1. How to Set up Remote Access to Personal U: drive
Ver. Autumn 2018

2. Things You Need Know your network drive address
Set up Duo App on Mobile Phone
Download and Install PulseVPN on an external device
Setting up your pc

3. Personal Network Drive
When you login to the student computing lab, you will see a drive listed with U: drive designation when Windows Explorer is open
The words inside the parenthesis are called the address and it is different for each user. In the example below, the address is \\home1.coeit.osu.edu\m because the user’s last name starts with the letter m
Make note of this address since you will need this later

4. Duo Mobile App
Skip this step if you already set up 2 –factor authentication (2FA) on your mobile phone
Download Duo Mobile App from App Store (Apple) or Google Play (Android). Install the app
Use a browser and visit to register your mobile phone. Follow the instructions on the page

5. PulseVPN
You can download the installer from CSE webpage, please select the appropriate version according to your system. Here is the link: services/resources/remote-access
There are a Windows and MacOS installation instruction to guide you. Please make sure the VPN Server URL is set to vpn.coeit.osu.edu
Once the VPN is connected, you should see this on the interface:

6. Setting up your PC
Once VPN connection is established, open “My computer” or “This PC” window and type in the address to your network drive. In the example below type in: \\home1.coeit.osu.edu\m because in this example the user’s last name starts with the letter m. Press enter and the folder will open.

7. Wait for a few moment, there will be a Windows Security pop up
Wait for a few moment, there will be a Windows Security pop up. Enter your credential starting with coeit\<your username>
Enter your account password and hit OK

8. Lastly, few things to remember:
This is your personal drive and cannot be shared with other users
Has a 200GB size limit
Will lose access once you graduated
Always follow Ohio State Institutional Data Policy which can be found here especially when dealing with sensitive data