How To: Map a Network Drive

Description

Departments in Duquesne have networked drives that can be remotely accessed from devices that are connected to the Duquesne network. You will need to make sure you are connected directly to the Duquesne network via Ethernet or using GlobalProtect VPN in order to map your network drive. This article will explain how you can map a network drive, such as Einstein or Plan-Bud, once you have a path for that drive and you have been granted access to connect to it.

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Windows

If you know the path name

  1. Open the File Explorer by clicking the folder icon in the lower left-hand corner, or by opening any folder on your computer.
    Image: Screenshot of Windows screen, with the File Explorer icon highlighted
  2. On the left-hand side of the File Explorer, find This PC. Right-click on This PC and click Map Network Drive.
    Image: Screenshot of This PC with Map Network Drive highlighted
  3. Select a drive letter, or leave it as the default.
  4. Under Folder, enter the full path name of the drive you are trying to map: For instance, if your drive is \\einstein\HR\User\Files, you will type that in the Folder field.
    • If you want to make sure your computer will attempt to re-map this network drive every time you restart, check Reconnect at sign-in
      Image: Mapping a network drive
  5. Press Finish to create a drive on This PC that contains your network drive.

If you do not know the path name (Einstein only)

  1. Click the Magnifying Glass in the lower left-hand corner
  2. Type \\einstein and press Enter
    Image: Searching for \\einstein
  3. Navigate to the folder you are trying to access; for instance, if you know it is in HR, go to the HR folder.
  4. When you are in the folder you are trying to map, click on the address bar at the top of the folder. This is the path name.
    Image: Demonstration of the address bar in Windows
  5. Follow the instructions for mapping a network drive with path name.

macOS

  1. On the top title bar, click Go and choose Connect to Server
    Image: Screenshot of the Go dropdown on MacOS
  2. Type smb://, followed by the full path name of the network share you are trying to map
  3. Click Connect to continue. This will map the network share to your desktop.
    Image: Share prompt
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