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title: "Mount a Local Share"
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updated: 2026-06-16T10:58:13Z
published: 2026-06-16T10:58:13Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/how-to-21"
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# Mount a Local Share

Mapping the PC to the edge filer enables access to your files using a file manager.

## Step-by-step guide

### From Windows

**To mount a local CTERA Edge Filer share:**

1. Open Windows Explorer and right-click **This PC.**
2. Select **Map network drive**.
3. Choose a drive letter from the Drive drop-down and enter the edge filer IP address in the **Folder** field, with the following syntax: `\\IP_Address\Share_Name`, where IP_Address is the IP address of the edge filer and Share_Name is the share name.
4. Check **Connect using different credentials**.
5. Click **Finish**.

**To access the CTERA Edge Filer share:**

1. In Windows Explorer, click the drive letter for the share.
2. Enter the credentials for the edge filer for the edge filer user.
3. Click **OK**.

File Explorer is refreshed with the shares in the edge filer.

### From Mac

**To mount a local CTERA gateway share:**

1. Open Finder, click **Go** and select **Connect to server**.
2. Enter the edge filer IP address in the **Server address** field, with the following syntax: `\\IP_Address\Share_Name`  

where IP_Address is the IP address of the gateway and Share_Name is the share name.
3. Click **Connect**.
4. You are prompted for your user name and password to access the portal.
5. Enter your user name and password and click **Connect**.

Finder is refreshed with the shares in the edge filer.

## Related articles

[Mount a Remote Share Using WebDAV](https://kb.ctera.com/v1/docs/how-to-22)

[Map to the Portal Using WebDAV](https://kb.ctera.com/v1/docs/how-to-23)