Server Access

The Critical Making Studio has a local network shared folder for transferring large projects between computers. To access it you must be on the STUDIO-2.4 or STUDIO-5 network. Follow the instructions below to connect to the shared folder.

Server Use

  • Make sure you keep backups of your projects on your local machines in case the server is ever down or someone deletes a folder.
  • Be aware that once you delete a folder from the server its gone forever.
  • You may make any folders you want or use any of the folders with your name.

Local Access

On MacOS:

  1. Go > Connect to Server (CMD + K)
  2. Enter: smb://CMCI_STUDIO/cm_share
  3. Click Connect
  4. Enter Username and Password when prompted.
  5. The shared folder should appear in the Finder. If it doesn’t, go to Go > Network (SHIFT+CMD+K) and you will see the "CMCI_STUDIO" server with "cm_share" available.

On Windows:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and choose Tools > Map Network Drive. Choose a drive number from the Drive drop-down menu.
  2. Enter: \\CMCI_STUDIO\cm_share
  3. Click Finish
  4. Enter Username and Password when prompted.
  5. The shared folder should appear in the Windows Explorer as a network drive.

Remote Access

On MacOS:

  1. Go > Connect to Server (CMD + K)
  2. Enter: https://cmcistudio.synology.me:5006
  3. Click Connect
  4. Enter Username and Password when prompted.
  5. The shared folder should appear in the Finder. If it doesn’t, go to Go > Network (SHIFT+CMD+K) and you will see the "cmcistudio.synology.me:5006" server with “cm_share” available.