Network Drives for Windows Users

Windows users with a direct connection, via network cable or Tufts' wireless connection, to the Tufts LAN will automatically have their network drives mapped for them when they login and authenticate with the Tufts domain. But there are occasions, such as when using the Tufts VPN Client software, when you may have a need to manually map one of your network drives.

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Mapping Network Drives - Windows Users

1. Ensure that you are logged into to the Tufts LAN and have an active connection to the Tufts LAN (130.64.*.*).
   
   
   
2. Right-click once on either your My Computer or My Network Places icon (Network Neighborhood in Windows 2000) on your Desktop. Select Map Network Drive … from the pop-up menu.
   
   
   
   The Map Network Drive dialog box will open.
   
   
   
3. Click the Drive: down-arrow and select a drive letter that isn’t already being used. You may select anything that is free, but it’s simplest to use P: for your personal share and Q: or R: for your departmental share.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Under Folder:, type the path to the remote server location of your directory. You can also select the down-arrow to see if the path is cached. If so, select it.
   
   
   
   
   P: drive path: \\titan\your-UTLN
   
   Examples:
   \\titan\jdoe03
   \\titan\pkeena01
   
   Q: drive path: \\tftmas1\your-departments-name
   
   Examples:
   
   UIT
   \\titan\UIT$
   
   Arts and Sciences
   \\tftmas1\sociology \tftmas1\physics
   
   Fletcher
   \\tftmas1\faculty \tftmas1Adjunct
   
   
   If this is a mapping that you will use daily, place a check mark in the Reconnect at logon box.
   
   
   
   This will create a persistent drive mapping that will remain visible in My Computer (see below).
   
   
   
5. Click Finish. An Explorer window will open, displaying your files and folders. You should also see your new drive mapping listed when you browse.