Connect to your Knox folder by mapping a network drive that connects to your folder automatically whenever you sign into your computer.

These instructions are for computers running Windows 11 that are connecting to Knox folders with SMB3 enabled.

Begin by requesting a Knox folder by filling out the Knox Folder Request Form.

Instructions

  1. Open File Explorer by clicking the folder icon in the task bar or by pressing the Windows logo key + E on your keyboard.

  2. Select This PC from the left pane. Then, via the three dots in the upper ribbon, click Map network drive.
    A screenchot showing the Windows 11 File Explorer folder. The "This PC" folder in the bottom left is highlighted by a green square with a green number 1 next to it. The three dots in the upper right ribbon are highlighted by a green square with a green 2 next to it. The "Map Network Drive" option in the drop-down menu is highlighted by a green square with a green 3 next to it.
  3. Select a drive letter from the Drive dropdown. (Any available letter will work)
    See image below for steps 3 & 4.
  4. Type the path to your Knox folder in the Folder field as shown here:
    \\knox\MyFolder -  replacing MyFolder with the real name of your Knox folder. Click the Browse button.
    A screenshot of the "Map Network Drive" function of Windows 11 File Explorer. The "Drive" drop-down is showing the Y: choice with a red arrow pointing to it, with a red 1 next to it. Under the "Folder" drop-down, which is highlighted in a red square with a red 2 next to it, shows the folder name "\\knox\FolderName". The "Browse" button next to it has a red arrow pointing to it with a red 3 next to it.
  5. Choose where you would like to have your Knox folder located. File Explorer will provide its recommendation but you can click "Make New Folder" to do it yourself. Click "OK" when done.
    A screenshot of a pop-up titled "Browse For Folder". The description says "Select a shared network folder". In a white box, there is a folder roadmap that goes "Network > Knox > UIT-MarCom-Test". There are three buttons at the bottom of the pop-up: "Make New Folder", "OK", and "Cancel".
  6. Check the Reconnect at sign-in check box if you’d like to automatically connect each time you sign-in to computer.
  7. Click Finish. 

You will now be able to access your Knox folder from the File Explorer. A link to the mapped drive will appear in left pane as shown below.

A screenshot of the bottom left corner of the File Explorer folder. Under "This PC", the choices "Windows (C:)", "UIT-MarCom-Test (\\knox) (Z:)", and "Network" are shown, with the Knox option highlighted.