How to map a drive to the RDS server (rds6.cchmc.org) in Windows 7 & Windows 10.
Download a PDF copy of this document: RESITHUB-MappingRDSWin-050618-1339-17.pdf
Getting Access to a Drive
- After being granted access to a drive, you must restart your computer before mapping a drive to it.
If you are denied access to a drive, please restart your computer and try mapping it again. - Authorizers can grant access to users via the Permissions Manager.
Authorizers do not automatically have access, but they can grant access to themselves. - The Permissions Manager can be accessed here: https://bmirdsdp.chmccorp.cchmc.org/dp/.
- Instructions on how to use Permissions Manager are here: https://confluence.research.cchmc.org/x/dgNcAw.
- Right-click This PC on your desktop and select Map Network Drive. You can also right-click This PC in File Explorer or select Map Network Drive from the File Explorer "Computer" menu:
- The Map Network Drive window should appear. For Drive, select the letter you want to assign to the network folder you're mapping. For example, if you are mapping your division's shared folder on the Research Data Storage (RDS) system, you would probably select "G".
- For "Folder", type or paste the address of the folder you would like to assign to the drive you selected in step 3. Example: \\rds6.cchmc.org\YourDivision-s:
- Check the box to "Reconnect at sign-in" and click the Finish button.
- If prompted for your network credentials in the "Windows Security" window, enter your CCHMC User ID and password.
Getting additional help
If there are still any issues after reading these instructions and any help is still needed, please email help-rds@bmi.cchmc.org or call the Service Desk at 636.4100 for further assistance.