Western Digital My Cloud EX2100 driver and firmware
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...; Installation-Get online installation help for your WD product or software. WD Community-Share your thoughts and connect with other WD users Online Learning Center - Start here to get the most out of your personal cloud storage
device (http://www.wd.com/setup).
Contacting WD Technical Support
When contacting WD for support have your WD product serial number...
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Registering Your WD Product
Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers. You can easily register your drive online at http://register.wd.com or by using WD My Cloud personal cloud storage software.
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..., Photos, & Music . . . . . 67
Media Servers 67 Media Storage 69 Enabling DLNA and iTunes 69 Accessing Your My Cloud Device Using Media Players 71 Accessing Your My Cloud Device Using iTunes 72
12 Configuring Settings 74
General 74 Network 82 Media 90 Utilities 91 Notifications 98 Firmware Update 100
13 Regulatory Information 102
Regulatory Compliance 102
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14 Appendices 104
Appendix A: WD My Cloud Quick User Guide 104 Appendix B: Safe Mode Firmware Update Procedures 108 Appendix C: WD My Cloud Action Icons 109 Appendix D: WD My Cloud Device URLs and Names 111 Appendix E: Creating a User Import File 112
15 Index 114
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... your Device for Use Setting Up your Device Accessing Content It's easy to set up the WD My Cloud Personal Cloud Storage device -- just unpack your device, connect it, and wait for the Power LED on the front of your device to turn a solid blue. Then either download and run the quick setup software, available at http://www.wd.com/setup, or setup your device from...
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... App: See "Access Your Files with iOS and Android Mobile Apps"
on page 42. 10. Do the following (optional):
To have your device's firmware updated automatically, click the Automatically update device firmware when available check box.
To register your device, click the Register the WD My Cloud device to receive continuous product support check box.
To participate in...
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... WD apps that you can
download from the online Learning Center Downloads page at
http://wd.com/setup/
IF you want to launch from . . .
Desktop Icon (This icon is installed on your desktop when you use the setup software)
THEN . . .
Double-click the dashboard icon to launch the WD My Cloud dashboard.
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... GLANCE
Firmware The Firmware section displays the current firmware version loaded on your WD My Cloud device. A green check mark indicates that your firmware is up-to-date. 1. To view whether an updated version of the firmware is available, click the arrow to the
right of Firmware to display firmware availability. 2. If an update is available, click Install and Reboot to update your device. 3. To...
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... the WD My Cloud device. The following table provides shortcuts to instructions for some common tasks.
How do I ...
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Set up the device on my network
page 11
Use media servers
page 67
Enable DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) and iTunes
page 69
Shut down or reboot the WD My Cloud device
page 27 & 94
Update firmware
page 100
Access content...
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...; WD My Cloud personal cloud storage with the most recent firmware, connected to the Internet.
Access to cloud services requires the WD My Cloud app. A Smart device running one of the following operating systems:
- iOS iPhone or iPad running versions 6.0 or later software. - Android smartphone or tablet running versions 2.3 or later software.
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WD My Cloud personal cloud storage with the most recent firmware, connected to the Internet.
A Smart device running one of the following operating systems:
- iOS iPhone or iPad running versions 6.0 or later software. - Android smartphone or tablet running versions 2.3 or later software.
Installing the WD Photos Mobile App
1. Download the WD Photos mobile app from the Apple...
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... are general steps for setting up devices such as digital picture frames, Blu Ray players, network-connected TVs, and digital media adapters. 1. Make sure that your WD My Cloud device is connected to your home's local network
and is powered on. 2. Follow the user instructions provided with your media player to proceed through any
initial setup or installation of drivers. 3. Using the navigation...
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... for your device. • Click the power button next to the slider to shut down the device for 24...updates automatically.
Mac Backups
This section of the General screen enables or disables Time Machine backups of Mac computers.
Important: You must set a password...display the Time Machine Settings dialog. 3. From the Select a Share drop-down list, select a share you'd like to use to back up
your Mac...
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... as firmware updates, the success of firmware installations, and system shutdowns. Notifications display in the Alert area at the top of the screen and are also available by email, depending on how your device is configured (for additional information on Alerts, see "Managing Alerts" on page 25).
The Notification page allows you to set up email addresses for...
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Firmware Update
The Firmware Update page allows you to set up the device to update the My Cloud firmware automatically or to manually check for an update file. The current version number and the date of last update of the firmware also display on this screen.
Auto Update
Auto Update allows you to schedule your WD My Cloud device to conveniently check for available software updates and install ...
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... device from the WD Tech Support Downloads page at http://support.wd.com/product/download.asp.
Manually Installing an Update
1. In the Manual Update section, click Update From File. 2. Navigate to the firmware update file and click Open. 3. Review the confirmation message and click OK.
The update installs on your device. When the update is complete, your WD My Cloud device...
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... Firmware Update Procedures Appendix C: WD My Cloud Action Icons Appendix D: WD My Cloud Device URLs and Names Appendix E: Creating a User Import File
Appendix A: WD My Cloud Quick User Guide
This guide is primarily for WD My Cloud users, rather than the administrator.
Logging into WD My Cloud
1. Enter the name of your WD My Cloud device (default name: wdmycloud) in the browser's address...
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... you can browse from your computer. Make sure to unzip the firmware file.
1. Log on to your router's DHCP LAN/Device Client Table to obtain the IP address for your device.
2. Type the device IP address in a browser window. The Safe Mode UI appears. 3. Browse to the location where you saved the downloaded firmware. 4. Click Apply to load the firmware. 5. On the dialog box...
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...83 Network settings 82 Network UPS 87 NFS Service 85 notification display 99 notifications 98 email 98
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Obtaining Customer Support 26 operating system compatibility 3 overview
DLNA 67
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Package contents 3 password
updating 32 updating a 32 Port Forwarding 89 adding 90 deleting 90 modifying 90 Port Forwarding Services adding 90 power button shutting down using the 27 Precautions 8 Pre-installation...
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... Test 92
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safe mode recovering from 108
Safe Mode Firmware Update Procedures 108 Safety Compliance 102 Safety instructions 1 saving
configuration file 94 Scan Disk 95 scanning
disk 95 services settings 81 setting up network UPS 87 settings
general 74 shared drive
creating a Mac alias for 14 shares
about 37 accessing contents locally 39
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accessing locally 39 assigning group...