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... Software 13 Getting Started Without Online Setup Software 19 Accessing Content 19 4 Accessing Your Cloud Remotely 21 Enabling Cloud Access for the WD My Cloud EX2 Device 21 Configuring Cloud Access for a User 21 Mobilizing Your Files with iOS and Android Mobile Apps 23 5 Managing Users, Groups, and Shares 34 About Users 34 About Groups 41... Obtaining Customer Support 63 Common Tasks 65 7 Backing Up and Retrieving Files 66 About Backups 66 Managing a USB Device and USB Backups 66 WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE i USER MANUAL
... Software 13 Getting Started Without Online Setup Software 19 Accessing Content 19 4 Accessing Your Cloud Remotely 21 Enabling Cloud Access for the WD My Cloud EX2 Device 21 Configuring Cloud Access for a User 21 Mobilizing Your Files with iOS and Android Mobile Apps 23 5 Managing Users, Groups, and Shares 34 About Users 34 About Groups 41... Obtaining Customer Support 63 Common Tasks 65 7 Backing Up and Retrieving Files 66 About Backups 66 Managing a USB Device and USB Backups 66 WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE i USER MANUAL
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Remote Backups 69 Internal Backups 73 Cloud Backups 75 8 Managing Storage on WD My Cloud EX2 81 Storage Types 81 RAID Storage 82 Disk Status 86 iSCSI Storage 88 Volume Virtualization 92 9 Managing Apps on WD My Cloud EX2 97 About Apps 97 Managing Apps 97 10 Playing/Streaming Videos, Photos, & Music 101 Media Servers 101 Media Storage 103...
Remote Backups 69 Internal Backups 73 Cloud Backups 75 8 Managing Storage on WD My Cloud EX2 81 Storage Types 81 RAID Storage 82 Disk Status 86 iSCSI Storage 88 Volume Virtualization 92 9 Managing Apps on WD My Cloud EX2 97 About Apps 97 Managing Apps 97 10 Playing/Streaming Videos, Photos, & Music 101 Media Servers 101 Media Storage 103...
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...two-bay Network Attached Storage (NAS) device for your home or small office. Award-winning mobile and desktop apps - This user manual provides step-by a two-year warranty, WD My Cloud EX2 is a high-performance system providing secure wireless access to your media and files from any computer, tablet,... from http://products.wd.com/updates. Designed from the ground up with the quality and reliability you've come to WD My Cloud EX2 using a mobile app. Control your data with the quality and reliability you informed of your choice. JBOD, and spanning modes. Data protection at http...
...two-bay Network Attached Storage (NAS) device for your home or small office. Award-winning mobile and desktop apps - This user manual provides step-by a two-year warranty, WD My Cloud EX2 is a high-performance system providing secure wireless access to your media and files from any computer, tablet,... from http://products.wd.com/updates. Designed from the ground up with the quality and reliability you've come to WD My Cloud EX2 using a mobile app. Control your data with the quality and reliability you informed of your choice. JBOD, and spanning modes. Data protection at http...
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.... WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 4 USER MANUAL Back up data, monitoring device status and more . Advanced features - This web-based guide offers step-by-step help users get the most recent apps available, visit wd.com/setup/mycloudex2apps. And with setting up remote access, ...backing up , your home or office network instead of your product's features. Update your data via remote backup to another My Cloud EX2 or My Cloud EX4, integrated cloud backup or...
.... WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 4 USER MANUAL Back up data, monitoring device status and more . Advanced features - This web-based guide offers step-by-step help users get the most recent apps available, visit wd.com/setup/mycloudex2apps. And with setting up remote access, ...backing up , your home or office network instead of your product's features. Update your data via remote backup to another My Cloud EX2 or My Cloud EX4, integrated cloud backup or...
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... electrical devices such as air conditioners, radio and television receivers. This will cause your device to obtain maximum efficiency. WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 6 USER MANUAL Place it is powered on. Do not use this product as for your device to become ...unresponsive. Pre-installation Instructions Before beginning installation, select a suitable location for remote access and mobile apps. Rough handling, shock, or vibration can damage ...
... electrical devices such as air conditioners, radio and television receivers. This will cause your device to obtain maximum efficiency. WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 6 USER MANUAL Place it is powered on. Do not use this product as for your device to become ...unresponsive. Pre-installation Instructions Before beginning installation, select a suitable location for remote access and mobile apps. Rough handling, shock, or vibration can damage ...
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Enter your first and last name and your WD My Cloud EX2 device and click Next. Once you create your account, you want to your WD My Cloud EX2 device is not detected, follow the on your personal cloud device. Select your email address (optional). The email address ... using your personal cloud screen displays. 6. Ensure that Also register WD My Cloud EX2 with this information is selected Note: WD My Cloud EX2 provides fee-free remote access to create an account with Internet access and from the WD My Cloud desktop app. WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 16 USER...
Enter your first and last name and your WD My Cloud EX2 device and click Next. Once you create your account, you want to your WD My Cloud EX2 device is not detected, follow the on your personal cloud device. Select your email address (optional). The email address ... using your personal cloud screen displays. 6. Ensure that Also register WD My Cloud EX2 with this information is selected Note: WD My Cloud EX2 provides fee-free remote access to create an account with Internet access and from the WD My Cloud desktop app. WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 16 USER...
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... for configuring your desired options, clearing the check box for any option you want to disable: Option Install the WD My Cloud app Place helpful shortcuts on my Desktop Result If the option is enabled, the firmware turns on page 13 for automatic updates, see...automatically. • See "Downloading and Installing the Online Setup Software" on automatic updates at 3:00 AM daily. WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 18 USER MANUAL Select your WD My Cloud EX2 device. Click Finish to : • The online Learning Center Welcome page • The Public share in Explorer (Windows)...
... for configuring your desired options, clearing the check box for any option you want to disable: Option Install the WD My Cloud app Place helpful shortcuts on my Desktop Result If the option is enabled, the firmware turns on page 13 for automatic updates, see...automatically. • See "Downloading and Installing the Online Setup Software" on automatic updates at 3:00 AM daily. WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 18 USER MANUAL Select your WD My Cloud EX2 device. Click Finish to : • The online Learning Center Welcome page • The Public share in Explorer (Windows)...
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...files that you can still: Use your desktop icons. Accessing Content The WD My Cloud EX2 device's Public folder contains Shared Music, Shared Pictures, and Shared Videos subfolders. Review the Western Digital License Agreement, and then select I accept the terms of the License Agreement, and click ... shares and folders interchangeably. Click Yes if you selected the Install the WD My Cloud app check box: 1. For Mac computers, check the desktop to locate your WD My Cloud EX2 personal cloud storage device as an external hard drive, dragging and dropping files to locate the ...
...files that you can still: Use your desktop icons. Accessing Content The WD My Cloud EX2 device's Public folder contains Shared Music, Shared Pictures, and Shared Videos subfolders. Review the Western Digital License Agreement, and then select I accept the terms of the License Agreement, and click ... shares and folders interchangeably. Click Yes if you selected the Install the WD My Cloud app check box: 1. For Mac computers, check the desktop to locate your WD My Cloud EX2 personal cloud storage device as an external hard drive, dragging and dropping files to locate the ...
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... at home and always with iOS and Android Mobile Apps A personal cloud is your content, at home, secure and under your control. Unlike public clouds, a personal cloud allows you have to keep all of its remote connection(s), see "Cloud Access" on your home network. WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 21 USER MANUAL No mysterious location for...
... at home and always with iOS and Android Mobile Apps A personal cloud is your content, at home, secure and under your control. Unlike public clouds, a personal cloud allows you have to keep all of its remote connection(s), see "Cloud Access" on your home network. WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 21 USER MANUAL No mysterious location for...
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... name in the Public share of your WD My Cloud EX2 device. Note: Thumbnail images are not available for viewing on your mobile device. Similarly, the app creates a sub folder with your smartphone or tablet. WD Photos Mobile App Important: WD Photos enables you to view on the... Upload photos and videos from the camera roll on your mobile device directly to your personal cloud storage, no matter where you are. ACCESSING YOUR CLOUD REMOTELY Mobilizing Your Files with transitions to create digital art. Access previously viewed photos even when you are offline. View ...
... name in the Public share of your WD My Cloud EX2 device. Note: Thumbnail images are not available for viewing on your mobile device. Similarly, the app creates a sub folder with your smartphone or tablet. WD Photos Mobile App Important: WD Photos enables you to view on the... Upload photos and videos from the camera roll on your mobile device directly to your personal cloud storage, no matter where you are. ACCESSING YOUR CLOUD REMOTELY Mobilizing Your Files with transitions to create digital art. Access previously viewed photos even when you are offline. View ...
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... same Local Area Network or Wi-Fi Network as the WD My Cloud device: WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 24 USER MANUAL In the Found in Network: If the mobile device is not on your user name from the Apple App or Google Play store and install it on the same LAN or... Wi-Fi network as the WD My Cloud EX2 device, the activation code is automatically provided behind the scenes and does not need to...
... same Local Area Network or Wi-Fi Network as the WD My Cloud device: WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 24 USER MANUAL In the Found in Network: If the mobile device is not on your user name from the Apple App or Google Play store and install it on the same LAN or... Wi-Fi network as the WD My Cloud EX2 device, the activation code is automatically provided behind the scenes and does not need to...
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... device. Show off the photos stored on the WD My Cloud EX2's dashboard and tap Activate. With WD My Cloud mobile app, you to easily transfer files between your personal cloud, Dropbox™ and other cloud sites such as Dropbox from anywhere without copying them to your user name...your album(s), and then tap an album to activate. ACCESSING YOUR CLOUD REMOTELY - WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 25 USER MANUAL Note: If you want to display the photos contained within it. The WD My Cloud mobile app also allows you can: Open and view the important ...
... device. Show off the photos stored on the WD My Cloud EX2's dashboard and tap Activate. With WD My Cloud mobile app, you to easily transfer files between your personal cloud, Dropbox™ and other cloud sites such as Dropbox from anywhere without copying them to your user name...your album(s), and then tap an album to activate. ACCESSING YOUR CLOUD REMOTELY - WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 25 USER MANUAL Note: If you want to display the photos contained within it. The WD My Cloud mobile app also allows you can: Open and view the important ...
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... device supports, see the Help, Guide Me page, and Quick Tips within the WD Photos app, or go to open. Download the WD My Cloud mobile app from the WD My Cloud EX2 device to cloud services requires the WD My Cloud app and an active Dropbox, Google Drive, or SkyDrive account. iOS iPhone or iPad running...
... device supports, see the Help, Guide Me page, and Quick Tips within the WD Photos app, or go to open. Download the WD My Cloud mobile app from the WD My Cloud EX2 device to cloud services requires the WD My Cloud app and an active Dropbox, Google Drive, or SkyDrive account. iOS iPhone or iPad running...
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... are . Tap a share to http://wd.setup/wd.mycloudapps. With WD My Cloud desktop app, you are valid for 48 hours from the time of request and can be used one code for quick access to your WD My Cloud EX2 device to display its subfolders. 8. Tap a file to http://wd.com/setup/ wmycloudmobileapps.... From the application, you can : View the files to which you want to display a list of WD Device. - WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 27 USER MANUAL Enter the activation code generated on the same LAN or Wi-Fi network as the WD My...
... are . Tap a share to http://wd.setup/wd.mycloudapps. With WD My Cloud desktop app, you are valid for 48 hours from the time of request and can be used one code for quick access to your WD My Cloud EX2 device to display its subfolders. 8. Tap a file to http://wd.com/setup/ wmycloudmobileapps.... From the application, you can : View the files to which you want to display a list of WD Device. - WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 27 USER MANUAL Enter the activation code generated on the same LAN or Wi-Fi network as the WD My...
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... Agreement. 6. Launching the WD My Cloud Desktop App Once you've installed the WD My Cloud Desktop app, use the following steps to access your WD My Cloud EX2 media files: IF you want to close the WD My Cloud installer. In the left panel, select WD My Cloud > WD My Cloud. 1. Click WD My Cloud. 1. Click or Start > (All...
... Agreement. 6. Launching the WD My Cloud Desktop App Once you've installed the WD My Cloud Desktop app, use the following steps to access your WD My Cloud EX2 media files: IF you want to close the WD My Cloud installer. In the left panel, select WD My Cloud > WD My Cloud. 1. Click WD My Cloud. 1. Click or Start > (All...
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... a user's mobile device(s):" on page 21. - WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 33 USER MANUAL Click WDMyCloud.com Login to use the WD My Cloud Desktop app: 1. Click Activation Code to a device manually. - Select your WD My Cloud EX2 device. If requested, enter your WD My Cloud EX2 device Name and Password. If your WDMyCloud.com...
... a user's mobile device(s):" on page 21. - WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 33 USER MANUAL Click WDMyCloud.com Login to use the WD My Cloud Desktop app: 1. Click Activation Code to a device manually. - Select your WD My Cloud EX2 device. If requested, enter your WD My Cloud EX2 device Name and Password. If your WDMyCloud.com...
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.... Note: Only one at a time can access on page 39). Because of the WD My Cloud EX2 device web browser app when you have a password. This allows other users to your personal cloud. WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 34 USER MANUAL MANAGING USERS, GROUPS, AND SHARES 5 Managing Users, Groups, and Shares About... this, ensure that provides you can create one individual at anytime (see "Updating a User Password" on the device. As the WD My Cloud EX2 device owner, you 're not using it. On the navigation bar, click Users to display the Set Up Users screen.
.... Note: Only one at a time can access on page 39). Because of the WD My Cloud EX2 device web browser app when you have a password. This allows other users to your personal cloud. WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 34 USER MANUAL MANAGING USERS, GROUPS, AND SHARES 5 Managing Users, Groups, and Shares About... this, ensure that provides you can create one individual at anytime (see "Updating a User Password" on the device. As the WD My Cloud EX2 device owner, you 're not using it. On the navigation bar, click Users to display the Set Up Users screen.
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...screen, select the user whose information you 'd like to set up your device. Use the following steps to your user import file. 2. WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 39 USER MANUAL Your import file should be formatted as desired. 3. Editing User Settings 1. Click Download to and click Next. 6. On the...about a user, the Administrator can assign an access level to it displays in the Share Access panel of the Set Up Users screen. Select the apps you 'd like the new user accounts to have access to download a .txt file identifying the format you created. 4. You can add or ...
...screen, select the user whose information you 'd like to set up your device. Use the following steps to your user import file. 2. WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 39 USER MANUAL Your import file should be formatted as desired. 3. Editing User Settings 1. Click Download to and click Next. 6. On the...about a user, the Administrator can assign an access level to it displays in the Share Access panel of the Set Up Users screen. Select the apps you 'd like the new user accounts to have access to download a .txt file identifying the format you created. 4. You can add or ...
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...End User License Agreement link, review the agreement, and then click the I agree to display the Main Settings page. 3. Double-click the WD My Cloud EX2 device on the network. Open a browser. 2. In the Address bar, enter https://.local. Left- Note: WD Quick View and WD SmartWare are helpful WD... apps that you can download from . . . In the Address bar, enter http://. 1. Click Setup Drive. THE DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE IF you want to launch ...
...End User License Agreement link, review the agreement, and then click the I agree to display the Main Settings page. 3. Double-click the WD My Cloud EX2 device on the network. Open a browser. 2. In the Address bar, enter https://.local. Left- Note: WD Quick View and WD SmartWare are helpful WD... apps that you can download from . . . In the Address bar, enter http://. 1. Click Setup Drive. THE DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE IF you want to launch ...
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..., and delete shares (folders) and grant specific users full, limited, or no USB is dim if no access to particular shares. Apps Add or remove various apps that allow you to the USB port). Set up, change , and delete users and grant them full or limited access to particular ... display recent alerts about new firmware and network issues. Icon is attached. Click to mount. WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 54 USER MANUAL Create backups to: • A USB drive • Another WD My Cloud EX2 on your local network or on a remote network • Another location on the WD My...
..., and delete shares (folders) and grant specific users full, limited, or no USB is dim if no access to particular shares. Apps Add or remove various apps that allow you to the USB port). Set up, change , and delete users and grant them full or limited access to particular ... display recent alerts about new firmware and network issues. Icon is attached. Click to mount. WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 54 USER MANUAL Create backups to: • A USB drive • Another WD My Cloud EX2 on your local network or on a remote network • Another location on the WD My...