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Drive Mapping for Faculty

Network Shares | BlueArc Storage | Windows Drive Mapping | VPN | Drive Mounting Tip Sheet Download | VPN Downloads

Mapping Your Drives in Windows

When you login to the Tufts LAN on a Windows-based system and are authenticated as a valid user, your login script maps your P: and Q: drives for you. To access the files stored at these remote locations, open My Computer and click on the respective drive letter.

But on occasion, you may want or need to map your P: and Q: drives manually. In addition, your BlueArc storage space will not be mapped for you by your login script.


To create a drive mapping in Windows XP:
   
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.
   
   
3. Select Map Network Drive …. . The Map Network Drive dialog box will open.
   
 
   
   
4. 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. Note: You can choose any free drive letter for BlueArc or other non-standard mapping.
   
 
   
   
5. 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:
  Arts and Sciences -
    \\tftmas1\sociology
    \\tftmas1\physics
     
  Fletcher:
    \\tftmas1\faculty
    \\tftmas1\Adjunct
     
     
BlueArc Storage drive path:
  \\noah\your-folder-name
     
  Examples:
    \\noah\tccsdoc
    \\noah\waltlab
     
  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).
     
     
6. Click Finish. An Explorer window will open, displaying your files and folders. You should also see your new drive mapping listed when you browse:
     
 
     

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