Mounting File Share

When off campus, a VPN connection is required for all shared folder connections

Domain Joined (Department Computer)

Windows 11

Map a network drive to get to it from File Explorer in Windows without having to look for it or type its network address each time.

1. Open File Explorer from the taskbar or the Start  menu, or press the Windows logo key  + E.
2. Select This PC from the left pane. Then, right click on the main window area and select Add a network location from the pop-up menu
   
3. The "Add network location wizard" will pop-up, click next
4. On the next page, select Choose a custom network location then hit next
5. 
6. In the text box, type the path of the network drive. Then hit next
   
7. In the next page, type the name the network drive will be given on your machine's filesystem. Then hit next
8. Select Finish.

Windows 10

Map a network drive to get to it from File Explorer in Windows without having to look for it or type its network address each time.

1. Open File Explorer from the taskbar or the Start  menu, or press the Windows logo key  + E.
2. Select This PC from the left pane. Then, on the Computer tab, select Map network drive.
   
3. In the Drive list, select a drive letter. (Any available letter will do.)
4. In the Folder box, type the path of the folder or computer. To connect every time you log on to your PC, select the Reconnect at sign-in check box.
   
5. Select Finish.

Workgroup (Personal Computer)

Windows 11

Map a network drive to get to it from File Explorer in Windows without having to look for it or type its network address each time.

1. Follow the instructions for a Windows 11 Domain joined computer above
2. After clicking next on step 5, a pop-up will come up asking for your credentials
3. For username enter ads\[macid] replacing [macid] with your macid
4. For password, enter your regular password
5. Click next and continue with the instructions for a Windows 11 Domain joined computer above

Windows 10

Map a network drive to get to it from File Explorer in Windows without having to look for it or type its network address each time.

1. Open File Explorer from the taskbar or the Start  menu, or press the Windows logo key  + E.
2. Select This PC from the left pane. Then, on the Computer tab, select Map network drive.
   
3. In the Drive list, select a drive letter. (Any available letter will do.)
4. In the Folder box, type the path of the folder or computer. To connect every time you log on to your PC, select the Reconnect at sign-in check box.
   
5. Select the Connect using different credentials checkbox
6. Select Finish.
7. Enter credentials in the format of ads\[MacID] and then your McMaster Password
8. Select the Remember my credentials checkbox and click OK

Mac OS X

To map network drives in OS X, do the following:

1. On the finder menu bar, click GO > Connect To Server…
2. Enter a network path in the Server Address: box.
   1. Example: smb://servername/sharename
3. Click Connect

You can add the path to the list by clicking the (+) button. (This will save you from writing the path to the network drive next time you connect to network drives through VPN)

Congratulations! You are now connected to your network drive and folder.

1. Note: If you are prompted to enter a password, select Registered User, and enter your MacID and password.
2. ‌Select the folder you would like to connect to and Click OK.
3. Once connected you will see the folder will open and an Icon appears on the desktop, which is the network drive that you are connected to

Note: When you disconnect from VPN the network drive will disappear and you will have to follow the above steps to connect back to the desired network drive and folder.