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PC Network Drive Access
| On-Campus Instructions |
| In Windows 7/Vista click on Start and then Computer. The drives will appear under the Network section and appear as below. Tip: If you network drives have a red-x over them, simply reboot your computer and the drives will automatically re-map themselves. |
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Off-Campus Instructions/Instructions for Non-Samford Computers |
| 1. In Windows 7/Vista click on Start and then Computer to open an Explorer view of available drives. |
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| 2. At the top of the window click on Map Network Drive and a screen will appear asking what network folder you would like to connect to. You will need to select a drive letter from the drop down and then supply an address for the folder and then click finish. |
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| 3. A new window will appear and prompt you to input your Samford user name and password. Once that's done click okay. |
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| 4. A new window will opening displaying the contents of the network location. |
| There are three specific network locations that you can map. |
| https://netfiles.samford.edu/departments corresponds to the W drive or Departments location. |
| https://netfiles.samford.edu/public corresponds to the X drive or Public location. |
| https://netfiles.samford.edu/homedir/username corresponds to the Z drive or your Home-directory. |
| For mapping the Home-Directory location you will need to supply your own user name. |
| Note: When opening and saving items from off-campus you will be prompted to supply your user name and password each time you make a change. |
