OIT will be performing an upgrade of our file servers in the coming weeks. This document includes the new path to Brown’s department file services.
If you are referencing this document before March 24, 2025, please use the term “files.brown.edu” anywhere you see “files22.brown.edu”. After March 24 at 7am, files22.brown.edu will be active.
On Monday, October 25, Apple released its newest Mac operating system, macOS Monterey (macOS 12) which is supported by OIT as of January 2022.
Please see a list of software and its level of compatibility with macOS 12 Monterey below.
| Software/Service | Description | Monterey Compatibility | Apple Silicon Compatibility |
| Adobe CC | The latest version of most Adobe CC apps are compatible, https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/macos12-monterey-known-issues.html | Yes | Unknown |
| AirMedia | Tested successfully with version 3.2.1 | Yes | Unknown |
| Banner | Banner is functioning | Yes | Yes |
| Bitdefender | Tested successfully with version 4.14.96.200096 | Yes | Yes (1.5.0) |
| Brown VPN | Tested successfully with version 7210.2020.0827.1 | Yes | Yes |
| Camtasia | Tested successfully with version 2019.0.11 | Yes | Yes (2020.0.19 and 2021.0.1) |
| Canvas | Canvas is functioning | Yes | Yes |
| Cisco Jabber | Tested successfully with version 12.7.0 | Yes | Unknown |
| DFS | Connection to smb://files22.brown.edu/dfs is functioning | Yes | Yes |
| Dropbox | Tested successfully with version 110.4.458 | Yes | Yes (Rosetta 2) |
| Endnote | Tested successfully with X9.3.3 | Yes | Unknown |
| FastX | Tested successfully with version 3.0.30 | Yes | Unknown |
| FileMaker Pro | Version 19.1.3 or later is compatible, https://support.claris.com/s/article/FileMaker-Pro-19-1-3-and-FileMaker-Server-19-1-2-macOS-Big-Sur-10-16-Compatibility?language=en_US | Yes | Unknown |
| Firefox | Tested successfully with version 83 | Yes | Yes (Rosetta 2) |
| G Suite | All Google apps are functioning | Yes | Yes |
| Google Chrome | Tested successfully with version 87 | Yes | Yes (Apple Silicon binary) |
| Keyaccess | Tested successfully with version 7.6.0.7 | Yes | Unknown |
| LabVIEW | To be tested, https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/compatibility/18/labview-and-macos-compatibility.html | Unknown | Unknown |
| Lyx | Tested successfully with version 2.2.2 | Yes | Unknown |
| Maple | Tested successfully with version 2020.0 | Yes | Unknown |
| Mathematica | Version 12.0 or later is compatible, https://support.wolfram.com/51740 | Yes | Unknown |
| MATLAB | Version R2020b is compatible, https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/641920-does-matlab-support-macos-11-big-sur | Yes | Yes (Rosetta 2 w/ version R2020b) |
| Microsoft Office | Tested successfully with version 16.43 (Microsoft 365 and Office 2019), https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/microsoft-365-and-office-2019-support-for-apple-silicon-c55b603e-14a6-4b69-bdc0-2bb4c9a36834?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US | Yes | Yes (16.45) |
| MyAccount | MyAccount is functioning | Yes | Yes |
| MyPrint | Tested successfully with AirPrint | Yes | Yes |
| NVivo | Tested successfully with version 12.6.0 | Yes | Unknown |
| Panopto | Tested successfully with version 10.2.0 | YEs | Unknown |
| PPRINT | Tested successfully | Yes | Yes |
| Printer Drivers | Printer compatibility depends on vendor support | Canon, HP, and Ricoh support can be confirmed by model | |
| Microsoft Remote Desktop (RemoteApp) | Tested successfully with Microsoft Remote Desktop 10.4.1 | Yes | Unknown |
| Sibelius | Version 2020.6 and later, https://avid.secure.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Compatibility/macOS-Big-Sur-Support | Yes | No |
| SPSS | Version 27.0.1 is compatible | Yes | Unknown |
| STATA SE | Tested successfully with version 16.0, https://www.stata.com/products/compatible-operating-systems/ | Yes | Yes (Rosetta 2) |
| Tableau | https://kb.tableau.com/articles/issue/tableau-not-currently-supported-on-macos-monterey-12 | No | No |
| Tecplot | https://kb.tecplot.com/2020/11/16/support-for-macos-big-sur/ | No | No |
| WiFi (wifi.brown.edu) | Detects as "Other Operating System", selecting "Mac OS X Lion or Newer" permits setup | Yes | Yes |
| Workday | Workday is functioning | Yes | Yes |
| Zoom | Tested successfully with version 5.4.3 | Yes | Yes (Rosetta 2) |