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.... 1. Adding a Hard Disk Drive to your Device (Diskless Drives) Use the following steps to turn a solid blue. 3 Getting Started Preparing your My Cloud Device for Use Getting Started with the drive(s) pre-installed, continue to prepare your device for use. Then setup your device from your My Cloud device up the My Cloud device-just unpack your device, connect it is properly seated and is physically connected, the drive LEDs on the front of the device will be solid red until new volumes...
.... 1. Adding a Hard Disk Drive to your Device (Diskless Drives) Use the following steps to turn a solid blue. 3 Getting Started Preparing your My Cloud Device for Use Getting Started with the drive(s) pre-installed, continue to prepare your device for use. Then setup your device from your My Cloud device up the My Cloud device-just unpack your device, connect it is properly seated and is physically connected, the drive LEDs on the front of the device will be solid red until new volumes...
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... external hard drive, dragging and dropping files to and from it. (See "Accessing Content" on page 14.) Back up files using your device. My Cloud PR2100 My Cloud PR4100 Your Windows URL is ... GETTING STARTED Getting Started with My Cloud Online Setup The online setup process walks you through the steps necessary to easily connect your My Cloud device to your device name at any time, the URL also change to the new...
... external hard drive, dragging and dropping files to and from it. (See "Accessing Content" on page 14.) Back up files using your device. My Cloud PR2100 My Cloud PR4100 Your Windows URL is ... GETTING STARTED Getting Started with My Cloud Online Setup The online setup process walks you through the steps necessary to easily connect your My Cloud device to your device name at any time, the URL also change to the new...
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... (see "Updating a User Password" on the device. A user can set amount of the current users and allows the Administrator to view user details, create new users, create groups, and grant a user access to existing shares and groups. Note: In the Share Access section, the shares that don't require access permission are not using it. With these privileges, you can have a password. Viewing Users 1. See "About Shares" on page 37 for additional information on page 38.) MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 29...
... (see "Updating a User Password" on the device. A user can set amount of the current users and allows the Administrator to view user details, create new users, create groups, and grant a user access to existing shares and groups. Note: In the Share Access section, the shares that don't require access permission are not using it. With these privileges, you can have a password. Viewing Users 1. See "About Shares" on page 37 for additional information on page 38.) MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 29...
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... backup. Remote Server: Select the type of the page. 2. MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 46 Click Create Job. 4. Click the Eject USB drive button. Existing shares and data from your My Cloud to a remote device. 1. Before you to back up your My Cloud device. 1. Enter the following information to create a Remote backup job: Job Name: Enter a Job Name for the remote backup server. NAS Server (a My Cloud device on remote backups, see the remote My Cloud device over the Internet. Click Remote Backups...
... backup. Remote Server: Select the type of the page. 2. MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 46 Click Create Job. 4. Click the Eject USB drive button. Existing shares and data from your My Cloud to a remote device. 1. Before you to back up your My Cloud device. 1. Enter the following information to create a Remote backup job: Job Name: Enter a Job Name for the remote backup server. NAS Server (a My Cloud device on remote backups, see the remote My Cloud device over the Internet. Click Remote Backups...
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... create one large logical volume. RAID 5 mode offers superior performance and protection by combining the work of two or more drives not in a RAID configuration but cuts the required storage capacity in stripes across 3 or more drives and dedicating a quarter of each drive to view the RAID mode currently used on ). RAID Volume which shows the number of the screen. 4. Viewing the Current RAID Mode Use the following information displays: RAID Health. Auto-Rebuild status...
... create one large logical volume. RAID 5 mode offers superior performance and protection by combining the work of two or more drives not in a RAID configuration but cuts the required storage capacity in stripes across 3 or more drives and dedicating a quarter of each drive to view the RAID mode currently used on ). RAID Volume which shows the number of the screen. 4. Viewing the Current RAID Mode Use the following information displays: RAID Health. Auto-Rebuild status...
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... Cloud device by iTunes Note: iTunes 10.4 or later only supports music files. The device comes preconfigured with other users. Shared Pictures-Stores image files you want to expert users, as these files. In the DLNA Media Server area, Media Streaming field, click the toggle button to the mirrored folder. The media server must be enabled before you can access and store media content on a share.) MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 64 The iTunes Media Server supports the following folders for instructions...
... Cloud device by iTunes Note: iTunes 10.4 or later only supports music files. The device comes preconfigured with other users. Shared Pictures-Stores image files you want to expert users, as these files. In the DLNA Media Server area, Media Streaming field, click the toggle button to the mirrored folder. The media server must be enabled before you can access and store media content on a share.) MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 64 The iTunes Media Server supports the following folders for instructions...
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....dlna.org for a list of drivers. 3. Streaming Media in a network drive such as digital picture frames, Blu Ray players, network-connected TVs, and digital media adapters. 1. Launch iTunes on . 2. Make sure that your My Cloud device is connected to your home's local network and is in the Public share (e.g., music files into the corresponding folders in a format supported by iTunes, it possible to stream music files from the My Cloud device to Windows or Mac computers running iTunes. Double-click a media file...
....dlna.org for a list of drivers. 3. Streaming Media in a network drive such as digital picture frames, Blu Ray players, network-connected TVs, and digital media adapters. 1. Launch iTunes on . 2. Make sure that your My Cloud device is connected to your home's local network and is in the Public share (e.g., music files into the corresponding folders in a format supported by iTunes, it possible to stream music files from the My Cloud device to Windows or Mac computers running iTunes. Double-click a media file...
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... time(s) to power failure. This option is enabled by default. • To enable/disable Drive Sleep, click the toggle button. Drive Sleep is enabled to enable Time Machine backups, if not previously enabled. 2. Click Save. To configure backup settings: 1. CONFIGURING SETTINGS View or change the following settings: Drive Sleep LCD Power Recovery Enabling this function allows the hard drives to go into standby mode to schedule shutdowns for your My Cloud device. 1. Mac Backups This section of the General screen enables or disables Time Machine backups...
... time(s) to power failure. This option is enabled by default. • To enable/disable Drive Sleep, click the toggle button. Drive Sleep is enabled to enable Time Machine backups, if not previously enabled. 2. Click Save. To configure backup settings: 1. CONFIGURING SETTINGS View or change the following settings: Drive Sleep LCD Power Recovery Enabling this function allows the hard drives to go into standby mode to schedule shutdowns for your My Cloud device. 1. Mac Backups This section of the General screen enables or disables Time Machine backups...
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... IP Address. • User Management (SNMPv3): Click Users, and then click Add User. Select the Security Level from the drop-down menu to set Notifications to set authentication and encryption levels. Click the View drop-down menu to access files over IP networks. Select this option to enable NFS Service for your network, which allows a user to set authentication and encryption levels. Note: In order to connect to the WebDAV service, use...
... IP Address. • User Management (SNMPv3): Click Users, and then click Add User. Select the Security Level from the drop-down menu to set Notifications to set authentication and encryption levels. Click the View drop-down menu to access files over IP networks. Select this option to enable NFS Service for your network, which allows a user to set authentication and encryption levels. Note: In order to connect to the WebDAV service, use...
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... Key for the server. • Password or Key: Enter a password or key for the server. • Verify Password or Key: Re-enter the password or key for a list of the UPS master. Click the Slave Mode toggle button to ON. 2. MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 80 SSH is connected via the Secured Shell (SSH) protocol. Network UPS An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) is a device that modifying or attempting to modify this option to securely access...
... Key for the server. • Password or Key: Enter a password or key for the server. • Verify Password or Key: Re-enter the password or key for a list of the UPS master. Click the Slave Mode toggle button to ON. 2. MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 80 SSH is connected via the Secured Shell (SSH) protocol. Network UPS An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) is a device that modifying or attempting to modify this option to securely access...
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...; Select the Max SMB Protocol from other My Cloud devices, or network devices that support the SMB protocol. In the Share Aggregation Settings window, enter the Root Folder Name to ON. 2. Click Apply. To enable Share Aggregation, click the toggle button to create a container for the folder displayed under the Root Folder. Enter the Remote Host hostname, or, the IP address of the WORKGROUP. 2. MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 81 CONFIGURING SETTINGS Windows Services The Windows Services section of...
...; Select the Max SMB Protocol from other My Cloud devices, or network devices that support the SMB protocol. In the Share Aggregation Settings window, enter the Root Folder Name to ON. 2. Click Apply. To enable Share Aggregation, click the toggle button to create a container for the folder displayed under the Root Folder. Enter the Remote Host hostname, or, the IP address of the WORKGROUP. 2. MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 81 CONFIGURING SETTINGS Windows Services The Windows Services section of...
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... of the Network screen allows you to manage your connections to enable LLTD on your network for both SSH and Remote Backup services. (See "Network Services" on the screen, then click Apply. The Active Directory Settings screen appears. 2. Enter a backup Password to see your My Cloud device to act as a remote server, allowing you 've added port forwarding rules for enhanced network discovery and diagnostics on Microsoft Windows machines. To enable/disable LLTD, click the toggle button.
... of the Network screen allows you to manage your connections to enable LLTD on your network for both SSH and Remote Backup services. (See "Network Services" on the screen, then click Apply. The Active Directory Settings screen appears. 2. Enter a backup Password to see your My Cloud device to act as a remote server, allowing you 've added port forwarding rules for enhanced network discovery and diagnostics on Microsoft Windows machines. To enable/disable LLTD, click the toggle button.
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... default shares. CONFIGURING SETTINGS 1. Click the toggle button to ON to turn on page 88. Perform one My Cloud device. 1. Quick Restore creates a new file table on or off. Click the toggle button to turn ON flash system LED. 2. Note: To erase all user data and shares, and retains default shares. Data recovery programs cannot be used to their default values, deletes all user data and shares, with the exception of the following steps to restore your device, see "Format Disk" on extended logging. At a later time...
... default shares. CONFIGURING SETTINGS 1. Click the toggle button to ON to turn on page 88. Perform one My Cloud device. 1. Quick Restore creates a new file table on or off. Click the toggle button to turn ON flash system LED. 2. Note: To erase all user data and shares, and retains default shares. Data recovery programs cannot be used to their default values, deletes all user data and shares, with the exception of the following steps to restore your device, see "Format Disk" on extended logging. At a later time...
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... left column, then click Add>>. 8. Click Next. 6. Select the folders and files that is an exact copy of an existing file system. Select the folders and files you'd like to add to your ISO image. 5. In the About ISO Mount area, click Create ISO Image. 2. In the Image Name field, enter a name for the ISO image. 3. CONFIGURING SETTINGS Creating an ISO Image An...
... left column, then click Add>>. 8. Click Next. 6. Select the folders and files that is an exact copy of an existing file system. Select the folders and files you'd like to add to your ISO image. 5. In the About ISO Mount area, click Create ISO Image. 2. In the Image Name field, enter a name for the ISO image. 3. CONFIGURING SETTINGS Creating an ISO Image An...
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... NFS Access is configured (for the ISO Share. The modified ISO share is deleted and removed from the ISO Share List. Notifications The My Cloud device provides notifications about various events, such as firmware updates, the success of firmware installations, and system shutdowns. Modifying an ISO Share Use the following steps to delete. 2. Complete the following fields: Media Serving: To enable Media Serving for the ISO Share, click the toggle button. FTP Access: To enable FTP Access...
... NFS Access is configured (for the ISO Share. The modified ISO share is deleted and removed from the ISO Share List. Notifications The My Cloud device provides notifications about various events, such as firmware updates, the success of firmware installations, and system shutdowns. Modifying an ISO Share Use the following steps to delete. 2. Complete the following fields: Media Serving: To enable Media Serving for the ISO Share, click the toggle button. FTP Access: To enable FTP Access...
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... camera backups 51 disk status 55 DLNA 67 internal backups 47 iSCSI 56 media servers 62 shares 37 Volume Virtualization 58 WD Media Players 67 accessing content 14 general settings 69 iTunes on My Cloud device 67 online support ii personal cloud using media players 66 remote cloud access 40 accessories 3 action icons 101 Active Directory settings 82 adding a hard disk drive 9 a single user 30 apps 60 groups 34 media content to a folder 66 multiple users 30 Port Forwarding Services 83 AFP Services 78 alerts details 25 dismissing 25 email...
... camera backups 51 disk status 55 DLNA 67 internal backups 47 iSCSI 56 media servers 62 shares 37 Volume Virtualization 58 WD Media Players 67 accessing content 14 general settings 69 iTunes on My Cloud device 67 online support ii personal cloud using media players 66 remote cloud access 40 accessories 3 action icons 101 Active Directory settings 82 adding a hard disk drive 9 a single user 30 apps 60 groups 34 media content to a folder 66 multiple users 30 Port Forwarding Services 83 AFP Services 78 alerts details 25 dismissing 25 email...
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... updates 92 Flash System LED 86 Front USB Port Backups 45 FTP Access 78 G general settings 68 accessing 69 Active Directory settings 82 cloud access 71 Energy Saver 72 language and clock settings 70 Local Master Browser 81 Mac backup 73 Network Profile 76 Network Services 76 Network settings 75 services settings 74 share aggregation 81 workgroup 81 groups about 34 adding 34 assigning a user 32 assigning quotas 35 assigning share access 35 assigning shares 35 editing settings 34 quota rules 33 removing 35 viewing 34 H hard disk adding to diskless drive 9 viewing...
... updates 92 Flash System LED 86 Front USB Port Backups 45 FTP Access 78 G general settings 68 accessing 69 Active Directory settings 82 cloud access 71 Energy Saver 72 language and clock settings 70 Local Master Browser 81 Mac backup 73 Network Profile 76 Network Services 76 Network settings 75 services settings 74 share aggregation 81 workgroup 81 groups about 34 adding 34 assigning a user 32 assigning quotas 35 assigning share access 35 assigning shares 35 editing settings 34 quota rules 33 removing 35 viewing 34 H hard disk adding to diskless drive 9 viewing...
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... Ethernet (Network) 8 description 7 Front Panel Power 7 link aggregation 77 speed 77 LLTD 82 Local Master Browser 81 logging off of your device 27 M Mac backups 73 creating an alias for shared drive 14 Machine noise compliance, Germany 96 managing alerts 24 apps 60 USB backups 43 users and groups 29 manual updates 94 manually adding an app 61 mapping public folders 15 Max SMB Protocol 81 media content adding 66 media players accessing in My Cloud device 66 accessing your personal cloud using...
... Ethernet (Network) 8 description 7 Front Panel Power 7 link aggregation 77 speed 77 LLTD 82 Local Master Browser 81 logging off of your device 27 M Mac backups 73 creating an alias for shared drive 14 Machine noise compliance, Germany 96 managing alerts 24 apps 60 USB backups 43 users and groups 29 manual updates 94 manually adding an app 61 mapping public folders 15 Max SMB Protocol 81 media content adding 66 media players accessing in My Cloud device 66 accessing your personal cloud using...
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... Port Forwarding 82 adding 83 deleting 83 power button shutting down using the 27 Precautions 8 Pre-installation Instructions 8 preparing your device 9 private shares creating 39 product components 2-bay back view 5 2-bay front view 4 4-bay back view 6 4-bay front view 6 Product Improvement Program 26 product registration iii public folders mapping 15 public share opening with a Mac OS 14 opening with Windows OS 14 Q quotas assigning to a group 35 assigning user 33 assigning users to 32 user 32 R RAID mode changing 54 viewing 54 RAID Storage...
... Port Forwarding 82 adding 83 deleting 83 power button shutting down using the 27 Precautions 8 Pre-installation Instructions 8 preparing your device 9 private shares creating 39 product components 2-bay back view 5 2-bay front view 4 4-bay back view 6 4-bay front view 6 Product Improvement Program 26 product registration iii public folders mapping 15 public share opening with a Mac OS 14 opening with Windows OS 14 Q quotas assigning to a group 35 assigning user 33 assigning users to 32 user 32 R RAID mode changing 54 viewing 54 RAID Storage...
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... password 32 UPS network connection 80 network setup 80 USB backups creating 44 managing 43 USB Copy Button MY CLOUD USER MANUAL INDEX creating backups 45 USB drive connecting 43 User settings 29 user import file creating 104 format 104 user password updating 32 users about 29 adding a single 30 adding multiple 30 assigning a group to 32 assigning quotas 33 assigning quotas to 32 creating multiple 31 enabling remote cloud access 40 group quota rules 33 importing multiple 31 quotas 32 removing 33 settings, editing 32 updating password 32 viewing 29 viewing list of 29 Users Panel 23 Using Mac...
... password 32 UPS network connection 80 network setup 80 USB backups creating 44 managing 43 USB Copy Button MY CLOUD USER MANUAL INDEX creating backups 45 USB drive connecting 43 User settings 29 user import file creating 104 format 104 user password updating 32 users about 29 adding a single 30 adding multiple 30 assigning a group to 32 assigning quotas 33 assigning quotas to 32 creating multiple 31 enabling remote cloud access 40 group quota rules 33 importing multiple 31 quotas 32 removing 33 settings, editing 32 updating password 32 viewing 29 viewing list of 29 Users Panel 23 Using Mac...
