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West campus File Shares

The following server file shares are available for access on ASU's West campus and from off-campus locations. The shares are available off-campus via SecuRemote or ASU PPP only.

Windows usage

When using a Windows workstation you can Map a drive to \\servername\sharename using the information in the following table:

Type of File Share Who May access: Windows Access syntax
Personal space Faculty/Staff \\westfile.west.ad.asu.edu\Users
Group space Faculty/Staff \\westfile.west.ad.asu.edu\"group-sharename"
("Group-sharename" is established at time of initial request for share)
Course space Faculty & Students \\westfile.west.ad.asu.edu\Class
Course Web space (non-interactive) Faculty & Students \\westfile.west.ad.asu.edu\classweb
URL: http://www.west.asu.edu/classweb
Instructor space Faculty (read/write)
Students (read-only)
\\westfile.west.ad.asu.edu\Instr
Web folders Faculty/Staff \\westfile.west.ad.asu.edu\web\westinfo\
URL: http://www.west.asu.edu/"folder-name"
("folder-name" is established at time of initial request for web folder)
Web folders (development) Faculty/Staff \\westfile.west.ad.asu.edu\web\devweb
URL: http://devweb.west.asu.edu/"folder-name"
("folder-name" is established at time of initial request for web folder)

 

Macintosh usage

When using a Macintosh workstation, you can Connect to Server (using the Finder) to smb://servername/sharename using the information in the following table:

Type of File Share Who May access: Macintosh Access syntax
(OS 10.2 or higher)
Personal space Faculty/Staff smb://westfile.west.ad.asu.edu/Users
Group space Faculty/Staff smb://westfile.west.ad.asu.edu/"group-sharename"
("Group-sharename" is established at time of intial request for share)
Course space Faculty & Students smb://westfile.west.ad.asu.edu/Class
Course Web space (non-interactive) Faculty & Students smb://westfile.west.ad.asu.edu/classweb
URL: http://www.west.asu.edu/classweb
Instructor space Faculty (read/write)
Students (read-only)
smb://westinfo.west.ad.asu.edu/Instr
Web folders Faculty/Staff smb://westfile.west.ad.asu.edu/web/westinfo
URL: http://www.west.asu.edu/"folder-name"
("folder-name" is established at time of initial request for web folder)
Web folders (development) Faculty/Staff smb://westfile.west.ad.asu.edu/web/devweb
URL: http://devweb.west.asu.edu/"folder-name"
("folder-name" is established at time of initial request for web folder)

 

 

 

Warning Box

You must be logged into the campus network to access network servers. If you are not on campus, you need to use SecuRemote or ASU PPP to gain access to the campus network.

Students: If you're using SecuRemote to access network servers, you will need to set up your computer to use ASU.EDU account information in order to access the file shares from off-campus.

 

Copyright Arizona Board of Regents Updated 11/20/2006 Contact: IT at the West Campus