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If you are trying to connect from off-campus, you must first connect to the virtual private network (VPN).
Open File Explorer and select This PC on the left panel.
Click the Computer tab at the top, then select three dots ⋅⋅⋅ in the toolbar, which is located near the top of the File Explorer window. Click on Map network drive in the dropdown.
Select 
A new window will pop up. For Drive, select the drive letter R: when trying to connect to your R: drive in the dropdown.
For the Folder, enter one the following:
R: drive for ENV faculty and staff:
\\filed.uwaterloo.ca\env$\
Make sure to check the Reconnect at sign-in and Connect using different credentials boxes as per above. Click Finish.
On the pop-up, choose the More choices option.
Choose Use a different account and the enter your credentials (for the username, be sure to add "nexus\" followed by your WatIAM username) as per below and click OK.
If you are unable to connect to the R: drive, please restart your computer and try again.
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