Connect to a Space

Access the contents of a space from any workstation on your network.

Each space can be shared over your network. This means that you can access it from any workstation on your network. How you connect to a space varies depending on your workstation's operating system:

Choose your workstation's operating system:

MacOS 10.15

CATALINA

Windows 10

MAY 2020 UPDATE

CentOS 7.8

Build 2003

Click on . Next, find the space you want to share, and then click on the .

Click on . The link to access the space will be copied to your computer's clipboard.

Open Finder .

Click on .

Click on .

Paste the link you copied in step 2 into . Then, click .

The first time you connect to the node, MacOS will ask you to confirm that you want to connect. Click again.

Enter the username you use to log into the node in and the password you use to log into the node in . Then, click . Your space will show up as a network share in the Finder.

Click on . Next, find the space you want to share, and then click on the .

Click on . The link to access the space will be copied to your computer's clipboard.

Click on .

Paste the link you copied in step 2 into and then click .

Enter the username you use to log into the node in and the password you use to log into the node in . Then click . Your space will show up as a network share.

Click on . Next, find the space you want to share, and then click on the .

Click on . The link to access the space will be copied to your computer's clipboard.

Go to , then select .

Select the network destination you want to connect to. In this case, it's CREATIVESPACE.

Select the space you want to connect to. In this case, it's my-content.

Select . Then enter the username you use to log into the node in , enter WORKGROUP in and the password you use to log into the node in . Finally, click .

What do I do if I can't see my node on in the CentOS Network Browser?

Your workstation's network browser needs to use multicast domain name system (mDNS) to find the node on the network. If your workstation's firewall blocks mDNS, the node will not show up in the network browser. Fortunately, it's easy to unblock mDNS:

Go to , then , and select .

Enter the password you use to log into your workstation into , and click .

Check in > section of Firewall Configuration. Then close the window.

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If you are unable to connect to a space after following these steps, make sure that your user account, or a group that you are part of has been added to the space.

Keep in mind that even if your workstation is on the same network as the node, you will only be allowed to access the contents of a space if you have been added to it.