How do I map a network drive?

[desertratr]

A real Mac newbie here. How do I map a network drive? I am on a small LAN and I need to be able to see NAS unit. I am fluent in Windows network management but clueless here. Also, I like Windows Explorer, where I can see all drives. What is the analog in Mac speak?

 

[kalex]

Does your NAS support AFP? if so enable it and it will show up in your Finder. if not then you can do Command+K in the Finder and type
smb://serverip/share

that will connect it. if you want this to happen at startup add this to your startup items in your user account in settings.