Network Drives

Overview

Every Questrom affiliate has access to several different network shared volumes on a server called \\QSTShare. Follow these directions to mount these volumes so you can access them from your computer quickly and easily.

If you are in an off-campus location, you will first need to connect to the BU VPN.

If you require additional, personalized assistance, please contact the Questrom Helpdesk at questromhelp@bu.edu.

Please First Select Your Platform

I am a Windows User

I am a Mac User

Windows Instructions

1

Connect to Drives

Open “My Computer”
Under the Tools menu, click Map Network Drive.

2

Select the Drive to Mount

In the Map Network Drive dialog box, select and enter the corresponding drive letter and path from the table below for the drive you wish to map.

Drive	Description	Folder
H:	Windows Applications	\\qstshare.ad.bu.edu\winapps
Q:	Class Notes	\\qstshare.ad.bu.edu\CLASSNOTES
S:	Faculty & Staff	\\qstshare.ad.bu.edu\facstaffshare
P:	Home Drive	\\qstshare.ad.bu.edu\Facstaffusers
R:	Department Share	\\qstshare.ad.bu.edu\Dept
Z:	Data Share	\\qstshare.ad.bu.edu\Data

You will need to enter your BU username and Kerberos password.
Type your username as ad\username and your password.

Mac Instructions

1

Connect to Drives

Open the Finder application and select Go -> Connect to Server from the menu bar.
In the Connect to Server window, enter smb://qstshare.ad.bu.edu in the Server Address box. Then, select Connect.
Enter your BU username and Kerberos password.
[optional] Check the remember this password in my keychain box.

2

Select Drives to Mount

Select network drives that you want to mount
- Tip: select multiple network drives using the Command key
The selected network drives will be mounted and Finder will display the available folders on those drives.

Folder	Description
winapps	Windows Applications
CLASSNOTES	Class Notes
facstaffshare	Faculty & Staff
Facstaffusers	Home Drive
Dept	Department Share
Data	Data Share

3 (Optional)

Create Alias to Folder

To create an alias (shortcut) to a folder on the network drive navigate to the folder you’d like
Press and hold the option (⌥) and command (⌘) keys while dragging the folder to the location you’d like the alias