Connecting to Ipswich File Shares - UQ Ipswich Campus, The University of Queensland

VPN (Virtual Private Network)

For all off campus network access, VPN needs to be connected before mapping a connection to any Ipswich File share. To download and install VPN follow the helpdesk guides.

Mapping a Connection to Your H Drive - Windows XP

This will make your H drive accessible through 'My Computer'.

Open My Computer
Select Tools then Map Network Drive
Select H: in the Drive option field
For staff: Type \\uqistaff.uqi.uq.edu.au\<username> in the Folder option field.
For students: Type \\uqistudent.uqi.uq.edu.au\<username> in the Folder option field
Tick Reconnect at logon
Click on connect using a different username. Type in UQ\<username> in the Username: field and enter your password in the Password: field
Select Finish

To simply access your H drive without mapping a connection to it, you can follow the UQconnect Help Desk guides:
For staff: 'External Access to H: Drive - Ipswich Campus'
For students: 'External Access to H: Drive - Ipswich Campus'

Mapping a Connection to Your S (shared) Drive - Windows XP (staff only)

This will make your H drive accessible through 'My Computer'.

Open My Computer
Select Tools then Map Network Drive
Select S: in the Drive option field
Type \\uqistaff.uqi.uq.edu.au\shared in the Folder option field
Tick Reconnect at logon
Click on connect using a different username. Type in UQ\<username> in the Username: field and enter your password in the Password: field
Select Finish

Mapping a Connection to Your H Drive - Macintosh

Select Go, Connect to Server (alternatively use Apple - K key)
Type smb://uqistaff.uqi.uq.edu.au/<username> in the Server field
Click Connect
Enter UQ in Domain field and <username> and <password> when prompted
If no Domain field enter UQ\<username> and <password> when prompted

Mapping a Connection to Your S (shared) Drive - Macintosh - (staff only)

Select Go, Connect to Server (alternatively use Apple - K key)
Type smb://uqistaff.uqi.uq.edu.au/shared in the Server field
Click Connect
Enter UQ in Domain field and <username> and <password> when prompted
If no Domain field enter UQ\<username> and <password> when prompted

Mapping a Connection to Your H Drive - Linux

For users running KDE;

Open Conqueror
In the address bar:
For staff: Type smb://uqistaff.uqi.uq.edu.au/<username>.
For students: Type smb://uqistudent.uqi.uq.edu.au/<username>
Enter UQ\<username> and <password>

For users running Gnome;

Open file browser
Click folder icon at the top left hand of where the address bar should be type:
For staff: Type in smb://uqistaff.uqi.uq.edu.au/<username>
For students: Type in smb://uqistudent.uqi.uq.edu.au/<username>
Type in your <username> in the username field, UQ in the domain field, your <password> in the password field.
Gnome then creates a shortcut on your desktop for this file share

For users connecting via a command shell;

note: Some Linux distributions may need "sudo" in the following line for them to work

Make sure you have smbfs/smbclient installed
Make a folder for your home directory to connect to. Example: "Home Directory" (as used in following instructions)
To connect:
For staff: Type in sudo smbmount //uqistaff.uqi.uq.edu.au/<username> "Home Directory" -o username=<username>/uq. Type in <password>
For students: Type in sudo smbmount //uqistudent.uqi.uq.edu.au/<username> "Home Directory" -o username=<username>/uq. Type in <password>
To disconnect: type in sudo umount "Home Directory"