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You must connect to PSU’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access your H Drive or the I Drive from off campus. |
Learn how to use your H Drive and the I Drives on a Windows device, including how to transfer files and map them to your home computer for convenient access from off campus.
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Map the H and I Drives
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The H and I Drives are automatically mapped on PSU-owned Windows computers. |
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If you are using a PSU-owned computer, VLAB, or the Employee Virtual Desktop and your H Drive or the I Drive is not there, use the Drive Map tools in Self-Service Software to automatically re-map the missing drive(s). |
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If you are not on campus, connect to PSU’s Virtual Private Network (VPN).
Map a network drive in Windows.
In the Folder box, enter the address of the drive you want to map.
Select Connect using different credentials.
Enter your Odin username and password when prompted.
Use the format PSU\YourOdinUsername in the User name box.
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The next time you sign in to your computer, you may get a message that Windows was unable to map one or more network drives. Connect to PSU’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) to solve this problem. |
Access the H and I Drives
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I Drive Share Name | I Drive Address |
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Departments | \\departments.psu.ds.pdx.edu\departmentShareName |
Projects | \\projects.psu.ds.pdx.edu\projectShareName |
Student Orgs | \\studentorgs.psu.ds.pdx.edu\studentorgsShareName |
Instructors | \\instructors.psu.ds.pdx.edu\instructorShareName |
Research | \\share.research.pdx.edu\researchShareName |
Research website | \\share.research.pdx.edu\web |
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Projects Share: \\projects.psu.ds.pdx.edu\projectShareName
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Student Org Share: \\studentorgs.psu.ds.pdx.edu\studentorgsShareName
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Instructor Share Directories: \\instructors.psu.ds.pdx.edu\instructorShareName
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Research Share Directories: \\share.research.pdx.edu\researchShareName
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Research Website Directories: \\share.research.pdx.edu\web
Troubleshooting
Windows cannot access ... Check the spelling of the name. Otherwise, there might be a problem with your network.
Verify you are connected to the PSU network in one of these ways:
An active network jack on campus using an Ethernet cable, not in student housing.
If you are using a network jack in student housing, connect to PSU’s VPN first.
Check for typos in the drive address you entered in the Folder box when mapping the drive.
Windows cannot access ... You do not have permission to access ... Contact your network administrator to request access.
You may be trying to connect to a resource to which you don’t have accessmight not have access to the resource you’re trying to map. If you’re sure you should have access, check the following:
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