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title: "Manually Mapping a Shared Drive"
canonical: "https://servicedesk.shu.edu/space/PUBLICKBA/2222587905/Manually%20Mapping%20a%20Shared%20Drive"
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After being granted access to a network shared drive, the following steps will need to be followed to access the drive (based upon the type of device and its connection to the SHU domain).

> ℹ️ **Note:**
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ - These steps apply to Windows devices connected to the SHU network resources.
> ℹ️ - The user must have been previously granted access to shared drive.

- **SHU.edu Domain Managed Device: **These devices require the user to login using their eight-character Seton Hall username and network password. Typically, these devices are old model workstations.  After shared drive access has been granted, please restart/sign out. Upon login, the shared drives will be listed in ***This PC*** view.
- **Amazon WorkSpaces Virtual Machine: **After shared drive access has been granted, please restart/sign out. Upon login, the shared drives will be listed in ***This PC*** view.
- **Azure/InTune Managed Device: **These devices require the user to login using their full Seton Hall email address and network password. Typically, these devices are newer model workstations.


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<summary>Windows 10:</summary>

1. Open the *This PC* view:
  - Select the **This PC** icon from your desktop.  
**OR**
  - Open **File Explorer** (the folder icon in the Windows taskbar) and choose **This PC** from the left-hand panel.
2. **Open the Map Network Drive tool:**
  - Select the **Computer** tab (at the top of the window).
  - Click **Map network drive**.
3. **Configure the drive mapping:**
  - **Drive:** Select **S:** from the dropdown.
  - **Folder:** Banner shared drives, enter the following path: `\\win-file1h-prod\`
4. **Set connection options:**
  - Check **Reconnect at sign-in**.
  - **Do not** check **Connect using different credentials**.
5. **Finish:**
  - Click **Finish** to complete the setup.
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<summary>Windows 11:</summary>

1. **Open the *****This PC***** view:**
  - Select the **This PC** icon from your desktop.  
**OR**
  - Open **File Explorer** (the folder icon in the Windows taskbar) and choose **This PC** from the left-hand panel.
2. **Open the Map Network Drive tool:**
  - At the top of the window, select the **ellipsis (⋯)** menu.
  - Choose **Map network drive**.
3. **Configure the drive mapping:**
  - **Drive:** Select **S:** from the dropdown.
  - **Folder:** Banner shared drives, enter the following path: `\\win-file1h-prod\`
4. **Set connection options:**
  - Check **Reconnect at sign-in**.
  - **Do not** check **Connect using different credentials**.
5. **Finish:**
  - Click **Finish** to complete the setup.
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<summary>macOS</summary>

1. **Open the Connect to Server tool:**
  - From the **Finder** (desktop background), open the **Go** menu.
  - Select **Connect to Server…**.
2. **Enter the server address:**
  - In the **Server Address** field, type:  
`smb:\\win-file1h-prod\`
  - Click the **+** button to save it as a favorite.
  - Select **Connect**.
3. **Confirm the connection:**
  - A prompt will appear: *“You are attempting to connect to …”*.
  - Select **Connect**.
4. **Enter your login credentials:**
  - Ensure **Registered User** is selected (not *Guest*).
  - Verify your 8-character username appears. If not, enter it manually.
  - Enter your **SHU network password**.
  - Select **Connect**.
5. **Choose the shared drive:**
  - If you have access to multiple shared drives on the server, you’ll be prompted to select which one to connect to.
  - Choose the desired drive.

> ℹ️ **Important note:**
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ - Shared drives do **not** reconnect automatically after a reboot or shutdown.
> ℹ️   - Repeat the above steps to reconnect as needed.
> ℹ️ - You will see a “***you are attempting to connect to …***” screen, choose “**Connect**” button.
> ℹ️ - You will then be prompted to enter login credentials to connect to shared drive.
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