C.T.S.G. Alembic

The shares might not be accessible at times. Apologies for the inconvenience. If you are experiencing any problems connecting to the shares, please fill in this form with the error message you are getting.

The shares is a shared database for Alembic members. A lot of useful documents can be found on the shares, for example, the following document categories can be found here:

• Exam Bank, find more information about this on this page.
• Photos from activities
• Committee documents
• GMA documents

You can access the shares of Alembic from any location by using your laptop or computer with one of following methods. 

Method 1

Follow these steps to access the shares on a Windows system:

1. Open “Windows Explorer”.
2. In the address bar, type: \\ethanol.alembic.utwente.nl\shares and press “Enter”.
3. Log in with your Alembic account in the following way:

      Username: firstnamelastname
      Password: your Alembic password

You have successfully logged in to the shares!

Alternative methods

If method 1 doesn’t work, try one of the following options in the Windows Explorer.

Alternative method 1:

1. Perform step 1 and 2 as explained in the previous method.
2. Right-click on “This PC” and open in the top menu at “File” the application “Map network drive”.
3. Select your desired drive letter at “Drive” and fill in \\ethanol.alembic.utwente.nl\shares.
4. Let the default settings in the checkboxes as it is. (Reconnect at sign-in should be checked)
5. Click on “Finish”.
6. Log in with your Alembic account in the following way:
   Username: firstnamelastname
   Password: your chosen Alembic password
7. You have successfully logged in to the shares

Alternative method 2:

1. Perform step 1 and 2 as explained in the first method.
2. Right-click on “This PC” and open in the top menu at “File” the application “Add a network location”.
3. In the following screen, continue with clicking on “Next” twice.
4. Fill in “\\ethanol.alembic.utwente.nl\shares” and go to the next page.
5. Give the folder the name you want and press “Next”.
6. Log in with your Alembic account in the following way:
   Username: firstnamelastname
   Password: your chosen Alembic password
7. You have successfully logged in to the shares!

Please note: If the shares are inaccessible, you can contact the board by emailing the secretary at secretary@alembic.utwente.nl to get access to documents that should be available to members (like GMA documents and voice recordings).

For Apple system the following steps can be followed to access the shares:

1. Enable the eduVPN and log in with your student number and UT-password [This step can be skipped if you are on the campus]. 
2. Open “Finder”.
3. Select “go and connect to server…” or “cmd + K”.
4. Fill in smb://ethanol.alembic.utwente.nl and select “connect”.
5. Log in with your Alembic account in the following way:
   Username: firstnamelastname
   Password: your chosen Alembic password
6. Registered user needs to be selected. Select “shares” and click on “go”.
7. You have successfully logged in to the shares!

Please note: If the shares are inaccessible, you can contact the board by emailing the secretary at secretary@alembic.utwente.nl to get access to documents that should be available to members (like GMA documents and voice recordings).

If you are not a student (any more) you can no longer use the VPN. You can still freely look at the Alembic photos by connecting to the SFTP in the following way:

1. Download https://winscp.net/eng/download.php
2. Connect using ethanol.alembic.utwente.nl 
3. Use your Alembic account.
   Username: firstnamelastname
   Password: your chosen Alembic password
4. You have successfully logged in to the SFTP!

Opening documents works in this program a little different. To open a document right-click on a document. If you want to download the document, press “F5” when you selected the document.

Please note: If the shares are inaccessible, you can contact the board by emailing the secretary at secretary@alembic.utwente.nl.