How to connect to the NAS server (Windows)

Products

	Name	Version
System	Windows	>= XP

Description

The steps below explain how to connect to the UNIL NAS (nas.unil.ch) with a Windows computer so that you can view the file server tree structure in Windows Explorer.

This procedure allows you to access the storage spaces available at ~~UNIL.:~~UNIL:
- Central NAS server for administrative data: \\nas.unil.ch\FBM\
- DCSR NAS server for research data: \\nasdcsr.unil.ch\RECHERCHE
- DCSR NAS server for "sensitive" research data: \\nasdcsr.unil.ch\RECHERCHE-S
- DCSR NAS server for "personal" research data: \\nasdcsr.unil.ch\RECHERCHE-P

Mac user? Please refer to the following documentation: How to connect to the NAS Server (Mac)

Procedure

How to connect

Prerequisite: You must be on the UNIL network or VPN to access the storage servers.

Right click on “This PC” (Windows 10) or “Computer” on Windows 7 or “My Computer” on Windows XP.

Select “Map network drive...”.

In the new window:
- Enter the address of the server you want to connect to (see the blue box above). For example: \\nasdcsr.unil.ch\RECHERCHE.
- Unchek « Reconnect at logon » if the connexion to the server is only temporary.
- Check « Connect using different credentials » then click on Finish.

In the windows security window:
- Enter “ad\” + “UNIL username” (p.ex: “ad\pmartin1”).
- Enter your UNIL password
- Click on “OK”

Click on “OK” and then on “Finish”.
Open “This PC” (Windows 10) or “Computer” on Windows 7 or “My Computer” on Windows XP and clicl on the new mounted network drive.

Create a shortcut

Right click on a folder and choose “Create shortcut”. The picture below shows how to create a shortcut on the desktop to the “DEC” folder.