1. Open the Start Menu by right-clicking on the Start button in the lower left hand corner of your screen
2. Left click on File Explorer
3. On the left side of the window, right click on This PC and left click on the option Map Network Drive.

• For Windows 11, right click on This PC, select Show More Options, then click Map Network Drive
• Select the letter you want to use for your drive from the drop down menu. Then, in the folder field, enter the drive path where your folders are located:

• Drive	Drive Path
  S: (department shared)	\\AD.NDSU.EDU\SHARED
  R: (research drive)	\\AD.NDSU.EDU\RESEARCH
  U: (personal user drive)	\\AD.NDSU.EDU\HOME\firstname.lastname
  X: (cross-department shared)	\\file05.ad.ndsu.edu\file05volk

• If you want the drive to appear automatically every time you log in to your computer, check the box next to Reconnect at logon.
• Click Finish.
• If prompted for Bison Login, enter your firstname.lastname@ndsu.edu and the password associated with your NDSU electronic-ID.

• (NOTE: If login fails, use firstname.lastname@ad.ndsu.edu instead.)
• Check the box next to Remember my credentials if you want the drive to appear automatically every time you log in to your computer and do not want to be prompted for your credentials again.
• The drive you created should now appear under This PC.

Windows - Off Campus

NDSU Owned Computers

If you are on an NDSU owned computer and need to access your shared folders remotely, you can do so by first installing the Cisco AnyConnect software VPN and then using the above On Campus instructions to map the drives if they are not already mapped. If they are already mapped, you should be able to open the folders once you have connected to the Cisco AnyConnect VPN.

Instructions to download, install, and connect to the Cisco AnyConnect software VPN can be found at Cisco Anyconnect Software VPN. You will be required to log into the page with your Bison Login.