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    External Desktop My Book®Live™ User Manual
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    services, remember to register your product online at http://register.wdc.com. Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at http://support.wdc.com and choose from these topics: • Downloads - Download drivers drive online at http://register.wdc.com or by using My Book Live software (see
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    WD® Service and Support ii Registering Your WD Product ii 1 Important User Information 1 Important Safety Instructions 1 Recording Your WD Product Information 2 2 Product Overview 3 About the Drive 3 Features 3 Package Contents 4 System Requirements 6 Pre-Installation Instructions 7
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    Live Dashboard 55 Understanding the My Book Live Dashboard 56 Obtaining Customer Support 57 What Can I Do Now 58 8 Configuring My Book Live Settings 59 System Settings 59 Network Settings 63 Utilities Settings 65 Remote Access Settings 69 Media Server Settings 72 9 Managing Users 76
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    Types Supported 99 Media Storage 99 Accessing My Book Live from Media Players 100 Accessing My Book Live Using iTunes 106 14 Regulatory and Warranty Information 108 Regulatory Compliance 108 Obtaining Service 109 Limited Warranty 110 GNU General Public License ("GPL 110 15 Troubleshooting
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    Instructions Recording Your WD Product Information Important Safety Instructions and servicing. „ Follow all warnings and instructions marked covered. Making sure the drive is standing upright also helps the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions
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    normally when the operating instructions are fol- lowed. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions since improper adjustment may for setup and technical support. Serial Number: Model Number: Purchase Date: System and Software Notes: MY BOOK LIVE 2 USER MANUAL
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    your network. Through the My Book Live, you can also stream media content to a variety of media players. Simplify your digital life by consolidating your movies, iPod touch®, or iPad™. This user manual provides step-by-step installation instructions and other important information regarding your WD
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    settings, set up users, create public and private shares, and enable remote access, iTunes, WD Photos, and TwonkyMedia™ server. Package Contents „ My Book Live home network drive „ Ethernet cable „ AC power adapter „ Installation and software CD „ Quick Install Guide MY BOOK LIVE 4 USER MANUAL
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    PRODUCT OVERVIEW My Book Live Home network drive AC adapter* Ethernet cable Installation CD with application software and user manual Quick Install Guide Global AC Adapter Configurations MY BOOK LIVE 5 USER MANUAL
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    the latest updates and service pack (SP): „ supported Windows and Mac platforms Local Network Router/switch or direct connect (Gigabit recommended to maximize performance.) Wide Area Network Broadband Internet connection for remote access using MioNet and WD Photos. MY BOOK LIVE 6 USER MANUAL
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    Instructions Before external storage product: „ Do not drop or jolt the drive. „ Do not move the drive while it is powered on. „ Do not use this product as a portable drive. Specifications Ethernet Internal hard drive Supported protocols I/O ports Supported °F) MY BOOK LIVE 7 USER MANUAL
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    information. Connects the device to an AC adapter and the power outlet. Kensington security slot For drive security, the device is equipped with a security slot that supports a standard Kensington security cable. Visit http://www.kensington.com/ for more information. MY BOOK LIVE 8 USER MANUAL
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    page 44 or "Reboot/Shutdown" on page 67. Physically Connecting the Drive 4 2 1 3 . Important: To avoid overheating, make sure the drive is upright as shown in the illustration above. Follow the steps below to connect the My Book Live to a home or small office network. MY BOOK LIVE 9 USER MANUAL
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    System (OS). The OS is now ready. Unit is performing read or write commands to/from the Hard Drive Disk (HDD). The following faults trigger this state: • Network cable not inserted • Disk SMART failure Unit is in HDD standby mode. Firmware is currently being updated. MY BOOK LIVE 10 USER MANUAL
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    locate the WD My Book Live CD drive under Devices with Removable Storage. Doubleclick the CD, and Book Live Welcome screen. Using Mac Leopard/Snow Leopard Double-click the My Book Live CD, and then double-click My Book Live Setup to display the My Book Live Welcome screen. MY BOOK LIVE 11 USER MANUAL
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    information, for example, when it is saving settings. Note: Clicking the Cancel Search link displays the How to Connect screen, providing assistance with connecting your drive to the network. MY BOOK LIVE 12 USER MANUAL
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    a My Book Live on the network, the How to Connect screen appears. Proceed to "Connecting and Troubleshooting" on page drive. For more information on enabling UPnP Framework, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886257#8. „ If more than one drive was discovered, select your My Book Live from the Drive
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    address. Click the Close link. 3. Drive Letter displays the next available drive letter on your network that you can map the drive to. If you want to map to in the table: After you select the drive letter, the screen closes. To close without changing the drive letter, click the arrow at the bottom
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    the Windows system tray or in the Mac OS X menu bar, so that you can perform important functions such as launching WD SmartWare or checking drive status quickly. „ The Windows icon is blue . „ The Mac icon is black . MY BOOK LIVE 15 USER MANUAL
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    CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 1. Click the License Agreement link, and after reading the agreement, click the I Accept check box. 2. Click the you can upgrade it in a similar way. Instead of the Start Install button, the Start Upgrade button is available. MY BOOK LIVE 16 USER MANUAL
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    CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED Step 3: Perform Next Steps 1. Click the Next Steps button on the Install Complete screen, or the Next Steps : Discovery must take place before Next Steps is available. Next Steps screen for Windows Next Steps screen for Mac OS X MY BOOK LIVE 17 USER MANUAL
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    , • Remotely access files and folders on the My Book Live drive, • Stream media to your home entertainment center and/or other computers on your home network, Connecting and Troubleshooting The Connecting Your Drive screen appears when "Discovery" cannot find a drive: MY BOOK LIVE 18 USER MANUAL
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    and installing WD SmartWare (Windows only), you can still: „ Use your My Book Live as an external hard drive, dragging and dropping files to and from it. „ Configure the drive using WD My Book Live Dashboard. (See "Introduction to My Book Live Dashboard" on page 54.) MY BOOK LIVE 19 USER MANUAL
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    drive's Public folder. 3. Double-click the Public folder to display the Shared Music, Shared Pictures, Shared Videos, and Software subfolders. You can now drag and drop files into the shared media folders SmartWare Setup (x86). Otherwise click WD SmartWare Setup (x64). MY BOOK LIVE 20 USER MANUAL
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    Book Live Dashboard to Set Up Your Drive To access the WD My Book Live Dashboard to set up your drive: 1. Physically connect the drive to your network (see page 9). 2. Open a browser, and enter http://
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    Bonjour to Find and Set up the Drive 1. Open Safari and click the bookmark icon: 2. Click Bonjour and then double-click your My Book Live drive to display the My Book Live Dashboard home page. 3. Continue with "Understanding the My Book Live Dashboard" on page 56.) MY BOOK LIVE 22 USER MANUAL
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    , and use the drive as a media server. This user manual contains information and instructions for setting up and using the drive. The most common activities are listed below: How do I . . . Back up my computer to the My Book Live drive Restore my data from the My Book Live drive to my computer Set
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    Info/Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to online Help information to quickly guide you through your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. Whenever you are uncertain about what to do the X button in the upper-right corner of the screen. MY BOOK LIVE 24 USER MANUAL
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    SmartWare to display the Install WD SmartWare page: 3. Click the License Agreement link to read the agreement, and then select the I accept check box. MY BOOK LIVE 25 USER MANUAL
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    and continue. When properly installed, Rally puts a large My Book Live icon under Network. To install WD SmartWare software using the driver, right-click the icon and select Install WD SmartWare. Launching or , and then click Programs > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare. MY BOOK LIVE 26 USER MANUAL
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    updates, and provides a link to the My Book Live Dashboard, where you can configure the drive. In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all of your files that are available for other picture extensions Others that do not belong in the five main categories MY BOOK LIVE 27 USER MANUAL
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    file extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. Note that: „ Moving the pointer over a category displays the number your computer's hard drive changes to yellow/amber for all of the files that have not yet been backed up. MY BOOK LIVE 28 USER MANUAL
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    drive for additional storage. 4. If you clicked Stop Backup in step 3, a confirmation prompt displays: To continue, click either: „ Continue Backup to disregard your stop backup request and resume the backup, or „ Stop Backup to follow through with your stop request. MY BOOK LIVE 29 USER MANUAL
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    check boxes for the file categories that you want to exclude from the backup. 3. Click Apply Changes to refresh the Content Gauge for your My Book Live drive and apply the selection. 4. Click Start Backup to back up the selected categories of files. MY
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    these backup options: 1. Click the Settings tab to display the Settings screen: 2. Click the Set Up Software button to display the Software Settings screen: MY BOOK LIVE 31 USER MANUAL
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    Reduce Backup Speed screen: 2. Select or clear the Pause backup until computer is idle check box to enable or disable the Backup Speed option. MY BOOK LIVE 32 USER MANUAL
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    My Book Live drive has 1. Choose the drive to retrieve content drive on the Home screen, you can retrieve files or complete folders from your My Book Live drive . (For information on retrieving folders, see "Retrieving a Folder" on page 36.) To retrieve a file or folder from your drive
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    BACKING UP/RETRIEVING (WD SMARTWARE) 2. The drive may contain backups from other computers. To retrieve files from a specific computer (volume): a. Click the Change retrieve folder. d. Click the Select Files button to display the Select content to retrieve... screen. MY BOOK LIVE 34 USER MANUAL
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    reasons they were not retrieved, or a - "Destination is full" message means that your computer does not have sufficient disk space to complete the retrieve. MY BOOK LIVE 35 USER MANUAL
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    BACKING UP/RETRIEVING (WD SMARTWARE) Retrieving a Folder To retrieve a folder from your drive, and all of the content within a folder, which may include multiple categories, message means that your computer does not have sufficient disk space to complete the retrieve. MY BOOK LIVE 36 USER MANUAL
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    retrieve folder, Change the option that checks for software updates whenever you reconnect your My Book Live drive to your network, Retrieve Folder Preferences AND see . . . "Specifying the Number of 38. "Setting the Preferences (Auto Update) Option" on page 38. MY BOOK LIVE 37 USER MANUAL
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    folder. Setting the Preferences (Auto Update) Option When enabled, each time you reconnect your My Book Live drive to your network, the Preferences option checks for software updates. This ensures that you are always to the WD web page where the download is available. MY BOOK LIVE 38 USER MANUAL
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    conveniently: „ Check the drive status „ Open the public and private shares „ Launch the My Book Live Dashboard „ Launch WD Map the My Book Live (Windows only) „ Create a shortcut to the Public share „ View drive properties „ Book Live drive and display a submenu: 3. Select the desired option.
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    dot beside the drive name means the drive is experiencing a problem, such as an abnormally high temperature. Mac OS X Click the WD Quick View icon in the menu bar and move the cursor over the name of your My Book Live drive to display drive status below the submenu: MY BOOK LIVE 40 USER MANUAL
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    can use WD Quick View to open the drive's Public share and any private shares to which To view all of the shares on the drive, click the name of your My Book Live under Shared. 2. Select the share , enter those associated with your user account on My Book Live Dashboard (see "Creating a New User" on
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    Book Live Dashboard" on page 54.) Mapping the Drive (Windows only) 1. Select Map [My Book Live name] on the WD Quick View submenu. The Map Network Drive screen displays: 2. Select the desired letter from the Drive representing the Public share displays on the desktop. MY BOOK LIVE 42 USER MANUAL
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    MANAGING WD SOFTWARE Viewing Drive Properties Select Properties on the WD Quick View submenu to display the Properties screen: My Book Live Properties on Windows My Book Live Properties on Mac OS X MY BOOK LIVE 43 USER MANUAL
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    View icon flashes to indicate the drive may be overheated or about to fail. In Windows, a balloon alert displays as well. Note: If the drive overheats, power it down and let it cool for 60 minutes. Power it back on, and if the problem persists, contact WD Support. MY BOOK LIVE 44 USER MANUAL
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    is full and subsequent backups cannot take place. Displays every five minutes until space is made available. „ Updates are available. To view drive alerts: 1. Select Alerts on the WD Quick View submenu to display one or more alerts. Multiple alerts are arranged chronologically. 2. To close the alert
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    Control Panel > Programs and Features and uninstall WD Drive Manager. The System Tray no long contains the WD Quick View icon . Mac OS X 1. Double-click the My Book Live CD icon on the desktop. 2. Open button. The menu bar no longer contains the WD Quick View icon . MY BOOK LIVE 46 USER MANUAL
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    ) enable you to back up media files, documents, email, and other personal files to your My Book Live drive. If you lose files or your Book Live. If no user name has been assigned, enter everyone as the username and any password (e.g., 1234). Click the OK button. 8. Follow the remaining instructions
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    desired content and then click the Next button. 10. On the Review your backup settings screen, click the Save settings and run backup mails, and system files. The My Book Live drive can store these backups, so that if your hard drive or operating system should crash, or MY BOOK LIVE 48 USER MANUAL
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    WITHOUT WD SMARTWARE Click Set Up Time Machine to display the Time Machine Preferences screen: 3. Click Choose Backup Disk and select the My Book Live drive where you want the backups stored: 4. Click Use for Backup. A screen prompts for your user name and password. 5. Select Guest (default setting
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    , it will resume automatically once the computer is available. If you change the name of the My Book Live, previously set Time Machine backups delay or fail. To fix the problem, resume backing up by re-selecting the drive in the Time Machine Preferences screen. MY BOOK LIVE 50 USER MANUAL
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    restore backed-up items to your hard drive: 1. Open the window on your computer where you want the item restored. For example, if you are restoring a document, open the Documents folder. (If you are restoring an item on your desktop, you do not need to open a window.) MY BOOK LIVE 51 USER MANUAL
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    the bottom right to display the Copy message: 5. Click the button for the desired option: „ Keep Original-Does not restore the item from the backup drive „ Keep Both-The original item remains and the backed-up item is added to the selected location on your computer. MY
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    replaces the original item. Note: In Finder, you will see a folder that corresponds to your backup drive that includes the word "backup." This is a protected folder that is automatically created and where all connect to it, you will get a "Connection Failed" message. MY BOOK LIVE 53 USER MANUAL
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    Understanding the My Book Live Dashboard Obtaining Customer Support What Can I Do Now? Use the WD My Book Live Dashboard to configure settings to manage the My Book Live as you prefer. For example, you can set up user accounts and restrict access to the files on your My Book Live drive, set up
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    Live Dashboard The first time you access My Book Live Dashboard, the Default Language page displays: 1. Select the default language from the drop-down list. 2. displays: After you select an option, the navigation panel slides to the left and the selected page appears. MY BOOK LIVE 55 USER MANUAL
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    icon 3 Alerts & Events list 4 Secure Your Device/Logout 5 Navigation panel 6 Support Description Name of the My Book Live drive. You can change the default name to one of your own choosing. (See "General , a user forum, FAQs, and a customer support contact form. MY BOOK LIVE 56 USER MANUAL
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    INTRODUCTION TO MY BOOK LIVE DASHBOARD No. Item 7 Let us help you 8 > or V buttons 9 when you roll the mouse over the icon. Obtaining Customer Support To open the Support page: 1. Click the Support option in the navigation panel to display the Support page: MY BOOK LIVE 57 USER MANUAL
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    . Obtaining Other Support „ To obtain the most recently updated user manual, click the Product Documentation link. „ To see answers to frequently asked questions and troubleshooting instructions, click the FAQs link. „ To participate in a forum about the My Book Live, click the Forum link. „ To
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    MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS 8 Configuring My Book Live Settings System Settings Network Settings Utilities Settings Remote Access Settings Media Server Settings The Settings option enables the Administrator to view and customize the drive's system, network, utilities, remote access, and media settings
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    the drive. WARNING! Renaming the My Book Live forces Book Live Dashboard, the Save and Cancel buttons display only if you make changes. Date & Time The date and time are synchronized to the NTP (network time protocol) server by default. You have the option of setting the date and time manually
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    found, click OK. 2. If desired, click the Install & Reboot button. A progress bar displays. When the process is complete, the network drive reboots. Update from File To update the firmware manually: 1. Contact WD Tech Support http://support.wdc.com for information on new firmware availability. MY
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    MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS 2. If a new firmware file is provided, save the file to a Desktop location on your computer. 3. Click the Update from file button. 4. Select the file saved on your hard drive and delete an e-mail address, click the Remove link to its right. MY BOOK LIVE 62 USER MANUAL
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    the Enable check box next to Hard Disk Sleep. 2. Click the Save button. Network Settings The Network tab displays the drive's MAC and IP addresses. You can set network options such as network mode, enable FTP protocol for secure file transfer, and create a workgroup: MY BOOK LIVE 63 USER MANUAL
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    IP address. Select the method of assigning the drive's unique IP address: • DHCP Client causes the My Book Live to obtain an IP address and associated settings automatically from the local DHCP server, or • Static IP lets you set an IP address manually. You will be prompted for IP Address, Netmask
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    . Messages indicate that the test is running and whether the drive passed or failed the test. 2. If the drive passed the test, click the Close button to return to the Utilities page, -OR If the drive fails the test, click the Customer Support button to get assistance. MY BOOK LIVE 65 USER MANUAL
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    formats the drive, while a Full Factory Restore securely erases the drive. Important: You may want to export and save the drive's current configuration the factory restore process may damage the My Book Live drive. Wait until after the reboot to use the drive again. At the end of the restore,
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    : 2. If the drive is not processing information, or it is but you choose to proceed, click the Continue button. The following message displays: The drive shuts down and then restarts. Wait until the green LED is solid before resuming work with the My Book Live drive. MY BOOK LIVE 67 USER MANUAL
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    displays: 3. Click the Close button to close the message. 4. When the LED on the front of the device is off, you can safely unplug your drive. 5. Close the browser. MY BOOK LIVE 68 USER MANUAL
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    message displays, click OK. The My Book Live reboots. Remote Access Settings MioNet is a service that enables you to remotely and securely instructions on using MioNet, see "Using MioNet Web (after registration)" on page 90. „ For instructions on setting up and using WD Photos, see "Accessing My Book
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    Setting up MioNet Use MioNet to register your device for use with WD Photos and to remotely access your media content, documents, and other files. To enable MioNet: 1. Open the MioNet section of the page account or want to create a new one, select Create New Account. MY BOOK LIVE 70 USER MANUAL
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    BOOK LIVE SETTINGS Registering Your Drive want to log in to the MioNet web interface from the My Book Live Dashboard, click the Account URL link. Note: Another way mionet.com/ and sign in. Creating a New Account and Registering Your Drive to It 1. Complete all fields, read the Privacy Policy, and click
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    3), WD TV HD Live media player, or DLNA 1.5 Digital Media Adapters), and other PCs on your home network. Visit http://www.twonkymedia.com for further information on TwonkyMedia. To enable TwonkyMedia to stream content from your My Book Live to your media server(s): MY BOOK LIVE 72 USER MANUAL
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    . When the rescan is complete, the new list of media players displays in the media server table. Note: The system rescans the media players automatically; the Rescan button is primarily for troubleshooting. 6. To review status information, click the > beside Status: Status information includes
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    place automatically. You only need to use the buttons if you are having a problem. iTunes With the iTunes Media Server, you or anyone connected to the My Book Live can use iTunes to play music files stored on it. This service creates a virtual music library on the device and treats it as an iTunes
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    enable iTunes to access your music files through your iTunes player, click the Enable check box. iTunes is enabled by default. 3. Click the Rescan button to update your media files. When the "iTunes rescan has been initiated" message displays, click the Close button. MY BOOK LIVE 75 USER MANUAL
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    User Settings Deleting a User The Administrator creates accounts for others who will have access to the My Book Live drive. These accounts are referred to as users. Users have full access to the their own private links that display online Help in a panel on the right: MY BOOK LIVE 76 USER MANUAL
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    the user to read, write, and delete files on the share. Read-only access-Restricts the user to only viewing files on the share. MY BOOK LIVE 77 USER MANUAL
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    's videos (so he can't change, delete, or add to them), but full access to Projects, so he can add, edit, or delete project files. MY BOOK LIVE 78 USER MANUAL
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    user, in the Share Access section on the right panel, click the Create new share button. A Create New Share box displays over the page: MY BOOK LIVE 79 USER MANUAL
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    you would like the contents of this share to be available remotely through your MioNet account. Media Serving From the drop-down list, select None, All, or to limit what can be streamed from this share, the No Password check box.ith no double quotes 4. Click the Save button. MY BOOK LIVE 80 USER MANUAL
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    the User List, click the delete icon to the right of the user's name. 2. In response to the confirmation message, click the Delete button. MY BOOK LIVE 81 USER MANUAL
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    share is an area on the My Book Live drive for storing files (similar to a folder or directory). In this manual, we use the terms share and to display a list of shares on the My Book Live drive. For each share name, the usage, type of media being shared (served), and remote access status display
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    or delete, you would assign read-only access to that user. 1. Click the Create New Share button above the Share Access list to display: MY BOOK LIVE 83 USER MANUAL
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    contents of this share to be available remotely through your MioNet account or WD Photos app. Media Serving From the drop-down list, select None, All, or to limit what can be streamed from this share, to create a new user and assign share access privileges at the same time. MY BOOK LIVE 84 USER MANUAL
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    . A Create New User box displays over the screen: 3. Complete the information as you did in "Creating a User" on page 77. 4. Click the Save button. MY BOOK LIVE 85 USER MANUAL
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    right-click the WD Quick View icon main menu. to display the 2. Click the arrow beside the drive's name, and then click Open. The shares display in Windows Explorer. 3. For a private share the same, visit http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 5681. MY BOOK LIVE 86 USER MANUAL
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    over the name of your My Book Live drive to display the submenu. 2. Select Drives, double-click the Public folder of your drive. drive. Mac OS X, Public and Private Shares 1. Open a Finder window and locate your My Book Live drive under the Shared heading in the side bar. 2. Double-click the drive
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    Deleting a Backup My Book Live Dashboard lists and provides information about your backups and enables you to delete them. The information includes backup type, date, and usage of the drive's storage space. Note: appropriate link in the Need Help? panel on the right. MY BOOK LIVE 88 USER MANUAL
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    VIEWING A LIST OF BACKUPS Deleting a Backup WARNING! When deleting a backup, remember that you are erasing all of the files in the backup. 1. Click the delete icon to the right of the backup. 2. In response to the confirmation message, click Delete. MY BOOK LIVE 89 USER MANUAL
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    My Book Live Using WD Photos MioNet® Overview Important: For information on registering your drive and creating an account on MioNet, see "System Settings" on page 59. Remotely access your photos, music, videos, and documents from anywhere, anytime using MioNet secure remote access services from
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    or MioNet User Guide (available when you click the MioNet online Help icon). Accessing My Book Live Folders and Files Remotely Important: Local access to My Book Live folders and also drag and drop files from your My Book Live to the remote computer and vice versa. MY BOOK LIVE 91 USER MANUAL
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    Sharing Files with Others Sharing files on your My Book Live with others is a simple three-step process. First you choose the folder you wish to share, then who else. 3. Click Next to display the Share Files with Others page listing users you have shared with before: MY BOOK LIVE 92 USER MANUAL
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    REMOTELY ACCESSING YOUR MY BOOK LIVE IF you want to. . . THEN. . . Share photos with MioNet users you have shared with before, 1. Select the user(s). opens in the user's web browser and provides instant secure access to the folder of photos on your computer. MY BOOK LIVE 93 USER MANUAL
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    stored on your My Book Live using your Apple iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. Note: In the rest of the manual, all references to Photos, you must register your My Book Live drive with WD's MioNet secure remote access service, which is included free with all our network drives. (See "Setting up MioNet"
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    a MioNet Account and Registering the Drive MioNet is WD's remote access service. It's included free with the My Book Live drive and enabled on your drive by default. If you have not already created a MioNet account or registered your My Book Live on MioNet, see the instructions in "Setting up MioNet
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    REMOTELY ACCESSING YOUR MY BOOK LIVE Image View Album View Folder View Image View-Displays all the photos in Shared Pictures on your network drive. The view is unstructured (no folders and icon again. 3. From the results, select the desired album or picture. MY BOOK LIVE 96 USER MANUAL
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    E-mailing Photos REMOTELY ACCESSING YOUR MY BOOK LIVE 1. Tap and open the photo you want to send. 2. Tap the Settings icon and then tap the Email Photo button. 3. Cache Size bar and select one of the options listed. 4. To clear the cache, slide the Clear switch to On. MY BOOK LIVE 97 USER MANUAL
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    , Photos, & Music Media Server Overview Media Types Supported Media Storage Accessing My Book Live from Media Players Accessing My Book Live Using iTunes Enjoy photos, music, and videos through a DLNA-compliant media player such as Xbox360, PlayStation3, WDTV Live, and media services such as iTunes
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    support playback of all these files. Please refer to your device's user manual to see which formats are supported. Media Storage You can access and store media content on My Book ). The drive comes pre-configured with the Public network share, which contains the following folders for media storage:
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    Media Player on page 103. „ Xbox 360 on page 103. „ PlayStation 3 on page 105. „ Other media players on page 105: - BluRay Players - Network Connected TVs - Digital Picture Frames - Network Music Player „ Digital Media Adapters on page 106. „ DLNA Devices on page 106 MY BOOK LIVE 100 USER MANUAL
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    Media Player support site for more information on using and updating your media player. To stream media using Windows Media Player 11 or 12 Library: 1. Click Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center. 2. Click Customize: 3. Select Private, and then click Next: MY BOOK LIVE 101 USER MANUAL
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    PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC 4. Launch Windows Media Player (Start > All Programs > Windows Media Player): 5. Click Library > Media Sharing: 6. Click Find media that others are sharing, and then click OK: MY BOOK LIVE 102 USER MANUAL
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    home network for access to media content stored in a network drive such as the My Book Live. Following are general steps for using the WD TV Live to access files on a My Book Live. Note: Please refer to your WD TV Live HD Media Player user guide for more specific instructions on connecting to the My
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    PHOTOS, & MUSIC 5. Press / to select Media servers and press Enter: 6. Press / to select the My Book Live and press Enter: Supported content for the selected media type displays: 7. Select the content you wish to access, and then press Enter to start media playback. MY BOOK LIVE 104 USER MANUAL
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    , network connected TVs, and digital media adapters: 1. Ensure that your My Book Live is connected to your home's local network and is powered on. 2. Follow the user instructions provided with your media player to proceed through any initial setup or installation of drivers. 3. Using the navigation
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    in the user interface to establish connection so that your player can link to your My Book Live. Please refer to your player's user guide for specific instructions. DLNA Devices See specific DLNA media device user manuals for instructions on connecting a DLNA device to your local area network so
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    the left pane. If you have copied music to the /Public/Shared Music folder or a video to/Public/Shared Videos, and it is in a format supported by iTunes, it should be listed in the right pane: 3. Double-click a media file to play it. MY BOOK LIVE 107 USER MANUAL
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    Service Limited Warranty Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful Resolve Radio/TV Interference Problems. This booklet is Stock BOOK LIVE 108 USER MANUAL
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    support website at http://support.wdc.com for information on how to obtain service or a Return Material Authorization (RMA). If it is determined that the Product may be defective, you will be given an RMA number and instructions (serial number required) via http://support.wdc.com. WD shall have no
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    to any Open Source Software, is solely at your own risk. Western Digital is not responsible for any such modification or tampering. Western Digital will not support any product in which you have or have attempted to modify the Software supplied by Western Digital. MY BOOK LIVE 110 USER MANUAL
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    TROUBLESHOOTING 14 Troubleshooting First Steps Checklist Resetting the My Book Live Specific Problems and Corrective Actions For any issue, first ensure that you are using the latest firmware for My Book Live. See "Updates" on page 61 for update instructions. First Steps Checklist „ Is the power
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    TROUBLESHOOTING Specific Problems and Corrective Actions The following contains specific problems that may arise during the use of the My Book Live. Possible solutions are listed for each problem. LEDs do not light up. „ Make sure the power cord is connected correctly. „ Make sure that the wall
  • Western Digital WDBACH0030HAL | User Manual - Page 118
    Refer to your digital media adapter's user manual for further information. „ Make sure the share containing your media content is enabled to serve that type of media. See "Creating a New Share" on page 83. How do I safely shut down the My Book Live? If you are unable to shut down the drive using the
  • Western Digital WDBACH0030HAL | User Manual - Page 119
    TROUBLESHOOTING If the LED is solid green (indicating the drive is idle) or blue (indicating the drive is on standby), the drive is ready to shut down. 1. updated. DO NOT UNPLUG THE POWER as this could corrupt the firmware in the drive and cause data loss. If the LED is any other color, wait for it
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    Digital Media Adapter. A device that gives home entertainment devices the ability to transfer media such as music, photos, videos to and from other devices over the network. DNS-Domain Name Service system bus and a hard drive. Host Interface-The point at which a host and a drive are connected to each
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    media files from your hard drive or My Book Live drive. Media Server-Device that stores and shares media files (digital audio, digital video, and digital photos). Media Storage-Device that stores media files (digital audio, digital video, and digital photos). MioNet-WD remote computer access service
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    access devices such as tape drives. ROM-Read-Only Memory. read but cannot modify. A computer can read instructions from ROM but cannot store data in ROM OS X or later also supports the CIFS protocol. See media (for example, videos, photos, and music) stored on the My Book BOOK LIVE 117 USER MANUAL
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    finding and setting up drive 22 getting started with CD 11 opening a Public share 21 software folder 21 Time Machine 48 Mail files 27 Managing shares 82 users 76 Mapping during setup 14 from WD Quick View 42 Media players,accessing My Book Live 100 Media servers media types 99 overview 98 settings
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    compliance 108 Safety instructions 1 Service, obtaining 109 Setup software, accessing 21 Share creating 83 creating a new user for 84 deleting 86 opening 86 user name and password 78, 87 Shares list of 82 managing 82 viewing a list of 82 Sharing files 92 Shortcut to a mapped drive 15 to a Public
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    , GPL 110 Specifications 7 Streaming media in iTunes 107 System view 8 T Troubleshooting cannot detect my drive 113 cannot play media through digital media adapter 113 checklist 111 drive not connecting to network 112 LEDs don't light up 112 manually mapping the drive letter 112 resetting the system
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    change specifications at any time without notice. Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Book, and My Passport are registered trademarks in the U.S. and other countries; and My Book Live, WD SmartWare, and WD GreenPower are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned
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