Mapping a network drive in Windows
Note: You must be connected to the Olin network via wired connection, wireless connection or via VPN connection
- Open the Start Menu
- Right click on This PC (right side of the start menu) and select Map Network Drive
- For the Drive field, select from the available drive letters that are not already in use
- For the Folder, type in the network address of the folder you want to map to
- For example:
- Public
- Sandbox
- Faculty and Staff User Folder
- Student User Folder
- For exchange students, replace “your graduation year” with “Exchange”, and for cross-registered students, replace it with “CrossReg”
- Select Reconnect at Log on
- Click Finish
- The drive will now open to show you the contents
- You should now be able to see the drive in Computer with your other drives
Note: If prompted to log in, you need to specify “olin.edu\USERNAME”