Map a drive (access a shared resource) at IU
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Before you begin
- The term "share" can refer to any shared computer, drive, folder, or resource. If you don't know the location/path of a share, contact its owner or IT Pro.
- If you are off campus, be sure to establish a VPN connection before proceeding.
- To access network shares using Samba, follow the instructions below for your operating system.
Windows
Notes:
- If you would like to connect to the drive every time you start your computer, select in the initial "Map Network Drive" window.
- If your computer is not joined to the ADS domain or you need to connect with a different username, click
dvader
is the username:ads\dvader
. For the username, supply the domain with a backslash in front of the username. At IU, use the following example with the ADS domain, where - To use Samba to connect to a remote Indiana University server from a Windows computer that is not joined to IU's ADS domain, you may need to disable LM/NTLMv1; see Use the local security settings to force NTLMv2.
- Open File Explorer, and select .
- In the ribbon menu at the top of the window, click Note:You may need to click the three dots menu in the ribbon.
.
- In the "Folder:" field, type the pathname of the networked drive, for example:
\\bl-dept-server.ads.iu.edu\share\
For specific campus drives, see the IUK, IUN, or IUSB section below.
macOS
To map a drive in macOS:
- In the Finder, select and then .
- In the "Connect to Server" window, enter the path name of the network drive under "Server Address", for example:
smb://bl-dept-server.ads.iu.edu/share
For specific campus drives, see the IUK, IUN, or IUSB section below.
Note:Use only the SMB/Samba protocol (smb://
) to connect. - In the window that appears, choose
ads\username
, replacingusername
with your username. In the "Password:" field, enter your IU passphrase.
. In the "User name:" field, enter - To reconnect to the remote server at login, see Automatically Connect to a Network Drive on Mac Start Up & Login.
Note:
Remote Windows servers have to be configured by the server administrator to allow access by Mac or Unix systems.
Drives to use at various campuses
IUK
- Windows:
Note:In the "Drive:" field, choose the appropriate drive letter (that is, anything afterexcept ).
For the appropriate drive, enter the folder path, replacing
username
ordepartment_share
with your username or department name:- Faculty and staff shared drive:
\\ko-filesrv.ads.iu.edu\users\username
- Campus shared drive:
\\ko-filesrv.ads.iu.edu\shared
- Departmental shared drive:
\\ko-filesrv.ads.iu.edu\shared\department_share
- Faculty and staff shared drive:
- macOS:
- In the "Server Address:" field, type the appropriate path; replace
department_share
with your department name:- Faculty and staff shared drive:
smb://ko-filesrv.ads.iu.edu/shared
- Departmental shared drive:
smb://ko-filesrv.ads.iu.edu/shared/department_share
- Faculty and staff shared drive:
- Click .
- In the "Server Address:" field, type the appropriate path; replace
IUN
Note:
In the "Drive:" field, select a letter to assign to the drive. UITS recommends using for departments and for home.
- Windows:
- In the "Folder:" field, enter the path name of the network drive:
- For a departmental folder, enter
\\nw-it-data.ads.iu.edu\data
. - For your home folder, enter
\\nw-it-data.ads.iu.edu\home$\username
, replacingusername
with your IU username.
If you do not know the name of your departmental folder, contact your department secretary.
- For a departmental folder, enter
- In Windows, check , and then click .
- In the "Folder:" field, enter the path name of the network drive:
- macOS:
For the path name of the network drive under "Server Address":
- For a departmental folder, enter
smb://nw-it-data.ads.iu.edu/Data
. - For your home folder, enter
smb://nw-it-data.ads.iu.edu/home$/username
, replacing username with your IU username.
- For a departmental folder, enter
IUSB
- Windows:
- For the appropriate drive, enter the folder path; replace
username
oryour_department
with your username or department name:O:
drive (faculty and staff shared):\\sb-inft-fs2.ads.iu.edu\home\username
W:
drive (campus shared):\\sb-inft-fs1.ads.iu.edu\shared
H:
drive (departmental share):\\sb-inft-fs1.ads.iu.edu\your_department
S:
drive (student shared):\\sb-inft-fs1.ads.iu.edu\stushared
- Click .
- For the appropriate drive, enter the folder path; replace
- macOS:
In the "Server Address:" field, type the appropriate path; replace
your_department
with your department name:O:
drive (faculty and staff shared):smb://sb-inft-fs2.ads.iu.edu/home
W:
drive (campus shared):smb://sb-inft-fs1.ads.iu.edu/shared
H:
drive (departmental share):smb://sb-inft-fs1.ads.iu.edu/your_department
S:
drive (student shared):smb://sb-inft-fs1.ads.iu.edu/stushared
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Last modified on 2021-11-30 12:06:33.