macOS Tahoe is an operating system created by Apple for Mac computers and is supported as an operating system for macOS devices by NAU Information Technology Services.<\/p>\n

System requirements for running macOS Tahoe<\/h5>\n
To view which Mac model your device is, click on the Apple logo in the top left of your screen, and navigate to ‘About this Mac’.<\/p>\n
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Mac computers compatible with macOS Tahoe:<\/h5>\n
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MacBook Air models from 2020 or later;<\/li>\n
MacBook Pro models from 2018 or later;<\/li>\n
Mac mini models from 2020 or later;<\/li>\n
iMac models from 2020 or later;<\/li>\n
Mac Pro models from 2019 or later;<\/li>\n
Mac Studio from 2022 or later;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Connecting to an NAU Network<\/h4>\n\n
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NAU Wi-Fi Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
Click the Wi-Fi icon<\/strong> near the right-hand side of the menu bar at the top of the screen. In the menu that appears, click “Turn Wi-Fi On<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n
$\"Wireless$ <\/p>\n
Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
In the same menu, select “NAU<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n
$\"Wireless$ <\/p>\n
Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n
Enter your NAU UserID<\/strong> in the “Username<\/strong>” field and your NAU Password<\/strong> in the “Password<\/strong>” field. Then, click “Join<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n
$\"Wireless$
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NAU Guest Network Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
Click the Wi-Fi icon<\/strong> near the right-hand side of the menu bar at the top of the screen. In the menu that appears, click “Turn Wi-Fi On<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n
$\"Wireless$ <\/p>\n
Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
In the same menu, select “NAU-Guest<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n
$\"Wireless$ <\/p>\n
Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n
A page will appear with information regarding the network. If a page does not automatically display, open a web browser. Please read the “Terms and Conditions<\/strong>” and click the “Accept<\/strong>” button at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n
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Eduroam Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
Click the Wi-Fi icon<\/strong> near the right-hand side of the menu bar at the top of the screen. In the menu that appears, select “eduroam”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
$\"Eduroam$ <\/p>\n
Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
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For Students and Student Employees without an Exchange account<\/u>, login using your NAU school email in the format of “abc123@nau.edu”<\/strong> in the Username <\/strong>field. In the Password<\/strong> field, insert your NAU Password<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
For Student Employees with an Exchange account<\/u>, login using your Student Employee email in the format of “abc123@iris.nau.edu”<\/strong> in the Username<\/strong> field. In the Password<\/strong> field, insert your NAU Password<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
For Employees (Faculty, Staff, Affiliate, and etc)<\/u>, login using your primary work email usually in the format of “first.last@nau.edu”<\/strong> in the Username<\/strong> field. In the Password<\/strong> field, insert your NAU Password<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThen select “Join”<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
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Updating your NAU Wireless Password Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
Click the “Apple<\/strong>” icon on the far left-hand side of the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click “System Preferences<\/strong>” in the menu.<\/p>\n
$\"Wireless$ <\/p>\n
Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
Select “Network<\/strong>”<\/p>\n
$\"Wireless$ <\/p>\n
Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n
Click the “Wi-Fi”<\/strong> option in the left-hand list, and click “Advanced.”<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Step 4<\/strong><\/p>\n
Click “NAU<\/strong>” in the “Preferred Networks<\/strong>” list to select it, and click the minus (“-“) sign<\/strong> below the list. Then, click “OK<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n
$\"Wireless$ <\/p>\n
Step 5<\/strong><\/p>\n
Click “Apply<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n
$\"Wireless$ <\/p>\n
Step 6:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Click the drop-down menu next to “Network Name<\/strong>” and click “NAU<\/strong>” in the menu.<\/p>\n
$\"Mac$ <\/p>\n
Step 7<\/strong><\/p>\n
Enter your NAU UserID<\/strong> in the “Username<\/strong>” field and your NAU Password<\/strong> in the “Password<\/strong>” field. Then, click “Join<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n
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Connecting to the NAU VPN on a macOS device<\/h4>\n
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Cisco AnyConnect VPN for Mac OS X<\/a><\/h5>\n
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macOS Fundamentals<\/h4>\n\n
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Network Drive Mapping Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
Open the “Finder<\/strong>”<\/p>\n
$\"Mapping$ <\/p>\n
Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
Select the “Go<\/strong>” tab in the navigation bar. Select the “Connect to Server…<\/strong>” option at the bottom of the drop down menu. In this case the hotkey command ( $\"Mac$ )<\/strong> + K<\/strong> can be used to open the “Connect to Server<\/strong>” window.<\/p>\n
$\"Mapping$ <\/p>\n
Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n
In the “Server Address<\/strong>” field, type in your desired server. Select the “Connect<\/strong>” option.<\/p>\n
$\"Mapping$ <\/p>\n
Step 4<\/strong><\/p>\n
Under “Connect as:<\/strong>” select “Registered User<\/strong>”. In the “Name<\/strong>” field, type your NAU username<\/strong>, which is demonstrated by abc123<\/strong>. In the “Password<\/strong>” field, type your NAU password. Select “Connect<\/strong>”, you are now connected to the network.<\/p>\n
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Logging Out Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
Begin by selecting the “Apple”<\/strong> icon <\/strong>on the far left-hand side of the menu bar at the top of the screen. Then, select the “Log Out<\/strong>” option to successfully logout.<\/p>\n
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Require Password After Sleep or Screen Saver Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
Begin by selecting the “Apple”<\/strong> icon <\/strong>on the far left-hand side of the menu bar at the top of the screen. Then, select the “System <\/strong>Preferences…<\/strong>” option.<\/p>\n
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Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
Next, select the “Security & Privacy<\/strong>” Icon.<\/p>\n
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Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n
Ensure you are in the “General”<\/strong> tab. Then, select the checkbox<\/strong> next to “Require password after sleep or screen saver beings”<\/strong> to enable a prompt for password after sleep or screen saver.<\/p>\n
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Step 4<\/strong><\/p>\n
After completion of Step 3, there should be a check mark within the box as seen in the picture below. Next, set the time limit for how long after the sleep or screen saver begins to require a password by selecting the “Blue Arrows<\/strong>” which are highlighted. For this example, we selected “immediately<\/strong>” from the drop down menu.<\/p>\n
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Data Backup Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
Open “Finder.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n
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Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
In the Finder<\/strong> window, open the Bonsai Drive. <\/strong>For help mapping to your Bonsai drive, refer to our Bonsai support page<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n
After “Connected As:<\/strong>” check to make sure that it is you that is connected. If not, disconnect, then reconnect using your NAU User ID.<\/p>\n
In the Bonsai Drive<\/strong>, locate and select the folder containing the first letter of your NAU User ID<\/strong>. (In this example, we select folder “A” because we are using “abc123” as the NAU User ID.)<\/p>\n
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Step 4<\/strong><\/p>\n
Select the folder labeled with your NAU User ID<\/strong>. It should be the only folder within this window.<\/p>\n
The window will open the contents of your Bonsai drive. Leave this window open, and move it to the side until Step 8<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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Step 5<\/strong><\/p>\n
On the navigation bar,<\/strong> select the “File<\/strong>” tab. In the drop down menu, select “New Finder Window<\/strong>”.<\/p>\n
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Step 6<\/strong><\/p>\n
Open the “Documents”<\/strong> folder.<\/p>\n
Documents is being used as an example. Replace it with your desired location.<\/p>\n
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Step 7<\/strong><\/p>\n
In the Documents<\/strong> window, command ( $\"Mac$ ) + click<\/strong> to select the items you want to back up. Ctrl + click<\/strong> or right-click<\/strong> on the items. In the drop down menu that appears, select “Copy<\/strong>”.<\/p>\n
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Step 8<\/strong><\/p>\n
Return to the Bonsai Drive<\/strong> window from Step 4. Ctrl + click <\/strong>or right-click<\/strong> the white space inside the window. In the drop down menu that appears, select “Paste<\/strong>”.<\/p>\n
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Locating MAC Address Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
Click on the Apple Icon<\/strong> in the upper left of the screen. Select the “System Preferences<\/strong>” option.<\/p>\n
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Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
In the System Preferences<\/strong> menu, select “Network<\/strong>”.<\/p>\n
$\"Locating$ <\/p>\n
Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n
On the Wi–Fi<\/strong> menu, select “Advanced…<\/strong>”.<\/p>\n
*Note: In this tutorial, we find the MAC Address for your wireless adapter. You can choose to find the “Ethernet<\/strong>” MAC Address following the same steps.<\/em><\/p>\n
$\"Locating$ <\/p>\n
Step 4<\/strong><\/p>\n
Select “Hardware<\/strong>”.<\/p>\n
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Step 5<\/strong><\/p>\n
The MAC Address<\/strong> is the string of numbers located after “Mac Address:”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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System requirements for running macOS Tahoe<\/h5>\nTo view which Mac model your device is, click on the Apple logo in the top left of your screen, and navigate to ‘About this Mac’.<\/p>\n\n

Connecting to the NAU VPN on a macOS device<\/h4>\n\n

System requirements for running macOS Tahoe<\/h5>\n
To view which Mac model your device is, click on the Apple logo in the top left of your screen, and navigate to ‘About this Mac’.<\/p>\n
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Connecting to the NAU VPN on a macOS device<\/h4>\n
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