Connecting to network drives remotely
When working remotely you will often need to access your files from a mapped network drive just like when you are in the office. MS Small Business server provides this functionality through the Connect to Small Business Server application. This creates a secure, encrypted connection to your server in the office.
Some times when you connect to small business server you still wont have access to your mapped drives. This is usually because of an offline files syncronization situation. You can usually diagnose this by looking in your task tray. See the image below.
A: verify you are connected to Small Business Server
B: This is the offline files icon
C: If you have an ISA firewall you will see that it shows as connected.
If the offline files icon is in your task tray; click it and you will see something like the image below.
click OK
Your computer will then sync up the files that have changed and also re-enable your mapped drives.
Close and reopen my computer and you should have access to your mapped drives.
Still not seeing your files? Contact Us.