The Dashboard At A Glance; Launching The Dashboard - Western Digital My Cloud EX2 User Manual

The Dashboard at a Glance

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Launching the Dashboard

The Dashboard Home Page
Obtaining Customer Support
Common Tasks
Use the WD My Cloud EX2 dashboard to configure settings and to manage the device as
you prefer. For example, you can set up user accounts and restrict access to the files on
your WD My Cloud EX2 device, set up folders for storing files, enable remote access, and
customize the device to suit your needs.
Launching the Dashboard
Use one of the following methods to launch the dashboard:
IF you want to launch from . . .
Desktop Icon
A browser or Windows Explorer
Windows 8 or 8.1
Windows 7/Vista
Windows XP
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THEN . . .
Double-click the dashboard icon to launch the WD My
Cloud EX2 dashboard.
Using Device Name:
1. Enter the name of your WD My Cloud EX2 device (default
name: wdmycloudEX2) in the browser's address field:
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http://<device name> (Windows)
(Example: http://wdmycloudEX2)
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https://<device name>.local (Mac)
(Example: https://wdmycloudEX2.local)
2. Click Go.
Using IP Address:
1. Enter the IP address of your WD My Cloud EX2 device in the
browser's address field: http://<IP Address> You can find
the IP address from your router's UI.
(Example: http://192.168.1.22)
2. Click Go.
1. On the Start page, type Computer.
2. Click Computer.
3. In the left pane, click Network.
4. In the right panel, locate your WD My Cloud EX2 device under
Storage.
5. Double-click the device, or right-click and select View
device webpage from the resulting menu.
1. Click > Computer.
2. In the left panel, select Network
3. In the right panel, locate your WD My Cloud EX2 device under
Storage.
4. 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 WD My Cloud device.
3. Double-click the device or right-click and select Invoke.
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