Using SSCC Network Disk Space from Macs

This article will show you how to use the SSCC's network disk space from your personal computer running MacOS X. The details apply to version 10.6, but the general procedure should work on any version of MacOS X.

  1. If you are not plugged into the wired network in the Sewell Social Science Building, you first need to establish a VPN connection to the SSCC network.
  2. Open the Finder, then click Go, Connect to Server or ⌘ command+K
  3. In the Server Address box, type the URL of the disk space you'd like to connect to from the table below.
    Adding a server
  4. Click the plus sign (+) to save the server in your Favorite Servers.
  5. When prompted, enter your SSCC username and password. For Windows locations you'll need to type primo\username (e.g. primo\ctefft). If your password contains any special characters (&, @, etc.) type a backslash (\) before that character. Check Remember this password in my keychain and you won't be asked to give it again in the future.
    Giving your username and password
  6. If you'd like this location to appear in your dock, hold down the alt/option key and drag it to the dock.

SSCC Disk Space Locations

Location URL Notes
Windows Home Directory smb://sscdfs2.ssc.wisc.edu/users$/username U: drive
Linux Home Directory smb://sscunix.ssc.wisc.edu/username Z: drive
Windows Project Directories smb://sscdfs1.ssc.wisc.edu/project$ X: drive
Linux Project Directories smb://sscunix.ssc.wisc.edu/project V: drive
Windows Temporary Space smb://sscdfs2.ssc.wisc.edu/temp30days$ Y: drive. All files deleted after 30 days
Linux Temporary Space smb://sscunix.ssc.wisc.edu/temp30days All files deleted after 30 days
Web sites of SSCC member agencies smb://sscunix.ssc.wisc.edu/web  

If you only use one project directory, you can connect to it directly by putting its name after project$ or project (e.g. smb://sscdfs1.ssc.wisc.edu/project$/AddHealth or smb://sscunix.ssc.wisc.edu/project/assess). If you use more than one, do not specify a directory and you'll be able to see all of them. If you use temporary space you should be putting your files in a folder with your username, and you can connect to it directly by adding your username after temp30days$ or temp30days.

Note for Mac OS 10.5 users: you must add :139 after the name of Windows servers, e.g. smb://sscdfs2.ssc.wisc.edu:139/users$/username for your Windows Home Directory and smb://sscdfs1.ssc.wisc.edu:139/project$ for Windows Project Directories.

Last Revised: 9/12/2011