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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 , which is explained below

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The following instructions assume that the just:store system has been set up properly and that you have the protocol and the IP address of the just:store system you want to connect to.

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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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  1. Make sure Finder is the active app.

  2. Click on the Go menu.

  3. Select the Connect to Server... command (shortcut command + K).

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  4. In the Connect to Server window, enter the protocol of your choice (afp, smb, nfs), followed by "://" and the the IP address 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.

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    Please note that when using NFS the path is in following notation: 

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    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]

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    • 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.

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    • [ShareSHAREPOINT] → Name → name of the sharepointsharpoint.

  5. Press the Connect button.

  6. Accept the dialog by clicking the Connect button.

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  7. Select the 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.

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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 connect as a guest. Press the Add button afterwards.

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Select the desired Connection in the Connections list and press the Connect button.

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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 8 and Windows 1010 (1810 and newer).

Note

The following instructions assume that the just:store system has been set up properly and that you have the protocol and the IP address of the just:store system you want to connect to.

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  1. In the sidebar of an Explorer window, right-click This PC and select Map network drive…

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  2. 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.

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  3. Alternatively, you may click the Browse… button to select the sharepoint. Press the OK button afterwards.

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  4. Press the Finish button.

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  5. 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.

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  6. Press OK

  7. The sharepoint should now be mounted under This PC → Network locations.

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