Mapping Network Drives on workstations

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If you already know how to map a network drive in Windows, here are the specs to Connect to the Company File Dump and New Media Array:

IP and folder for Company file dump \\192.168.2.66\compfiledump

IP and folder for New Media Array \\192.168.2.66\newmedia

User account is on the Passwords Spreadsheet.

  1. Go to the computer that you are mapping the drive for.
  2. Open a File Explorer window.
  3. Click onto This PC in the left side bar.
  4. Go back up to the Top bar and now you will see the Map Network Drive icon, click on that.                                                                                                             
  5. A new dialog box will pop up, where you will enter the information from the top of the article.
  6. Once the information is copied over check the box for “Connect using different credentials”  The drive letter is not important just needs to be a drive letter that isn’t being currently used.
  7. Another Dialog box will pop up, and you will enter the username and password from the passwords spreadsheet, as well as check the box to Remember my credentials.         
  8. Once you click OK, if all connects normally a new file explorer window will open and the drive will be accessible.