Access instructions

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Access within UW network

Mounting the NAS as a network drive is the recommended method to access BAILnas. Please follow the instructions below to mount BAILnas as network drive:

Windows

1. Press Win+R and type cmd, then Enter
2. In command prompt, type net use n: \\nas.bail.bioeng.washington.edu\NAS, then Enter
3. Input your username and password when prompted. Note that your password may not show while you are typing.
4. To access BAILnas/Data, use this command instead: net use t: \\nas.bail.bioeng.washington.edu\Data

Shortcut for windows

• Alternatively, if you prefer not to use windows commands, please download and run the shortcut executables below:

  click to download: connect-NAS+Data.bat

  note: if this executable is blocked by Windows Defender/Smartscreen etc., just click "more info" and the option for "run anyway" will appear.

Mac OS

1. From Mac OS Finder, press ⌘+K to bring up the ‘Connect to Server’ window.
2. Enter the path to the network drive: smb://nas.bail.bioeng.washington.edu/NAS.
3. Enter your username and password, then click "OK".
4. The NAS drive will appear as "NAS" on your desktop and Finder.

Linux / Unix

If you're a Linux/Unix user you will most likely get bored reading the instructions. Skipping. :-D

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Access from anywhere else

Windows

Below is the instructions for using a software "WinSCP" to access NAS with SFTP protocol.

1. Click here to download WinSCP.

2. Install WinSCP with "typical installation" option.

   

3. Select "Explorer" interface style

   

4. Enter you logon details as below, then click "save"

   

5. You can save a shortcut to desktop in the next window

   

6. Click "yes" to accept server key

   

7. Now you have access to NAS folder. To navigate to other folders (e.g. BAILnas/Data), you may need to click on upper level directory in order to refresh.

   

Mac OS

Download FileZilla and follow similar setup procedure as "WinSCP" in windows.

type sftp://nas.bail.bioeng.washington.edu ,then your user name, password, and port 2221

then click quickconnect.

For the first time you connect, you need to accept the key of the host, then click OK.

Note: By default, FileZilla will terminate connection after 20 seconds of inactivity. You can disable auto-termination in settings by setting the timeout value to "0".

Mobile devices

Android

Download Solid Explorer (or any alternative remote file explorer),

use the following configurations:

iOS

Use FTPManager :

fill in the highlighted fields below. hostname is "nas.bail.bioeng.washington.edu"