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...-Installation Instructions 7 Handling Precautions 8 Specifications 8 Product View 9 3 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 10 Getting Started Using the Online Setup Software 10 Getting Started Without the Online Setup Software (Windows & Mac OS 17 What Can I Do Now 21 4 Backing Up and Retrieving Your Computer Files... Accessing WD Quick View Shortcut Options 45 Checking Drive Status 46 Launching WD SmartWare (Windows only 47 Exiting WD SmartWare Safely (Windows only 47 Opening Shares 47 Launching the My Book Live Dashboard 48 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS - iii
...-Installation Instructions 7 Handling Precautions 8 Specifications 8 Product View 9 3 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 10 Getting Started Using the Online Setup Software 10 Getting Started Without the Online Setup Software (Windows & Mac OS 17 What Can I Do Now 21 4 Backing Up and Retrieving Your Computer Files... Accessing WD Quick View Shortcut Options 45 Checking Drive Status 46 Launching WD SmartWare (Windows only 47 Exiting WD SmartWare Safely (Windows only 47 Opening Shares 47 Launching the My Book Live Dashboard 48 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS - iii
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... a Shortcut to the Public Share (Windows only 49 Viewing Drive Properties 49 Safely Shutting Down 50 Monitoring Alerts 51 Uninstalling the WD Quick View Icon 53 6 Using the My Book Live Dashboard 54 Launching the My Book Live Dashboard 54 Starting the My Book Live Dashboard 55 Understanding Dashboard Components 56 Obtaining... of Shares 80 Creating a New Share 81 Creating a New User 82 Making a Share Public 83 Deleting a Share 83 Opening a Share 84 10 Managing Safepoints 86 Backing Up a My Book Live Drive With Safepoints 86 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS -
... a Shortcut to the Public Share (Windows only 49 Viewing Drive Properties 49 Safely Shutting Down 50 Monitoring Alerts 51 Uninstalling the WD Quick View Icon 53 6 Using the My Book Live Dashboard 54 Launching the My Book Live Dashboard 54 Starting the My Book Live Dashboard 55 Understanding Dashboard Components 56 Obtaining... of Shares 80 Creating a New Share 81 Creating a New User 82 Making a Share Public 83 Deleting a Share 83 Opening a Share 84 10 Managing Safepoints 86 Backing Up a My Book Live Drive With Safepoints 86 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS -
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...BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Operating System Windows • Windows 8 • Windows 7 • Windows Vista • Windows XP (32 bit) SP3 or later Note: For Windows OS, you will need to the Apple menu and select Software Update. PRODUCT OVERVIEW - 7 For highest performance and reliability, install the latest updates and service pack (SP): For Windows...the system to ensure maximum efficiency. For additional information, visit http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1421 ** Leopard (Mac OS 10.5) is : Near a grounded power outlet. Clean and dust free. On a stable...
...BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Operating System Windows • Windows 8 • Windows 7 • Windows Vista • Windows XP (32 bit) SP3 or later Note: For Windows OS, you will need to the Apple menu and select Software Update. PRODUCT OVERVIEW - 7 For highest performance and reliability, install the latest updates and service pack (SP): For Windows...the system to ensure maximum efficiency. For additional information, visit http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1421 ** Leopard (Mac OS 10.5) is : Near a grounded power outlet. Clean and dust free. On a stable...
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... Started Without the Online Setup Software (Windows & Mac OS) What Can I Do Now? Access your operating system (OS). CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 Downloading and Installing the Online Setup Software Before plugging in your My Book Live device, use the following steps to ...The Learning Center automatically detects your downloaded files, then double-click Setup.exe (Windows) or My Book Live Setup.dmg (Mac). It's easy to set up your device to the Learning Center screen, select My Book Live. 4. all you know whether the connections are functioning properly. Note: For ...
... Started Without the Online Setup Software (Windows & Mac OS) What Can I Do Now? Access your operating system (OS). CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 Downloading and Installing the Online Setup Software Before plugging in your My Book Live device, use the following steps to ...The Learning Center automatically detects your downloaded files, then double-click Setup.exe (Windows) or My Book Live Setup.dmg (Mac). It's easy to set up your device to the Learning Center screen, select My Book Live. 4. all you know whether the connections are functioning properly. Note: For ...
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... Open a browser and enter http:// as follows: 1. Example: http://192.168.1.10 or http://mybooklive Note: If you don't know the IP address for quick access in the future: In Windows Explorer, under Network, click MyBookLive. Right-click the Public folder and ... (see page 11). 2. Continue with "Using the My Book Live Dashboard" on page 43). Physically connect the drive to your network (see page 11). 2. MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Using Windows 7/Vista Opening the Public Folder As an alternative to using Windows Explorer: 4. Click > Computer > Network > MYBOOKLIVE and ...
... Open a browser and enter http:// as follows: 1. Example: http://192.168.1.10 or http://mybooklive Note: If you don't know the IP address for quick access in the future: In Windows Explorer, under Network, click MyBookLive. Right-click the Public folder and ... (see page 11). 2. Continue with "Using the My Book Live Dashboard" on page 43). Physically connect the drive to your network (see page 11). 2. MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Using Windows 7/Vista Opening the Public Folder As an alternative to using Windows Explorer: 4. Click > Computer > Network > MYBOOKLIVE and ...
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...Book Live drive can store these backups, so that can back up everything on page 65.) Setting Up Time Machine To set up Time Machine to back up , select Let Windows choose or select desired content and then click the Next button. 10...Mac OS)" on your computer. On the Review your user name on the My Book Live drive. (See page 75.) 8. Use one of the following screen displays: BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING YOUR COMPUTER... FILES - 39 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 7. When prompted for the content you 'd like to use on your Time Machine...
...Book Live drive can store these backups, so that can back up everything on page 65.) Setting Up Time Machine To set up Time Machine to back up , select Let Windows choose or select desired content and then click the Next button. 10...Mac OS)" on your computer. On the Review your user name on the My Book Live drive. (See page 75.) 8. Use one of the following screen displays: BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING YOUR COMPUTER... FILES - 39 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 7. When prompted for the content you 'd like to use on your Time Machine...
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.... MANAGING SAFEPOINTS - 85 10 Managing Safepoints Backing Up a My Book Live Drive With Safepoints MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Backing Up a My Book Live Drive With Safepoints With the included safepoint technology, you can completely recover your data from a safepoint to store on your drive, including users, shares, WD SmartWare, Apple Time Machine, or Windows 8/Windows 7/Vista backups, and...
.... MANAGING SAFEPOINTS - 85 10 Managing Safepoints Backing Up a My Book Live Drive With Safepoints MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Backing Up a My Book Live Drive With Safepoints With the included safepoint technology, you can completely recover your data from a safepoint to store on your drive, including users, shares, WD SmartWare, Apple Time Machine, or Windows 8/Windows 7/Vista backups, and...
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... share has mounted successfully, a drive letter for the share displays under My Computer. Accessing Your My Book Live Remotely - 110 Opening the drive displays all of the folders and files in the share. On a Mac, the Finder window opens on your operating system settings, your share may not appear automatically. On...
... share has mounted successfully, a drive letter for the share displays under My Computer. Accessing Your My Book Live Remotely - 110 Opening the drive displays all of the folders and files in the share. On a Mac, the Finder window opens on your operating system settings, your share may not appear automatically. On...
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...61550; MPEG-4 Note: Tunes scans any shares that were streamed. 8. iTunes You or anyone connected to play stored music files. Note: ITunes 10.4 or later only supports music files. On the Navigation panel of music tracks, pictures, and videos that have the Media Serving setting enabled,...information, click the > beside Status: MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Status information includes the version of the DLNA software, the date and time your drive, click the Rescan button below the table. Rebuilding is more time. For DLNA to Windows or Mac computers running iTunes. See Knowledge ...
...61550; MPEG-4 Note: Tunes scans any shares that were streamed. 8. iTunes You or anyone connected to play stored music files. Note: ITunes 10.4 or later only supports music files. On the Navigation panel of music tracks, pictures, and videos that have the Media Serving setting enabled,...information, click the > beside Status: MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Status information includes the version of the DLNA software, the date and time your drive, click the Rescan button below the table. Rebuilding is more time. For DLNA to Windows or Mac computers running iTunes. See Knowledge ...
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... 123 B Backing up all file categories 28 Apple Time Machine 39 files 26 selected files or folders 29 Windows 7/Windows Vista 38 Backup function 25 Backups retrieving 31 starting 42 Bonjour, finding and setting up drive 20 Box contents... File History 37 File types for WD SmartWare backup 25 FTP setting 67 G Getting Started with Online Setup Software 10 GNU general public license 131 GPL software 131 H Hard Disk Sleep disabling 64 enabling 64 How do I? 21,...123 K KCC Notice (Korea) 130 L LAN configuration 66 Launching My Book Live Dashboard 18, 48 WD SmartWare 24 LEDs checking the front panel 12 137
... 123 B Backing up all file categories 28 Apple Time Machine 39 files 26 selected files or folders 29 Windows 7/Windows Vista 38 Backup function 25 Backups retrieving 31 starting 42 Bonjour, finding and setting up drive 20 Box contents... File History 37 File types for WD SmartWare backup 25 FTP setting 67 G Getting Started with Online Setup Software 10 GNU general public license 131 GPL software 131 H Hard Disk Sleep disabling 64 enabling 64 How do I? 21,...123 K KCC Notice (Korea) 130 L LAN configuration 66 Launching My Book Live Dashboard 18, 48 WD SmartWare 24 LEDs checking the front panel 12 137
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...79 system settings 60 updating 62 user settings 74 utilities settings 68 workgroups 67 My Book Live Dashboard launching 18, 48 screen components 56 N Network settings 66 O Online Help for... 22 Online Learning Center ii, 18, 21, 23 about 5 Online Setup Software downloading and installing 10 Opening a share 83 Operating system requirements 7 P Package contents 5 Password, changing 78 Pausing backups 36...from a private share 82 opening on a Mac 19 opening on Windows 7/Vista 18 opening on Windows 8 17 opening on Windows Vista/Windows 7 18 R Rebooting safely 69 Registering a web access account ...
...79 system settings 60 updating 62 user settings 74 utilities settings 68 workgroups 67 My Book Live Dashboard launching 18, 48 screen components 56 N Network settings 66 O Online Help for... 22 Online Learning Center ii, 18, 21, 23 about 5 Online Setup Software downloading and installing 10 Opening a share 83 Operating system requirements 7 P Package contents 5 Password, changing 78 Pausing backups 36...from a private share 82 opening on a Mac 19 opening on Windows 7/Vista 18 opening on Windows 8 17 opening on Windows Vista/Windows 7 18 R Rebooting safely 69 Registering a web access account ...
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... folder 36 software settings 35 system files 25 WD TV Live/Live Plus HD Media Player 119 WD's Online Learning Center 10 wd2go.com 107 Web access, enabling 105 Web browser compatibility 7 Windows 7 / Vista getting started without Online Setup Software 18 Windows 7/Vista public share 18 Windows 8 37 getting started without Online Setup Software 17 public...
... folder 36 software settings 35 system files 25 WD TV Live/Live Plus HD Media Player 119 WD's Online Learning Center 10 wd2go.com 107 Web access, enabling 105 Web browser compatibility 7 Windows 7 / Vista getting started without Online Setup Software 18 Windows 7/Vista public share 18 Windows 8 37 getting started without Online Setup Software 17 public...