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...a USB Storage Device (Windows 35 Uninstalling WD Quick View 36 6 At a Glance: The Dashboard 37 Launching the Dashboard 37 The Dashboard Home Page 38 Obtaining Customer Support 44 Basic Administrative Tasks 46 7 Managing Users and Shares 47 About Users 47 About Shares 50 Accessing the Contents...a Share Locally 53 8 Accessing Your Cloud Remotely 54 Enabling Cloud Access for the WD My Cloud Device 54 Enabling Cloud Access for a User 54 Mobilizing Your Files with WD My Cloud Mobile Apps 56 The Pathway to Your Personal Cloud 64 Accessing Your Personal Cloud on the Web 64 Using the WD...
...a USB Storage Device (Windows 35 Uninstalling WD Quick View 36 6 At a Glance: The Dashboard 37 Launching the Dashboard 37 The Dashboard Home Page 38 Obtaining Customer Support 44 Basic Administrative Tasks 46 7 Managing Users and Shares 47 About Users 47 About Shares 50 Accessing the Contents...a Share Locally 53 8 Accessing Your Cloud Remotely 54 Enabling Cloud Access for the WD My Cloud Device 54 Enabling Cloud Access for a User 54 Mobilizing Your Files with WD My Cloud Mobile Apps 56 The Pathway to Your Personal Cloud 64 Accessing Your Personal Cloud on the Web 64 Using the WD...
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...- Save valuable space on your WD product. Easily expand your personal cloud. This user manual provides step-by-step installation instructions and other public cloud accounts. For more information and news about your home network. Store and organize all your files are from your data. PRODUCT... it from anywhere - Expandable storage with your Mac and PC, stream media to multiple devices on your home network and accessing your family's media collection - WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 3 USER MANUAL Save everything on your media and files from any PC, Mac, tablet, or ...
...- Save valuable space on your WD product. Easily expand your personal cloud. This user manual provides step-by-step installation instructions and other public cloud accounts. For more information and news about your home network. Store and organize all your files are from your data. PRODUCT... it from anywhere - Expandable storage with your Mac and PC, stream media to multiple devices on your home network and accessing your family's media collection - WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 3 USER MANUAL Save everything on your media and files from any PC, Mac, tablet, or ...
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... Started Without the Online Setup Installer Getting to the Public Share It is easy to set up the WD My Cloud Personal Cloud Storage drive-all processes currently being performed. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 10 USER MANUAL Important: To avoid overheating, make sure the connections are working properly. If this occurs, data... a safe shutdown, interrupting all you have to do is unpack your drive. 12V 2 DC IN 1 2 3 4 Internet 1 Follow the steps below to connect the WD My Cloud Personal Cloud Storage device to a home or small office network.
... Started Without the Online Setup Installer Getting to the Public Share It is easy to set up the WD My Cloud Personal Cloud Storage drive-all processes currently being performed. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 10 USER MANUAL Important: To avoid overheating, make sure the connections are working properly. If this occurs, data... a safe shutdown, interrupting all you have to do is unpack your drive. 12V 2 DC IN 1 2 3 4 Internet 1 Follow the steps below to connect the WD My Cloud Personal Cloud Storage device to a home or small office network.
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... run the installer, discover the device, and get started using it. State Link down LED Link Link up - 100 Mbps Link Link up your home or small office network. Green - In the address field, type http://wd.com/setup/wdmycloud to display the Welcome to your device: 1. Note:...LED. Use the following table describes the network state and activity LEDs. Connect the WD device as described on page 6. 3. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 12 USER MANUAL Network negotiated at 1000 Mbps. Getting Started Using the Online Setup Installer The online setup installer walks you through the ...
... run the installer, discover the device, and get started using it. State Link down LED Link Link up - 100 Mbps Link Link up your home or small office network. Green - In the address field, type http://wd.com/setup/wdmycloud to display the Welcome to your device: 1. Note:...LED. Use the following table describes the network state and activity LEDs. Connect the WD device as described on page 6. 3. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 12 USER MANUAL Network negotiated at 1000 Mbps. Getting Started Using the Online Setup Installer The online setup installer walks you through the ...
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... on the WD Quick View submenu. 2. Windows: The shares display in the menu bar and move the cursor over the name of your WD My Cloud device to display drive status below the submenu: Launching WD SmartWare (Windows) If WD SmartWare is installed, select the WD SmartWare option on the WD... WD SmartWare.) Accessing Shares You can use WD Quick View to open the drive's Public share and any private shares to display the WD SmartWare home page. Select Public. Exiting WD SmartWare Safely (Windows) Select Exit WD SmartWare on the WD Quick View menu to close the application. (This option only...
... on the WD Quick View submenu. 2. Windows: The shares display in the menu bar and move the cursor over the name of your WD My Cloud device to display drive status below the submenu: Launching WD SmartWare (Windows) If WD SmartWare is installed, select the WD SmartWare option on the WD... WD SmartWare.) Accessing Shares You can use WD Quick View to open the drive's Public share and any private shares to display the WD SmartWare home page. Select Public. Exiting WD SmartWare Safely (Windows) Select Exit WD SmartWare on the WD Quick View menu to close the application. (This option only...
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.... 2. AT A GLANCE: THE DASHBOARD 6 At a Glance: The Dashboard Launching the Dashboard The Dashboard Home Page Obtaining Customer Support Basic Administrative Tasks The WD My Cloud Dashboard Home page provides a snapshot of your WD My Cloud device (default name: WDMyCloud) or the IP address as the URL. 2. Dashboard Desktop Icon 1. A browser or Windows Explorer 1. For...
.... 2. AT A GLANCE: THE DASHBOARD 6 At a Glance: The Dashboard Launching the Dashboard The Dashboard Home Page Obtaining Customer Support Basic Administrative Tasks The WD My Cloud Dashboard Home page provides a snapshot of your WD My Cloud device (default name: WDMyCloud) or the IP address as the URL. 2. Dashboard Desktop Icon 1. A browser or Windows Explorer 1. For...
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... URL: http://WDMyCloud.local (for updating settings in the body of your WD My Cloud device. 3. Locate your WD My Cloud device (default name: WDMyCloud) or http://IP address. Double-click the WD My Cloud device on the network. 1. Information icons Navigation icons Status and update panels WD MY.... 1. Open a browser. 2. In the Address bar, enter http:// name of the page. Click Start > My Network Places. 2. The Dashboard Home Page The WD My Cloud Home page has an information bar at the top right, a navigation icon bar across the top of the page, and an instant overview of...
... URL: http://WDMyCloud.local (for updating settings in the body of your WD My Cloud device. 3. Locate your WD My Cloud device (default name: WDMyCloud) or http://IP address. Double-click the WD My Cloud device on the network. 1. Information icons Navigation icons Status and update panels WD MY.... 1. Open a browser. 2. In the Address bar, enter http:// name of the page. Click Start > My Network Places. 2. The Dashboard Home Page The WD My Cloud Home page has an information bar at the top right, a navigation icon bar across the top of the page, and an instant overview of...
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...temperature, under temperature, drive SMART failure, failure of user, shares, and connected tablet and mobile devices. Icon Name Home Users Actions Provides a snapshot of the My WD Cloud's status, capacity, current firmware, and the number of the data volume to mount. Navigation Icons Navigation icons display ...across the top of obtaining help. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 39 USER MANUAL Alerts Click to particular shares. Help Click to display a menu of ways of every page. AT A GLANCE...
...temperature, under temperature, drive SMART failure, failure of user, shares, and connected tablet and mobile devices. Icon Name Home Users Actions Provides a snapshot of the My WD Cloud's status, capacity, current firmware, and the number of the data volume to mount. Navigation Icons Navigation icons display ...across the top of obtaining help. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 39 USER MANUAL Alerts Click to particular shares. Help Click to display a menu of ways of every page. AT A GLANCE...
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...the most necessary tasks. AT A GLANCE: THE DASHBOARD Viewing Drive Status and Making Updates The body of the Home page shows the status of the Diagnosis panel: WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 40 USER MANUAL To return to display the current usage of the drive's capacity: 2. Diagnosis The ...Diagnosis panel displays the overall health of free storage left on your WD My Cloud device. 1. Capacity The Capacity panel displays the amount of the system. 1. To see details about the status of system components, click the ...
...the most necessary tasks. AT A GLANCE: THE DASHBOARD Viewing Drive Status and Making Updates The body of the Home page shows the status of the Diagnosis panel: WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 40 USER MANUAL To return to display the current usage of the drive's capacity: 2. Diagnosis The ...Diagnosis panel displays the overall health of free storage left on your WD My Cloud device. 1. Capacity The Capacity panel displays the amount of the system. 1. To see details about the status of system components, click the ...
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To see whether an updated version of the firmware is available, see "Firmware" on page 87 for information on your WD My Cloud device. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 41 USER MANUAL If new firmware is available, click the arrow in the lower right of firmware loaded on updating your WD My Cloud device. 1. To return to the Home page, click OK. AT A GLANCE: THE DASHBOARD 2. Firmware The Firmware panel displays the current version of the Firmware panel. To return to the Home page, click OK. 2.
To see whether an updated version of the firmware is available, see "Firmware" on page 87 for information on your WD My Cloud device. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 41 USER MANUAL If new firmware is available, click the arrow in the lower right of firmware loaded on updating your WD My Cloud device. 1. To return to the Home page, click OK. AT A GLANCE: THE DASHBOARD 2. Firmware The Firmware panel displays the current version of the Firmware panel. To return to the Home page, click OK. 2.
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... Customer Support To open the Support page: 1. Click the Help icon ? When the scan is complete. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 44 USER MANUAL AT A GLANCE: THE DASHBOARD Content Scan The Content Scan panel displays information about the latest media... scan of the content stored on your WD My Cloud device and of files as it is scanning. The Media crawler section shows progress bars. The DLNA section shows ... menu. The second section is what a media server would see and be able to the Home page, click OK.
... Customer Support To open the Support page: 1. Click the Help icon ? When the scan is complete. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 44 USER MANUAL AT A GLANCE: THE DASHBOARD Content Scan The Content Scan panel displays information about the latest media... scan of the content stored on your WD My Cloud device and of files as it is scanning. The Media crawler section shows progress bars. The DLNA section shows ... menu. The second section is what a media server would see and be able to the Home page, click OK.
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...content in one safe place on the Web Using the WD My Cloud™ for Desktop App A personal cloud is your content, at home, secure and under your control. Unlike public clouds, a personal cloud allows you to Your Personal Cloud Mobilizing Your Files with you. No monthly fees. Note: The...your videos, music, photos, and files safe at home and always with WD My Cloud Mobile Apps Accessing Your Personal Cloud on your home network. On the navigation bar, click Cloud Access to differentiate it from other users. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 54 USER MANUAL The admin's name has a...
...content in one safe place on the Web Using the WD My Cloud™ for Desktop App A personal cloud is your content, at home, secure and under your control. Unlike public clouds, a personal cloud allows you to Your Personal Cloud Mobilizing Your Files with you. No monthly fees. Note: The...your videos, music, photos, and files safe at home and always with WD My Cloud Mobile Apps Accessing Your Personal Cloud on your home network. On the navigation bar, click Cloud Access to differentiate it from other users. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 54 USER MANUAL The admin's name has a...
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... WD Photos automatically creates a subfolder on the WD My Cloud device with the mobile device name in the Public/Shared Videos... on your mobile device. ACCESSING YOUR CLOUD REMOTELY About WD Photos Mobile App Entertainment is compatible with transitions to create digital art. Access previously viewed... Assign a photo to a contact. Download a photo from your WD My Cloud device to the camera roll on your mobile device. Upload photos and videos... of space on your personal cloud storage, no matter where you are offline. View your WD My Cloud device. With WD Photos,...
... WD Photos automatically creates a subfolder on the WD My Cloud device with the mobile device name in the Public/Shared Videos... on your mobile device. ACCESSING YOUR CLOUD REMOTELY About WD Photos Mobile App Entertainment is compatible with transitions to create digital art. Access previously viewed... Assign a photo to a contact. Download a photo from your WD My Cloud device to the camera roll on your mobile device. Upload photos and videos... of space on your personal cloud storage, no matter where you are offline. View your WD My Cloud device. With WD Photos,...
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.... Show off your photos stored on your iOS, Android, Windows, or Blackberry devices with full access to your personal cloud. WAN streaming performance may be limited by upload speeds on your home Internet connection. Share your presentations on your memories from your tablet or smartphone. Stream and enjoy music...
.... Show off your photos stored on your iOS, Android, Windows, or Blackberry devices with full access to your personal cloud. WAN streaming performance may be limited by upload speeds on your home Internet connection. Share your presentations on your memories from your tablet or smartphone. Stream and enjoy music...
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... USER MANUAL They include a record of your WD My Cloud device, called a safepoint, and save it to an external location on your home network or an attached USB drive attached to the USB ...expansion port. Safepoints can be created or run on a schedule you open this page, in the unlikely event that your WD My Cloud drive:...ensures that you can easily recover your data from a specific point in time to a new WD My Cloud device in addition to a list of existing safepoints, you'll see information and links to display the Protect...
... USER MANUAL They include a record of your WD My Cloud device, called a safepoint, and save it to an external location on your home network or an attached USB drive attached to the USB ...expansion port. Safepoints can be created or run on a schedule you open this page, in the unlikely event that your WD My Cloud drive:...ensures that you can easily recover your data from a specific point in time to a new WD My Cloud device in addition to a list of existing safepoints, you'll see information and links to display the Protect...
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...to stream photos, music, and videos to your DLNA-compatible devices and music to serve as its DLNA media server. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 97 USER MANUAL WD SmartWare, Time Machine, and new shares default to compatible devices in a private share that has media ...compatible and iTunes-compatible devices search for example, Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3), WD TV Live HD media player, DLNA 1.5 Digital Media players, and other PCs on your home entertainment center, game consoles (for further information about TwonkyMedia. It streams your music, photos and videos to DLNA off....
...to stream photos, music, and videos to your DLNA-compatible devices and music to serve as its DLNA media server. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 97 USER MANUAL WD SmartWare, Time Machine, and new shares default to compatible devices in a private share that has media ...compatible and iTunes-compatible devices search for example, Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3), WD TV Live HD media player, DLNA 1.5 Digital Media players, and other PCs on your home entertainment center, game consoles (for further information about TwonkyMedia. It streams your music, photos and videos to DLNA off....
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... use the buttons if you can click one of the files involved. Rescan: The WD My Cloud device searches for a DLNA device on the number and size of the following: Note: Re-scanning and ...view a list of your media files. Important: Use caution when completing this first. Rebuild: The WD My Cloud device rebuilds the DLNA database from scratch. To enable iTunes to update your media players/receivers on page page 98 are... message displays, click OK. Click OK to return to your home network, click the View Media Players link. To enable or disable iTunes: 1.
... use the buttons if you can click one of the files involved. Rescan: The WD My Cloud device searches for a DLNA device on the number and size of the following: Note: Re-scanning and ...view a list of your media files. Important: Use caution when completing this first. Rebuild: The WD My Cloud device rebuilds the DLNA database from scratch. To enable iTunes to update your media players/receivers on page page 98 are... message displays, click OK. Click OK to return to your home network, click the View Media Players link. To enable or disable iTunes: 1.
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...the Shared folders, you have access. WD Media Players You can connect the various WD Media Players to your home network for setting up devices such as the WD My Cloud device. Other Media Players Following are supported: Windows Media Player 11 (comes with Windows Vista) ... files in any public and private shares to media content stored in a network drive such as digital picture frames, Blu Ray players, network connected TVs, and digital media adapters: WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 101 USER MANUAL Open Windows Explorer or Mac Finder: 2. Follow the same process to stream...
...the Shared folders, you have access. WD Media Players You can connect the various WD Media Players to your home network for setting up devices such as the WD My Cloud device. Other Media Players Following are supported: Windows Media Player 11 (comes with Windows Vista) ... files in any public and private shares to media content stored in a network drive such as digital picture frames, Blu Ray players, network connected TVs, and digital media adapters: WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 101 USER MANUAL Open Windows Explorer or Mac Finder: 2. Follow the same process to stream...
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...Setup page in the user interface to establish connection so that your home's local network and is enabled by iTunes, it . If you have , you can link to your computer. 2. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 102 USER MANUAL Using the navigation feature on your player, scan...on . 2. Follow the user instructions provided with your network. 4. Go to your player can access content on the WD My Cloud device. Accessing Your Personal Cloud Using iTunes Streaming Media in the right pane. 3. Please refer to http://www.dlna.org for specific instructions. Make sure that...
...Setup page in the user interface to establish connection so that your home's local network and is enabled by iTunes, it . If you have , you can link to your computer. 2. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 102 USER MANUAL Using the navigation feature on your player, scan...on . 2. Follow the user instructions provided with your network. 4. Go to your player can access content on the WD My Cloud device. Accessing Your Personal Cloud Using iTunes Streaming Media in the right pane. 3. Please refer to http://www.dlna.org for specific instructions. Make sure that...
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...Connecting the device 10, 14 Connections, troubleshooting 16 Content scan 44 Customer Support 44 D Dashboard Home page 38 Diagnosis 40 Disconnecting safely 109 DLNA devices 102 Do not unplug your WD My Cloud device while a restore is in progress. 82 Drive configurations,saving and importing 84 Drive status...software 20 Internet connection 6 iTunes media types supported 98 streaming media 102 L LAN configuration 77 requirements 6 Language settings 73 Launching WD My Cloud Dashboard 32 WD SmartWare 22, 31 LEDs back panel 12 front panel 11 Log files,sending to Customer Support 45 M Mac Apple Time ...
...Connecting the device 10, 14 Connections, troubleshooting 16 Content scan 44 Customer Support 44 D Dashboard Home page 38 Diagnosis 40 Disconnecting safely 109 DLNA devices 102 Do not unplug your WD My Cloud device while a restore is in progress. 82 Drive configurations,saving and importing 84 Drive status...software 20 Internet connection 6 iTunes media types supported 98 streaming media 102 L LAN configuration 77 requirements 6 Language settings 73 Launching WD My Cloud Dashboard 32 WD SmartWare 22, 31 LEDs back panel 12 front panel 11 Log files,sending to Customer Support 45 M Mac Apple Time ...