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... Advanced Backup Capabilities 30 Retrieving Backups 33 5 Managing WD Software 37 Customizing WD SmartWare 37 Using WD Quick View Shortcuts 39 Monitoring Alerts 44 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS - iii
... Advanced Backup Capabilities 30 Retrieving Backups 33 5 Managing WD Software 37 Customizing WD SmartWare 37 Using WD Quick View Shortcuts 39 Monitoring Alerts 44 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS - iii
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... Backup 47 Apple Time Machine 48 7 Introduction to My Book Live Dashboard 54 Launching the My Book Live Dashboard 54 Starting the My Book Live Dashboard 55 Understanding the My Book Live Dashboard 56 Obtaining Customer Support 57 What Can I Do Now 58 8 Configuring My Book Live Settings 59 System Settings 59 Network Settings 63... a Share Public 86 Deleting a Share 86 Opening a Share 86 11 Viewing a List of Backups 88 Viewing the List of Backups 88 Deleting a Backup 89 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS -
... Backup 47 Apple Time Machine 48 7 Introduction to My Book Live Dashboard 54 Launching the My Book Live Dashboard 54 Starting the My Book Live Dashboard 55 Understanding the My Book Live Dashboard 56 Obtaining Customer Support 57 What Can I Do Now 58 8 Configuring My Book Live Settings 59 System Settings 59 Network Settings 63... a Share Public 86 Deleting a Share 86 Opening a Share 86 11 Viewing a List of Backups 88 Viewing the List of Backups 88 Deleting a Backup 89 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS -
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... . . . 98 Media Server Overview 98 Media Types Supported 99 Media Storage 99 Accessing My Book Live from Media Players 100 Accessing My Book Live Using iTunes 106 14 Regulatory and Warranty Information 108 Regulatory Compliance 108 Obtaining Service 109 Limited ...Warranty 110 15 Troubleshooting 111 First Steps Checklist 111 Resetting the My Book Live 111 Specific Problems and Corrective Actions 112 Glossary 115 Index 118 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL...
... . . . 98 Media Server Overview 98 Media Types Supported 99 Media Storage 99 Accessing My Book Live from Media Players 100 Accessing My Book Live Using iTunes 106 14 Regulatory and Warranty Information 108 Regulatory Compliance 108 Obtaining Service 109 Limited ...Warranty 110 15 Troubleshooting 111 First Steps Checklist 111 Resetting the My Book Live 111 Specific Problems and Corrective Actions 112 Glossary 115 Index 118 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL...
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... electric shock or fire hazard. When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed. - If liquid has been spilled on the product. - MY BOOK LIVE 1 USER MANUAL IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION 1 Important User Information Important Safety Instructions Recording Your WD Product Information Important Safety Instructions This device is designed and manufactured to...
... electric shock or fire hazard. When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed. - If liquid has been spilled on the product. - MY BOOK LIVE 1 USER MANUAL IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION 1 Important User Information Important Safety Instructions Recording Your WD Product Information Important Safety Instructions This device is designed and manufactured to...
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... operating system and version. This information is necessary for setup and technical support. Serial Number: Model Number: Purchase Date: System and Software Notes: MY BOOK LIVE 2 USER MANUAL lowed. Recording Your WD Product Information In the following table, write the serial number and model number of the device. Adjust only those controls...
... operating system and version. This information is necessary for setup and technical support. Serial Number: Model Number: Purchase Date: System and Software Notes: MY BOOK LIVE 2 USER MANUAL lowed. Recording Your WD Product Information In the following table, write the serial number and model number of the device. Adjust only those controls...
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...® or PC. Through the My Book Live, you can wirelessly access the data from http://products.wdc.com/updates. Translated versions and updates to this product, visit our website at http://www.wdc.com/. Features Simplify your digital life-Store your entire family's movies, ...iPhone®, iPod touch®, or iPad™. Simplify your digital life by -step installation instructions and other important information regarding your network. Reduce the clutter of media players. MY BOOK LIVE 3 USER MANUAL This user manual provides step-by consolidating your movies, music, photos, and ...
...® or PC. Through the My Book Live, you can wirelessly access the data from http://products.wdc.com/updates. Translated versions and updates to this product, visit our website at http://www.wdc.com/. Features Simplify your digital life-Store your entire family's movies, ...iPhone®, iPod touch®, or iPad™. Simplify your digital life by -step installation instructions and other important information regarding your network. Reduce the clutter of media players. MY BOOK LIVE 3 USER MANUAL This user manual provides step-by consolidating your movies, music, photos, and ...
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...digital media anywhere in your home-Watch your daughter's birthday party video or show off your entire photo collection without taking up users, create public and private shares, and enable remote access, iTunes, WD Photos, and TwonkyMedia™ server. Easily customize drive settings-Use the simple My Book...network drive Ethernet cable AC power adapter Installation and software CD Quick Install Guide MY BOOK LIVE 4 USER MANUAL The built-in your music and video collection and stream to their data. Show off your vacation sideshow on your home network ...
...digital media anywhere in your home-Watch your daughter's birthday party video or show off your entire photo collection without taking up users, create public and private shares, and enable remote access, iTunes, WD Photos, and TwonkyMedia™ server. Easily customize drive settings-Use the simple My Book...network drive Ethernet cable AC power adapter Installation and software CD Quick Install Guide MY BOOK LIVE 4 USER MANUAL The built-in your music and video collection and stream to their data. Show off your vacation sideshow on your home network ...
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW My Book Live Home network drive AC adapter* Ethernet cable Installation CD with application software and user manual Quick Install Guide Global AC Adapter Configurations MY BOOK LIVE 5 USER MANUAL
PRODUCT OVERVIEW My Book Live Home network drive AC adapter* Ethernet cable Installation CD with application software and user manual Quick Install Guide Global AC Adapter Configurations MY BOOK LIVE 5 USER MANUAL
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MY BOOK LIVE 6 USER MANUAL For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. Web Browsers Internet Explorer 7.0 and later ...
MY BOOK LIVE 6 USER MANUAL For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. Web Browsers Internet Explorer 7.0 and later ...
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..., 1.5A Power supply: 18W Operating temperature: 5 to 35 °C (41 to 95 °F) Non-operating temperature: -20 to 65°C (-4 to 149 °F) MY BOOK LIVE 7 USER MANUAL Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product: Do not drop or jolt the drive. Do...
..., 1.5A Power supply: 18W Operating temperature: 5 to 35 °C (41 to 95 °F) Non-operating temperature: -20 to 65°C (-4 to 149 °F) MY BOOK LIVE 7 USER MANUAL Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product: Do not drop or jolt the drive. Do...
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..., the device is equipped with a security slot that supports a standard Kensington security cable. Connects the device to a local network. See "Resetting the My Book Live" on page 111 for more information. Visit http://www.kensington.com/ for the device. System View PRODUCT OVERVIEW Multi-color LED Reset button Activity...174; Security Slot Component Icon Ethernet port Reset button Power port Description Connects the device to an AC adapter and the power outlet. MY BOOK LIVE 8 USER MANUAL Restores settings such as the admin user name and password for more information.
..., the device is equipped with a security slot that supports a standard Kensington security cable. Connects the device to a local network. See "Resetting the My Book Live" on page 111 for more information. Visit http://www.kensington.com/ for the device. System View PRODUCT OVERVIEW Multi-color LED Reset button Activity...174; Security Slot Component Icon Ethernet port Reset button Power port Description Connects the device to an AC adapter and the power outlet. MY BOOK LIVE 8 USER MANUAL Restores settings such as the admin user name and password for more information.
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...: To avoid overheating, make sure the drive is easy to your home or small office network. Follow the steps below to connect the My Book Live to Your Network Getting Started Using the CD (Mac and Windows) Getting Started Without the CD (Windows 7/Vista & Mac) What Can ...I Do Now? LEDs on page 67. Physically Connecting the Drive 4 2 1 3 . MY BOOK LIVE 9 USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 3 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started Connecting the Drive to a home or small office network. all you know...
...: To avoid overheating, make sure the drive is easy to your home or small office network. Follow the steps below to connect the My Book Live to Your Network Getting Started Using the CD (Mac and Windows) Getting Started Without the CD (Windows 7/Vista & Mac) What Can ...I Do Now? LEDs on page 67. Physically Connecting the Drive 4 2 1 3 . MY BOOK LIVE 9 USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 3 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started Connecting the Drive to a home or small office network. all you know...
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Important: Wait for the My Book Live drive to /from the Hard Drive Disk (HDD). The following table describes the front panel tricolor (red/green/blue) LED behavior. Connect one end ... into a router or network switch port. 3. Unit is currently being updated. To meet Class B emission standards, use the shielded Ethernet cable provided. 2. MY BOOK LIVE 10 USER MANUAL State Power Off Power On Color None Blue Appearance Solid Boot Yellow Solid Ready Activity Green Green Solid Blink Fault/action required Red Solid...
Important: Wait for the My Book Live drive to /from the Hard Drive Disk (HDD). The following table describes the front panel tricolor (red/green/blue) LED behavior. Connect one end ... into a router or network switch port. 3. Unit is currently being updated. To meet Class B emission standards, use the shielded Ethernet cable provided. 2. MY BOOK LIVE 10 USER MANUAL State Power Off Power On Color None Blue Appearance Solid Boot Yellow Solid Ready Activity Green Green Solid Blink Fault/action required Red Solid...
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... communication is plugged in progress. Using Mac Leopard/Snow Leopard Double-click the My Book Live CD, and then double-click My Book Live Setup to discover the drive and get started using it. MY BOOK LIVE 11 USER MANUAL Cable is in , and both ends of the link have successfully established communications. Note...
... communication is plugged in progress. Using Mac Leopard/Snow Leopard Double-click the My Book Live CD, and then double-click My Book Live Setup to discover the drive and get started using it. MY BOOK LIVE 11 USER MANUAL Cable is in , and both ends of the link have successfully established communications. Note...
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...displays the How to Connect screen, providing assistance with the Welcome screen, the Administrator: Discovers and assigns a letter to the My Book Live drive on the network. Installs WD Quick View for example, when it is processing information, for easy access to the drive... Uses the Next Steps feature to navigate to the network. MY BOOK LIVE 12 USER MANUAL Note: Non-administrators can discover the drive, access My Book Live Dashboard, and open the Public share. My Book Live Welcome Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED Discovering and Connecting to ...
...displays the How to Connect screen, providing assistance with the Welcome screen, the Administrator: Discovers and assigns a letter to the My Book Live drive on the network. Installs WD Quick View for example, when it is processing information, for easy access to the drive... Uses the Next Steps feature to navigate to the network. MY BOOK LIVE 12 USER MANUAL Note: Non-administrators can discover the drive, access My Book Live Dashboard, and open the Public share. My Book Live Welcome Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED Discovering and Connecting to ...
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... screen connects to Connect screen appears. The screen displays a default description in the Windows XP firewall if it has not been enabled previously. MY BOOK LIVE 13 USER MANUAL Proceed to "Connecting and Troubleshooting" on the network, the How to a Help file on enabling UPnP Framework, see "General" on the network, the...
... screen connects to Connect screen appears. The screen displays a default description in the Windows XP firewall if it has not been enabled previously. MY BOOK LIVE 13 USER MANUAL Proceed to "Connecting and Troubleshooting" on the network, the How to a Help file on enabling UPnP Framework, see "General" on the network, the...
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Click the Close link. 3. MY BOOK LIVE 14 USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 2. To close without changing the drive letter, click the arrow at the bottom right of the white boxes in ...
Click the Close link. 3. MY BOOK LIVE 14 USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 2. To close without changing the drive letter, click the arrow at the bottom right of the white boxes in ...
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...Install WD Quick View WD Quick View installs the WD Quick View icon in the Windows system tray or in the navigation panel. MY BOOK LIVE 15 USER MANUAL Note: To continue without installing WD Quick View, click the Skip to Next Steps link and continue with "Step 3: Perform Next Steps"...drive status quickly. The Windows icon is blue . The Mac icon is black . CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED The My Book Live Found screen displays again: 4. To create a desktop shortcut to a mapped drive, in Windows, select the Create a desktop shortcut to MyBookLive check box.
...Install WD Quick View WD Quick View installs the WD Quick View icon in the Windows system tray or in the navigation panel. MY BOOK LIVE 15 USER MANUAL Note: To continue without installing WD Quick View, click the Skip to Next Steps link and continue with "Step 3: Perform Next Steps"...drive status quickly. The Windows icon is blue . The Mac icon is black . CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED The My Book Live Found screen displays again: 4. To create a desktop shortcut to a mapped drive, in Windows, select the Create a desktop shortcut to MyBookLive check box.
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... in a similar way. Click the License Agreement link, and after reading the agreement, click the I Accept check box. 2. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 1. MY BOOK LIVE 16 USER MANUAL
... in a similar way. Click the License Agreement link, and after reading the agreement, click the I Accept check box. 2. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 1. MY BOOK LIVE 16 USER MANUAL
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Next Steps screen for Windows Next Steps screen for Mac OS X MY BOOK LIVE 17 USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED Step 3: Perform Next Steps 1. Click the Next Steps button on the Install Complete screen, or the Next Steps link in the navigation panel at any time, to display the Next Steps screen: Note: Discovery must take place before Next Steps is available.
Next Steps screen for Windows Next Steps screen for Mac OS X MY BOOK LIVE 17 USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED Step 3: Perform Next Steps 1. Click the Next Steps button on the Install Complete screen, or the Next Steps link in the navigation panel at any time, to display the Next Steps screen: Note: Discovery must take place before Next Steps is available.