Accessing your personal cloud using media players, Wd media players, Other media players – Western Digital My Cloud Mirror User Manual User Manual

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Accessing Your Personal Cloud Using Media Players

Now that you have copied your files to one of the Shared folders, you can use a variety of
media players to stream media. The following types are supported:

WD TV Live Media Players

Windows Media Player 11 (comes with Windows Vista)

Windows Media Player 12 (comes with Windows 7 and Windows 8)

Xbox 360

PlayStation 3

Other media players:

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BluRay Players

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Network Connected TVs

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Digital Picture Frames

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Network Music Player

DLNA Devices

Note: For specific information on using and updating the media player, go to the

appropriate support site.

WD Media Players

You can connect the various WD TV and WD Media Players to your home network for
access to media content stored in a network drive such as the WD My Cloud Mirror device.
For details on using a WD Media Player to access files on your device, see Knowledge Base
Answer ID 2676 or refer to your WD Media Player User Guide.

Other Media Players

Following are general steps for setting up devices such as digital picture frames, Blu Ray
players, network-connected TVs, and digital media adapters:

1. Make sure that your WD My Cloud Mirror device is connected to your home’s local

network and is powered on.

2. Follow the user instructions provided with your media player to proceed through any

initial setup or installation of drivers.

3. Using the navigation feature on your player, scan and detect your WD My Cloud Mirror

device on your network.

4. Depending on the player you have, you may need to access a Settings/Network Setup

page in the user interface to establish connection so that your player can link to your
WD My Cloud Mirror device. Please refer to your player’s user guide for specific
instructions.

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