Map a Network Drive

Map a network drive to create a shortcut to the shared file system path.

To map a network drive you will need to know the shared file system path.

Mapping a network drive will help you to access the shared files just the way you access your local files. When you map a network drive, it will display as a new drive in the File Explorer.

  1. Open File Explorer.
  2. Perform one of the following options based on Windows version:
    • In Windows 7, right click Computer and select Map network drive... from the context menu.
    • In Windows 8 or 10, right click This PC and select Map network drive... from the context menu.
    A Map Network Drive menu is displayed.


    Figure 1. Map Network Drive
  3. Select the drive letter you want to use for the network folder.
  4. Choose one of the following options:
    • Enter the shared file system path provided by the administrator.
    • Click Browse to navigate to the folder or path you want to map and click OK.
    An example of a windows network drive is: \\hwesuse110-14\share
  5. Enable Reconnect at sign-in, so it is always available to you when you login to the system.
  6. Enable Connect using different credentials to login to the mapped network drive with a different user credentials.
  7. Click Finish.
Now you can configure the shared file system path.