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Map a campus-based network drive over Wi-Fi

In order to get access to your files located on a network drive, while you are having a presentation using a laptop with Wi-Fi connection, make sure your laptop is:

Connected to Wi-Fi (eduroam)
Connected to VPN
If you accessing a network drive, make sure your drive is mapped

Here is a video on how to Map a network drive in Windows

Map a network drive (Windows)

In the Start menu, click Computer.
In the next window, click Map Network Drive.
In the Folder box, select letter a letter available and type the path to the server:
\\servername\sharedfolder
Click on connect with different credentials
Click Reconnect at logon
Press connect. In will ask you for credentials
In the User name box, type your WatIAM ID: nexus\yourid
In the Password box, type your WatIAM password, and then click OK

Map a network drive (MacOS)

Switch to the “Finder” application (click on any empty place on your Mac desktop.)
Click “Go” on the Finder menu, then click “Connect to Server…” from the drop-down list, or use the keyboard shortcut “command+K”.
Enter the following for the N drive in the “Server Address:” input field:
- N drive: smb://servername/sharefoldername
Click on the “Connect” button in the lower-right corner of the window.
You will be prompted for your WatIAM credentials: userid and your password.