Mapping network drives allows you to place a documentary base in one place, giving access only to a certain group of users. This makes it much easier for network administrators to regularly back up data and monitor activities on the network.
Instructions
Step 1
For any connection method, you need to know the name of the server and the name of the resource to which you want to access. Ask your network administrator for this information.
Step 2
Open "Network Neighborhood" through the start button "Start". Further "The whole network" -> "Microsoft Windows network". You will see a list of domains that are online. Select the one you need by double-clicking on its icon, a new list of computers will open. Click on the required computer and specify the drive or folder to which you want to assign a name to the network drive.
Step 3
Select Map Network Drive from the context menu (by right-clicking). Come up with a letter for the new drive and check the "Reconnect each time you log on" checkbox so that the setting is not lost after the computer is turned off. Click the "Finish" button, then the contents of the new network drive will open.
Step 4
You can connect the disk through the "Explorer". Open it through "Start". In the Explorer menu, open the "Tools" section, select the "Map network drive" command. Come up with a letter and specify it in the drop-down list. Traditionally, these are the letters X, Y or Z, but you can choose any of the free ones at the moment.
Step 5
Enter the server name in the "Folder" field after the double backslash, and then the name of the resource, separated by a single slash, as follows: / server_name resource_name, or use the Browse button to select.
Step 6
There is a third way: connecting a network drive through the "Run" command, which is launched through the menu of the same "Start" button. In the window that opens, in the "Open" field, enter the command "cmd", enter the line "net use x: / server_name resource_name", press Enter. In this entry, x is the letter assigned to the new drive. Its contents will appear on the screen.
