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Windows 7/8: Click the Windows Key on your keyboard and the "R" Key. <br>
 
Windows 7/8: Click the Windows Key on your keyboard and the "R" Key. <br>
 
The run window will open. type in \\servername, for example, \\orca <br>
 
The run window will open. type in \\servername, for example, \\orca <br>
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===Off-Campus Access to Fileshares===
 
===Off-Campus Access to Fileshares===
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#*Orca students = https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/homes/students
 
#*Orca students = https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/homes/students
  
====Read and Write access====
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====Read and write access====
To gain read and write access to Evergreen file servers you will need to use the Map Network Drive function in Windows. <br>
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Map Network Drive.
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# Copy the URL you need from the list above
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# Double click on My Computer
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# Choose "My Network Places" from the list of Other Places on the left section
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# Choose "Add a Network Place" from Network Tasks.  This begins the Add Network Place Wizard
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# Click Next
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# Select "Choose another network location".  Click Next
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# In the space provided, paste the url/link/location that you selected above.
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# You may be prompted for your log in information, if so, provide your evergreen login . In the form username@evergreen.edu .
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# You will be asked to name the network place.  This can be anything you want
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# The wizard will ask if you wish to open the network place when you choose finish, check or uncheck the box as desired.  Click Finish
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# This will create a new icon in My Network Places that corresponds to the location you just added.
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# You maybe asked to authenticate (login) as you browse around.  If this happens press cancel and you should see your files.
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# Copy the URL you need from the list above. You will need to use it when asked to provide a "folder path"
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'''Note: Your firewall software might block the connection to the remote fileshare. If you can't connect to the filespace and have double-checked the instructions, you might need to add a firewall exemption for the fileshare.'''
# Windows 7 Users please follow these instructions from Microsoft: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-shortcut-map-network-drive#1TC=windows-7
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# Windows 8 and 10 Users please follow these instructions from Microsoft: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-shortcut-to-map-network-drive
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[[Category:File Space]]
 
[[Category:File Space]]

Revision as of 15:04, 25 February 2016

On Campus Access to Fileshares

Windows 7/8: Click the Windows Key on your keyboard and the "R" Key.
The run window will open. type in \\servername, for example, \\orca


Off-Campus Access to Fileshares

Read only access

From a web browser go to enter the URL of the file server you want to connect to

Read and write access

Map Network Drive.

  1. Copy the URL you need from the list above
  2. Double click on My Computer
  3. Choose "My Network Places" from the list of Other Places on the left section
  4. Choose "Add a Network Place" from Network Tasks. This begins the Add Network Place Wizard
  5. Click Next
  6. Select "Choose another network location". Click Next
  7. In the space provided, paste the url/link/location that you selected above.
  8. You may be prompted for your log in information, if so, provide your evergreen login . In the form username@evergreen.edu .
  9. You will be asked to name the network place. This can be anything you want
  10. The wizard will ask if you wish to open the network place when you choose finish, check or uncheck the box as desired. Click Finish
  11. This will create a new icon in My Network Places that corresponds to the location you just added.
  12. You maybe asked to authenticate (login) as you browse around. If this happens press cancel and you should see your files.


Note: Your firewall software might block the connection to the remote fileshare. If you can't connect to the filespace and have double-checked the instructions, you might need to add a firewall exemption for the fileshare.