VPN Tutorial - Mapping a Network Drive
Setting up from Work
When you are at home, wanting to connect to the network on campus, you will need to "map a network drive". This section will describe how to do that.
The first step must be done at work.
- 1. Open Windows Explorer
- 2. Scroll down on the left panel until you see the drive where your data is stored. Highlight that letter.
- 3. Right click on it and select properties. (If the type field says it is a local drive, you will not be able to access this from home. You can only map a drive to network drives. These are generally indicated with the letters E-Z.)
- 4. Now click Tools in the menu bar at the top of your screen. Select Map Network Drive.
- 5. You will see a screen like this:
In the Drive field, use the drop down arrow to find the drive you want to map. You will see something like V:\\adminfin\jdoe. Write down the information that is located after the drive letter, starting with the two slashes. In this case, I would write down \\adminfin\jdoe. You will need to type this information in exactly when you are mapping your drive from home.
Then click Cancel. Go on to the next page to see the steps to follow at home.
Setting up at Home
Now that you are home and you have established your VPN connection (Remember, Start>Programs>Easy Access VPN Client>Easy Access Dialer...) you are ready to map a drive to the network to access your material. Just follow these steps.
The first steps were done at work, these steps need to be done at home.
- 1. Open Windows Explorer
- 2. Click on Tools in the menu at the top of the page.
- 3. Select Map Network Drive. You will see this screen again.
- 4. In the Drive field, select an appropriate drive name.
- 5. In the Folder field, type in what you so diligently wrote down. It will look something like this \\xxxxxx\jdoe , but will have the server name and information you copied down.
Then click on finish. Now you should be able to retrieve and work on files to the Creighton network over a secure connection.
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