**You must be on the UT network (wired or wireless) or connected to the UT VPN if off campus to add this printer and print to it.**
Accessing the share folder through File Explorer (see further down for auto-mapping at login)
- Open Windows File Explorer by clicking on the folder icon on the taskbar or right-click the Windows Start icon and select "File Explorer".
In the address bar at the top of the window type in \\engr-scan.austin.utexas.edu\Scanners\ME-Scan and press Enter
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. Find the folder you scanned to and double-click
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to open. Copy/move your file to your desired local or cloud destination.
Mapping the scan folder to a persistent drive
Open Windows File Explorer by clicking on the folder icon on the taskbar or right-click the Windows Start icon and select "File Explorer".
In the File Explorer window select "This PC" on the left-hand side and then click on "the Computer tab and select Map Network Drive" under the Computer tab.
In In the "Map Network Drive" dialog box:
- Select the any drive letter that you want the folder mapped to (Windows defaults to Z, but you can select any letter in the drop down box).
- Enter the path to the folder you want to map
- For non-faculty staff, use \\engr-scan.austin.utexas.edu\Scanners\ME-Scan\Staff
- For faculty, use \\engr-scan.austin.utexas.edu\Scanners\ME-Scan\Faculty
- To make the drive persistent so that it is always availablemapped, check this box to reconnect when you login.
- If you are mapping this drive under a non-EID Windows login (nearly everyone should be using Austin Domain/EID logins), you will need to select "Connect using different credentials."
- If you are mapping this drive under a non-EID Windows login (nearly everyone should be using Austin Domain/EID logins), you will need to select "Connect using different credentials."
- Press Finish .
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- and the scan folder should open.
- If connecting with different credentials, you will be prompted for your EID login at this point. Use austin\eid format for the username.
- If connecting with different credentials, you will be prompted for your EID login at this point. Use austin\eid format for the username.
- To verify the folder is mapped properly, go back to File Explorer and select "This PC" and you should see the mapped drive listed under the C: drive
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- You can right-click it and select Pin to Quick access, Pin to Start, or Create a Shortcut (on the desktop) for easier access.