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Mounting Sharepoints in macOS
There are two methods to mount sharepoints with using a Mac:
Connecting to a just:store system directly using with the macOS Finder.
Using our just: mount application to streamline the sharepoint mounting process .
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The following instructions presume assume that the just:store system has been set up properly and that you have the Protocol protocol and the IP Addressaddress of the just:store system you want to connect to. |
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Depending on your network speed, configure the macOS client(s) like shown below.
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You can find these settings in System Preferences → Network → Ethernet → Advanced… → Hardware. |
Using a 1Gbit Connection
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Using a 10Gbit Connection
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Mounting Sharepoints
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in the macOS Finder
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Connecting via the macOS Finder ejects all mounted sharepoints are being ejected upon a restart of your Mac. |
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Make sure Finder is the active app.
Click on the Go menu.
Select the Connect to Server... command (shortcut command + K).
In the Connect to Server window, enter the Protocol protocol of your choice (afp, smb, nfs), followed by "://" and the the IP Addressaddress of the just:store system you want to connect to. If you don't know the Protocol or the IP Address of the just:store system please consult your system administrator.
Please note that when using NFS the path is in following notation: 
Example SMB: smb://[HOSTNAME OR IP ADDRESS]/[SHAREPOINT]
Example AFP: afp://[HOSTNAME OR IP ADDRESS]/[SHAREPOINT]
Example NFS: nfs://[HOSTNAME OR IP ADDRESS]/media/RAID[NR]/[SHAREPOINT][
PROTOCOL] → either SMB,AFP or NFS
[HOSTNAME OR IP ADDRESS] → IP Address → location of the just:store systemeither use the IP Address or hostname.
[NR] → RAID number.
[Share] → NameStatus colour Yellow title only required BY NFS [SHAREPOINT] → name of the sharepointsharpoint.
Press the Connect button.
Accept the dialog by clicking the Connect button.
Select the desired sharepoint desired sharepoint and press the OK button. Afterwards the sharepoint should be displayed in the sidebar of any Finder window and can be accessed right away.
Mounting Sharepoints
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Download and install just:mount.
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Open Just Mount.
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Press the Add button.
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Enter the SMB or AFP connection credentials. Leave Username and Password blank if you want to use 'guest'. Press the Add button afterwards.
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The sharepoints will be displayed in the Sharepoints list. Change the Protocol if desired and then use the respective Mount buttons to mount/unmount the sharepoint(s).
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Windows
Currently, we do not offer a just:store sharepoint mounting application for Windows. We suggest using Microsoft Explorer. The following instructions are tested on Windows 10 (1810 and newer).
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Using Microsoft Explorer
In the sidebar of an Explorer window, right-click This PC and select Map network drive…
Select the Drive letter and enter the Folder (i.e. hostname or IP address) followed by the sharepoint name. Also, enable the Reconnect at sign-in and Connect using different credentials options.
Alternatively, you may click the Browse… button to select the sharepoint. Press the OK button afterwards.
Press the Finish button.
Enter the network credentials in the popup. For guest access enter “guest” in the username field and leave the password field empty. Activate the Remember my credentials checkbox.
Press OK
The sharepoint should now be mounted under This PC → Network locations.
