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The Office Directory or "O Drive," is a folder located on the Â鶹ÊÓƵ network which is only available to members of the same office.

officeshare = Name of the shared directory folder for your particular office. Each office will have a different folder name.

The X Drive is a folder located on the Â鶹ÊÓƵ network which is only available to individuals who have been granted access.

The following are course portfolios used by certain majors here at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

The History Portfolio is shared space on the Â鶹ÊÓƵ network for history majors to store their portfolio data.

The Nursing Portfolio is shared space on the Â鶹ÊÓƵ network for Nursing majors to store their portfolio data.

1. Open the File Explorer by opening the Start menu and searching for File Explorer 
2. In the left column, find This PC and right click on it. 
3. In the menu that appears, select Map network drive. 
4. The Map Network Drive dialog box will appear.
5. Select an available drive letter from the Drive: drop-down menu.
6. Enter the path to the drive you wish to map in the Folder: text box
7. Leave the Reconnect at sign-in box checked.
8. Place a check in the Connect using different credentials box.
9. Click Finish.
10. When prompted, enter your Â鶹ÊÓƵ username and your network password to connect.
    1. Note 1: Enter your Â鶹ÊÓƵ username as iupmsd\username, substituting your username and paying careful attention to the direction of the backslash (\)
    2. Note 2: Remember if you are not connected to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ network (via a wired or wireless connection), you will need to connect to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ VPN first before you are able to map a network drive on your PC.
    3. Note 3: If you do complete Step 12 (above), you will need to choose "Use Another Account" when prompted for the username and password.
11. Click Ok

Upon successful authentication, the mapped drive will appear in a new window.

If you would like to create a shortcut to your mapped drive:

• In the Computer window, right-click on the network location and choose Create Shortcut.

• You will then have a shortcut on your desktop to the newly created drive mapping.

Procedure

1. From the start screen, click on the File Explorer icon located on the start bar.
   
2. Once the File Explorer opens, click on This PC in the locations tree.
   
3. Click the Computer Tab located near the top of the screen.
4. Click the Map network drive button.
5. Click Map network drive from the dropdown menu.
6. The Map Network Drive dialog box will appear.
7. Select an available drive letter from the Drive: drop-down menu.
8. Enter the path to the drive you wish to map in the Folder: text box.
9. Leave the Reconnect at sign-in box checked.
10. Place a check in the Connect using different credentials box.
11. Click Finish.
12. When prompted, enter your Â鶹ÊÓƵ username and your network password to connect.

    1. Note 1: Enter your Â鶹ÊÓƵ username as iupmsd\username, substituting your username and paying careful attention to the direction of the backslash (\)

    2. Note 2: Remember if you are not connected to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ network (via a wired or wireless connection), you will need to connect to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ VPN first before you will be able to map a network drive on your PC.
    3. Note 3:If you do complete Step 12 (above), you will need to choose "Use Another Account" when prompted for the username and password.
13. Click Ok.
14. Upon successful authentication, the mapped drive will appear in a new window.

If you would like to create a shortcut to your mapped drive:

• In the Computer window, right-click on the network location and choose Create Shortcut.

• You will then have a shortcut on your desktop to the newly created drive mapping.

Procedures

1. After logging on to the Mac, from the Finder menu, select the Go menu.
2. From the Go menu, select Connect to Server.
3. In the Connect to Server dialog box, for the Server Address, enter the path to the desired drive.
4. Select the Connect button.
5. In the SMB/CIFS File System Authentication dialog box, enter Â鶹ÊÓƵMSD for Workgroup or Domain. Enter your Â鶹ÊÓƵ network username for Name, and enter your Â鶹ÊÓƵ network password for Password, then click OK.
6. If you are prompted only for username and password, enter your username in the format iupmsd\username. Note the direction of the slash in this instance.
7. Enter your current network password (this is the password you use for D2L/Moodle, to connect to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Wi-Fi, and to log in to PCs on campus).
8. Click Connect

Tips

• On some Mac operating systems, an icon for the mapped drive will appear on the desktop. To disconnect a drive, select the icon and drag it to the Trash.
• To display the list of drives that have recently been mapped - Click the drop-down menu next to the clock icon
• To clear the list of drives that have recently been mapped - Click the drop-down menu next to the clock icon, then choose Clear Recent Servers...
• To add the server address to your Favorite Servers list - Select the server address from the list, then click Remove

Note: Some Chromebooks may not be able to map the network drives successfully. If that is the case, we recommend using the Virtual Computer Lab.

Procedure

1. Open the Files app. (you may need to use the search icon in the bottom left to open the menu and then search for Files). 
2. In the top right corner of the Files app, click on the three dots icon. Next, click on Services, then SMB File Share.
3. In the File Share URL box, paste in the path from above for the drive you are trying to access. 
4. Enter a Display Name that will help you to remember the purpose of the drive. 
5. Enter your Â鶹ÊÓƵ username in the format: Â鶹ÊÓƵMSD\username
6. Enter your MyÂ鶹ÊÓƵ password and check the Remember sign-in info checkbox. 
7. Click Add. 
8. If the information entered is correct, the drive will show up in the navigation menu of the Files app. 

Note: When downloading files, you can select the network drive as the save location.