Network Storage Manager Features - Western Digital My Book User Manual

Network Storage Manager Features

The web-based management utility includes the following features:
• LAN access—the device supports local area network access of the web-based
user interface, enabling management from anywhere in the network.
• Secured access—the device can be accessed and configured by the
web-based, password protected user interface over SSL (Secure Socket Layer).
• E-mail notification—in the event of warnings or errors related to temperatures,
hard drive, network, or USB connection, administrators are automatically alerted
by e-mail.
• Multiple management levels—users can be assigned different rights. The
device supports two levels: full access and read only.
• Update via web—firmware updates can be downloaded and installed on the
device from a computer on the LAN.
• Disk management—the web-based user interface allows administrators to
monitor internal hard drives and USB hard drives connected to the device.
• SMART support—includes SMART (Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting
Technology) feature for detecting and reporting the status of the SATA hard
drives.
• USB storage support—allows reliable data backup from a USB storage device
to the device.
• Support for file sharing—allows file sharing over the network.
• RAID support (My Book World Edition II)—allows RAID configuring of the
hard drives.
• Support for Windows and Mac systems—allows users on different platforms
to share files using CIFS (Common Internet File System), NFS (Network File
System), FTP (File Transfer Protocol), or AFP (Apple File Protocol) protocols.
• iTunes streaming support—allows users connected to the device to stream
audio files to iTunes on their computers.
• Twonky Media server—provides fast, convenient navigation and searching of
all your media files.
• Remote shutdown or reboot—allows administrators to power off or reboot the
device from any computer on the LAN.
• System log—an efficient instrument in analysing and solving technical issues.
Updating the Firmware
To keep your system up to date, go to Network Storage Manager > Advanced
Mode > System > Update to upgrade the firmware. For more information, see
"Update (Firmware)" on page 77.
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