Checking to see if you are on the ADSMC domain

1. Right-click on My Computer.

2. Select Properties

3. Click on the Computer Name tab.

4. If your computer is on the domain, it will indicate Domain: saintmarys.edu.

5. If your computer is not on the domain, it will indicate the Workgroup: SMC.

6. Please follow the instructions for connecting to the SMC drive for your computer's domain status:

Connecting to the SMC drive - Instructions if your computer is on the ADSMC domain

Connecting to the SMC drive - Instructions if your computer is not on the ADSMC domain

Domain status does not matter - Connecting to the SMC drive - Instructions if you are using a shared computer (more than one person logs into the computer) with a departmental account (not your individual username)

Connecting to the SMC drive - Instructions if your computer is on the ADSMC domain (most Windows XP desktops)

College-owned Windows XP desktop computers on the ADSMC domain should automatically mount the SMC shared network drive on mavis, unless you are using a shared account to log in.

Connecting to the SMC drive - Instructions if your computer is not on the ADSMC domain (most Windows XP laptops)

All students, faculty, and staff at Saint Mary's College are provided with 1GB of disk space on our network to save their files. This space is accessible from any networked computer on campus, and is commonly referred to as a personal network drive or the H: drive.

1. Click on the Start button in the lower left corner of your screen.
2. Move the mouse over My Computer to highlight it, then click the right mouse button and select Map Network Drive...
3. Select P: from the Drive: pop-up menu.
4. In the Folder: field, type the following:
   \\mavis.saintmarys.edu\SMC

Note: if you wanted to map a specific folder on the SMC shared network drive, you can do so. For example, if you wanted to map the Public folder inside the Infotech folder, which is in the Departments folder on the SMC shared drive, you would type in \\mavis.saintmarys.edu\SMC\Departments\Infotech\Public - if a folder has a space in the name, please include that space in the path name.

5. Make sure that Reconnect at login is checked.
6. Click Finish.
7. Type in your Saint Mary's e-mail address (username@saintmarys.edu) and password when prompted.
8. Do NOT check Remember my password.
9. Click OK.
10. A window displaying your network drive should appear.
11. You can find the shared network drive by going to the Start menu and selecting My Computer. The network drives should be listed at the bottom of the window.

12. With Windows XP, the shared network drive will automatically mount every time you log in to your computer while on the campus network.

Instructions if you are using a shared computer (more than one person logs into the computer) with a departmental account (not your individual username)

1. Click on the Start button in the lower left corner of your screen.
2. Move the mouse over My Computer to highlight it, then click the right mouse button and select Map Network Drive...
3. Click on the link Connect using a different user name.
4. Type in your user name and password when prompted.
5. Click OK.
6. Select P: from the Drive: pop-up menu.
7. In the Folder: field, type the following:
   \\mavis.saintmarys.edu\SMC

Note: if you wanted to map a specific folder on the SMC shared network drive, you can do so. For example, if you wanted to map the Public folder inside the Infotech folder, which is in the Departments folder on the SMC shared drive, you would type in \\mavis.saintmarys.edu\SMC\Departments\Infotech\Public - if a folder has a space in the name, please include that space in the path name.

8. Make sure that Reconnect at login is NOT checked.
9. Click Finish.
10. Type in your user name and password when prompted. (If the user name and password do not work, type in your Saint Mary's e-mail address (username@saintmarys.edu) and password.
11. Do NOT check Remember my password.
12. Click OK.
13. A window displaying your network drive should appear.
14. You can find the shared network drive by going to the Start menu and selecting My Computer. The network drives should be listed at the bottom of the window.

If you encounter problems connecting to the SMC shared network drive

• If you see the shared network drive under My Computer and it has Diamond in the description, right-click on the drive and select Disconnect from the menu. (You should disconnect from any other network drives that list Diamond is the description, too.) Restart your computer and the SMC shared network drive should automatically appear.
• Faculty and staff can contact the Helpdesk at x4715 or helpdesk@saintmarys.edu. If you have a laptop computer, you may also visit the Helpdesk in 123 Haggar College Center. The Helpdesk is open 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday through Friday.