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# Map Network Drives For External (Guest) Users

<code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> supports mapping network drives for external users you have invited to your Microsoft 365 tenant. Set up the external user on your <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> subscription, map a network drive to the site, document library, or folder you have shared with them, provide them with their <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> activation code and when they activate <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code>, the drive you have configured will be mapped for them to access your shared files.

All external user types are supported: users from other Microsoft 365 tenants, Microsoft personal accounts and users invited through an email address, such as @gmail.com accounts.

External user support may be appealing to engineering and architectural organisations to facilitate collaboration with external contractors on AutoCAD® documents with assurance that [AutoCAD® DWG files will be locked](/feature-guide/automatic-dwg-file-locking-for-autodesk-autocad.md) to avoid overwriting changes, even when the user is external to their organisation.

See [Set Up An External Guest User](/administration-guide/set-up-an-external-guest-user.md) for a step-by-step guide.


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