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For accessing Amahi shared folders/files on a Mac OS X computer, you use the '''Finder'''.  Select the '''Go''' menu, then:
 
For accessing Amahi shared folders/files on a Mac OS X computer, you use the '''Finder'''.  Select the '''Go''' menu, then:
 
*  '''Connect to Server''' (Apple-K shortcut).   
 
*  '''Connect to Server''' (Apple-K shortcut).   
** Enter the ''Server Address:'' '''smb://hda/files'''  (or the other HDA shares, like //hda/docs or //hda/music/ - you can set up several if you want to).   
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** Enter the ''Server Address:'' '''smb://hda/Movies'''  (or the other HDA shares, like //hda/Docs or //hda/Music/ - you can set up as many as you have shares).   
** You can also use the HDA server's IP address instead (e.g. smb://192.168.1.50/files).   
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** You can also use the HDA server's IP address instead (e.g. smb://192.168.1.50/Movies).   
 
** Press the "'''+'''" sign beside the Server Address line, so the connection is saved as a ''favorite''.   
 
** Press the "'''+'''" sign beside the Server Address line, so the connection is saved as a ''favorite''.   
 
** Click '''Connect'''.   
 
** Click '''Connect'''.   
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** ''Password:'' '''<your HDA user password>'''
 
** ''Password:'' '''<your HDA user password>'''
 
** Check the '''Remember this password in my keychain''' so you can auto-connect in the future.
 
** Check the '''Remember this password in my keychain''' so you can auto-connect in the future.
* Enjoy, the mounted drive should appear now in the Finder and be available at /Volumes/files on your local system.
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* Enjoy, the mounted drive should appear now in the Finder and be available at /Volumes/Movies on your local system.
  
To set your system to auto-connect at login or startup, see this great intro article [http://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/Support/KB/Docs/MacOSXConnectingToSMB here].
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To set your system to auto-connect at login or startup, see this [http://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/Support/KB/Docs/MacOSXConnectingToSMB great intro article].

Revision as of 00:47, 12 October 2008

For accessing Amahi shared folders/files on a Mac OS X computer, you use the Finder. Select the Go menu, then:

  • Connect to Server (Apple-K shortcut).
    • Enter the Server Address: smb://hda/Movies (or the other HDA shares, like //hda/Docs or //hda/Music/ - you can set up as many as you have shares).
    • You can also use the HDA server's IP address instead (e.g. smb://192.168.1.50/Movies).
    • Press the "+" sign beside the Server Address line, so the connection is saved as a favorite.
    • Click Connect.
  • Complete the SMB/CIFS File System Authentication form:
    • Domain: HDA
    • Name: <your HDA username>
    • Password: <your HDA user password>
    • Check the Remember this password in my keychain so you can auto-connect in the future.
  • Enjoy, the mounted drive should appear now in the Finder and be available at /Volumes/Movies on your local system.

To set your system to auto-connect at login or startup, see this great intro article.