Network Drives (Windows) - Connecting to a Network Drive (AD)
Follow these steps to connect to a network drive on a Windows computer.
Before performing these steps, you must know the address of the network drive. On Windows, this address will look something like:\\lss.drive.wisc.edu\lss
If you do not know the address for your network drive, please contact Technical Support.
- If you are off-campus, connect to WiscVPN: WiscVPN GlobalProtect (Windows) - Connecting and Disconnecting.
- Open Windows Explorer (your file browser).
- In the left-hand navigation pane, right-click on This PC.
- [Windows 11 only] Select Show more options.
- Select Map network drive...
- Enter the address of the network drive in the "Folder" field.
- Check Reconnect at sign-in.
- Click Finish.
If you were successful, Windows Explorer will open the network drive. It will appear under "Network locations" in "This PC."
Troubleshooting
- Make sure you're connected to the internet.
- Make sure you've typed the server name correctly.