
(These will be the same credentials you use to log into your UOFI Exchange Email account if you have one.)Ħ. The password will be your UOFI Active Directory password.
For most College of Engineering resources, you will use: UOFI\YourNetID as the username, where "YourNetID" is the NetID you use for logging in to other campus resources. A Windows Security box will ask for login information for the network file share. Check Connect using different credentials.ĥ. To connect automatically each time you log in, check the Reconnect at logon box. For EWS Windows, connect to: \\ad.\engr-ews\YourNetID. An example for format would be: \\\fileshare For Folder: your department or IT support should provide a path to enter in this box. For Drive: select a drive not already in use on your computer. Select the Computer tab and then click Map network drive.Ĥ. Open the Start Menu by selecting the Start Button and then type This PC. If using an off-campus internet connection, a Technology Services VPN connection is required before the network file share can be mapped.Ģ.
Your mapped drive is now available under My Computer.For instructions connecting to your EWS Windows home directory, please see EWS Labs, Remote access to your EWS Windows home directory.įor instructions connecting to your EWS Linux home directory, please see.
In the Folder box, type the path to the shared network folder (the format is \hostnamesharename, where hostname is the name or IP address network device and sharename is the name of the shared network folder). Right-click My Computer and select Map Network Drive. Your mapped drive is now available under Computer. Click Start > Computer > Map network drive. To map a network drive in Windows 7 or Windows Vista: Your mapped drive is now available under This PC. You can also click Browse to find the folder you want to map on the network. In the Folder box, type the path to the shared network folder (the format is \hostnamesharename, where hostname is the name or IP address of the network device and sharename is the name of the shared network folder). In the window that opens, choose an available letter from the Drive list. Click Computer and then click Map network drive.
In the search box, type This PC, then select This PC from the search results. To map a network drive in Windows 10 or Windows 8:
For Mac instructions, see How do I map a network drive in Mac OS X? This article explains how to map a network drive using Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, or XP. Mapping a network drive is a method to connect to a shared network folder, such as a share on a ReadyNAS storage system.