What is my free Student Data Storage Ipswich?

The free student data storage, Ipswich is a network drive available to students using computers on the UQ Ipswich campus. The H: Drive is a safe place to save your files as you are working. You can also create a backup of your work on to a floppy or USB memory stick. Also refer to Computing Tips.

Each student is allocated approximately 1gb of space on their H: Drive, and this is regarded as "your area" on the network drive for as long as you are a student.

How do I access it at Ipswich?
When you logon to the computers at UQ Ipswich, you are automatically logging in to your H drive. To access your H drive click on the My Documents Folder on the Desktop. All the files you work on and save should go into the My Documents Folder.

How do I access it at Ipswich on my laptop?

On Campus, you will need to log in through WISM in the first instance. Open your web browser and go to an outside UQ site and you will be prompted to log in. Once logged in you can map your drive following the instructions below.

Remember to Log Off

To secure your H: Drive privacy and security, you must log out. To log off go Start > Shut Down and then choose Log Off from the drop down menu.

How can I access it from another Campus?

You can access your Ipswich H: Drive from St. Lucia. Please see Ask I.T. staff at St Lucia for assistance .

Can I access it from home?

You can access the H drive from your home computer by using VPN (Virtual Private Network). See the Ask I.T. online page VPN Client - Data Storage .

Troubleshooting

On campus I cannot see my H drive or, for that matter, any network drives. What can I do?

If you cannot see your network drive at all, firstly shutdown and restart that computer. This should reload the network drives.

Try logging in on another machine to see if your H drive appears. If the H drive still fails to appear there may be a general network failure. Please inform the staff at the Ask I.T. Information Desk, Building 8, so the problem can receive urgent attention.

What do I do if it is not my H drive?

It could be that you have failed to log in to that machine. Please check that you have logged in to that machine and not another student who has failed to log out. (Press CTRL & ALT & Delete) and check that it is your username which is listed.

If you are a current student that is enrolled in programs across more than one campus you will have to decide which Campus will store your H drive. Contact the Ask I.T. Staff for more details.

If you are a non Ipswich Campus student there should be no change to your H drive. Contact the Ask I.T. staff for more details if it different.

There may be circumstances where you will need to remove / transfer files from your St Lucia Drive to Ipswich Campus H drive. The directions below show how to map and disconnect a network drive.

To disconnect a drive which is currently mapped as an H drive:

• Open my Computer» Choose Tools » Disconnect Network Drive. Choose the H drive option and OK.
• Click Yes on the dialog box that opens to ask if you are sure.

To map your Ipswich Campus Student H drive on a Windows Operating System:

• Open my Computer» Choose Tools » Map Network Drive.
• In the Drive: drop down menu choose H.
• In the Folder box type "\\uqistudent\s1234567" (where "s1234567" should be replaced with your student username).

Your regular Ipswich H drive and files should now appear.

To map your Ipswich Campus Student H drive on a Mac Operating System:

• In Finder choose Go » Connect to Server.
• In the Address type: smb://uqistudent.uqi.uq.edu.au/s1234567 (where "s1234567" should be replaced with your student username)
• If prompted with a login dialog box: In Workgroup type UQ and areas underneath your username and password.

To map your St Lucia Campus H drive:

• Open my Computer» Choose Tools » Map Network Drive.
• In the Drive: drop down menu, choose a free drive letter such as Z.
• In the Folder box type "\\uqstudent\s1234567" (where "s1234567" should be replaced with your student username).