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On the CCAC network there are a few U: drives, often referred to as Shared Drives, that contain folders for different groups and departments. CCAC employees can use these drives in order to share files between other users within their group without needing to send individual copies to them. Folders on the Shared Drives are protected so that only users who have been granted access to them may open them up and gain access to the content within them.

Folder Path Information

  • Allegheny and OCS
    • \\co-a1.ccac.org\sharable
  • Boyce and North
    • \\co-a2.ccac.org\sharable
  • South
    • \\co-a3.ccac.org\sharable


Opening the U Drive

On Campus

  1. Log into a CCAC Computer
  2. Click the File Explore icon
  3. Go to This PC
  4. Under Network Locations you will see the U Drive


 

Off Campus

  1. Log into VPN
  2. Once logged in, Click the File Explore icon
  3. Go to This PC
     
  4. Under Network Locations you will see the U Drive
     
 
 

Mapping the U Drive - CCAC Device

  1. Open File Explorer
  2. Right-click This PC
  3. Click “Map network drive…”
  4. Select a drive letter
    1. Use the most common letter that is already associated with the drive.
    2. If you must connect to multiple campus U drives, only one drive can be associated with the letter “U”.
  5. Enter the folder path: See Above
  6. Check the boxes Reconnect at sign-in
  7. Click Finish and a Credentials box will appear

Mapping the U Drive - Personal Device

Warning

You must be on VPN to access the U Drive - VPN - Community College of Allegheny County (ccac.edu)


Windows

  1. Open File Explorer
  2. Right-click This PC
  3. Click “Map network drive…”
  4. Select a drive letter
    1. Use the most common letter that is already associated with the drive.
    2. If you must connect to multiple campus U drives, only one drive can be associated with the letter “U”.
  5. Enter the folder path: See Above
  6. Check the boxes Reconnect at sign-in, and Connect using different credentials
    1. Connect using different credentials is required on personal device. Do not check this box on college-owned laptops.
  7. Click Finish and a Credentials box will appear
  8. Enter CCAC username in the format of ccac.org\yourusername
  9. Enter your CCAC password
  10. Check the box Remember my credentials
  11. Click the Ok Button


 

Mac

  1. Open Finder Window
  2. Click Go
  3. Connect to Server
  4. Type smb://FolderPath: See Above
  5. Then choose Connect
  6. Enter CCAC username in the format of ccac.org\yourusername
  7. Enter your CCAC password
  8. Click the Ok button