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WD Media Players, DLNA Devices, Accessing Your My Cloud Device Using iTunes

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PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC WD Media Players You can connect the various WD TV and WD Media Players to your home network for access to media content stored in a network drive such as the WD My Cloud device. For details on using a WD Media Player to access files on your device, see Knowledge Base Answer ID 9769 or refer to your WD Media Player User Guide. Other Media Players Following are general steps for setting up devices such as digital picture frames, Blu Ray players, network-connected TVs, and digital media adapters. 1. Make sure that your WD My Cloud device 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 feature on your player, scan and detect your WD My Cloud device on your network. 4. Depending on the player, you may need to access a Settings/Network Setup page in the user interface to establish connection so that your player can link to your  WD My Cloud device. 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 you can access content on the WD My Cloud device. Go to http://www.dlna.org for a list of DLNA-certified devices and for further information. Accessing Your My Cloud Device Using iTunes You or anyone connected to the WD My Cloud device can use iTunes to play stored music files. This service creates a virtual music library on the device and treats it as an iTunes repository, making it possible to stream music files from the WD My Cloud device to Windows or Mac computers running iTunes. For a list of supported media types, See "Media Types Supported" on page 68. Note: iTunes 10.4 or later only supports music files. See Knowledge Base Answer ID 8412 for additional information on iTunes supported versions. Note: iTunes scans any shares that have the Media Serving setting enabled, including the Public share by default. You can drag and drop media files into the corresponding folders in the Public share (e.g., music files into the WDMyCloud/Public/Shared Music default share). WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 72

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WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL
WD Media Players
You can connect the various WD TV and WD Media Players to your home network for
access to media content stored in a network drive such as the WD My Cloud device. For
details on using a WD Media Player to access files on your device, see Knowledge Base
Answer ID 9769 or refer to your WD Media Player User Guide.
Other Media Players
Following are general steps for setting up devices such as digital picture frames, Blu Ray
players, network-connected TVs, and digital media adapters.
1.
Make sure that your WD My Cloud device 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 feature on your player, scan and detect your WD My Cloud device
on your network.
4.
Depending on the player, you may need to access a Settings/Network Setup page in
the user interface to establish connection so that your player can link to your
WD My Cloud device. 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 you can access content on the WD My Cloud device.
Go to
for a list of DLNA-certified devices and for further information.
Accessing Your My Cloud Device Using iTunes
You or anyone connected to the WD My Cloud device can use iTunes to play stored music
files. This service creates a virtual music library on the device and treats it as an iTunes
repository, making it possible to stream music files from the WD My Cloud device to
Windows or Mac computers running iTunes. For a list of supported media types, See “Media
Types Supported” on page 68.
Note:
iTunes 10.4 or later only supports music files. See Knowledge Base Answer
ID 8412 for additional information on iTunes supported versions.
Note:
iTunes scans any shares that have the Media Serving setting enabled,
including the Public share by default.
You can drag and drop media files into the corresponding folders in the Public share (e.g.,
music files into the WDMyCloud/Public/Shared Music default share).