Western Digital My Cloud DL2100 User Manual - Page 47
Accessing Your Cloud Remotely, Enabling Cloud Access for the WD My Cloud Device
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ACCESSING YOUR CLOUD REMOTELY 7 Accessing Your Cloud Remotely Enabling Cloud Access for the WD My Cloud Device Configuring Cloud Access for a User Access Your Files with iOS and Android Mobile Apps This chapter explains how to set up the WD My Cloud device for remote access and describes some of the ways you can take advantage of its many capabilities. Enabling Cloud Access for the WD My Cloud Device Before you can use your WD My Cloud device remotely, the device must be enabled for cloud access. To verify that your WD My Cloud device is enabled for remote access and to check the status of its remote connection(s), see "Cloud Access" on page 77. There are 3 ways to enable the cloud for your smart devices: Discovery on your Local Area Network (LAN): If you are on your LAN, cloud access software will automatically discover and list your device. Once discovered, you can complete the steps necessary to connect to the cloud. Email: If you include an email address when you add a new user to your My Cloud device, the new user will receive an email with instructions on setting up and activating a password for cloud access (see"WDMyCloud Access" on page 41). Activation Code: If you or your users are not on your LAN, you can generate an Activation Code to provide access to the cloud (see"Cloud Device Access" on page 42), Configuring Cloud Access for a User Once you've enabled cloud access on the WD My Cloud device, use the following steps to give remote access capability to your device users. WDMyCloud Access Use the following steps to set-up access to WDMyCloud. 1. On the Navigation bar, click the Cloud Access icon. 2. In the left pane, select the user you'd like to configure for WDMyCloud access. 3. In the WDMyCloud.com Login for area, click Sign Up. WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 41