Mass Storage & Mapping Network Drives

Mapping a Network drive on a PC:

1. Go to 'My Computer' in your file explorer it may be listed differently on newer machines, most commonly
   1. "This PC"
   2. the name of the computer
2. Click <Computer> at the top menu, and then <Map Network Drive>
3. On the Map Network Drive Dialog box, select a drive letter that makes sense
4. But the server/drive path into the folder field
   Ex. To connect to your W drive use: \\nas01.itap.purdue.edu\puhome
5. If you're connecting from a non-Domain computer (a computer not owned by Purdue), check the "Connect using different credentials" box
6. Remember, if prompted for credentials use boilerad\ before the username if you're on a non-Domain computer, and your career account password
   
   

Mapping a Network drive on a Mac:

1. Go to the Desktop
2. Open the "Connect to Server" dialog box,
   
   1. Either click <Go> and then <Connect to Server> from the top of screen menus
   2. or, press 'COMMAND + K' on the keyboard
3. Type in the server address
   NOTE: On Mac's the slashes go the other way
   Ex. To connect to your W drive use: smb//nas01.itap.purdue.edu/puhome
4. Remember, if prompted for credentials use boilerad\ before the username, and your career account password