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Mapping a Drive

When you are on campus (or off campus connected to the campus network via vpn.uark.edu) and a drive is mapped to a university hosted resource such as Comp, Cavern, MyDocs, the Microsoft IIS server, or Gizmo account file space, your computer treats it like any other drive. This means that you can save, delete, copy, and move files between your account and the computer that you are using. This article includes a list of the most common network locations and instructions for connecting with Windows or Mac.

When you map a drive, enter the path to the server or network share to which you want to connect. Some common paths on the university network are listed below. Note: Mac users can map a drive using smb: only when connected to the Active Directory.

Common Network Locations

Windows

  • Comp: \\comp.uark.edu\username where "username" is your UARK username

  • Cavern: \\cavern.uark.edu\username where "username" is your Cavern account username
    Use your full Cavern password when logging in.

  • My Docs: \\Mydocs.uark.edu\mydocs\username\Documents where "username" is your UARK username

  • Microsoft IIS server*: \\new-www3.uark.edu\foldername$
    You must include $ after your foldername.

  • Gizmo*: \\gizmo.uark.edu\volumename where "volumename" is your assigned volume title

*If your computer is part of the campus-wide Active Directory domain and you log in with your uark.edu account, you do not need to enter a username to connect to Gizmo or IIS since you have already authenticated. If you are not logged into your computer with your UARK username and password, it may be necessary to select Different User Name and log in using the following format: username@uark.edu.

Mac

Mac users can map a drive using smb: only when connected to the Active Directory.

  • Comp: smb://comp.uark.edu/username

  • Cavern: smb://cavern.uark.edu/username where "username" is your Cavern account username
    Use your full Cavern password when logging in.

  • My Docs: smb://Mydocs.uark.edu/mydocs/username/documents

  • Microsoft IIS server: smb://new-www3.uark.edu/foldername$
    You must include $ after your foldername.

  • Gizmo: smb://gizmo.uark.edu/volumename where "volumename" is your assigned volume title

Mapping a Drive in Windows

Windows 7 and Vista

  1. Open Computer from the Start menu.

  2. Click the Map Network Drive option at the top of the window.

  3. In the Drive: field, select a preferred drive letter.

  4. In the Folder: field, enter the path to the network share to which you are wanting to connect.

  5. Select the "Reconnect at logon" option if you want the drive mapped every time the computer is restarted. Click Finish.

Windows XP

  1. Open My Computer from either the Start menu or the desktop.

  2. Click the Tools option at the top, and select Map Network Drive.

  3. In the Drive: field, select a preferred drive letter.

  4. In the Folder: field, enter the path to the network share to which you are wanting to connect.

  5. Select the Reconnect at logon option if you want the drive mapped every time the computer is restarted. Click Finish. 

Connect to a Server in Mac OS X

Mac users can map a drive using smb: only when connected to the Active Directory.

  1. From the top menu bar, select Go and Connect to Server.

  2. In the resulting Connect to Server window, type a network location in the Address field (see above for examples).

  3. Click Add to Favorites (+) to add it to your list of Favorites in the dropdown menu. Click Connect.

  4. Type the account username and password. Click Connect.

  5. Access the drive via the Finder under Shared. Double-click the volume icon to access your files and use drag-and-drop capabilities for file transfers.

  6. To show the drive as a shortcut on your desktop, go to Finder, then click Preferences. On the General tab check the box next to Connected servers.

  7. To log out from the server, click the Eject symbol, or drag the mounted volume desktop icon into the Trash.

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Comments

Rama Ratna Adarsh Chandu

06/24/2011
1:04 pm

I'm working for an RSO and I am unable to map drive over my system.

Starla Stensaas

06/24/2011
1:24 pm

Please use askit.uark.edu and let us know what it is you are trying to do and someone will respond and help you.