microwave >courses" will open. Locate your course directory and double-click on it to open it.
• You may need to map a drive to your course directory.

From a Mac:

• From the Finder, choose Go/Connect to Server...
• Below "Server Address:", type: smb://microwave/courses
• Click on the Connect button.
• When prompted to authenticate, type in your email username and password in the appropriate fields and click OK.
• A "Courses" icon will appear on your desktop and a "Courses" window will open. Locate your course folder and double-click on it to open it.
• Note: If you want to save the connection to the Courses directory, click on the "+" next to the Server Address to save it to your "Favorite Servers" for quick access.

  Document author:

  ngrant

  Last modified:

  Jul 27, 2010