Windows Support

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Mapping CSDE Network Drives

• Using Windows

• Using Mac OS X

Mapping CSDE Network Drives On Windows

If your workstation is located on the UW campus and it logs directly into the CSDE domain, then the CSDE network drives H: (your home directory), R: (the project folders) and T: (the "transfer" drive) will be connected for you automatically. This also happens in the computer lab and on the terminal servers. But what if your office is elsewhere on the UW campus, and you log into a different Windows domain? Is it still possible to access your CSDE files over the network? Yes, indeed! On any computer running Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you can map these network drives yourself. Just follow these instructions.

1. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop, or open up a new Windows Explorer window by selecting Start --> (All) Programs --> Accessories --> Windows Explorer.
   
   
    
2. Click the Tools menu and then select Map Network Drive.
   
   
    
3. You may choose any drive letter; however, to avoid confusion we suggest that you use the same letters as CSDE if possible. These are H:, R: and T:.
   
   
    
4. In the Folder field, type the path to the resource. Below are the full network paths for the H:, R: and T: drives. Note that staff and faculty home directories are stored on "FS1" while student directories are on "FS2."
   
   

   Drive	Folder
   H:	\\csde-fs1.csde.washington.edu\user\facultyusername
   H:	\\csde-fs2.csde.washington.edu\user\studentusername
   O:	\\csde-fs1.csde.washington.edu\Office
   R:	\\csde-fs2.csde.washington.edu\net
   T:	\\csde-fs1.csde.washington.edu\transfer

   
   

   
   
    

5. You may want to uncheck the Reconnect at logon box, depending on the circumstances. This tells Windows that each time you log into this workstation, you want to reconnect to the CSDE drive. It also stores your encrypted CSDE password on the computer. So, if this computer is not used exclusively by you, please uncheck the Reconnect box to protect your CSDE files from unauthorized access.
    
6. Click Connect using a different user name. This is a very important step! Here you provide your CSDE authentication data as proof that you're really entitled to gain access to CSDE resources. In the box that pops up, type your CSDE user name preceded by "CSDE\", e.g.:
   
   CSDE\studentusername
   
   Then type your CSDE login password. Click the OK button.
   
   
    
7. Click Finish to map the network drive using the information you've provided. If all goes well, you will quickly see the contents of your new H: or T: drive displayed on the screen.
    
8. To disconnect the network drive after you're finished using it, simply navigate back to My Computer or any Windows Explorer window. Then select Tools --> Disconnect Network Drive from the menu. Click to select the drive to disconnect and then OK to complete the operation.
   
   
   
   

Mapping CSDE Network Drives On a Mac OS X

This will only work if you have a wired connection and are on the UW campus.

If you use Mac and want to map a network drive to a CSDE Windows file server follow these steps:

1) click: finder--> Go --> Connect to Server

2) In the address field type "smb:// " followed by the fully qualified domain name of the file server you want to connect to.

          ex: if you wanted to access your student home directory you would type: "smb://csde-fs2.csde.washington.edu

3) You will then be asked to log in. Use your CSDE username and password.

4) Now when you go to Finder you will see "csde-fs2.csde.washington.edu" under the Shared tab. The drive will be mounted until you eject it from Finder or log off.

Here is a list of drive letters and their corresponding server names you will need:

Drive	Folder
H:	csde-fs1.csde.washington.edu/user/facultyusername
H:	csde-fs2.csde.washington.edu/user/studentusername
O:	csde-fs1.csde.washington.edu/Office
R:	csde-fs2.csde.washington.edu/net
T:	csde-fs1.csde.washington.edu/transfer