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Network Shares
All Tufts University faculty and staff are assigned a Universal Tufts Login Name (UTLN). Typically, it is comprised of your first initial, the first five letters of your last name, and two digits, such as 01, 02, etc.
Examples:
| jsmith01 jdoe02 jjohns01 |
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| | Logging in to the Tufts Local Area Network (LAN) with your UTLN and password “authenticate” you as a valid user and define what directory locations and services you may access. Available LAN services include printing, email, VPN access, network storage, and access to network shares. The term network share refers to data storage space located on Tufts University servers. When you store files from your computer on a network share and log in to the Tufts domain, your stored data is accessible, no matter where you are physically connected. In addition, the data you store on network shares is backed up nightly, providing data redundancy in the event that your local drive crashes. Finally, access to data stored on network shares is restricted by a user’s network access rights, ensuring that only those who should have access to the data can see, copy, or edit it.
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| The P: and R: (or Q:) Drives
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| | To access data stored in your directories on the remote server you must map or mount a drive. Mapping defines the LAN path to the server location, allowing you to treat your remote folders and data as you would any other drive (A:, C:, D:, etc.). This process creates a virtual drive on your computer. You can then copy, edit, and print your data as if it were located on your local system. | | | | | | |  | There are several network drives that map automatically for you when you login to the Tufts domain, two of which are your P: and R: (or Q:) drives*. These drive mappings are created for you when you login on a Windows-based system and should appear in the My Computer window. Although all home shares are mapped with the letter P: the Tufts login scripts use both R: and Q: to designate departmental shares. | | |
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| *NOTE: Your login script may map other drives in addition to P: and R: or Q: | | |  |
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| The P: drive, your “personal drive”, is also called your “home share”. No one except you may access this data. This is an excellent location for any documentation that needs to be edited or retrieved from multiple locations. Each faculty member is allotted 1 GB of space for their individual P: drive, but may request more space if needed. Contact your departmental IT Support provider for more information |
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| The R: or Q: drive, your “departmental share”, is an area with shared access by members of a particular project or department. Uses for R: drive storage include shared project files, databases, applications, and other departmental-specific documentation. |
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