Connecting to your J Drive

**IMPORTANT NOTE**
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. To authenticate, open
Internet Explorer and enter your NetID and Password on the logon screen.

On Campus:
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5. Next click the Browse button next to the folder path box.
6. In the Browse for Folder window expand the folder that corresponds to the first two
letters of your NetID.
 7. In this folder you will find another folder that corresponds to your NetID. Select
this folder and click OK.
8. At the Map Network Drive window click Finish.

Off Campus:

OIT Help Desk - Connecting to your J: Drive from Off Campus

1. Know your NetID and password. Make sure you are not using the default password.
The default password will not work.
2. Click on the following link: ftp://students.uta.edu
3. Log on using: uta\NetID where NetID is your actual NetID. Enter your non-default
password in the password field and then click Log On.
4. If that worked for you, continue reading. If not, click HERE. You should see 3 folders
upon logging in. To access your J: drive, open StudentHomeFolders. Once inside find
the folder with the first 2 letters of your NetID. Once inside of that folder, locate the folder
labeled with your entire NetID. Inside should be the contents of your J: drive.