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CONNECTING THE DRIVE Making a Direct Connection Making a Direct Connection Using a Web Browser After setup, when you want to connect to your computer (if not already connected), follow these steps: 1. Make sure the My Passport Wireless device is on, the Power and Battery Status LED is lit, and the Wi-Fi LED is solid blue. 2. On your computer, open the list of available networks. Windows 7 Windows 8 3. Select MyPassport. 4. Open a browser and type one of the following:  Windows computer: http://mypassport (or assigned name)  Mac computer: http://mypassport (or assigned name).local  Windows or Mac computer: http://192.168.60.1 (drive's default IP address) 5. Press Enter to display the My Passport Wireless dashboard. You can now move content between the drive and the computer. (See "Using a Wi-Fi Connection to Load Content" on page 31.) 21 MY PASSPORT WIRELESS USER MANUAL

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CONNECTING THE DRIVE
21
MY PASSPORT WIRELESS
USER MANUAL
Making a Direct Connection
Making a Direct Connection Using a Web Browser
After setup, when you want to connect to your computer (if not already connected), follow
these steps:
1. Make sure the My Passport Wireless device is on, the Power and Battery Status LED is
lit, and the Wi-Fi LED is solid blue.
2.
On your computer, open the list of available networks.
3.
Select
MyPassport
.
4.
Open a browser and type one of the following:
Windows computer:
http://mypassport
(or assigned name)
Mac computer:
http://mypassport
(or assigned name)
.local
Windows or Mac computer:
(drive’s default IP address)
5.
Press
Enter
to display the My Passport Wireless dashboard.
You can now move content between the drive and the computer. (See “Using a Wi-Fi
Connection to Load Content” on page 31.)
Windows 7
Windows 8