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.
   
    
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
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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.
   
    
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.