Basic Mode - Western Digital My Book User Manual

Basic Mode

The basic mode provides access to the most common configuration options.
Click any of the menu buttons to display more configuration options. The table below
describes the menu options available in basic mode.
Category Description
Device Name Enter a device name and description. For more details, see "Device Name" on page 63.
Date & Time Set the system date and time manually or set the NTP server to synchronize the device. For
more details, see "Date & Time" on page 63.
Network Configure the network connection. For more details, see "Network" on page 64.
Users Create and delete user accounts and change the user password. For more details, see
"Users" on page 65.
Folder Shares Access configuration details relating to how shares are made available through this storage
device. This menu also displays a list of mounted volumes and their available shares. When a
USB hard drive is connected to the device, the USB hard drive displays as USB share. For
more details, see "Folder Shares" on page 66.
System Status Displays general information about the storage device, such as device name, firmware version,
current date/time, system uptime, IP address, volume usage, and volume RAID type. For more
details, see "System Status" on page 68.
Remote Access Enables or disables the MioNet software. Computers running MioNet can remotely access
and share files on the storage device over the internet.
Note: Available only on computers running Windows. For more details, see "Remote Access"
on page 69.
Shutdown/ Performs device shutdown or reboot from any computer on the local area network (LAN). For
Reboot more details, see "Shutdown/Reboot" on page 69.
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