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Data for the Geology Department can be found at: cefnsshares.cefns.nau.edu

The Geology Department has its own share on this server.

It is accessible through the campus network and on the internet. It is partitioned into three directories:

• "Classes" contains materials loaded by faculty and class instructors for use in courses.
• "Open" is a storage area that enables students, faculty and staff to deposit work so that it cannot be modified or changed by others, but it can be copied or read by any others.
• "Secure" is a private storage area for students, faculty and staff with only personal access.

To connect to CEFNSSHARES

In the Geology Computer Lab:

In the lab there are icons on the desktop and in My Computer that show drive letters for Open, Secure and Classes; use these to connect.

If you're elsewhere on campus AND HAVE A WIRED CONNECTION, you will need to use the following method:

 Using a Microsoft Windows Computer:

Open My Computer and type \\cefnsshares into the address bar. If your computer is not on the domain you will probably need to type \\cefnsshares.cefns.nau.edu; this will bring up an authentication dialog. In the username section type either nau-students\username or nau\username, substituting your correct username and the correct domain prefix (nau-students or nau). Next include your password in that text box.

You should then be presented with access to the shares that are available to you. The 3 folders are in the Geology share.

Connecting to CEFNSSHARES from an OSX computer:

On the Finder menu bar, click Go, then Connect to Server. In the bottom text box type:
smb://cefnsshares.cefns.nau.edu/geology
You will then be presented with a dialog with 3 text boxes. Put either nau-students or just nau in the top domain text box; put your username in the next and password last.

From off campus or with WIRELESS on campus:

You can still connect from anywhere in the world, but you must create and use a vpn connection before connecting to the shares as described above.

Information about creating a vpn connection can be found here.