Husky OnNet VPN Service

The Husky OnNet VPN application is installed on all iSchool issued computers. Search your computer for the application named “BIG-IP Edge Client.” For more detailed instructions, refer to “Run” sections on this page:

https://itconnect.uw.edu/connect/uw-networks/about-husky-onnet/use-husky-onnet/

Read on for more information about the Husky OnNet VPN.

Husky OnNet, offered by UW-IT, is a client-based, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) VPN (Virtual Private Network) service. Husky OnNet provides individuals using Mac OS and Windows devices with a secure, temporary connection to the UW network from off-campus locations. Users connecting their device to an off-campus network (e.g., from home, a conference, a café, at the airport, etc.) can use Husky OnNet to connect to the UW network to access resources as if they were physically on campus.

If you are off campus:

you need to be connected to Husky OnNet to:
– access the N drive via File Explorer or Finder
– use the Avaya telephone software
– connect to certain class and research related servers
access library databases and journals

you do not need to be connected to Husky OnNet to:
– connect to your iSchool Windows computer using the iSchool Remote Desktop Gateway
– access your UW email
– access the iSchool SharePoint Intranet
– access the Internet

To use Husky OnNet, you need to have the application installed on your computer. There is an application for both Mac OS and Windows.

If you have an iSchool issued computer, you already have the Husky OnNet application installed.

If you do not have the application installed, click the link below to download the application installer:

Download the Husky OnNet application

UW-IT maintains a web page with information about installing and running the Husky OnNet VPN application:

https://itconnect.uw.edu/connect/uw-networks/about-husky-onnet/

More Husky OnNet resources from UW-IT:

Husky OnNet frequently asked questions

Connecting to (Mapping or Mounting) the iSchool N Drive

Connecting to (Mapping or Mounting) the iSchool N Drive

The iSchool provides a shared collection of network storage folders commonly referred to as the N Drive (“N” for network). The following directions are for accessing the folders on the N Drive. The directions presuppose you have the correct permissions to access the N Drive folders. If you are unsure of your permissions to access the N Drive, or specific folders within the N Drive, please contact the iSchool IT Help Desk.

If you need to map or connect to the N Drive on your computer, use the following server addresses:

Windows: \\netid.washington.edu\ischool
macOS: smb://netid.washington.edu/ischool

Fully detailed instructions are below.


The N Drive is only accessible from the UW network. If the computer you are using is physically off campus, you must first connect to the Husky OnNet before you will be able to access the N Drive.


Access the N Drive using an iSchool issued computer

Access the N Drive using a personal computer


Access the N Drive using an iSchool issued computer
Windows 10
macOS


Windows 10

If you are off campus, connect to the Husky OnNet VPN

1) click the Windows File Explorer button in the lower-left corner of the screen, click N Drive below This PC

Windows 8 N: Drive Location


macOS

Follow the “personal computer” directions for macOS


Access the N Drive using a personal computer
Windows 10
macOS


Windows 10

If you are off campus, download, install, then connect to the Husky OnNet VPN

1) right-click the lower-left Windows icon, click File Explorer, click This PC, click Computer, click Map network drive

2) in the Map Network Drive window, for Drive: use N, for Folder: use \\netid.washington.edu\ischool, check Connect using different credentials, click Finish, for User name use the format netid\yourNetID, for Password use your NetID password, click OK

3) the N Drive and its folders will appear below This PC


macOS

If you are off campus, connect to the Husky OnNet VPN

1) open Finder, click Preferences…, click Sidebar, check the box next to your computer name, close the Finder Preferences window

Finder Preferences

2) in Finder, click Go, click Connect to Server… (⌘ + K on your keyboard)

Finder -> Go -> Connect to Server...

3) for Server Address: use smb://netid.washington.edu/ischool, click the plus (+) button, click Connect, select Connect as: Registered User, for Name:, use netid\yourNetID, for Password: use your NetID password

4) Finder will open a folder titled ischool with all of the N Drive folders, you can also find the N Drive folders in Finder by clicking your computer name -> ischool