Hampshire College

Each staff member has access to their own home directory on the staffhome server. This home directory can be used to save and back up important personal files.

Additionally, many staff also have access to departmental folders on newmisserver. It is a good practice to save important departmental documents on newmisserver.  Newmisserver is used to allow other office members to share files easily. You will probably be assigned permission to access a space for your department. There is also a public folder where you can share documents with members of other departments. Be careful in using the public folder; no confidential information should be placed in that space.

It is important to note that these servers can only be accessed on campus.

Mac OSX

To create a desktop icon that you simply double click to access your staffhome home directory or your newmisserver departmental directory, use the OSX Finder to connect:

• From the Finder file menu, click on 'Go' then 'Connect to Server'.
• Type "staffhome" or "newmisserver" (without the quotes) in the server address field and then click 'connect'.
• Enter your HampNet username and password when prompted, then click 'OK'.
• You will be presented with a choice of volumes: Public or your departmental folder. Make your selection and click 'OK'.
• You will then see an icon on your desktop with the name of the volume you choose.  Double click on it to access the server.

Windows

• Click on the Start menu.
• Click on 'Run'.
• Type \\newmisserver and click OK.
• When the window opens, choose the folder to which you have access.

To map the drive so it will be available in Windows Explorer and Office applications as a Save As location, right click on the folder, and select Map Network drive from the popup menu.

In the Window that opens, choose any drive letter beyond F and click Finish. If you check off “Reconnect at Logon” the drive will always be available when you login to the Administration domain.

Another option for quickly and easily accessing the network drive, but only when you need it, is to create a desktop shortcut.
Locate the file as above, but when you right click on it, select “Create Shortcut”. A message will display saying that a shortcut cannot be created on the network, and asks if you would like to create it on the desktop instead. Click Yes. The next time you want to access the Network drive, double click the shortcut.