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Remote Network Drive Access via secure.colostate.edu

Home » Documentation » Remote Access Setup Guide » Remote Network Drive Access via secure.colostate.edu
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Last UpdatedApril 07, 2020
Prerequisites

In order to gain remote access to your desktop or connect to secure.colostate.edu, your device must be registered with DUO.

Navigate to https://www.acns.colostate.edu/duo/ and follow the steps provided to register your device.

Table of Contents
  1. Accessing Network Drive
    1. 1. Navigate
    2. 2. Signin
    3. 3. Authenticate
    4. 4. secure.colostate.edu HomePage
    5. 5. Connect to Your Available Drives
    6. 6. Signin Using Your CLA Credentials
    7. 7. Bookmark Folder
    8. 8. Future Access

Accessing Network Drive

1. Navigate

Navigate to https://secure.colostate.edu. Select Proceed, if prompted.

2. Signin

Enter your eID credentials.

2 factor authentication

3. Authenticate

A prompt will appear to activate a two-factor authentication. Refer to the prerequisite to if you have not already setup DUO.

Select one of the three options:

PUSH a push notification will be sent to your smartphone via DUO mobile app. Your smartphone will need to be activated with DUO.

PHONE you will receive a call on the smartphone that you have registered through DUO to authenticate.

<CODE> a 6-digit notification will be provided by the DUO Mobile app or a hardware token which is available for purchase from RamTEch in the LSC for $23.75.

Secure Homepage

4. secure.colostate.edu HomePage

You now have access to the secure.colostate.edu homepage.

5. Connect to Your Available Drives

In the top right hand corner, you will see the option to Browse.

a. Enter the network drive path provided to you by CLA IT. If you do not have the network drive path, please email help@colostate.edu. The file path will look like: \\129.82.184.59\CLA_Resources

NOTE: Common Network paths have been listed at the bottom of this document.

6. Signin Using Your CLA Credentials

Enter your CLA username and password, enter libarts.colostate.edu in the domain field, then select Continue. The contents of the folder will now be visible.

Browse option on secure.colostate.edu

7. Bookmark Folder

In the bottom right hand corner, select the Bookmark Current Folder button.

NOTE: CLA IT recommends leaving the bookmark file path name. For the description, enter "J:" drive for J:\\129.82.184.59\CLA_Resources, or "U:" for your personal U drive.

8. Future Access

After following the above steps, you will be able to access the bookmarked Network Drive directly by double clicking the shortcut in the Files Section.

NOTE: When working with documents using this method, you will need to download a copy of the file you need, and when finished you will need to upload and replace the previous copy in the Network Drive. If the same document is being edited by multiple people, multiple versions of the same file will be in the Network Drive.

Common Department Drives

**Copy the Network Drive Path exactly. An extra space will prevent you from accessing the drive.

Anthropology: \\129.82.184.59\CLANetDir\Anthro\AnthroCommon 

Art: \\129.82.184.59\CLANetDir\Art\Admin\ArtCommon 

Communication Studies:  \\129.82.184.59\CLANetDir\CommStudies\Admin\CommStudiesCommon 

Dean’s Office: \\129.82.184.59\DeansOff\Deans 

Economics: \\129.82.184.59\CLANetDir\Economics\Common 

English: \\129.82.184.59\CLANetDir\English\EngCommon 

Ethnic Studies: \\129.82.184.59\CLANetDir\EthnicStudies\Common 

Foreign Language: \\129.82.184.59\clanetdir\ForLang\FacShare (Faculty Common Share) 

History: \\129.82.184.59\CLANetDir\History\HisCommon 

Journalism: \\129.82.184.59\CLANetDir\Journalism\Faculty\JTCommon 

MTD: \\129.82.184.59\CLANetDir\MTD\Admin\Music 

Philosophy: \\129.82.184.59\CLANetDir\Philosophy\PhilosCommon 

Political Science: \\129.82.184.59\clanetdir\PoliSci\Common 

Sociology: \\129.82.184.59\CLANetDir\Sociology\Admin\SocioCommon  

Women’s Studies:  \\129.82.184.59\CLANetDir\WomensStudies\Admin\Common 

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