This article will explain the process on mapping a network drive on your Windows computer.

Supported Devices

NAS326
NAS520
NAS540
NAS542

Windows Setup

There are two ways that we will cover to map a network drive.  The first method will be using the graphical interface (GUI) to map a drive on the NAS.  The second method will be to use the command line interface to map the drive.

GUI Method

We will be using File Explorer on Windows to map the network drive.  Follow the steps below to get File Explorer open and map the drive:

1. Press the Windows logo key  + E.
2. Select "This PC" from the left pane. Then, on the Computer tab, select Map network drive. 
3. Select a drive letter.
4. In the "Folder" box, type the path of the folder or computer, or select Browse to find the folder or computer. To connect every time, you log in to your PC, select the "Reconnect at sign-in" check box. ex: typing "\\<NAS_IP_or_Hostname>\admin" will map the admin folder located on the NAS)
   
5. Select Finish.
6. Provide user credential.
   
7. Select OK.  If the provided credentials are correct the drive will be mounted.
   

Command Line Method

To map a drive using the command line, please open a "Command Prompt" or "PowerShell" window.

Command Prompt commands:

1. View list of network drives
   net use
2. View list of current drives
   wmic logicaldisk get name
   or
   wmic logicaldisk get caption
3. Command to map a drive
   net use <Drive_Letter>: \\<NAS_IP_or_Hostname>\<share> <password> /user:<user> /persistent:<yes|no>
   Example: "net use z: \\nas.local\admin mypassword /user:admin /persistent:yes"

PowerShell Commands:

1. View list of network drives
   net use
2. View list of current drives
   get-psdrive -psprovider filesystem
3. Command to map a drive
   net use <Drive_Letter>: \\<NAS_IP_or_Hostname>\<share> <password> /user:<user> /persistent:<yes|no>
   Example: "net use z: \\nas.local\admin mypassword /user:admin /persistent:yes"