The Dashboard At A Glance; Launching The Dashboard - Western Digital My Cloud User Manual

The Dashboard At a Glance

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Launching the Dashboard

The Dashboard Home Page
Obtaining Customer Support
Basic Administrative Tasks
The My Cloud Dashboard home page provides a snapshot of the My Cloud device. You can
perform the basic administrative tasks using the home page. For example, you can set up
user accounts, restrict access to the files on your My Cloud 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:
You want to launch from . . .
A browser or Windows Explorer
WD Quick View icon
WD SmartWare
Windows 10/Windows 8
Windows 7/Windows Vista
Windows XP
Mac OS X (shortcut)
MY CLOUD USER MANUAL
THEN . . .
1. For Windows, enter http://the device name (default
name: WDMyCloud) or the IP address as the URL.
For a Mac, enter http://the device name.local
(example: WDMyCloud.local) or the IP address as the
URL.
2. Press Enter.
1. Left- or right-click the WD Quick View icon.
2. Select your My Cloud device and then Dashboard.
1. On the WD SmartWare Home page, select your My
Cloud device.
2. Click the Settings tab to display the Main Settings
page.
3. Click Setup Drive.
1. In the task bar, click the File Explorer icon
2. In the left panel, click Network.
3. In the right panel, locate your My Cloud device under
Storage.
4. Double-click the device, or right-click and select
View device webpage from the resulting menu.
1. Click > Computer > Network.
2. In the right panel, locate your My Cloud device under
Storage.
3. Double-click the device, or right-click and select
View device webpage from the resulting menu.
>
1. Click Start My Network Places.
2. Locate your My Cloud device.
3. Double-click the device or right-click and select
Invoke.
1. Click Safari > Bookmark
2. Double-click the My Cloud device on the network.
THE DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE
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> Bonjour.
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