Mapping the Q: Drive on Windows
This article will tell you how to map a network drive on computers running Windows 11 or 10. If you are unable to access a drive previously mapped, reboot the computer. If the drive still does not map automatically, complete the steps below.
If on campus, you need to be connected either to ethernet or UCONN-SECURE wireless. When taken off campus, for all non-ITS managed machines, you first have to connect to the UConn Network using the University’s VPN Client. If your laptop is managed by ITS, it will have Direct Access enabled and the Cisco AnyConnect VPN client should not be necessary. Verify your internet connection by going to a fresh webpage before attempting to remap the Q: drive.
Windows 11
Open File Explorer.
On the left-hand side of the window, right-click on This PC and select Map network drive….
At the Map Network Drive window, select the drive letter you would like to use and input the folder path.
For ITS-managed drives, use the drive letter Q.
For ITS-managed drives, type this folder path: \\grove.ad.uconn.edu\EFS
Note: If you are mapping this drive on a machine that is not bound to the Active Directory (including non-UConn or personal computers) or logged in as a user who may not have specific access to map the drive, you may need to select Connect using different credentials before clicking Finish. You will get the Windows Security login prompt; enter UCONN with a backslash ( \ ) followed by your NetID credentials that have access to the drive (e.g., UCONN\abc12345).
Enter the appropriate credentials and press Finish.
Restart the computer. Windows should automatically connect your mapped drive. The network drive should be visible in Computer > Network Location > File Explorer.
Windows 10
Open File Explorer and select This PC.
Make sure that the Computer tab is selected at the top of the window (the other tabs are File and View). Click Map Network Drive from the menu, and then select Map Network Drive.
At the Map Network Drive window, select the drive letter you would like to use and input the folder path.
For ITS-managed drives, use the drive letter Q.
For ITS-managed drives, type this folder path: \\grove.ad.uconn.edu\EFS
Note: If you are mapping this drive on a machine that is not bound to the Active Directory (including non-UConn or personal computers) or logged in as a user who may not have specific access to map the drive, you may need to select Connect using different credentials before clicking Finish. You will get the Windows Security login prompt; enter UCONN with a backslash ( \ ) followed by your NetID credentials that have access to the drive (e.g., UCONN\abc12345).
Enter the appropriate credentials and press Finish.
Restart the computer. Windows should automatically connect your mapped drive. The network drive should be visible in Computer > Network Location > File Explorer.
Intune-enrolled device
Intune-enrolled computers work differently than most Windows computers. Click here to figure out if your computer is Intune-enrolled or not.
Open File Explorer.
On the left-hand side of the window, right-click on This PC and select Add a network location.
Select Next, then Choose a custom network location, then Next.
In the address field, enter \\137.99.218.184\EFS then select Next.
Provide a name for the network (ex. “Q: drive”), then select Next.
Select Finish to complete mapping the drive.