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What are “My Shares”?

My Shares is a system CAD has developed that allows Faculty, Students, and staff to create file share space on our servers. This space can be shared with other people at RIT easily and is managed through our Request Portal at https://request.cad.rit.edu

Usage is dictated by RIT’s C08.2 Code of Conduct for Computer Usage, and is intended for Academic use/storage, but there are no file size limitations or expirations on its use. It SHOULD NOT be considered secure storage, and should not be used to store data considered Private or Confidential.

How do I connect to CAD file shares if I’m off campus?

You must be connected to RIT’s network to connect to the CAD file shares.  In order to be connected to the RIT Network off campus, you have to use the Cisco AnyConnect client to connect to the RIT network.  You can go to https://vpn.rit.edu to download the client, and view instructions on how to install.

How do I connect?

Mac OS

How do I connect to the server from Mac OS?

  1. If you are off campus, you must first connect to the RIT VPN.
  2. From Finder, click the Go menu, and then select Connect to Server.Screenshot 2023-07-13 at 11.29.19 AM.png
  3. Type in the address of the share you want to access and click Connect.Screenshot 2023-07-13 at 11.30.28 AM.png
  4. Below are some available shares and their addresses.
    Transfer:     smb://cad-files.main.ad.rit.edu/transfer
    Courses: smb://cad-files.main.ad.rit.edu/courses
    Help: smb://cad-files.main.ad.rit.edu/help
    Rendershare: smb://cad-files.main.ad.rit.edu/rendershare/
    My Shares: smb://cad-files.main.ad.rit.edu/my_shares
  5. If prompted, enter your RIT username and password, and click Connect. You should now see a window pop up with the file share.Screenshot 2023-07-13 at 11.31.20 AM.png

Windows

  1. Click the Start menu and then select Run.  Alternatively, hold the Windows key and type the letter “R”.
    Screenshot 2023-07-13 at 11.34.22 AM.png
  2. Type in the address of the share you want to access and click OK.Below are some available shares and their addresses.
    Transfer: \\cad-files.rit.edu\transfer
    Courses: \\cad-files.rit.edu\courses
    Help: \\cad-files.rit.edu\help
    Rendershare: \\cad-files.rit.edu\rendershare\<Your RIT Username>
    My Shares: \\cad-files.rit.edu\my_shares

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  3. When prompted, enter in your RIT username and password and click OK.Important:  If your first login attempt fails, prepend your username with ‘MAIN\’ like this:  MAIN\abc1234.  This will force your personal computer to authentication against RIT’s directory.

How do I get server space for a class I’m teaching?

Please visit request.cad.rit.edu to request Courses share space.