Connections Overview - Western Digital My Passport Wireless Pro User Manual

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Connecting the Drive
This chapter includes the following topics:

Connections Overview

Making a Direct Wireless Connection
Viewing or Changing the Drive's Advanced Wi-Fi Settings
Connections Overview
There are three ways you can connect to your My Passport Wireless Pro/My
Passport Wireless SSD drive:
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Direct Wireless (AP) Connection
direct connection from your My Passport Wireless Pro/My Passport Wireless SSD
device to your computer or mobile device (using the WD My Cloud app) by
joining the My Passport Wireless Pro/My Passport Wireless SSD drive's Wi-Fi
network.
Note:
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Home Wi-Fi Network Connection
your My Passport Wireless Pro/My Passport Wireless SSD device to a Wi-Fi
network, share content, and access the Internet. This is referred to as the Shared
Connection mode. Your My Passport Wireless Pro/My Passport Wireless SSD is
sharing Wi-Fi with connected client devices.
My Passport Wireless Pro/My Passport Wireless SSD
User Manual
: In Direct Wireless (or AP) mode, you can set up a
In this mode, the drive is not connected to your wireless network or the Internet.
However, this direct connection provides the best throughput performance.
: In Home Wi-Fi Network mode, you can connect
Connecting the Drive
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