Network Shares from an ipad To connect to Furman network shares from off campus using an ipad you must do two things. 1. Connect to the Furman network using VPN. This requires configuration. 2. Connect to a particular network server/share. This requires an app. VPN Setup Open the Settings app. Choose General then VPN. Choose Add VPN Connection P a g e 1 Last Revised: 9.13.2012
A VPN configuration window should open. Choose the ipsec protocol at the top. Server: vpn.furman.edu Account: Password: group name: Your network login name I choose to have the system ask every time. furman Secret: furman Click the Save button at the top right. To turn VPN on slide the OFF/ON slider beside VPN to the On position You may be asked to authenticate with your network username and password. The VPN slider should now show ON and the Connected timer should start counting. P a g e 2 Last Revised: 9.13.2012
File Sharing Setup (with FileBrowser) The ipad needs an App of some sort to connect to network shares using the SMB (Windows) protocol. I have found the the FileBrowser App works nicely at a cost of about $5.00. The instructions below use the FileBrowser App. Open the FileBrowser App. Choose the + button at the top of the Locations column. Enter the address for the server where the share is located. In this example I am using \\fushare2.fu.campus. You may need to ask for the name of server where your share is located. The Shoe More Settings slider should be set to ON. Enter your Furman network username. I normally set app to ask for the password each time it connects (on demand). Choose the Save button at the upper right. You should now have a listing for your server under the Remote Files heading in the Locations column of FileBrowser. P a g e 3 Last Revised: 9.13.2012
Touch to choose your remote server. In the example it Fushare2. You may have to authenticate with your network password. Once you are connected to the server you should see a listing of the visible shares on the right. If your share is visible touch it to connect to it. If your share is not visible touch the Add Share button at the top right then type the name of the invisible share, Library$ for example. In this case we choose fcexports. You should see a listing on the right for of your fcexports files and folders. At this point you should bookmark the share so it will be easier to find the next time. Click the + symbol at the bottom of the Filebrowser window under the share file listing to add a bookmark. P a g e 4 Last Revised: 9.13.2012
Name the bookmark for the share. Touch the Add button. The next time you want to connect to a share that has been bookmarked you can run FileBrowser, Choose the Bookmarks button at the bottom and then touch the share name in the bookmarks column. You may have to authenticate with your network username and password. When you see the list of files in your network share you may touch the file name to open it in a default app or you may touch the right-arrow button to get more options. P a g e 5 Last Revised: 9.13.2012
In this case I chose the right arrow for the ArcGIS 10 Client Setup.pdf file. I next chose the Open In option. I now see a list of Apps which can open the file. That s it. You can work with VPN and the FileBrowser App along with other Apps for working with various file formats. Note: Remember to turn VPN off in the Settings menu when finished. P a g e 6 Last Revised: 9.13.2012