Mapping your home page directory to a network drive (Windows)

Your home page directory is located on a separate network drive. For you to be able to edit your home page, your directory must be mapped to a network drive.

If you wish to perform this task on your home PC, you first need to establish a remote connection to the university's network.

    Mapping the home page directory

    To view your home directory (Z drive) on your home computer, follow these steps: 

    • Open the Resource management (File Explorer) with the shortcut key combination Windows + E.
    • Open the Home tab in the directory structure on the left side of the window.
    • Click the Map network drive button. 

     

     

     

    After you open the Map network drive window, continue as follows: 

    • Under Drive, select any free letter, such as W, denoting a disk drive.
    • Write \\web1.ad.helsinki.fi\w1\username in the Folder field, with your username replacing the word "username" (e.g. \\web1.ad.helsinki.fi\w1\rkeskiva).
    • Ensure that you have ticked the Connect using different credentials and  Reconnect at logon checkboxes.
    • Click Finish.
    • This will open the login window. Enter your username in format atkk\username. Enter your password in the normal manner.
    • Click on the OK button. Your network drive will open and is immediately available. From now on, the drive will be visible in the This PC view.

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