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...cord. If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are not sure of the type of power available, consult your dealer or local power company. Do not allow anything to rest on the top and bottom of the product and to ensure proper ventilation and reliable ...operation of the chassis; WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 1 Do not use can result in performance, contact WD Customer Support at http://support.wd.com. Adjust only those controls that...
...cord. If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are not sure of the type of power available, consult your dealer or local power company. Do not allow anything to rest on the top and bottom of the product and to ensure proper ventilation and reliable ...operation of the chassis; WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 1 Do not use can result in performance, contact WD Customer Support at http://support.wd.com. Adjust only those controls that...
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...Windows and Mac computers. Google Chrome 31 and later on your region. Local Network Router/switch (Gigabit is recommended to maximize performance.) WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 3 For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit http://support... OVERVIEW 2 Product Overview Package Contents Requirements Product Components Pre-installation Instructions Handling Precautions Package Contents WD My Cloud Personal Cloud Storage device Ethernet cable AC power adapter Quick Install Guide For information on additional accessories...
...Windows and Mac computers. Google Chrome 31 and later on your region. Local Network Router/switch (Gigabit is recommended to maximize performance.) WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 3 For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit http://support... OVERVIEW 2 Product Overview Package Contents Requirements Product Components Pre-installation Instructions Handling Precautions Package Contents WD My Cloud Personal Cloud Storage device Ethernet cable AC power adapter Quick Install Guide For information on additional accessories...
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...Pulsing Blinking Solid Blinking Blinking State Description Drive is only available on or in standby mode. WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 7 Drive is powering on 4-bay My Cloud devices. Device is in the process of updating the firmware. Connects to a USB hard drive for ...additional storage. LEDs Front Panel Power LED The following table describes the front panel power LED behavior. Connects to a USB hard drive for additional storage. Connects the device to a local...
...Pulsing Blinking Solid Blinking Blinking State Description Drive is only available on or in standby mode. WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 7 Drive is powering on 4-bay My Cloud devices. Device is in the process of updating the firmware. Connects to a USB hard drive for ...additional storage. LEDs Front Panel Power LED The following table describes the front panel power LED behavior. Connects to a USB hard drive for additional storage. Connects the device to a local...
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...device webpage from your router's user interface. - WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 16 http://.local (Mac) (Example: http://wdmycloud.local) 2. Click Computer. 3. iOS Devices: 1. Using IP Address: 1. For 4-bay WD My Cloud devices, the IP address can find the IP address from the... resulting menu. 1. Open a browser. 2. In the Address bar, enter http://.local. Android Devices: 1. In the left panel, select Network. 3. Double-click the WD My Cloud device on page 111 for a list of device names): - Open a browser. 2. In the ...
...device webpage from your router's user interface. - WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 16 http://.local (Mac) (Example: http://wdmycloud.local) 2. Click Computer. 3. iOS Devices: 1. Using IP Address: 1. For 4-bay WD My Cloud devices, the IP address can find the IP address from the... resulting menu. 1. Open a browser. 2. In the Address bar, enter http://.local. Android Devices: 1. In the left panel, select Network. 3. Double-click the WD My Cloud device on page 111 for a list of device names): - Open a browser. 2. In the ...
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...Set Up Shares screen, select the share you 'd like to delete. 2. Accessing the Contents of a Share Locally Note: For information on accessing the contents of a share remotely, see "Appendix D: WD My Cloud Device URLs and Names" on page 111 for the share (e.g., read/write, read only, or no access).... on your device. In the task bar, click the File Explorer icon . 2. If presented with an authorization page, either enter your WD My Cloud device under the Shared heading in the side bar. - Double-click a public or private share on your device. In the Share Profile area, ...
...Set Up Shares screen, select the share you 'd like to delete. 2. Accessing the Contents of a Share Locally Note: For information on accessing the contents of a share remotely, see "Appendix D: WD My Cloud Device URLs and Names" on page 111 for the share (e.g., read/write, read only, or no access).... on your device. In the task bar, click the File Explorer icon . 2. If presented with an authorization page, either enter your WD My Cloud device under the Shared heading in the side bar. - Double-click a public or private share on your device. In the Share Profile area, ...
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To verify that your WD My Cloud device is enabled for remote access and to check the status of its many capabilities. There are 3 ways to enable the cloud for your smart devices: Discovery on your Local Area Network (LAN): If you are not on your LAN, you can generate an ...Activation Code to provide access to the cloud (see "Cloud Access" on your LAN, cloud access software will receive an email with iOS...
To verify that your WD My Cloud device is enabled for remote access and to check the status of its many capabilities. There are 3 ways to enable the cloud for your smart devices: Discovery on your Local Area Network (LAN): If you are not on your LAN, you can generate an ...Activation Code to provide access to the cloud (see "Cloud Access" on your LAN, cloud access software will receive an email with iOS...
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... activation code generated on the WD My Cloud's dashboard and tap Activate. (For information on obtaining an activation code, see "Configuring Cloud Access for each device you want to the same Local Area Network (LAN) as the WD My Cloud device: - WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 45 Tap next... to WDMyCloud. - ACCESSING YOUR CLOUD REMOTELY 5. Tap Connect Now. Select your My Cloud Password. Cloud Sign in ...
... activation code generated on the WD My Cloud's dashboard and tap Activate. (For information on obtaining an activation code, see "Configuring Cloud Access for each device you want to the same Local Area Network (LAN) as the WD My Cloud device: - WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 45 Tap next... to WDMyCloud. - ACCESSING YOUR CLOUD REMOTELY 5. Tap Connect Now. Select your My Cloud Password. Cloud Sign in ...
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.... (Example: 192.168.1.16) Enter the password for your local network) Enter the IP address of remote server. • NAS Server (a My Cloud device on your local network) • WD My Cloud (a My Cloud device that is enabled. You have a remote WD My Cloud device to back up your backup. Click Browse and select...
.... (Example: 192.168.1.16) Enter the password for your local network) Enter the IP address of remote server. • NAS Server (a My Cloud device on your local network) • WD My Cloud (a My Cloud device that is enabled. You have a remote WD My Cloud device to back up your backup. Click Browse and select...
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...Internal Backups Internal backups allow you saved on your remote server. Click Browse and select the folder you 'd like to back up your WD My Cloud internally. 1. Click Internal Backups, if not already selected. 3. In the USB Backup Jobs area, click the Start Backup icon to begin your internal... to perform. • Copy • Synchronize If you saved on the remote server to your local server. 1. Select a time (hour, AM/PM) from one storage location to another on your WD My Cloud device. On the Recover screen, click OK. This process recovers the data you 'd like to ...
...Internal Backups Internal backups allow you saved on your remote server. Click Browse and select the folder you 'd like to back up your WD My Cloud internally. 1. Click Internal Backups, if not already selected. 3. In the USB Backup Jobs area, click the Start Backup icon to begin your internal... to perform. • Copy • Synchronize If you saved on the remote server to your local server. 1. Select a time (hour, AM/PM) from one storage location to another on your WD My Cloud device. On the Recover screen, click OK. This process recovers the data you 'd like to ...
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...on a schedule you create. If you to backup the data on the device. (Example Volume_1/backup) 10. Access your Amazon S3 Cloud backup bucket to that share. Camera Backups Camera backups allow you activate the Autoupdate feature: - On the Navigation bar, click Backups to activate the ...file. • Full Backup: Creates a separate folder containing all of the Amazon S3 Backup page. 14. In the Local Path field, enter a path for your backup on your WD My Cloud server. Click Browse to browse to a location for your backup on your camera to perform. If you don't...
...on a schedule you create. If you to backup the data on the device. (Example Volume_1/backup) 10. Access your Amazon S3 Cloud backup bucket to that share. Camera Backups Camera backups allow you activate the Autoupdate feature: - On the Navigation bar, click Backups to activate the ...file. • Full Backup: Creates a separate folder containing all of the Amazon S3 Backup page. 14. In the Local Path field, enter a path for your backup on your WD My Cloud server. Click Browse to browse to a location for your backup on your camera to perform. If you don't...
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...descriptive name for your target and the unit of information for that can be transmitted over a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN). MANAGING STORAGE ON WD MY CLOUD iSCSI Storage Internet SCSI (iSCSI) is an industry standard developed to enable transmission of iSCSI block...over an existing IP network by the underlying RAID structure of the WD My Cloud device. Once the connection is accessed over a network rather than locally. The iSCSI target provides storage, similar to a local hard disk drive, but is established between the iSCSI initiator and the iSCSI target...
...descriptive name for your target and the unit of information for that can be transmitted over a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN). MANAGING STORAGE ON WD MY CLOUD iSCSI Storage Internet SCSI (iSCSI) is an industry standard developed to enable transmission of iSCSI block...over an existing IP network by the underlying RAID structure of the WD My Cloud device. Once the connection is accessed over a network rather than locally. The iSCSI target provides storage, similar to a local hard disk drive, but is established between the iSCSI initiator and the iSCSI target...
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... an iSCSI Target Use the following steps to create a virtualized volume on your WD My Cloud device. Volume Virtualization Volume Virtualization simplifies scalability by allowing you 'd like to delete. 3. WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 63 Select a LUN (Local Unit Number) from the retrieved list, then click Next. 5. In the Device IP field...
... an iSCSI Target Use the following steps to create a virtualized volume on your WD My Cloud device. Volume Virtualization Volume Virtualization simplifies scalability by allowing you 'd like to delete. 3. WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 63 Select a LUN (Local Unit Number) from the retrieved list, then click Next. 5. In the Device IP field...
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Please refer to your player's user guide for setting up devices such as digital picture frames, Blu Ray players, network-connected TVs, and digital media adapters. 1. PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC WD Media Players You can use iTunes to play stored music files. Other Media ... the corresponding folders in the user interface to http://www.dlna.org for additional information on the WD My Cloud device. Follow the user instructions provided with your home's local network and is connected to your media player to Windows or Mac computers running iTunes. Note: iTunes 10.4...
Please refer to your player's user guide for setting up devices such as digital picture frames, Blu Ray players, network-connected TVs, and digital media adapters. 1. PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC WD Media Players You can use iTunes to play stored music files. Other Media ... the corresponding folders in the user interface to http://www.dlna.org for additional information on the WD My Cloud device. Follow the user instructions provided with your home's local network and is connected to your media player to Windows or Mac computers running iTunes. Note: iTunes 10.4...
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... By default, this information, please check your router settings.) • DHCP: DHCP Client causes the WD My Cloud device to the use for your device from the local DHCP server. Select the link speed for your network from your router simultaneously. The IPv6 format is entered into ...the WD My Cloud server. 2. This information will not be prompted for future reference. Link Speed Select the type ...
... By default, this information, please check your router settings.) • DHCP: DHCP Client causes the WD My Cloud device to the use for your device from the local DHCP server. Select the link speed for your network from your router simultaneously. The IPv6 format is entered into ...the WD My Cloud server. 2. This information will not be prompted for future reference. Link Speed Select the type ...
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Click Get Remote Share Folder to connect to your information. WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 88 CONFIGURING SETTINGS Local Master Browser The Local Master Browser feature allows you to improve data availability. Enter the IP address of the field. 5. Enter the Domain Name System (DNS... default. 1. In the Root Folder field, enter the name for your WD My Cloud device to collect and record resource and/or service information across multiple subnets. To enable/disable the Local Master Browser, click the toggle button. Enter the name of the remote folder where ...
Click Get Remote Share Folder to connect to your information. WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 88 CONFIGURING SETTINGS Local Master Browser The Local Master Browser feature allows you to improve data availability. Enter the IP address of the field. 5. Enter the Domain Name System (DNS... default. 1. In the Root Folder field, enter the name for your WD My Cloud device to collect and record resource and/or service information across multiple subnets. To enable/disable the Local Master Browser, click the toggle button. Enter the name of the remote folder where ...
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Note: To see Knowledge Base Answer ID 10649. WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 89 In the Password field, enter a password to be used to access remote backups for this option to enable LLTD on your WD My Cloud device to act as a remote server, allowing you to back ...up shares from another WD My Cloud on Port Forwarding, see your connections to a remote server. 4. For additional information on the local LAN or WAN. CONFIGURING SETTINGS LLTD This enables/disables the Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) protocol. Click the ...
Note: To see Knowledge Base Answer ID 10649. WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 89 In the Password field, enter a password to be used to access remote backups for this option to enable LLTD on your WD My Cloud device to act as a remote server, allowing you to back ...up shares from another WD My Cloud on Port Forwarding, see your connections to a remote server. 4. For additional information on the local LAN or WAN. CONFIGURING SETTINGS LLTD This enables/disables the Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) protocol. Click the ...
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... Click Details next to the port forwarding service you'd like to your local network. Modifying Port Forwarding Services 1. Note: DLNA and iTunes only work on page 67. Media On the Media screen, you can enter DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) media server and iTunes media player settings, so that... you 'd like to modify. 2. WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 90 Service: Enter a service for your house. 1. Click Add...
... Click Details next to the port forwarding service you'd like to your local network. Modifying Port Forwarding Services 1. Note: DLNA and iTunes only work on page 67. Media On the Media screen, you can enter DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) media server and iTunes media player settings, so that... you 'd like to modify. 2. WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 90 Service: Enter a service for your house. 1. Click Add...
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... name and Password (the default is primarily for WD My Cloud users, rather than the administrator. The WD My Cloud dashboard home page appears. Click Login. On the WD My Cloud Login page, enter your WD My Cloud device (default name: wdmycloud) in the browser's address field...: http:// (Windows) (Example: http://wdmycloud) http://.local (Mac) (Example: http://wdmycloud.local) 2. Click Go...
... name and Password (the default is primarily for WD My Cloud users, rather than the administrator. The WD My Cloud dashboard home page appears. Click Login. On the WD My Cloud Login page, enter your WD My Cloud device (default name: wdmycloud) in the browser's address field...: http:// (Windows) (Example: http://wdmycloud) http://.local (Mac) (Example: http://wdmycloud.local) 2. Click Go...
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...:// Your Mac URL is ... http://wdmycloudex2100.local http://wdmyclouddl2100.local http://wdmycloudex4100.local http://wdmyclouddl4100.local http://.local Device Name The device name appears in the Mac Finder and Windows Explorer. If your device from a web browser. Device Name WD My Cloud EX2100 WD My Cloud DL2100 WD My Cloud EX4100 WD My Cloud DL4100 Window / Mac Name wdmycloudex2100 wdmyclouddl2100...
...:// Your Mac URL is ... http://wdmycloudex2100.local http://wdmyclouddl2100.local http://wdmycloudex4100.local http://wdmyclouddl4100.local http://.local Device Name The device name appears in the Mac Finder and Windows Explorer. If your device from a web browser. Device Name WD My Cloud EX2100 WD My Cloud DL2100 WD My Cloud EX4100 WD My Cloud DL4100 Window / Mac Name wdmycloudex2100 wdmyclouddl2100...
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INDEX Active Directory settings 88 cloud access 77 distributed file system settings 88 Energy Saver 79 language and clock settings 76 Local Master Browser 88 Mac.backup option 80 Network Profile settings 83 Network ... disabling 62 enabling 62 modifying 62 ISO Shares creating 96 deleting 97 modifying 97 viewing 97 iTunes accessing personal cloud with 72 disabling 70 enabling 70 media types supported 69 overview 67 refreshing 70 streaming media 73 J Jumbo ... (Network) 8 description 7 Front Panel Power 7 Link Aggregation 84 Link Speed 84 LLTD 89 Local Master Browser 88 WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 116
INDEX Active Directory settings 88 cloud access 77 distributed file system settings 88 Energy Saver 79 language and clock settings 76 Local Master Browser 88 Mac.backup option 80 Network Profile settings 83 Network ... disabling 62 enabling 62 modifying 62 ISO Shares creating 96 deleting 97 modifying 97 viewing 97 iTunes accessing personal cloud with 72 disabling 70 enabling 70 media types supported 69 overview 67 refreshing 70 streaming media 73 J Jumbo ... (Network) 8 description 7 Front Panel Power 7 Link Aggregation 84 Link Speed 84 LLTD 89 Local Master Browser 88 WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 116