Network Drives (File Shares) Support
University Computing offers network file storage for all current WestConn students,
faculty, and staff to save their documents and data. When your Windows
Account was created, your fileshare was automatically generated. [further overview]
Frequently Asked Questions
- Why can't I access some/all of the network drives? Why can't I access some/all of the network drives?
Follow the steps below to regain access to the common area disk drives:
- Log off the machine
- Log back on.
If problems persists: - Power off the machine
- Power on the machine
- Log on
If problem persists: - Contact UC
- Why can't I access the common area disk drives? Why can't I access the common area disk drives?
Follow the steps below to regain access to the common area disk drives:
- Log off the machine
- Log back on.
If problems persists: - Power off the machine
- Power on the machine
- Log on
If problem persists: - Contact UC
- How do I access my Student File Share? How do I access my Student File Share?
University Computing supports access to your Student File Share only from university-owned equipment on campus.
Although WestConn does not restrict you from accessing your individual Student File Share from the Internet, University Computing cannot support this due to the factors outside of our control (e.g. corporate firewalls and proxy servers as well ISP policies often prohibit this type of data access).
On-campus: Windows XP workstations:
- For Windows users, your file storage will be available on the H:\\ drive;
- * your individual storage location will be H:\\username (e.g. H:\\Smith001)
On-campus: Macintosh OS X computers:
Click on the Finder icon in the dock;
- click on the Finder icon in the dock;
- from the top Finder menu, choose Go:
- from the drop-down menu, choose "Connect to server";
- under Server address, enter the network path: smb://w-homer/xfer$/yourusername, click Connect.
- enter the domain of which your account exists (WCSU_USER or W-WCSU-LOCAL), then enter your username and password.
- a window will appear, showing your folder that contains your file share.
Off-campus: Windows & Mac computers:
You can also access your file share outside of our local network (e.g. off campus, in the residence halls). Visit http://www.wcsu.edu/remoteaccess/ for more information.
- Who can access my files? Who can access my files?
Faculty, staff, and students other than yourself do not have the ability to read, change, or delete your files in your individual File Share.
- How do I get a file share? How do I get a file share?
When your Windows Account is created, your Student File Share is automatically generated.
