Life Sciences - How do I add a network location on my Purdue-managed or Personal Windows 11 computer?

Overview

If you need to map a network share to your device whether it be on a managed or personal Windows 11 device, this KB will walk you through the steps you will need to follow to create a network location to access these network shares. 

Prerequisites

*Life Sciences includes the following departments:  Ag / Vet/ ADDL

Purdue-managed device - The device must be either hard-wired to the domain, connected to PAL 3.0/CES, or connected to the VPN before starting.

Personal device – The device must be on PAL 3.0 or connected to the VPN before starting. To download the VPN you can click on How do I download, install, and connect to Cisco Secure Client on a personal device (Windows and Mac)?

Network locations – To find the list of network locations available to Life Sciences users, you can click on, What network drives can I access?. These will only be accessible if you have the proper permissions to access these paths.

Instructions

• Open File Explorer

• Select Computer <Your Computer Name>/ This PC from the Left Pane > Click the ellipsis (...) and select Add a network location

• Click Next

• Select Choose a custom network location and click Next

• Type the desired path in the Internet or network address field and click Next

NOTE: On personal devices, you must enter your Purdue credentials as shown in the screenshot below. Make sure to check the box to the left of Remember my credentials before clicking OK

• Type the desired name for the network location and click Next

• Click Finish

• The Network Location added will show up as a folder with the name that was chosen below Computer <Your Computer Name>/This PC on the left Pane.

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