Map a Network Drive on a Mac

Tags Drive X W

How To:

  • How Map a Network Drive on a Mac

Applies To:

  • Staff and Faculty with access to W or X drives

Steps:

1) On your Finder Menu, click Go, then Connect to Server. (Or ⌘ + K)

List of "Go" menu options, with a circle

2) For the W drive type smb://fileserver01/shared 

For the X drive type smb://fileserver01/specialized 

Click the + to remember the server, then click Connect. 

Image of server address in the address bar

3) Enter your ESU username and password. 

The login screen with a name and password field

4) The drive will now be listed in your Finder. 

Screenshot of finder with a red circle around the shared drive

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