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---++ Network Drive Mapping ---+ If you think any information on this website needs update or change, please contact PPD IT Helpdesk 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 Contact PPD IT Helpdesk with any further questions, comments or corrections. ---++ 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' 1 On the toolbar at the top of the window click 'Map network drive' <br /><img alt="" src="http://i51.tinypic.com/m79i4n.png" /> 1 Select a letter from the drop-down list (you can use any that is not currently in use) 1 In the Folder field, type the location of the folder you wish to link to, or Browse to find it manually 1 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 1 As above, select a letter from the drop-down list and enter the location of the folder you wish to connect to 1 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. 1 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… 1 As the server address, type https://hepwwwfs.pp.rl.ac.uk/ppdfiles. 1 Select Registered User and enter your federal ID without the CLRC/ prefix 1 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: <literal>sudo apt-get install smbfs </literal> 1 Now run the following command in the terminal to mount a drive, in this case the T-drive: <literal>$ smbmount //dc.pp.rl.ac.uk/ppd <mount-location> -o user=<federal-id>,domain=clrc </literal> 1 Enter your password when prompted and hit Enter
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