Network Drive Mapping

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In PPD there are a number of network drives which are mapped on user’s computers as standard. These allow easy access to files on home and shared areas.

Contents:

• Standard network locations
• Instructions for mapping network drives
  • Windows 10
  • Mac OS X
  • Linux

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Standard network locations

• User home area, H: - this is a private storage space for your documents. It is located on \\dc.pp.rl.ac.uk\ppd\fedid\{fedid}
• PPD shared area, T: - subdivided into different areas for different groups, this provides a shared location for multiple users to access the same files. It is located on \\dc.pp.rl.ac.uk\ppd
• Software packages, S: - contains useful software installation files. It is located on \\dc.pp.rl.ac.uk\ppd\packages

Instructions for mapping network drives

If you want to map a different network location, or the above locations are not automatically set up, use the following instructions.

• Windows 7/Vista

1. 1. Open the Start Menu and click 'Computer'
   2. On the toolbar at the top of the window click 'Map network drive'
      
   3. Select a letter from the drop-down list (you can use any that is not currently in use)
   4. In the Folder field, type the location of the folder you wish to link to, or Browse to find it manually
   5. Ensure Reconnect at logon is ticked, and click Finish

• Windows 7

• 1. Open My Computer and from the toolbar go to Tools > Map Network Drive
  2. As above, select a letter from the drop-down list and enter the location of the folder you wish to connect to
  3. Tick Reconnect at logon and then click Finish

• Windows 7 mapping linux user files

1. 1. Connecting to your linux home file via Windows using Samba.
   2. Simply map its Samba network drive \\samba.pp.rl.ac.uk\{user name}

• MAC OS X Access to PPD files from a Mac is granted using the PPD WebDAV service, support for which is built into OS X.
  1. On the Finder menu bar, click Connect to Server…
  2. As the server address, type https://hepwwwfs.pp.rl.ac.uk/ppdfiles.
  3. Select Registered User and enter your federal ID without the CLRC/ prefix
  4. The T drive will now be mounted to your desktop and can be accessed normally

• Linux

1. 1. If your installation does not include samba, install it using: sudo apt-get install smbfs
   2. Now run the following command in the terminal to mount a drive, in this case the T-drive: $ smbmount //dc.pp.rl.ac.uk/ppd <mount-location> -o user=<federal-id>,domain=clrc
   3. Enter your password when prompted and hit Enter