On the CCAC network there are a few U: drives, often referred to as Shared Drives, that contain folders for different groups and departments. CCAC employees can use these drives in order to share files between other users within their group without needing to send individual copies to them. Folders on the Shared Drives are protected so that only users who have been granted access to them may open them up and gain access to the content within them.
Opening the U Drive
On Campus
- Log into a CCAC Computer
- Click the File Explore icon
- Go to This PC
- Under Network Locations you will see the U Drive
Off Campus
- Log into VPN
- Once logged in, Click the File Explore icon
- Go to This PC
- Under Network Locations you will see the U Drive
Mapping the U Drive - CCAC Device
- Open File Explorer
- Right-click This PC
- Click “Map network drive…”
- Select a drive letter
- Use the most common letter that is already associated with the drive.
- If you must connect to multiple campus U drives, only one drive can be associated with the letter “U”.
- Enter the folder path: See Above
- Check the boxes Reconnect at sign-in
- Click Finish and a Credentials box will appear
Mapping the U Drive - Personal Device
Windows
- Open File Explorer
- Right-click This PC
- Click “Map network drive…”
- Select a drive letter
- Use the most common letter that is already associated with the drive.
- If you must connect to multiple campus U drives, only one drive can be associated with the letter “U”.
- Enter the folder path: See Above
- Check the boxes Reconnect at sign-in, and Connect using different credentials
- Connect using different credentials is required on personal device. Do not check this box on college-owned laptops.
- Click Finish and a Credentials box will appear
- Enter CCAC username in the format of ccac.org\yourusername
- Enter your CCAC password
- Check the box Remember my credentials
- Click the Ok Button
Mac
- Open Finder Window
- Click Go
- Connect to Server
- Type smb://FolderPath: See Above
- Then choose Connect
- Enter CCAC username in the format of ccac.org\yourusername
- Enter your CCAC password
- Click the Ok button