To make matters worse when my mac book was upgraded to lion, over a month after. Device username can only contain letters, numbers, hyphens and underscores, and it must begin with a letter. Its a white book, western digital my book world device. However, because the drive is upnp capable, if you use windows 7, for example, it will simply show up as a device on the network. Select the device you want to set up and click connect. Hello, i have two my book world edition white light network hdds from wd and theyve worked fine for 2y but now they are buggy. If you set up a personal cloud, check your email to confirm your new. View stepbystep tutorials on how to use your wd product from our youtube channel.
Wd anywhere access powered by mionet is initialized. Wd my cloud app allows you to view photos, watch videos, stream music and access documents from your wd personal cloud, cloud services and your my passport wireless. Tips for getting started with the wd my book backup drive mikes. If the wd my book world edition get its ip address via dhcp and the device reboots for any reason, there is chance that the devices ip address. Western digital my book world edition ii 2 tb 2 x 1 tb. My book world edition user manual getting started 4 getting started format and configuration my book world edition is preformatted as a linux file system. My book live user passwords are not required unless setup and are not restricted. The set up was clumsy and the documentation was poor. Does anyone know if this is likely to format wipe all my data that is on there at all. Reimagined design surprisingly compact, the design of my book. The wd my book is ready to go with time machine or superduper. Do not install myonet, its rubbish, makes transfer slows and gives annoying security everywhere. Resetting username and password for my book world edition.
Password protection with hardware encryption the my book drives builtin 256bit. You just need to click once on the email account that you want to remove and click on the remove button. I have tried connecting the my book directly to my computers ethernet port it does the same thing. The dualdrive model my book world edition ii is preconfigured for maximum capacity as a large single spanned volume. Does anyone know how to give my wd my world book hard drive a new ip address so it shows up on my network. Only top led is blinkingflashing and mbwe doesnt appear in my network environment. Im 99% certain that i didnt choose any raid when i originally set it up so i guess the hdd will be raid 0. I have the 500 gig version its ip based, so you can login to it using 192. I run an rsync server on the little server, and my desktop and the wifes laptop both sync tofrom it as needed. Setting up ssh on western digital my book world devices. This answer explains how to install a my cloud device on windows or mac osx.
Wds software will autodetect your drive to get you going quickly. Any my book live user with access can completely fill up the my book live. I needed to set it up to allow the backup scripts ssh access without a password. How to revive western digital my book world edition complete walkthrough from attaching serial for debricking to installing debian. After that step, you will then notice a blank outlook application, unless you have two or more accounts set up on it. Check that your wd cloud drive is connected to your router and powered on. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Store massive amounts of photos, videos, music, and documents with my.
My book live does not restrict users or folders with regard to storage amount. My book drive, with the wd backup, wd drive utilities, and wd security software. Looking for a new email service where you can get the perfect free email address. My world book setup wizard other network drives wd. With the my book world edition drive, you can put that music all in one place so that everyone can listen.
For mac computers, go to the apple menu and select software update or app store. You can then rightclick on it and select the option to launch its web interface. Wd discovery can download data from cloud storage and social media accounts. The best external desktop drive is the wd 4tb my book desktop external hard drive usb 3. Be sure your device is on and connected to the same network as this computer. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or install. Designed to meet wds demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended. New usb cables wd has increased the retention force specification on all our micro usb cables and we are offering free replacement cables to consumers that have reported an issue via customer service my book world edition home network storage with the my book world edition its easy to set up a central storage location in your home that is compatible with both mac. This simpletouse app lets you free up space on your mobile devices with direct photo and video uploads and transfer files between all your cloud storage solutions. How to set up dynamic dns ddns on wd my book live posted by patosilva 168. Click i am creating my new wd anywhere access account if new to mionet, then click next. All my book live users have read and write permission to the public root folder. Please also make sure to check your spam junk social promotion folders for our reply to your questions inquires. For example, you can set up user accounts and restrict access to the files on your my book live drive, set up folders for storing.
Once the wd my book live is connected t your network router, it can be set up in many ways, but the most simple is with the supplied cd. This drive connects directly to your mac through usb. How to set up a my cloud device using the dashboard. Millions of people around the world trust their data to my book desktop storage. You can configure the nas to send an email if there are issues with the nas e. Centralized storage for your familys media collection store and organize all your. Email support get technical and other support through email at.
The wd my book world editions sevenpage quick install guide is about as simple as it gets in terms of getting a product set up and operational. Wd mybook world edition olivers devnull replacement. By clicking the get started button, you consent to the wd license agreement and privacy policy. The webbased interface enables easy file sharing, access management, and a beautiful photo gallery view. I can access the admin account on my router but that is the limit of my knowledge. Western digitals site offers email and tech support, faqs, a. This device username will only be used to login to your device dashboard. With space to keep virtually everything, the my cloud pro series offers your creative team the network storage to edit, save and share production files from anywhere with an internet connection. And with all photos, videos and files organized in one place, your team has all it needs to streamline its. Get up and running in minutes with the intuitive, webguided setup. Hi, my 1tb wd my book world nas has stopped working. Western digital my book world edition 1tb home network. My experience with the mionet access to my wd from any browser over the internet, even on a foreign computer, has been positive so far. The western digital my book world edition 1tb is essentially a single.
Wd smartware icon in the windows system tray, left or rightclick the wd quick view icon to display the main menu, and then select wd smartware. Western digital, wd, the wd logo, my book, my passport, and wd tv are. The instructions are for windows users and may be different if you are using a. Wd my book world edition nas device page 3 hothardware. Wd backup, for windows only, can back up to dropbox as well. Setting up the western digital my book world edition is as simple. The file system on the wd netcenter and the wd my book world edition hard drive supports access from windows, macintosh and most linux based computer systems through a samba network. With a full array of applications and easysetup design, the my cloud ex4 offers a featurerich, stable, and secure network storage solution of up to 16tb. Make sure that your wd cloud drive and this computer are on the same network. The guy at the store told me that the drive does not need to be plugged. Wd my book 10tb desktop external hard drive, usb 3. The blue light on the front should be on and not blinking. It is a network drive so i am not sure how to partition it. Sign up now or read more about our mail products below.
Network attached storage solutions western digital store. Yes, please subscribe me to all emails from wd in order to ensure a timely response from us, please make sure that you have provided a correct email address. Western digital my book live user manual pdf download. During setup, easily and quickly move all your files to your my cloud device. Lets set up your personal cloud and create a my cloud account. The wd my cloud ex4 is a fourbay nas designed for power users and small offices that builds on wds new my cloud platform. If you want anyone else to use the drive, theyll have to set up their own wd accounts and none of your content is visible to them, even if you want it to be. The my book drives builtin 256bit aes hardware encryption with wd security tools helps keep your content private and safe.
I have multiple users using it and i was wondering if andyone knew how to partition it. It should work fine i love it for the internal features, but setting up the mionet has been a pain on vista which allows you to accsess the drive from outside of your home network. Compatible with both mac and pc, youre able to protect your content regardless of os. Having it set up as a first point of contact for backups is great. Once i did get it set up the device was glitchy and my network shares were not consistently accessible and the time machine backup was difficult to set up. Same next day delivery worldwide free business quotes.
For more information, see drive management on page 41. I have followed one of the faqs on the western digital web site which mentions accessing the shared storage manager and followed the procedure. Like all of the my cloudbook devices, the wd mirror is. Page 30 my book live duo user manual launching the wd smartware software after installation use one of the following options for the wd smartware software once you have installed it. So i had to configure the nas with my old windows pc. If you dont know the ip address for your my book live device, use wd quick view to set up your drive see managing your drive with wd quick view on page 43. Similar situation is with wd my book world edition i white light or with. It comes with all the software you need to help protect your data. Rating is available when the video has been rented. The my world edition is compatible with itunes and dlna or upnpenabled devices. I cant use mionet because i no longer have that email that i registered with. The mionet service only takes a couple minutes to set up, so mac users who need remote access in their home media server will find the western digital an attractive option. Pulled it out yesterday thinking yes, this is the day i set it up and then things went dow. Easy to use my book desktop storage is ready to use out of the box so you can start transferring files, saving your memories and backing up right away.
The wd netcenter and wd my book world edition hard drive uses a proprietary file system and cannot be reformatted as fat32, ntfs, or a macintosh file system. Backing up windows or mac to wd network attached storage nas this article explains how to perform a backup to a my cloud, wd sentinel or my book. Ah, ive ended up with one of those nas wd world editions blue rings, 2tb without a cd. Designed to meet wds demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance and longterm reliability, wd back up pun intended. Western digital wd also has telephone and email support available. Wd smartware backsup your files in a folder on the my book drive called \wd. Since i last connected, i have changed isps but cant remember the username or password i used when i set it up a few yrs agao.
Wd reliability millions of people around the world trust their data to my book desktop storage. Wd discovery can also be used to manage your drive with wd drive utilities. The drive is extremely easy to configure, removing the headaches associated with configuring network storage devices. Wont power up ive stripped out the hdd its a wd10eacs 3. Solved wd myworld book ip address spiceworks general. Wd mybook world edition posted on 20080106 by oliver i had just bought the wd mybook world edition a while ago, since i needed some kind of storage solution that wouldnt occupy yet another usbfirewire port and could be accessed from different machines at the same time. Ok, i need to enter the settings for my nas drive, however i need to go through the setup wizard to do so. From the web portal you can create shares and set a name to your hd. Just activate password protection and set your own personalized password. Buy wd my cloud home wdbvxc0020hwteesn 2tb nas server. If youre running a newer computer, youll see a huge speed increase thanks to usb 3. The only condition is that the browser has the sun java plugin. The hard reset will set back you wd my cloud back to its factory default.
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