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(still a work in progress 6/17/21) Working with Chris Vaughn to expand on the documentation here with the new info from 1501588 -AdrianneSee also How to RDP on a Chromebook


https://support.apu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/115005435628-Mapping-a-Network-Drive-Chromebook-Chromebox

https://www.uww.edu/documents/icit/documentation/VPN/Cisco%20AnyConnect%20VPN%20client%20-%20%20Chromebook.pdf

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See also How to RDP on a Chromebook

If you are working in windows, check out How do I connect to my career account home directory from a

chromebook

Windows PC?

If you are working in macOS, please see How do I connect to my career account home directory in macOS?



NOTE:  If you are off campus, you will need to connect to the Purdue VPN, before connecting to your home directory. Please refer to How do I connect to Purdue VPN for chromebooks?

NOTE:  BoilerKey is required when authenticating to Purdue's VPN services.

NOTE: Additional instructions for mapping network shared drives to Chromebooks can be found here


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titleHow do I connect to my career account home directory from a Chromebook?
  1. Open the "Files" app on your Chromebook
  2. With Files open, click on the 3-dot menu on the top-right corner to open your settings window.the Files app settings menu
  3. Then down to “Add new service” and click “SMB file share”.

  4. An "Add File Share" Dialog box will open
  5. Under “File share URL”In the "File share URL" field, enter the network share pathof the folder that we got from the above section. And under “Display Name”, rename it to the folder name just for the convenience.  In this case its:  smb drive path for your Purdue Home Drive,
    smb://nas01.itap.purdue.edu/puhome
  6. When prompted for a Username and Password:
  7. Enter"boilerad\username" without quotes, and where username is your Purdue career account username 
  8. In the 'Password' field, enteryour Purdue career account In the "Display Name" field, this will be how your home directory displays on your machine. Name it something recognizable like "Purdue Home Directory"
  9. Input your credentials for the "Username" & "Password" fields
    1. For the username, you will need to precede your Purdue username with "boilerad\" (Ex. boilerad\yourusername)
    2. For the password, use your Career Account password (not your Boilerkey passphrase)
  10. Check the checkbox at the bottom to "Remember sign-in info"
After that, click on the “Add” button and voila, the Windows shared folder will be live on your Chromebook with all the files within. 
  1. Click the "Add" button to add your Purdue Home Directory as a file share

  2. Your Purdue Home Directory will now be available to your on your Chromebook. You can access it from the left pane just like
any other folder on your Windows PC.

For the File share url, type in smb://nas01.itap.purdue.edu/puhome

For the Username, type in boilerad\username (username is replaced by your own purdue username)

For the Password, type in your career account password (not boilerkey)

Check the Remember sign-in info

 

If you are working in windows, check out How do I connect to my career account home directory from a Windows PC?

If you are working in macOS, please see How do I connect to my career account home directory in macOS?

Instructions for mapping the home directory for chromebooks can be found here: https://beebom.com/how-access-windows-shared-folders-chromebooks/#:~:text=Connect%20Windows%20Shared%20Folders%20to%20Chromebooks&text=Open%20the%20Files%20app%20on,got%20from%20the%20above%20section

The following is reserved for tech notes:
  1. other folders and drives.
    NOTE: You MUST be on the Purdue VPN in order to access this drive. You may have to re-add this drive each time you connect.




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SMB file share button should be available to all

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Chromebook users by default. Some

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Chromebook users may have access to Network File Share for Chrome OS, which is found in the same location as SMB file share. If user has access to that option, user can use that instead of SMB file share if they want and connect to the following paths:

\\myhome.itap.purdue.edu\myhome\username

\\nas01.itap.purdue.edu\puhome


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