Connecting to new SAMBA Service for more reliability and stability

This guide is for all you Windows 7/10 users, who need to connect to our network drive but face different (annoying) issues instead.
This is all in the past now. We've set up a whole new Samba service for you which is fully integrated into LDAP service. So no more 'could not connect to your network drive' error! Here are the steps to connect to the new Samba service.

Windows 7

1. Open Computer by clicking the Start button and then clicking "Computer".
2. Click "Map network drive".
3. In the "Drive" list, click a drive letter. You can choose any available letter.
4. In the "Folder" box, type \\samba-itp\USERNAME while USERNAME stands for your own login name. To connect every time you log on to your computer, select the "Reconnect at logon" check box.
5. Click "Finish". You will be ask to type in your login name and passwort for verification.
6. Click "OK". Your computer is now connected, or mapped, to the network drive.

Windows 10

1. Open File Explorer and on the left select "This PC".
2. Click the "Map network drive" button in the ribbon menu at the top.
3. Then select "Map network drive." This is under the "Computer" tab, which should open automatically when you go to This PC, as above.
4. In the "Drive" list, click a drive letter. You can choose any available letter.
5. In the "Folder" box, type \\samba-itp\USERNAME while USERNAME stands for your own login name. To connect every time you log on to your computer, select the "Reconnect at sign-in" check box.
6. Click "Finish". You will be ask to type in your login name and passwort for verification.
7. Click "OK". Your computer is now connected, or mapped, to the network drive.