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1. Find the Any Connect VPN icon in the Taskbar Notification area (lower right corner).

2. Click to Connect to VPN (cn-vpn.uwaterloo.ca)

3. Enter your 8-character username and password (WatIAM username (e.g. j25rober) and password)

Map a network drive (Windows)

1. Open File Explorer (you can search for “File Explorer” in the Start Menu)

2. Click This PC & at the top task bar, select Map network drive
    

3. In the Drive dropdown menu, select N: and enter the path to the server: \\fileu\users$\youruserid yourusername in the Folder field.
   

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4. check the box next to Reconnect at sign-in

5. click Finish

6. In the Windows Security pop-up window, type your credentials as nexus\youruserid yourusername in the username field and your WatIAM password in the password field.
   

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7. click OK

8. Your N: drive will be shown on the left hand side of File Explorer and also under Network locations

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1. Switch to the “Finder” application (click on any empty place on your Mac desktop.)

2. Click “Go” on the Finder menu, then click “Connect to Server…” from the drop-down list, or use the keyboard shortcut “command+K”.

3. Enter the following for the IST R-drive in the “Server Address:” input field:

   • N drive: smb://fileu.uwaterloo.ca/users$/njenning 

   • R drive: smb://filed.uwaterloo.ca/ist$

4. Click on the “Connect” button in the lower-right corner of the window.

5. You will be prompted for your WatIAM credentials: userid 8 character username (e.g. j25rober) and your password.

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