Article ID: 1008
Last Review: Oct 21, 2009
Type: Instructions
Map network drives to Datastore in Windows XP/Vista/7
Follow these directions to map network drives to Datastore in Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
Before You Begin
To access Datastore, you must be connected to Illinois State in one of the following ways:
- ResNet connection
- Campus "isunet" wireless network
- Campus computer lab
- Campus office
- Off campus with a VPN connection (see below)
Off-campus users: To map network drives from off campus, you need to first establish a VPN connection using either the Cisco VPN Client or Network Connect in WebVPN.
Map Network Drives to Datastore
These instructions are for Windows XP and Windows Vista. To map network drives to Datastore, do the following:
- Do one of the following:
- Windows XP: Right-click on My Computer and select Map Network Drive....
- Windows Vista: Click Start and right-click on Computer. Select Map Network Drive....
- Windows 7: Click Start and right-click on Computer. Select Map Network Drive....
- The Map Network Drive window will appear.
- In the Folder: box, type one of the following network paths (based on the network share you would like to access). (Figure 1 and Figure 3)
- Personal Share:
\\datastore\yourULID
- *STV250 Share:
\\datastore\stv250
- Personal Share:
- Click on Connect using a different user name.
- Type your ULID in the User name box, as shown below. (Figure 2 and Figure 4).
- User name:
ADILSTU\yourULID
- User name:
- Type your password in the Password box.
- Click OK.
- Click Finish.
The network share will automatically open once it is successfully mapped to your computer.
You may also access mapped network drives by going to My Computer (in Windows XP) or Computer (in Windows Vista or Windows 7). You can use a network drive just as you would any other drive.
*STV250 Share: The STV250 share is used exclusively by English classes. It should never be used for personal storage.
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