The steps below describe how to map a drive. You must be logged on to the IUP network, connected to the IUP wireless network, or connected through the IUP Virtual Private Network (if you’re off-campus) to be able to map a drive.
- Right click on My Computer.
- Select Map Network Drive. The Map Network Drive dialog box will appear.
- Select an available drive letter from the Drive: drop-down menu. (See recommended drive letters below. )
- In the Folder: text box, enter the path to the drive you wish to map. Refer to the table below for path information for standard IUP network network drives.
- Select Reconnect at logon. This will reconnect the drive mapping each time you logon in the same manner from this machine.
Path Information for Standard IUP Network Drives
| Name/Letter |
Path for
Students |
Path for
Faculty |
Path for
Administrative Staff |
| Home Directory (H) |
\\iuph\username$ or
\\iuph.iupmsd.iup.edu\username$ |
See College Technology Manager |
\\adm.iup.edu\admnet\username |
| Instructor Drive (I) |
\\acad1\instruct$ or
\\acad1.acad.iup.edu\instruct$ |
\\acad1\instruct$ or
\\acad1.acad.iup.edu\instruct$ |
|
| Common Drive (N) |
\\acad2\common or
\\acad2.acad.iup.edu\common |
\\acad2\common or
\\acad2.acad.iup.edu\common |
|
| Project Directory (P) |
\\iupa06\project$ or
\\iupa06.iupmsd.iup.edu\project$ |
\\iupa06\project$ or
\\iupa06.iupmsd.iup.edu\project$ |
|
| Office Directory (O) |
|
|
\\adm.iup.edu\admnet\officeshare |
| X Drive (X) |
|
\\adm.iup.edu\admnet\global |
\\adm.iup.edu\admnet\global |
