Western-digital My Book World Edition (white light) User Manual User Manual

My BookWorld EditionUser Manual®™Single and Dual-drive Network Storage Systems

OVERVIEW - 4MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALSpecificationsEthernet High performance (10/100/1000) Gigabit Ethernet connectionInternal hard drive WD 3.

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 94MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL7. Create a private user share at the same time by clicking Yes next to Create Use

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 95MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL3. Click OK.For more user configuration options using the Network Storage Manager

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 96MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALThe Folder Shares menu provides access to a list of available shares.Folder Shares

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 97MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALTo delete existing shares:WARNING: Deleting a share erases all data on the share.

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 98MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALMioNet is not already set up through the web, follow the instructions in “MioNet®

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 99MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALTo register with MioNet:1. Click the Create MioNet account link in the note at the

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 100MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALShutdown/Reboot The Shutdown/Reboot button allows you to perform a system reboot

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 101MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALNetwork Storage Manager: Advanced ModeAdvanced Mode provides access to add

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 102MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALSystem TabThe System tab allows you to set the system date and time, set u

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 103MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL To configure system general setup settings:1. Assign a device name for th

OVERVIEW - 5MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALKit ContentsAccessoriesVisit shopwd.com (U.S. only) to view additional accessories like cables, power supp

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 104MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALNote: E-mail alerts may not work with some ISPs using strong spam filterin

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 105MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL6. Click the Submit button.To configure alerts to send pop-up messages whe

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 106MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL4. Click the Submit button Admin PasswordThe Admin Password button on the

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 107MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALUpdate (Firmware)The Update button on the System tab provides information

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 108MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALThe Network Manager page indicates progress. When the download is finished

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 109MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL5. Under Firmware Update, click the Browse button and locate the firmware

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 110MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALRestore ConfigurationThe Restore Configuration button on the System tab al

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 111MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALThe My Book World Edition II (2 drives) displays the following page, which

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 112MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL5. My Book World Edition II: On the two-drive unit, you have the option of

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 113MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL1. On the Advanced page, select the Enable check box under Root Access. 2.

OVERVIEW - 6MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALSystem RequirementsNote: For optimum performance, the following system and network requirements are recomm

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 114MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALTo generate an SSL certificate and key pair manually:1. Using your preferr

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 115MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALTo reboot the My Book World Edition:1. Click the Shutdown/Reboot button on

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 116MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALLAN The LAN button on the Network tab home page allows access to all netwo

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 117MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALServices The Services button on the Network tab home screen allows you to

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 118MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL• Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)—Set of computer network protocols that si

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 119MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALTo access data via FTP:You can access data in a shared folder on My Book W

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 120MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALTo set up a workgroup name:1. Click the Workgroup button on the Network ta

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 121MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALWhen the process is complete, a confirmation message appears.If changes ar

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 122MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALYou can create a new account or log in to an existing account on this page

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 123MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALDisk Manager The Disk Manager button on the Storage tab home page displays

OVERVIEW - 7MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALRecording Your WD Product InformationIn the following table, write the serial number and model number of y

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 124MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALVolumes and RAID Management The Volumes and RAID Management button on the

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 125MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALManage Volume (My Book World Edition II)The Manage Volume tab lists all th

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 126MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALManage RAID (My Book World Edition II)Configure RAID on the hard drives us

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 127MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALTo configure the Manage RAID tab:Warning: Be sure to back up all data befo

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 128MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALManage RAID Options (My Book World Edition II)Any existing mode can be cha

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 129MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALFolder Shares Shares are folders that can be used to organize and store fi

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 130MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALThe Folder Shares button on the Storage tab home page provides access to a

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 131MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL4. Click a file sharing protocol next to Services. The My Book World Editi

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 132MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL3. Edit the brief description if desired.4. Select a file sharing protocol

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 133MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALWARNING! Formatting hard drives erases all the disk contents, including pa

OVERVIEW - 8MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALSystem ViewPorts Reset ButtonThe reset button restores configuration settings such as the network mode/IP

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 134MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALManage QuotaThe Manage Quota tab in the Quota Management page provides the

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 135MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALDataVolume User Quota (or ExtendVolume User Quota)The DataVolume User Quot

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 136MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALDownloads The Downloads button on the Storage tab home page provides two t

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 137MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL3. Re-enter the password in the Confirm Password field. 4. Click the Submi

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 138MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALMedia Server The TwonkyMedia 5.1 server application searches for all the m

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 139MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALTo enable or disable the iTunes Server:1. On the iTunes server page, click

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 140MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALUsers TabThe Users tab provides access to the following configuration opti

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 141MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL1. On the Users page on the Users tab, click the Add icon to display the

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 142MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALTo modify a user account:1. On the Users page on the Users tab, select the

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 143MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL4. Select users from the User List field to add to the User Joined field.

OVERVIEW - 9MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALPower ButtonImportant: The device powers on automatically upon initial connection to power, which may take

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 144MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALTo edit the access rights of users or groups:1. Select a user or group on

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 145MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALUSB Share Permissions The USB Shares button on the User tab enables you to

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 146MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALTo edit the access rights of users or groups:1. Select the share you want

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 147MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL4. In the Unassigned Users list, select the users to whom you want to gran

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 148MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL System Logs The System Logs button on the Status tab home page displays t

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 149MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL• System shutdown• System reboot• Factory default restore failed• System t

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED MODE - 150MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALFTPThe FTP (File Transfer Protocol) subtab displays logs of the requests a

DOWNLOAD MANAGER: DOWNLOADER - 151MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALDownload Manager: DownloaderDownloader has two powerful tools for managing downloads

DOWNLOAD MANAGER: DOWNLOADER - 152MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALDownloader FeaturesDownloader includes the following features:• Download faster with

DOWNLOAD MANAGER: DOWNLOADER - 153MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALThe command icons located on the right-side of the tasks table allow you to add down

OVERVIEW - 10MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALLED Indicators (Lights)The Power/Activity and Capacity Gauge indicators are represented by a single bar o

DOWNLOAD MANAGER: DOWNLOADER - 154MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL5. Click Automatically to start downloading immediately after the request.6. Click t

DOWNLOAD MANAGER: DOWNLOADER - 155MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALTo change the order of the download queue:1. Use the arrow buttons to change the ord

DOWNLOAD MANAGER: DOWNLOADER - 156MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL2. Select a number to specify the maximum number of simultaneously running downloads

DOWNLOAD MANAGER: DOWNLOADER - 157MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALCTorrent TabCTorrent can be used for downloading and uploading large files among pee

DOWNLOAD MANAGER: DOWNLOADER - 158MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALThe Tasks page displays the following information about each torrent:• Torrent name

DOWNLOAD MANAGER: DOWNLOADER - 159MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL• Progress of the download as a percentage• Download rate (KB/s)• Upload rate (KB/s)

DOWNLOAD MANAGER: DOWNLOADER - 160MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALTo create a task:Before adding a torrent, first locate it on the Internet and save t

DOWNLOAD MANAGER: DOWNLOADER - 161MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALSettings The Settings button on the CTorrent tab enables you to customize the amount

DOWNLOAD MANAGER: DOWNLOADER - 162MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALArrangement The Arrangement button on the CTorrent tab enables you to prioritize yo

CONNECTING AND MANAGING A USB HARD DRIVE - 163MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALConnecting and Managing a USB Hard DriveConnectingConnect a USB hard dri

MY BOOK WORLD EDITION BASIC SETUP - 11MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALMy Book World Edition Basic SetupStep 1: Connect My Book World Edition to the Ne

CONNECTING AND MANAGING A USB HARD DRIVE - 164MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALImportant: For best results, when copying data, always connect the USB d

CONNECTING AND MANAGING A USB HARD DRIVE - 165MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALMy Book World Edition-to-USB CopyThe default operation for the Copy Mana

CONNECTING AND MANAGING A USB HARD DRIVE - 166MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL6. Click the Start button. 7. Click OK. Any file on the destination driv

CONNECTING AND MANAGING A USB HARD DRIVE - 167MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL4. Browse to the destination folder in the Destination Folder Selection

CONNECTING AND MANAGING A USB HARD DRIVE - 168MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL7. The copy operation begins. Click the Stop button if you wish to stop

REPLACING A DRIVE (MY BOOK WORLD EDITION II) - 169MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALReplacing a Drive (My Book World Edition II)My Book World Edition II

REPLACING A DRIVE (MY BOOK WORLD EDITION II) - 170MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALBefore getting started, power off the unit and disconnect all of its

REPLACING A DRIVE (MY BOOK WORLD EDITION II) - 171MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL4. Locate the drive you wish to replace (A or B). Using the pull tab

REPLACING A DRIVE (MY BOOK WORLD EDITION II) - 172MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL7. Close the cover and firmly push down until it locks into place.8.

TROUBLESHOOTING - 173MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALTroubleshootingFor any issue, first ensure that you are using the latest firmware for My Book Wor

MY BOOK WORLD EDITION BASIC SETUP - 12MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALStep 2: Access My Book World Edition on the NetworkYou can easily find your My B

TROUBLESHOOTING - 174MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALTo reset the system to factory default settings:Performing a factory default reset using the Netw

TROUBLESHOOTING - 175MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALI received a banner warning message, e-mail alert, or pop-up screen indicating a failed volume.Do

TROUBLESHOOTING - 176MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALMy router has failed. How do you map the drive letter without WD Discovery Tool?Do the following:

TROUBLESHOOTING - 177MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALDepending on the digital media adapter device (for example, Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3) that you h

TROUBLESHOOTING - 178MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALVolume [1,2] Volume has more than 10% free capacityVolume [1,2] Volume has more than 5% free capa

TROUBLESHOOTING - 179MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALOther eventsVolume [1,2] Volume extend failed 99Volume [1,2] Volume resync failed 99Event type an

GLOSSARY - 180MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALGlossaryAFP — Apple Filing Protocol. The network protocol for sharing files and file services in an Appl

GLOSSARY - 181MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALFile Transfer Protocol (FTP) — A network protocol used to transfer data from one computer to another thr

GLOSSARY - 182MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALLED — Light-emitting Diode. An electronic device that lights up when electricity is passed through it.Me

GLOSSARY - 183MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALPartition — A logical division on a hard drive that the operating system treats as a separate hard drive

MY BOOK WORLD EDITION BASIC SETUP - 13MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL5. If you have connected the My Book device properly as shown in the Connect scr

GLOSSARY - 184MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALStriping — The spread of data over multiple hard drives to improve performance. See also RAID 0.TCP/IP —

APPENDIX - 185MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALAppendixRegulatory ComplianceFCC Class B InformationThis device has been tested and found to comply with

APPENDIX - 186MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALEnvironmental Compliance (China)Warranty InformationObtaining ServiceWD values your business and always

APPENDIX - 187MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALapplicable period of the original warranty or ninety (90) days from the date of shipment of a repaired o

MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALINDEX – 188IndexAaccessories 5admin login password 106Advanced Mode 101audio streaming in iTunes 73, 139Bbackupautomat

MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALINDEX – 189Kkit contents 5LLAN submenu 116laptop user practices 23LEDcapacity gauge 10control 114indicators 10lights 1

MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALINDEX – 190options 128RAID 0 (Striped) 3RAID 1 (mirrored) 3Rally 15reboot 100recovery button 173registration, product

MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALINDEX – 191usersfolder shares 143groups 142USB shares 145VVista Rally 15volumesmanagement 124RAID management 124, 125W

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Important Safety Instructions 1. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.2. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleanin

MY BOOK WORLD EDITION BASIC SETUP - 14MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL(a) To map the drive automatically, click Yes.All share folders available on the

MY BOOK WORLD EDITION BASIC SETUP - 15MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALUsing Windows Vista/Windows 7Windows Vista and Windows 7 offer an alternative to

MY BOOK WORLD EDITION BASIC SETUP - 16MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL4. Click Yes, always search online (recommended).Windows starts searching for th

MY BOOK WORLD EDITION BASIC SETUP - 17MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALA My Book World Edition icon displays next to MyBookWorld, and an Open option di

MY BOOK WORLD EDITION BASIC SETUP - 18MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALNote: (See “Accessing My Book World Edition’s Network Storage Manager” on page 8

MY BOOK WORLD EDITION BASIC SETUP - 19MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALUsing Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard1. Turn on your computer and wait for the ope

MY BOOK WORLD EDITION BASIC SETUP - 20MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL• Double-click the item you want to alias (e.g., the Public share icon), and the

MY BOOK WORLD EDITION BASIC SETUP - 21MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL5. Double-click the Public icon that is now on your desktop to display three sha

MY BOOK WORLD EDITION BASIC SETUP - 22MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALCongratulations!Your My Book World Edition is now ready for use and is accessibl

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 23MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALBacking Up Computers on the NetworkWD Anywhere Backup OverviewWD Anywhere Back

TABLE OF CONTENTS – iTable of ContentsWD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Registering Your WD Product . . . . . . . .

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 24MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL7. Select your preferred language from the list and click OK.8. Close all othe

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 25MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALThe WD Anywhere Backup Configuration screen displays. Continue with “Configuri

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 26MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALConfiguring WD Anywhere BackupAfter starting WD Anywhere Backup as described i

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 27MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALCustomized Backup: The other option is to customize your backup to back up onl

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 28MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALThe WD Anywhere Backup screen displays the progress of the backup and the perc

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 29MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALTo customize a backup plan:1. Click the Customize My Backup link at the bottom

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 30MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL3. The welcome screen displays. Click the Next button.4. Click Network Places

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 31MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL5. Click All Items from SmartPicks.You have two options:• To select specific i

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 32MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL3. The SmartPicks screen displays, listing common file types that you can back

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 33MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL5. To exclude more items from your plan:(a) Click the Show Advanced Items butt

TABLE OF CONTENTS – ii4 Using Time Machine™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Setting up Time Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 34MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALSelecting your own backup items1. Click the My Own Backup Items button. The Sm

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 35MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL3. On the Items Selected for Backup screen, you can add more items or use adva

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 36MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL2. A confirmation screen appears. Click Done.3. A message explains that initia

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 37MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALWhen the backup finishes, the Backup Complete screen appears.Alternatively, cl

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 38MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALRestoring a Backup PlanYou can restore the files in your backup plan to a spec

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 39MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALReactivating a Backup PlanYou may reactivate an old backup plan if you want to

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 40MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL3. Browse to select the location of the backup folder and click the Next butto

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 41MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALThe following screen appears:5. Select the No, just reactivate the backup plan

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 42MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALEditing a Backup PlanIconsClick the icons to add or remove files to and from b

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 43MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL2. Do one of the following:• To add files, click the Add Backup Items button.•

TABLE OF CONTENTS – iii9 Network Storage Manager: Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . .81Configuring My Book World Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK - 44MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL1. Select the backup plan, and click the Show Backup Log icon. (See “Icons” on

USING TIME MACHINE™ - 45MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALUsing Time Machine™The Apple® Time Machine™ is a built-in feature on Mac OS X Leopard and Snow

USING TIME MACHINE™ - 46MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL3. Click the Choose Backup Disk button and select the My Book World Edition drive where you wa

USING TIME MACHINE™ - 47MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL7. To add a Time Machine drop-down menu to the menu bar at the top of the screen, select the S

USING TIME MACHINE™ - 48MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALStarting a BackupTo start a backup at any time, select Back Up Now on the drop-down menu.Resto

USING TIME MACHINE™ - 49MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL3. Click the arrows or the time line on the right of the screen to browse through all the back

USING TIME MACHINE™ - 50MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALDeleting the Entire BackupTime Machine enables you to delete your entire backup on the My Book

USING TIME MACHINE™ - 51MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALThe following screen displays.3. Select the backup folder and then drag the *.sparsebundle fil

USING TIME MACHINE™ - 52MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL3. Click the Users button in Basic mode.4. Click the icon to the right of the user name (WD_Ba

USING TIME MACHINE™ - 53MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL6. A confirmation message displays.

TABLE OF CONTENTS – iv13 Replacing a Drive (My Book World Edition II) . . .16914 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MIONET® REMOTE ACCESS - 54MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALMioNet® Remote AccessMioNet OverviewRemotely access your photos, music, documents, and video

MIONET® REMOTE ACCESS - 55MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL6. Click the MioNet New Account button if you are a new MioNet user; click MioNet - Existing

MIONET® REMOTE ACCESS - 56MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL8. When MioNet finds the My Book World Edition you are registering, enter a name for the dev

MIONET® REMOTE ACCESS - 57MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALUsing MioNet Web (after registration)1. From any browser, go to www.mionet.com/web and enter

MIONET® REMOTE ACCESS - 58MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALYour My Book World Edition folders display in the My Resources tab of MioNet.2. Select a fol

MIONET® REMOTE ACCESS - 59MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL2. Choose any folder or the plus sign to choose a sub folder to share with someone else and

MIONET® REMOTE ACCESS - 60MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL5. To find another MioNet user you have never shared with before:(a) Click the Find MioNet u

MIONET® REMOTE ACCESS - 61MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL(e) Select the permission level and click the Finish button. If you want users to only view

MIONET® REMOTE ACCESS - 62MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALThe following screen appears.3. To transfer files back and forth with MioNet users you have

MIONET® REMOTE ACCESS - 63MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL(c) When MioNet finds the user, click the Share with this person button.(d) Continue with st

WD SERVICE AND SUPPORT - 1MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALWD Service and SupportShould you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to add

HOW TO PLAY/STREAM VIDEO, MUSIC & PHOTOS - 64MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALHow to Play/Stream Video, Music & PhotosMedia Server OverviewMy B

HOW TO PLAY/STREAM VIDEO, MUSIC & PHOTOS - 65MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALThe device comes pre-configured with the Public network share, which

HOW TO PLAY/STREAM VIDEO, MUSIC & PHOTOS - 66MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALMedia DevicesNow that you have copied your files to their correspondi

HOW TO PLAY/STREAM VIDEO, MUSIC & PHOTOS - 67MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL3. Select Private, and then click the Next button.4. Launch Windows M

HOW TO PLAY/STREAM VIDEO, MUSIC & PHOTOS - 68MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL6. Click Find media that others are sharing, and then click OK. 7. Se

HOW TO PLAY/STREAM VIDEO, MUSIC & PHOTOS - 69MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL6. Select Automatic as the setup configuration option for DHCP or Man

HOW TO PLAY/STREAM VIDEO, MUSIC & PHOTOS - 70MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALSupported content for the selected media type displays. 11.Select the

HOW TO PLAY/STREAM VIDEO, MUSIC & PHOTOS - 71MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALPlayStation 3Note: Please go to the Sony® PlayStation support site fo

HOW TO PLAY/STREAM VIDEO, MUSIC & PHOTOS - 72MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALNetwork Music PlayerThe following are general steps for using a netwo

USING ITUNES WITH MY BOOK WORLD EDITION - 73MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALUsing iTunes with My Book World EditioniTunes Media Server OverviewWith th

WD SERVICE AND SUPPORT - 2MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALRegistering Your WD ProductYour WD product includes 30 days of free technical support during

USING ITUNES WITH MY BOOK WORLD EDITION - 74MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL3. Double-click an audio file to play. The audio file is streamed in iTu

USING WD DISCOVERY (WINDOWS ONLY) - 75MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALUsing WD Discovery (Windows only) WD Discovery is a proprietary utility that aid

USING WD DISCOVERY (WINDOWS ONLY) - 76MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALon your desktop. WD network drives are listed in the Network Drives Found list.2

USING WD DISCOVERY (WINDOWS ONLY) - 77MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALManual Drive Mapping1. After completing step 2 of “Mapping a Network Drive” on p

USING WD DISCOVERY (WINDOWS ONLY) - 78MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL4. After successful login, the share folders on the device are listed. Click a n

USING WD DISCOVERY (WINDOWS ONLY) - 79MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALDesktop Shortcut Creation (Windows only)WD Discovery can create a desktop shortc

USING WD DISCOVERY (WINDOWS ONLY) - 80MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALAutomatically Updating WD DiscoveryWhen you open WD Discovery, the WD Discovery

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 81MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALNetwork Storage Manager: BasicsMy Book World Edition’s Network Storage Manager is

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 82MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL7. The WD Discovery screen displays. Click MyBookWorld in the Network Drives Found

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 83MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALSetting Up the Device for the First TimeFollow the steps below to continue setting

OVERVIEW - 3MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALOverviewIntroductionCongratulations on your purchase of My Book® World Edition™, a high-speed network-atta

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 84MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL5. In the Initial Setup page, do the following:(a) Enter a name in the Device Name

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 85MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL8. Retype the new password in the Confirm Password field. Click the Next button.No

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 86MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL10.The Summary page displays. Click the Finish button. Note: If you are using Wind

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 87MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALConfigure in the Things To Do list.4. The login page appears. Type in the administ

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 88MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL• RAID management (My Book World Edition II)—allows RAID configuring of the hard d

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 89MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALThe Advanced Mode home page includes six tabs, and each tab is subdivided into sev

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 90MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALBasic ModeThe Basic Mode home page provides access to the most common configuratio

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 91MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL1. Click Device Name in the Basic Mode home page.2. Enter or change the text in th

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 92MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUAL4. Click the Submit. button.Network The device’s network option is set to DHCP Cli

NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: BASICS - 93MY BOOK WORLD EDITIONUSER MANUALUsers This option enables the administrator to control access to data on the My Bo