Accessing the dashboard for the first time – Western Digital My Cloud EX2 User Manual User Manual

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THE DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE

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WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE

USER MANUAL

Note:

WD Quick View and WD SmartWare are helpful WD apps that you can download
from the online Learning Center Downloads page at

wd.com/setup/mycloudex2apps.

Accessing the Dashboard for the First Time

Use the following steps when you initially access the WD My Cloud EX2 dashboard.

1.

When you initially log into WD My Cloud EX2, leave the

Password

field blank

.

Windows XP

1.

Click

Start > My Network Places

.

2.

Locate your WD My Cloud device.

3.

Double-click the device or right-click and select

Invoke

.

Mac OS X

1.

Click the Safari icon

> bookmark icon

>

Bonjour.

2.

Double-click the WD My Cloud EX2 device on the
network.

Mobile Devices

iOS Devices:

1.

Open a browser.

2.

In the Address bar, enter https://<device name>.local.

Android Devices:

1.

Open a browser.

2.

In the Address bar, enter http://<device name>.

WD Quick View icon

1.

Left- or right-click the WD Quick View icon.

2.

Select your WD My Cloud device and then

Dashboard

.

WD SmartWare

1.

On the WD SmartWare Home page, select your WD My
Cloud device.

2.

Click the Settings tab to display the Main Settings page.

3.

Click Setup Drive.

IF you want to launch from . . .

THEN . . .

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