Western Digital My Book Live manuals

Western digital My Book Live User Manual (146 pages)

Brand: Western-digital | Category: NAS & storage servers | Size: 3.91 MB |

English

Table of contents

Personal Cloud Storage

1

User Manual

1

Service and Support

2

Registering Your WD Product

2

Table of Contents

3

TABLE OF CONTENTS – iv

4

TABLE OF CONTENTS – v

5

Important User Information

6

- Serial Number

7

- Model Number

7

- Purchase Date

7

- System and Software Notes

7

Product Overview

8

PRODUCT OVERVIEW –4

9

Package Contents

10

PRODUCT OVERVIEW –6

11

PRODUCT OVERVIEW –7

12

Handling Precautions

13

Specifications

13

Product View

14

What Can I Do Now?

15

Ethernet cable provided

16

Checking the Front Panel LED

17

1. Select Getting Started

18

(Windows & Mac OS)

22

Using Windows 7/Vista

23

Using Mac OS X

24

Using Windows 8 File History

27

Using Apple Time Machine

27

WD SmartWare Home Screen

29

How the Backup Function Works

30

Backing Up Files

31

Retrieving Backups

36

Creating Software Settings

40

Windows Backup

43

Retrieving Backed-Up Items

47

Managing Your Drive With

49

WD Quick View

49

Checking Drive Status

51

Opening Shares

52

Viewing Drive Properties

54

Safely Shutting Down

55

Monitoring Alerts

56

Figure 3. Alerts on Windows

57

Figure 4. Alerts on Mac OS X

57

Mac OS X

58

Obtaining Customer Support

59

> bookmark icon >

60

X in its right

61

Obtaining Other Support

63

Configuring Basic Settings

65

Date & Time

66

Energy Saver

69

Mac Backups (For Mac OS)

70

Network Settings

71

Utilities Settings

73

Factory Restore

74

Reboot/Shutdown

74

Remote Access Settings

77

Managing Users

79

Creating a User

80

MANAGING USERS –76

81

MANAGING USERS –77

82

Changing a User’s Password

83

Editing User Settings

83

Deleting a User

83

Managing Shares

84

Creating a New Share

85

Creating a New User

86

Making a Share Public

87

Deleting a Share

87

Opening a Share

88

MANAGING SHARES –84

89

Managing Safepoints

90

MANAGING SAFEPOINTS –86

91

A progress bar displays

92

MANAGING SAFEPOINTS –88

93

MANAGING SAFEPOINTS –89

94

Updating Safepoints

95

Recovering from a Safepoint

96

MANAGING SAFEPOINTS –92

97

About WD 2go Mobile App

100

About WD Photos Mobile App

100

Enabling Remote Access

101

Setting Up Mobile Access

102

MY BOOK LIVE

103

USER MANUAL

103

Connect Now

107

Activate

108

Accessing Your Personal Cloud

112

Sharing Your Files Remotely

116

Media Server Overview

117

Media Server Settings

117

> beside Status:

119

Media Types Supported

120

Media Storage

121

BluRay Players

122

Network Connected TVs

122

Digital Picture Frames

122

Network Music Player

122

Player):

123

Xbox 360

126

PlayStation 3

127

Other Media Players

127

DLNA Devices

127

Storing Content

128

Streaming Media in iTunes

128

Troubleshooting

130

TROUBLESHOOTING – 126

131

TROUBLESHOOTING – 127

132

TROUBLESHOOTING – 128

133

Regulatory Compliance

134

Obtaining Service

135

Limited Warranty

136

Appendix

137

APPENDIX – 133

138

Glossary

139

GLOSSARY – 135

140

GLOSSARY – 136

141

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