Connect to your Network Drive
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This page contains instructions on how to connect to your network drives (G: drive, H: drive, N: drive) from your own personal computer. Please keep in mind that you are only able to access these drives while connected to the campus network.
Windows 10
- Type “This PC” into the Cortana search bar.
- Right-click on This PC select Map Network Drive…
- Chose a drive letter (it does not need to be the same as the letter normally used, but that works as good as any).
- In the Folder field, type “\student1\USERNAME$” (without the quotation marks), where USERNAME is your network username. If you are a member of the staff or faculty, replace student1 with staff1 or faculty1, respectively.
- If you wish to connect to the courseware, or N, drive, use \pcapps1\courseware.
- If you wish to connect to your department’s H drive, use \staff1\DEPTCODE, where DEPTCODE is the abbreviation for your department. If you are a member of the faculty, replace staff1 with faculty1.
- Check the Box for Connect using different credentials.
- Check Reconnect at logon if you want your network drive to show up whenever you turn your computer on.
- Click Finish and you will be prompted for your username and password.
- In the Username field, enter “providence\USERNAME” (without the quotation marks), where USERNAME is your network username.
- In the Password field either your network password.
- Your network drive should now open.
macOS
- Open Finder from the Dock.
- Click on the Go menu.
- Choose Connect to Server.
- In the Address field type “smb://student1/USERNAME$” (without the quotation marks), where USERNAME is your network username. If you are a member of the staff or faculty, replace student1 with staff1 or faculty1, respectively.
- If you wish to connect to the courseware drive, use smb://pcapps1/courseware.
- If you wish to connect to your department’s H drive, use smb://staff1/DEPTCODE, where DEPTCODE is the abbreviation for your department. If you are a member of the faculty, replace staff1 with faculty1.
- Click on the plus sign (+) button to add this to the favorites list.
- Click Connect.
- When the next dialog window opens, be sure that the Username field shows your network username and not your full name. Make sure you also enter your network password.
- Click OK and your network drive should show up.