Connecting with a Windows Machine

HEY! Before you continue: did the PI of this drive (or IT) grant you access? You need those permissions set before continuing!

• If you are on a laptop: first, connect to the UW-Madison VPN. CHM Desktop computers should not need to use the VPN.

• Open “This PC” by clicking Start and typing “This PC”, then hit enter

• At the top of the explorer window, click “Computer” and “Map Network Drive”:

• “Drive” can be any letter you’d like.

• "Folder" will be the address of the research/restricted drive. This will change based on the PI. Examples:

  • \\research.drive.wisc.edu\jddunne

  • \\restricted.drive.wisc.edu\rjdavids
    
    If you don't know - ask your PI or IT!

• Make sure to click the “reconnect at sign-in” and “connect using different credentials” button

• Click “Finish”

• On the next window, enter AD\(your netID). It’s VERY IMPORTANT you include “AD\” otherwise this will not work!

Connecting with a Mac Machine

HEY! Before you continue: did the PI of this drive (or IT) grant you access? You need those permissions set before continuing!

• If you are on a laptop: first, connect to the UW-Madison VPN. CHM Desktop computers should not need to use the VPN.

• Open a finder window and click the “Go” menu at the top of your screen, then select “Connect to Server”:

• In the Server Address field, enter the SMB address of the research drive you're trying to connect to. This will be different based on the PI. Examples: 

  • smb://research.drive.wisc.edu/jddunne

  • smb://restricted.drive.wisc.edu/rjdavids
    
    If you don't know - ask your PI or IT!

• On the next window, enter your NetID and password:

Hit "connect" and it should appear.