How do I use WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra?

How do I use WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra?

Connect your WD device to the router using the provided Ethernet cable. Using the power cord, connect your WD device into an electrical outlet. Now, power on your WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra device. Once the power LED on the drive turns solid blue, you’re ready to perform the software installation.

Can I use WD My Cloud home without Internet?

You cannot use the My Cloud without internet access. It requires internet as it authenticates you through the WD servers. If you disconnect from the internet while using it, it will continue to work for up to an hour before your session expires and you lose access to your files.

Can I connect 2 WD My clouds together?

The answer is NO you cannot connect a My Cloud to another My Cloud or to a computer using the USB port.

Can you daisy chain WD My Cloud?

In one of the reviews I read, the short answer is no. You can get more info from the WD community. You can connect another USB disk to the My Cloud USB port.

How do I connect my USB to WD My Cloud?

Just attach the external USB hard drive to the USB port on the back of the My Cloud. The USB drive will be mounted/seen as a Share. You can then configure that Share through the Dashboard.

How do I backup my cloud to a flash drive?

Copy what you want to backup and paste it to the connected USB drive. This way is simple and easy to operate, all you need to do is connect WD my cloud home directly to computer vis ethernet, then copy and paste files to the connected external storage.

How do I backup my WD My Cloud home to an external hard drive?

What you can do is install WD discovery so the My Cloud Home is mounted as a drive in explorer and connect the USB drive to the same computer. You can then drag and drop the files from the My Cloud Home to the USB drive. WD My cloud home —> Router —–> Computer —> USB Portable drive.

How do I backup my computer to WD My Cloud?

How to backup Windows PC to My Cloud?

1. Tap the Search button on the taskbar and type “backup” in the search box.
2. Click on Set up backup on the top-right of the screen.
3. Choose Save on a network.
4. Click on Browse to find the WD NAS or type its IP address in the blank space.

How do I transfer files to my cloud home?

How can I upload files from my PC or Mac to myCloud?

1. Go to the “Home” tab in your myCloud.
2. Click on the blue “Upload” button in the upper right-hand corner.
3. Then click on either “Upload photos” or “Upload files”.

How do I download files from WD My Cloud?

Select the content that you’d like to download by first clicking on the circle located on the left side of the corresponding file. Then click on “Download” located in the blue-coloured menu above. If you’d like to download multiple files concurrently, these will be downloaded as a ZIP file.

How do I put WD My Cloud on Windows 10?

Open Control Panel > User Accounts and go to the Credential Manager. Next choose Windows credentials and click on Add a Windows credential. In the Internet address field enter the name of your My Cloud device. In the Username field enter the username that you use to access My Cloud.

How do I access WD My Cloud on my network?

Head to the File Explorer and locate your WD Cloud drive. It should be called WDMyCloud. Right-click on the public folder, then select the map network drive option. Choose an available letter from the drive list (drop-down), ensuring to tick the box that says Reconnect at login.

How do I access my cloud on my local network?

1. Power up the My Cloud device.
2. Connect the My Cloud device to a router.
3. Go to os5.mycloud.com/setup.
4. Select the My Cloud device you wish to setup to access the device’s web configuration dashboard.
5. Setup your administrator username & password for local account access.

How do I reset my WD My cloud without losing data?

Power down the device and remove the power cord from the device. Using a paperclip or narrow tipped pen, press and hold the reset button. While continuing to hold the reset button, reconnect the power cord to the device and continue to hold the reset button for at least 40 seconds.

How do I reformat WD My Cloud Drive?

Question: Q: How to reformat drive from WD my cloud?

1. Open Disk Utility in the Utilities’ folder.
2. After Disk Utility loads select the WD drive (out-dented entry with the mfgr.’s ID and size) from the side list.
3. Click on the Erase tab in the Disk Utility toolbar.
4. In the drop down panel set the partition scheme to GUID.

Is WD My Cloud home a NAS?

WD My Cloud Home setup, usage and features. The Ethernet port is just about the only thing that the WD My Cloud Home has in common with its predecessor, the WD My Cloud. This is not a traditional NAS device, in that it doesn’t work like a server that sits on your network.

Can WD My Cloud be hacked?

WD My Cloud NAS boxes can be hacked over the internet, claim researchers. UPDATE: Western Digital has responded to our request for a statement, which we have published below. Once access has been gained, hackers can view, copy, delete or overwrite any files that are stored on the device.

What’s the difference between WD My Cloud and My Cloud home?

MyCloud Home has 1GB of RAM (instead of 256 MB in MyCloud) MyCloud Home has quad-core processor (instead of dual-core in MyCloud) MyCloud Home use 1.4 GHz processor (instead of 650 MHz in MyCloud) My Cloud Home uses only HTTPS for access.

How long does WD My Cloud last?

5 years