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Summary. The instruction provided by the University of Iowa ITS for using the Advanced MyFiles service involve configuring access through the My Network Places feature in Windows XP. The instructions do not specify user or destination folders. So, it is necessary to drill down to the destination folder.
Alternative. An alternative to the instructions described above would be to map drives as follows:
- Right click on my computer and choose Map network drive and select a drive letter.
- Choose “L” drive for \\myfiles.uiowa.edu\shared\clas\deptname\Department\ or choose “H” for \\myfiles.uiowa.edu\shared\clas\deptname\folder. In these examples, replace deptname with your department name listed under the clas heading.
- Click different user name and provide iowa\hawkid then password. Finish. The drive(s) should be mapped automatically the next you start the computer.
Additional Notes. It may be necessary to experiment with the above. Start by simply mapping to the CLAS and then navigate on the mapped drive to determine the appropriate name of your department folder and the sub folders you would like mapped.
Benefits. Using drive mapping makes it easy to find the location by going to My Computer. Some programs require a drive letter to be assigned rather than a network location. So, mapping a drive helps for this reason.
General Settings. Below are the general settings. Replace dept with your department name.
- Apple, smb://IowaData02.iowa.uiowa.edu/clas/dept/Department
- Windows, \\IowaData02.iowa.uiowa.edu\clas\dept\Department
