Description

Shared drives are a network-attached storage (NAS) or file-sharing solutions that allows multiple users or devices to access and share files and documents from a centralized location. Shared drives are commonly used at the department level for various purposes, including data storage, collaboration, and data sharing. 

How to Access

Who is eligible?

Shared Drives are permission based and access needs to be requested, approved and applied in order to access content. 

Where and how do I access it?

Once access is requested, approved and applied, the shared drive can be mapped on your computer for easy, consistent access.

To map the drive on Windows:

• Click on File Explorer (yellow file folder icon on your taskbar)
• On the left-hand side, click on This PC
• Right-click on Local Disk (C:)
• In the menu that pops up, click Map network drive

• A window reading "What network folder would you like to map?" will appear. In the Folder field, input the following:
  • \\nascluster02\depart$\Example (Shared folder)
  • \\nascluster02\file$\Example (Personal folder)
    • Be sure to replace "Example" with the name of the drive you are trying to connect to!
• Click Finish

To map the drive on Mac:

• Click Go, located at the top of the screen
• Click on the Connect to Server... option

• In the window that pops up, input the following and click Connect:
  • nascluster02/depart$/Example (Shared folder)
  • nascluster02/file$/Example (Personal folder)
    • Be sure to replace "Example" with the name of the drive you are trying to connect to!

• Enter your SHU username and password when prompted and click Connect.

Note: "factorynas2" is only shown as an example. This will be replaced with your drive when you map it.