User manual WESTERN DIGITAL MY BOOK WORLD EDITION

[. . . ] Single and Dual-drive Remote Access Storage Systems TM TM My Book World Edition User Manual Table of Contents 1 Introduction . . 47 TABLE OF CONTENTS ­ ii MY BOOK WORLD EDITION USER MANUAL 1 Introduction My Book World Edition in Your Network--The Basics Congratulations on purchasing a My Book World Edition remote access storage system. Designed for home users, creative professionals, workgroups, small offices, and anyone looking for shared storage, WD's My Book World Edition offers a surprisingly simple and secure way to access and share data, photos, and music at home, in the office, and anywhere in the world--even when your local computer is turned off. * Follow the steps in this manual to set up centralized storage and make it available to local and remote computers. 1 Connect My Book World Edition to your hub or router. 2 Locate My Book World Edition on your computer using WD Anywhere AccessTM powered by MioNet. 3 Act as administrator to assign security settings and set up, create, and manage shared folders accessible from anywhere in the world. Note: The dual-drive My Book World Edition II is preformatted for maximum capacity as a large, spanned single volume. To change the format to RAID 1 for additional protection, see "Drive Management" on page 42. [. . . ] Connect the My Book World Edition directly to the computer's Ethernet port. 2. To connect to a shared folder on the My Book World Edition, right-click on the My Network Places or Network Neighborhood icon on the desktop, then click Map Network Drive. . . Type in the name of the My Book World Edition shared folder (e. g. , \\mybook world\public). TROUBLESHOOTING ­ 23 MY BOOK WORLD EDITION USER MANUAL Q: How do I connect a USB external drive to the device?Connect the other end of the USB cable to the available USB port on the My Book World Edition. 4. Information about the USB drive is displayed under System Summary in the Shared Storage Manager. See "Safely Remove the Device" on page 43 for instructions on how to safely remove the external drive. TROUBLESHOOTING ­ 24 MY BOOK WORLD EDITION USER MANUAL 9 Appendix A - Shared Storage Manager CAUTION: Shared Storage Manager is a web interface for configuring My World Book Edition and is recommended only for advanced users. Shared Storage Manager is a LAN access only application used for configurating this product as well as managing local files and data. For most users, WD Anywhere Access is the recommended application for sharing files. Accessing Shared Storage Manager WD Anywhere Access Installed 1. Open your browser and enter the Storage Device Name you selected in section 5. The Shared Storage Manager screen appears, displaying the device name, firmware version, drive status, and user name in the upper right corner. The System Summary box in the right section of the screen displays storage (internal and external drives) and network information. 3. The Enter Network Password screen will appear when you click on any of the configuration tabs. Enter the user name and password you created in section 5 of this manual, then click OK. APPENDIX A - SHARED STORAGE MANAGER ­ 25 MY BOOK WORLD EDITION USER MANUAL Shared Storage Manager Setup (WD Anywhere Access Not Installed) 1. Enter the default user name (admin) and password (123456) and click OK. 4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click I Accept. APPENDIX A - SHARED STORAGE MANAGER ­ 26 MY BOOK WORLD EDITION USER MANUAL 5. Click in the Admin username and Password fields to type in the new user name and password. Type in the password again in the Confirm Password field, then click Next. Important: WD recommends setting the user name and password fields to protect unauthorized access to the Shared Storage Manager. Once set, record them in "Recording Your WD Product Information" on page 3. 6. Click in the lists next to the New Date, New Time, and Time Zone fields to select the correct date and time. Confirm that the date/time settings are correct, then click Next. APPENDIX A - SHARED STORAGE MANAGER ­ 27 MY BOOK WORLD EDITION USER MANUAL 7. The Initial Setup Wizard Finished screen displays and shows a summary of settings. Click Update Settings to begin using Shared Storage Manager. General Setup 1. [. . . ] To conclusively establish the period of warranty, check the warranty expiration (serial number required) via support. wdc. com. WD shall have no liability for lost data regardless of the cause, recovery of lost data, or data contained in any Product placed in its possession. Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product, in the course of its normal use, will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of three (3) years, unless otherwise required by law, and will conform to WD's specification therefor. This limited warranty period shall commence on the purchase date appearing on your purchase receipt. [. . . ]