The dashboard at a glance, Launching the dashboard – Western Digital My Cloud EX4 User Manual User Manual

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THE DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE

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WD MY CLOUD EX4 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE
USER MANUAL

The Dashboard at a Glance

Launching the Dashboard
Accessing the Dashboard for the First Time
The Dashboard Home Page
Obtaining Customer Support
Common Tasks

Use the WD My Cloud EX4 dashboard to configure settings and to manage the device as
you prefer. For example, you can set up user accounts and restrict access to the files on
your WD My Cloud EX4 device, set up folders for storing files, and customize the device to
suit your needs.

Launching the Dashboard

Use one of the following methods to launch the Dashboard:

IF you want to launch from . . .

THEN . . .

Desktop Icon

Double-click the Dashboard icon to launch the WD My
Cloud EX4 Dashboard.

A browser or Windows Explorer

Using Device Name:

1.

Enter the name of your WD My Cloud EX4 device (default
name: wdmycloudex4EX4) in the browser’s address field:

-

http://<device name> (Windows)
(Example: http://wdmycloudex4)

-

https://<device name>.local (Mac)
(Example: https://wdmycloudex4.local)

2.

Click Go.

Using IP Address:

1.

Obtain the IP address from the WD My Cloud EX4 LCD
screen

-

Press the scroll bar to scroll through the LCD screen
information and obtain the IP address, as necessary.

2.

Enter the IP address of your WD My Cloud EX4 device in the
browser’s address field: http://<IP Address>
(Example: http://192.168.1.22)

3.

Click

Go

.

Windows 8

1.

On the Start page, type Computer

2.

Click Computer.

3.

In the left pane, click Network.

4.

In the right panel, locate your WD My Cloud EX4 device under
Storage.

5.

Double-click the device, or right-click and select View
device webpage
from the resulting menu.

Windows 7/Vista

1.

Click

> Computer.

2.

In the left panel, select Network

3.

In the right panel, locate your WD My Cloud EX4 device under
Storage.

4.

Double-click the device, or right-click and select View
device webpage
from the resulting menu.

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