Map Network Drive Clients without VPN
How it works
With MyWorkDrive it's easy to push out network mapped drives - no complicated login scripts or VPN's needed! Simply point to your existing SMB network shares, Azure Storage, OneDrive or SharePoint from your MyWorkDrive Server. MyWorkDrive automatically imports existing Active Directory Users and Group Permissions and even displays User Home Directories or OneDrive. MyWorkDrive also allows you to push out drive letters for each share - matching your in-house user experience and set them to reconnect on each login. Users simply login to your MyWorkDrive Web Site URL using their existing Active Directory credentials, Entra ID or SSO login. All network mapped drives are displayed automatically.
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MyWorkDrive Map Network Drive
Features
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Our Windows and Mac Clients adds additional security and application level protection
controls that aren’t available with traditional mapped network drives over VPN.-
Drive
Letters pushed from Server
that mirror map network drive letters used in the
office.
- Connect to Cloud Storage including Azure Files, Azure Blob, OneDrive or SharePoint
- File Type Blocking
- File Size Limiting-
Two
factor Authentication
- SAML/Single-Sign-On.-
Device
Approval
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Data Leak
Prevention
view of files with download/copy/print restrictions.
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Granular
Permissions.
- Active Directory NTFS Permissions Secured by default.- Bulk File Upload Interface.
- Open Office Documents in Office 365 online without
local Office Apps installed.
- Connects over https port 443 instead of SMB Port 445
which is typically blocked by ISP’s.
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DLP Protected Mapped Network
Drives
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View and edit files online directly from the mapped drive client - while still being
restricted from downloading as configured on the MyWorkDrive Server. This feature
eliminates training requirements for end users and the need to login from the Web Client
by using a native view of files and folders in both Windows Explorer and macOS Finder -
while adding DLP security features to protect sensitive data.- Prevent downloads of files and folders while still displaying files and folders in a
traditional map network drive client interface.
- View, or Edit files online while blocking download, clipboard, printing, upload or
renaming of files.
- Watermarks and user details displayed and logged on all viewed files.
##Device Approval##
Prevent unapproved devices from connecting to file shares remotely that have not been
approved by the network administrator. View usage, last login and operating system
details for all clients. Learn More..
With MyWorkDrive employees can work safely from home with a map network drive experience
without the support or security concerns of VPN.
##Why MyWorkDrive Mapped Drive?##
With Many employees working remotely from home, the need for seamless map network drive access to Windows
File Shares has increased ten fold. This has created a huge support burden on IT staff
to manage corporate PC's remotely, secure internal networks and train users on how to
use VPN.
MyWorkDrive alleviates these security and support concerns with our client that allows
users to Map Network Drives. The MyWorkDrive map network drive client allows employees
to have the same user experience that they previously only had when working in the
office or connecting from to VPN from a Corporate PC.
In addition to alleviating the IT help desk from supporting VPN and end user PC's, the
MyWorkDrive map network drive client improves security – Only port 443/HTTPS is
opened to your MyWorkDrive Server with no direct VPN access to your internal network or
file shares.
With Windows 10, mapping a network drive for remote employees can be a challenge and
involves installed VPN and manually running commands to map network drives to Windows
File Shares only to have them be forgotten on reboot or login as a new user. For example
here are the command required to map a network drive on Windows 10:
Net use /del
Net use m: \\servername\share\folder
For additional drive letters the command must be repeated for each share and Server.
While login scripts can be created, they don’t run automatically since users
working remotely won’t have a direct server connection on login.
On a Mac, the experience of connecting to a map network drive is even more cumbersome
since Mac’s don’t use drive letters for map network drives and instead point
them to volumes in Finder.