• Report an IT Security Incident
  • Request Help
  • Help & Support
    • COVID-19 Support
    • Request Help
    • Track a Ticket
    • Knowledge Base
    • Getting Started
    • Contact Us
    • ITS Alerts Sign Up
  • Service Catalog
    • Accounts & Access
    • Computers & Software
    • Email & Collaboration
    • Teaching & Learning
    • Network, Internet & Telephone
    • University Applications
    • Web, Servers & Data
  • About ITS
    • Our Team
    • Strategic Plan
    • Annual Reports
    • Awards
    • Student Employment
  • Working with ITS
    • Solution Request
    • Governance Committees
    • Portfolio and Project Management Office
    • Architectural Standards Review Board
    • Business Intelligence
    • Enterprise Data Integration Services (EDIS)
    • GMU-TV
    • IT Security Office
  • Alerts & Bulletins
    • Unplanned Outages
    • Phishing Alerts
    • Maintenance
    • Bulletins
    • Spotlights
    • After Action Reports
    • Archives
    • Known Issues
  • Report an IT Security Incident
  • Request Help
X Hide

Information Technology Services

Skip to content
  • Help & Support
    • COVID-19 Support
    • Request Help
    • Track a Ticket
    • Knowledge Base
    • Getting Started
    • Contact Us
    • ITS Alerts Sign Up
  • Service Catalog
    • Accounts & Access
    • Computers & Software
    • Email & Collaboration
    • Teaching & Learning
    • Network, Internet & Telephone
    • University Applications
    • Web, Servers & Data
  • About ITS
    • Our Team
    • Strategic Plan
    • Annual Reports
    • Awards
    • Student Employment
  • Working with ITS
    • Solution Request
    • Governance Committees
    • Portfolio and Project Management Office
    • Architectural Standards Review Board
    • Business Intelligence
    • Enterprise Data Integration Services (EDIS)
    • GMU-TV
    • IT Security Office
  • Alerts & Bulletins
    • Unplanned Outages
    • Phishing Alerts
    • Maintenance
    • Bulletins
    • Spotlights
    • After Action Reports
    • Archives
    • Known Issues

Knowledge Base

Home > Help & Support > Knowledge Base > Network, Internet & Telephone > Virtual Private Network (VPN) > How to Map MESA to Windows

How to Map MESA to Windows

Mason's VPN allows you to connect to Mason networks as if you were on campus, making access to restricted services possible. To connect to the MESA drive from your Windows computer, you will need to use the Cisco AnyConnect client.

Note: Instructions are for the Windows 8/10 operating system.

Step 1

Connect to the Cisco VPN.

Step 2

Click Start to launch File Explorer. Click File Explorer > This PC.

Step 3

Click on the Computer tab.

Step 4

Click Map network drive.

map network drive

Step 5

Choose drive letter M:

m drive

Step 6

For the folder, put \\mesa2.mesa.gmu.edu\NetID (Where NetID is your NetID).

Step 7

Make sure both Reconnect at sign-in and Connect using different credentials are checked.

MESA mapping options

Step 8

Click Finish.

Step 9

Enter the following information:

  • Username: NetID@mesa.gmu.edu (Where NetID is your NetID)
  • Password: Your Patriot Pass Password

mesa log in

Step 10

Click OK to connect to the MESA drive.

Disconnect from the MESA Drive

Step 1

Open File Explorer.

Step 2

Right-click on your M: drive.

m drive

Step 3

Click Disconnect.

mesa disconnect

 

 

 

 

Last modified: August 16, 2018

Previous

How to Map MESA on a Mac

Next

How do I access the MESA share drive from my remote computer (VPN)?

Related articles

  • How to Upgrade Cisco AnyConnect on a Mac
  • If I use the VPN and remote into my work computer, how will the screensaver lock affect my telework?
  • What is the VPN?
  • How to Install Cisco AnyConnect on Linux
  • Who has access to the VPN?

Get Started at Mason

Whether you are a student, faculty, staff member, or a guest visiting the Mason campus, we have resources to help get you started.

Read More

Quick Links

Patriot Pass Password Reset
Submit a Ticket
Track a Ticket
PuTTY
Cisco AnyConnect VPN

Read More

Explore IT Services

A B C D E F G
H I J K L M N
O P Q R S T U
V W X Y Z #

© 2020 George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, Virginia 22030

Latest tweet

George Mason ITSFollow

George Mason ITS
George Mason ITS@GeorgeMasonITS·
8h

Meet Danah Boyd (@zephoria) - technology and social media scholar, Principal Researcher at Microsoft, and the founder and President of Data & Society. Visit her website and learn about her impact in the IT field! #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInTechnology

⏩https://www.danah.org/

Reply on Twitter 1367177561214750721Retweet on Twitter 13671775612147507211Like on Twitter 1367177561214750721
View All
ITS Support Center
703-993-8870
support@gmu.edu
Monday–Thursday,
8 a.m.–9 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Saturday, Closed
Sunday, 1 p.m.–9 p.m.
(closed Thursday 3 p.m.–4 p.m. for a team meeting)
  • Webmaster