NOTE: You may also use \\SAMBA\PASS or \\SAMBA.CAC.PSU.EDU\PASS respectively in place of \\SAMBA\HOMES or \\SAMBA.CAC.PSU.EDU\HOMES to access other PASS services (such as departmental or course space).

In order to mount PASS from a Penn State dial-up connection, you must set the Dial-up Networking Icon option to "Log on to Network" per the following instructions:

1. Double-click the My Computer folder on the Desktop. Then, double-click the Dialup Networking folder.
2. Right-click the Dial-up icon and view Properties. (Double-click on My Computer and then double-click the Dial-up Networking folder.
3. Click the Server Types tab.
4. Click the Log on to Network check box to select this option. Then click <OK>.
5. Ignore the "Could not logon to any network" should it appear. At this point, follow the instructions listed above.

Windows Me/NT/2000 Dial-up Users

The procedure for Windows Me/NT/2000 is similar but the Dialup Networking "Log on to Network" option is located in slightly different screen sequences. Step-by-step details will be available soon.

Windows XP

1. Click Start and choose My Computer. Click the menu option Tools.
2. Choose Map Network Drive.
   Follow Steps 3b and 4 above for Windows NT/2000/Me/9x.

To Disconnect A Mapped Network Drive

1. Repeat Step 1 above for Windows 2000/NT/Me/9x; or Step 1 above for Windows XP.
2. Choose Disconnect Network Drive.

Notes for Windows Users

NT users can install and use the native DCE/DFS client, which is available at https://www.work.psu.edu/access/dce/.

NOTE: The term path, as referenced here, is synonymous with directory or folder.

1. Click Start --> Find or Start --> Search --> Choose Files or Folders.
2. For Named enter *.pwl.
3. For Lookin; choose C: drive.
4. Click the <Find Now> button.
5. Right-click the .PWL file and choose Delete to delete the .PWL file.
6. Shutdown and then Restart. Login with your Access Account userid and leave the password field blank.
7. Connect to the PASS Gateway following the instructions above. You will be prompted for your Access Account password. DO NOT choose to save the password.

Macintosh OS 9

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Macintosh OS X:

Open the Finder Program.

Choose Connect To Server from the Finder's Go menu.

Enter mac.pass.psu.edu into the Address field.

Hit Connect.

Choose Registered User and enter your Penn State Access Userid and Password into the corresponding fields.

Hit Connect again.

You can mount your personal directory (specified by your username) and/or the entire PASS Gateway.

Hit OK, and the appropriate folder should appear on the desktop.

To disconnect, simply drag the folder into the trash.

Notes for Mac OS X

1. To mount the PASS Gateway to access other services (such as departmental or course Web space, click the PASS Gateway volume. Then, traverse the directory space to access the course or departmental space to which you have access.
   • To access departmental space, double-click the PASS Gateway volume, then double-click each directory/folder in the following string:

     PASS-->services-->www-->dept-->your_dept_folder where your_dept_folder is the department to which you have access.

   • To access course space, double-click the PASS Gateway volume, then double-click each directory/folder in the following string:

     PASS-->services-->www-->courses-->your_course_folder where your_course_folder is the course to which you have access.

   • To access clubs space, double-click the PASS Gateway volume, then double-click each directory/folder in the following string:

     PASS-->services-->www-->clubs-->wwwroot-->your_club_folder where your_club_folder is the club to which you have access.

   Disconnecting:

   To disconnect, simply drag the volume for the PASS Gateway and/or the volume for your personal PASS to the Trash. Then, empty the Trash.

2. At the unix (Darwin) level of Mac OS X, after mounting the PASS as described above, you can access those files and directories directly from the unix command line using the directory /Volumes. For example, If you issue the command "ls /Volumes", you will see a directory name such as "PASS Gateway" or a directory name which is your username.