ARCHIVED: Map network drives at IUSB
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Before you begin
- If you are off campus, you will need to establish a VPN connection before mapping a network drive.
- If you are on campus and connecting via wireless, make sure to use IU Secure when mapping a network drive.
- If you are on campus and connecting via a wired port at the tech desk, you must register your computer at IU Messaging Services before proceeding.
Windows
To map a network drive at IUSB using Windows:
- From the menu, right-click or .
- Select .
- From the "Drive:" drop-down menu, choose the appropriate drive letter (e.g., , , , or ).
- 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
- If you want the drive to connect every time you log in, select .
- Click .
- When prompted, enter your IU username and passphrase,
adding
ads.iu.edu\
to the beginning of your username, for example:ads.iu.edu\username
Alternatively, you can access network storage directly:
- Open .
- In the "Address" field, enter any of the folder paths listed in number 4 above.
Note:
If you want to connect to the
H:
drive, but don't know
the name of your departmental folder, in the "Address" field, enter
\\sb-inft-fs1.ads.iu.edu
, and then choose your
departmental folder from the list.
macOS
To map a network drive at IUSB using macOS:
- Click and select .
- 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
- Click .
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Last modified on 2019-03-06 16:27:27.