Connecting to the Animation shares from Windows

This will illustrate how to connect to the Animation shares on a windows computer.  

Map a Network Drive

Open a File Explorer (ie. a folder window)

On the right hand side, RIGHT Click "This PC"

Select "Map Network Drive"

There are 3 shares for Animation.  The folder paths are……

  • \\animation\animation
  • \\animation\faculty folders
  • \\animation\staff   <— this one is for staff only

Enter one of the folder paths (repeat the steps again to connect to a second share)

Check the "Connect using different credentials" box

Click Finish

Enter Your College Username and Password

In the dialog box that pops up, enter your username in the format woodroffe\username (example woodroffe\stac0006).  

Enter your college password

Click OK