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The Dashboard at a Glance, Launching the Dashboard - ip address

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THE DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE 4 The Dashboard at a Glance Launching the Dashboard The Dashboard Home Page Common Tasks Use the My Cloud dashboard to configure settings and to manage the device. For example, you can set up user accounts and restrict access to the files on your My Cloud device, set up folders for storing files, enable remote access, and customize the device to suit your needs. Note: If this is the first time you are opening the dashboard, see "Getting Started without My Cloud Online Setup" on page 11. Launching the Dashboard Use one of the following methods to launch the dashboard. IF you want to launch from . . . THEN . . . A web browser or Windows Explorer  Using Device Name: 1. Enter the name of your My Cloud device in the browser's address field (see "Appendix D: My Cloud Device URLs and Names" on page 103 for a list of device names): - http:// (Windows) (Example: http://mycloudPR2100) - http://.local (Mac) (Example: http://mycloudPR4100.local) 2. Click Go. Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10 Using IP Address: 1. Enter the IP address of your My Cloud device in the browser's address field: http://. - For My Cloud PR2100, click Settings, then click Network. The IP address is displayed in the Network Profile area. - For My Cloud PR4100, on the front of the device, click the down button to the right of the Status LCD display. The IP address appears in the Status LCD display. Or, click Settings, then click Network. The IP address is displayed in the Network Profile area. 2. Click Go. 1. On the Start page, type Computer. 2. Click Computer. 3. In the left pane, click Network. 4. In the right panel, locate your My Cloud device under Storage. 5. Double-click the device, or right-click and select View device webpage from the resulting menu. MY CLOUD USER MANUAL  16

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THE DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE
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MY CLOUD USER MANUAL
The Dashboard at a Glance
Launching the Dashboard
The Dashboard Home Page
Common Tasks
Use the My Cloud dashboard to configure settings and to manage the device. For example, you can
set up user accounts and restrict access to the files on your My Cloud device, set up folders for
storing files, enable remote access, and customize the device to suit your needs.
Note:
If this is the first time you are opening the dashboard, see “Getting Started without
My Cloud Online Setup” on page 11.
Launching the Dashboard
Use one of the following methods to launch the dashboard.
IF you want to launch from . . .
THEN . . .
A web browser or Windows Explorer
Using Device Name
:
1.
Enter the name of your My Cloud device in the browser’s
address field (see “Appendix D: My Cloud Device URLs
and Names” on page 103 for a list of device names):
-
http://<device name>
(Windows)
(Example: http://mycloudPR2100)
-
http://<device name>.local
(Mac)
(Example: http://mycloudPR4100.local)
2.
Click
Go
.
Using IP Address
:
1.
Enter the IP address of your My Cloud device in the
browser’s address field:
http://<IP Address>
.
-
For My Cloud PR2100, click
Settings
, then click
Network
. The IP address is displayed in the Network
Profile area.
-
For My Cloud PR4100, on the front of the device,
click the
down
button to the right of the Status LCD
display. The IP address appears in the Status LCD
display. Or, click
Settings
, then click
Network
. The
IP address is displayed in the Network Profile area.
2.
Click
Go
.
Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 / Windows
10
1.
On the Start page, type
Computer
.
2.
Click
Computer
.
3.
In the left pane, click
Network
.
4.
In the right panel, locate your My Cloud device under
Storage.
5.
Double-click the device, or right-click and select
View
device webpage
from the resulting menu.