Using Middlebury File Servers - Windows

Mapping a network drive creates a connection between your computer and the file server.  You can then move files back and forth to the network, just like you would with a USB flash drive or another storage media.

1. Connect to the "MiddleburyCollege" WiFi network via secure wireless or using an ethernet cable. 

   • If you are off-campus, you will have to connect to our VPN before continuing, or instead use Nasuni for browser-based access.

2. Right-click on the Start button (Windows icon), select File Explorer; then right-click on "This PC".

3. Select Map network drive... from the pop-up menu. The "Map Network Drive" window opens.

   1. In the "Drive" drop-down list, select an unused drive letter.

   2. In the "Folder" field, type:

\\middcloud.middlebury.edu\middfiles

- or - for storage at Monterey, use:

\\middcloud.middlebury.edu\miisfiles

4. To reconnect to the server each time you start your computer, click to check "Reconnect at sign-in". This is helpful if you will use the file server on a regular basis.

5. If you are using a college-owned computer, you can skip to step 6. If you are using a personally owned computer, you must do the following:

   1. Click to check Connect using different credentials, then click Finish.

   2. The Windows Security dialog box opens:

      • In the Email address field provide your full email address.  
        • For Win 10, type your College username in MIDD\username format, or in the User name field.
      • In the Password field, type the password for your Middlebury account.
      • Click OK. The Windows Security dialog box will close.

6. Click Finish.

NOTE: Typically, you only need to connect to Middlebury file servers using one of the addresses above. For some specialized cases (large media files, departmental research, application-specific data that is shared for analysis) we support additional servers. To connect to a different file server you simply modify the steps slightly. In the instructions above, replace middfiles with the name of the desired shared folder. For example, if you wanted to connect to the gis folder on middcloud, you'd need to use the following format:

\\middcloud.middlebury.edu\gis