Access data on your Network Home Folder or Share Folder (on or off campus)

The instructions below will show you how to connect to your network home folder.

NOTE:
Pomona College now offers much more personal storage for Faculty, Staff and Students through Box cloud storage. Box also allows for easier storage and access to your data, compared to the instructions below. Please click here for the advantages and more information on using Box cloud storage.

CAUTION:
If off campus, you will need to enable the Anyconnect VPN connection to use the instructions below. Please click here for Anyconnect VPN set up instructions.

On a Windows computer
(Click here for Macintosh instructions)

Do a right-mouse-button click on the desktop of your computer.
In the menu that appears, click 'New' and then 'Shortcut'.
In the Create Shortcut window (see image to the right), enter your network home folderlocation address based on the following information:
- Pomona College Students, type in:
  
  \\Fargo\startyear\username
  (where startyear is your year of matriculation; e.g. 2021)
- Faculty or Staff,
  
  If the first letter of your username starts with the letters A - F (e.g., BAF02015), type in:
  
  \\WellsAF\Fac-Staff\username
  (where username is your username)
  
  If the first letter of your username starts with the letters G - M (e.g., KAF04747), type in:
  
  \\WellsGM\Fac-Staff\username
  
  If the first letter of your username starts with the letters N - S (e.g., OAF04747), type in:
  
  \\WellsNS\Fac-Staff\username
  
  If the first letter of your username starts with the letters T - Z (e.g., VAF02015), type in:
  
  \\WellsTZ\Fac-Staff\username
- Students from other Claremont Colleges, type in:
  
  \\Wells\Claremont\username
  (where username is your username)
- Classes folders, type in:
  
  \\Fargo\Classes
  (where username is your username)
Click 'Next'.
When prompted, type in your Pomona College username in form of CAMPUS\username (e.g., CAMPUS\ces02016) followed by your password. Then, click OK.
Type in a name for your shortcut (e.g., Network Home Folder) and click 'Finish'.

There should now be a shortcut on your desktop. Double click on it to open.

The shortcut allows you access to your network home folder where you will see the My Documents and Desktop folders in which you normally store data. You can now drag files and folders to and from your computer and Pomona College Network Folders.

CAUTION: Please keep in mind that there is a limit to how much can be added to network home folder. Students have a 10GB limit; Faculty and Staff have 50Gb.

On a Macintosh computer

Go to the GO menu at the top of your computer's display and click on 'Connect To Server'.
For 'Server Address':
- Pomona College Students, type in:
  
  smb://Fargo/startyear/username
  (where startyear is your year of matriculation; e.g. 2016)
- Faculty/Staff,
  
  If the first letter of your username starts with the letters A - F (e.g., BAF02015), type in:
  
  smb://WellsAF/Fac-Staff/username
  (where username is your username)
  
  If the first letter of your username starts with the letters G - M (e.g., KAF04747), type in:
  
  smb://WellsGM/Fac-Staff/username
  
  If the first letter of your username starts with the letters N - S (e.g., OAF04747), type in:
  
  smb://WellsNS/Fac-Staff/username
  
  If the first letter of your username starts with the letters T - Z (e.g., VAF02015), type in:
  
  smb://WellsTZ/Fac-Staff/username
- Students from other Claremont Colleges, type in:
  
  smb://fargo/XREGSTUDENT/username
  (where username is your username)
- Classes folders, type in:
  
  smb://Fargo/Classes/
  (where username is your username)
Then, click 'Connect'.
When prompted, type in your Pomona College username in form of CAMPUS\username (e.g., CAMPUS\ces02016) followed by your password. Then, click OK.

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A window should open to your network home folder. You will see the My Documents and Desktop folders in which you normally store data. You can now drag files and folders to and from your computer and Pomona College Network Folders.

CAUTION: Please keep in mind that there is a limit to how much can be added to network home folder. Students have a 10GB limit; Faculty and Staff have 50Gb.