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Table of Contents WD® Service and Support ii 1 Important User Information 1 Important Safety Instructions 1 Recording Your WD Product Information 2 Registering Your WD Product 2 2 Product Overview 3 Features 3 Package Contents 5 Components 6 3 Getting Started 9 Installing the Router on the Network 9 Using the Setup CD 9 Using a Browser for Setup (Windows or Mac 13 Installing WD Software from the CD (Optional 18 4 Basic Settings and Tasks 21 Opening My Dashboard After Setup 21 Understanding My Dashboard 22 Connecting to the Internet 24 Configuring Wireless Settings 26 Setting Up Storage 27 Adding a Wi-Fi Device 29 Setting up Remote Access 31 5 Advanced Settings 36 Introduction 36 Typical Advanced Settings Screen 37 Advanced WAN (Internet) Category 38 Advanced LAN Category 44 Security Settings Category 48 Remote Access Category 50 Additional Features Category 52 Admin Category 55 TABLE OF CONTENTS - iii

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TABLE OF CONTENTS – iii
Table of Contents
WD
®
Service and Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
1
Important User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Recording Your WD Product Information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Registering Your WD Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
2
Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
3
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Installing the Router on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Using the Setup CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Using a Browser for Setup (Windows or Mac) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Installing WD Software from the CD (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4
Basic Settings and Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Opening My Dashboard After Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Understanding My Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Connecting to the Internet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Configuring Wireless Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Setting Up Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Adding a Wi-Fi Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Setting up Remote Access
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
5
Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Typical Advanced Settings Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Advanced WAN (Internet) Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Advanced LAN Category
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Security Settings Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Remote Access Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Additional Features Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Admin Category
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55