Mapping a Network Drive

Follow these instructions to map a drive on your Windows computer to a Windows server. Mapping a drive means you assign a drive letter on your computer to the server path. You can then connect to the server without having to remember and type the path every time.

Map a Drive

1. On the Start menu, right-click My Computer, and then click Map Network Drive.



2. In the Folder box, type the path to the server, for example \\servername.cit.cornell.edu\foldername or \\myserver.mydomain.cornell.edu\e$.



3. Click Connect Using Different User Name.



4. In the User name box, type your login name for the server domain.
   • For servers using domain login, type your user name in this format: serverdomain\user_name
   • For servers using active directory login, type your user name in this format: user_name@serverdomain.cornell.edu

5. In the Password box, type your password for the server domain, and then click OK.



6. In the Map Network Drive box, click Finish.

Note: To map a drive using the command-line, type:
         net use x: \\myserver.dept.cornell.edu\sharename * /user:mydomain\loginname

• x: is an available drive letter
• myserver.dept.cornell.edu is the full DNS name of a server
• * prompts for the password
• /user:mydomain\login could be Active Directory domain\netid or netid@domain.cornell.edu