In Windows networks, network disk space is organized into "shares." Mapping a drive allows you to use one of these shares as if it were a local hard drive. If you are logging into the PRIMO domain, most of the shares you might want to use are mapped automatically. However, there are some situations where you might want to map a drive to a network share yourself. If you are connecting to the SSCC network from home using VPN the usual shares are available but not mapped automatically. Also, there are some Linux shares you might need at some point which are not mapped for you.This article will show you both how to map a drive to a network share, and tell you some of the shares you might want to map.

1. If you are not plugged into the wired network in the Sewell Social Science Building, you first need to establish Connecting to the SSCC Network via VPN to the SSCC network.
2. Open Windows Explorer
3. Click on This PC on the left.
4. Click the Computer tab at the top and select Map network drive.
5. Set Drive to the letter you want to give the mapped drive.
6. In Folder type the location you want to map a drive to. See the table below for a list of locations you might want to use.
7. Check Reconnect at Logon.
8. If you are not logging in from a PC in the SSCC's PRIMO domain, check Connect using different credentials. (If you're not sure, it won't hurt to check this box regardless.) When you are asked to give your username and password specify that you are part of the SSCC's PRIMO domain by using the address username@ads.ssc.wisc.edu (e.g. bbadger@ads.ssc.wisc.edu).
9. Click Finish.

Network File Share Locations

\\research.drive.wisc.edu\NetID

\\sscunix.ssc.wisc.edu\username

\\sscunix.ssc.wisc.edu\project

\\sscwin.ads.ssc.wisc.edu\dfsroot\users\username

\\sscwin.ads.ssc.wisc.edu\dfsroot\labusers\username

\\sscwin.ads.ssc.wisc.edu\dfsroot\project

\\temp30days.ssc.wisc.edu\temp30days-shared

\\temp30days.ssc.wisc.edu\temp30days-private 

\\users.ssc.wisc.edu\username

\\www.ssc.wisc.edu\web

You can map a drive to a specific folder within any of these locations by adding it to the location you type. For example, to map a drive to the rdimond folder within Linux temporary space I would give \\sscunix.ssc.wisc.edu\temp30days\rdimond for the Folder.

1. If you are not plugged into the wired network in the Sewell Social Science Building, you first need to establish Connecting to the SSCC Network via VPN to the SSCC network.
2. Open the Finder, then click Go, Connect to Server or command+K
3. In the Server Address box, type the URL of the disk space you'd like to connect to from the table below.
4. Click the plus sign (+) to save the server in your Favorite Servers.
5. When prompted, enter your SSCC username and password. You will need to use the address username@ads.ssc.wisc.edu (e.g. bbadger@ads.ssc.wisc.edu).
6.  Check Remember this password in my keychain and you won't be asked to give it again in the future.
7. If you'd like this location to appear in your dock, hold down the alt/option key and drag it to the dock.

smb://research.drive.wisc.edu/NetID

smb://sscwin.ads.ssc.wisc.edu/dfsroot/users/username

smb://sscwin.ads.ssc.wisc.edu/dfsroot/labusers/username

smb://sscunix.ssc.wisc.edu/username

smb://sscwin.ads.ssc.wisc.edu/dfsroot/project

smb://sscunix.ssc.wisc.edu/project

smb://temp30days.ssc.wisc.edu/temp30days-shared 

smb://temp30days.ssc.wisc.edu/temp30days-private 

smb://sscunix.ssc.wisc.edu/web

smb://users.ssc.wisc.edu/username