To access the openarea or your home directory while on campus, follow the instructions for your operating system and role at the University. You must be connected to RowanSecure to access your home directory or Openarea on Campus. Employees can also connect via VPN if off campus.
To access your home directory or openarea off campus, please see: Home Directory and Openarea: Access From Off Campus Using VPN.
Windows (Employees)
Employees can access the openarea or home directory on a Rowan-managed computer by double-clicking the "My Computer" icon on your desktop or from the Start Menu and double-clicking the O: Drive for openarea and H: Drive for home directory.
Windows (Students)
Students who want to access the openarea should take the following steps:
- From the Windows Start Menu, click Run
- To access the openarea, enter \\rowanads.rowan.edu\common\openarea, click OK and log in using rowanads\username as your username and your NetID password.
- To access your home directory, enter \\rowanads.rowan.edu\home\username and log in using rowanads\username as your username and your NetID password.
Mac (Students & Employees)
- Click Go on the Finder menu and then Connect to Server
- To access your home directory, enter smb://rowanads.rowan.edu/home/username and log in using your rowanads\username as your username and your NetID password.
- To access the openarea, enter smb://rowanads.rowan.edu/common/openarea and log in using rowanads\username as your username and your NetID password.
Notes
- If you need to be given access to a folder in the openarea or would like a new folder created, you should contact the Technology Support Center at 856-256-4400 or support@rowan.edu.
- To access your home directory or openarea from off campus you can use ExpanDrive. Click here for instructions.