How to access Microwave from an iPad using the Files app

Connecting the Files app on the iPad to a Network Drive.

  1. Open the Files app on the iPad (the icon looks like a blue file folder on a white field).
     
  2. Tap on the three horizontal dots in the upper left and tap the the Connect to Server option.
    Files app sidebar with Connect to Server option highlighted under the menu opened from the More button.
     
  3. Next to Server
    • For a department folder: smb://microwave.bowdoin.edu/dept/NAME_OF_THE_DEPT_FOLDER
    • For your home folder: smb://microwave.bowdoin.edu/home/YOUR_USERNAME
      Connect to Server dialog showing smb://microwave.bowdoin.edu/home/houser entered in the Server field, which is outlined in red.​
       
  4. Tap on Connect
     
  5. Make sure the Registered User option is checked.
    In the Name field enter your Bowdoin username (without the @bowdoin.edu)
    In the Password field enter your Bowdoin password.
    Connect to Server screen showing Registered User selected and fields for Name and Password highlighted.
     
  6. Tap Next. You will now see microwave listed under Shared on the left sidebar and a Home or Dept folder in the files area. The Home or Dept is where you will find the folder you connected to.
    Files app showing Recents and On My iPad locations, and a folder named home under microwave.bowdoin.edu.
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