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Connecting the Drive default password is printed on the Quick Install Guide and on the sticker on top of your My Passport Wireless Pro. If you can't locate the sticker or Quick Install Guide, the password is the last 8 characters of the serial number. 4. Open a browser and type one of the following: Note: For a list of compatible browsers, see "System Requirements and Browsers". ▪ Windows computer: http://mypassport ▪ Windows or Mac computer: http://192.168.60.1 (the drive's default IP address) ▪ Mac computer: http://mypassport.local 5. Press Enter to display the My Passport Wireless Pro dashboard. Connecting to a Home Wi-Fi Network and the Internet Making the Home Wi-Fi Connection (Internet Access) Use the following steps to access a Home Wi-Fi network to which you have access rights and configure your device for Internet access Note: If you set up a Wi-Fi password for your drive during setup, you must use that password to connect to the drive. 1. Ensure that your My Passport Wireless Pro device is connected to your network. (See Using a Web Browser to Connect Wirelessly.) 2. On the My Passport Wireless Pro dashboard, click Wi-Fi. 3. In the Wi-Fi Networks area, click the toggle button to ON. 4. Select a network from the Wi-Fi Networks list. 5. On the Connect to screen, enter the following information: ▪ Wi-Fi Password: Enter the password for the selected Wi-Fi, network, if necessary ▪ Select the Show Password check box if you want the password to display. ▪ To share the content on your device with a trusted network, click the Share content on this network check box. Note: Do not choose this option if you are connecting to a public Wi-Fi network. My Passport Wireless Pro 20 User Manual

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default password is printed on the Quick Install Guide and on the sticker on top of
your My Passport Wireless Pro. If you can't locate the sticker or Quick Install
Guide, the password is the last 8 characters of the serial number.
4.
Open a browser and type one of the following:
Note:
For a list of compatible browsers, see “System Requirements and Browsers”.
▪
Windows computer:
http://mypassport
▪
Windows or Mac computer:
(the drive’s default IP
address)
▪
Mac computer:
http://mypassport.local
5.
Press Enter to display the My Passport Wireless Pro dashboard.
Connecting to a Home Wi-Fi Network and the Internet
Making the Home Wi-Fi Connection (Internet Access)
Use the following steps to access a Home Wi-Fi network to which you have access rights and
configure your device for Internet access
Note:
If you set up a Wi-Fi password for your drive during setup, you must use that
password to connect to the drive.
1.
Ensure that your My Passport Wireless Pro device is connected to your network.
(See Using a Web Browser to Connect Wirelessly.)
2.
On the My Passport Wireless Pro dashboard, click
Wi-Fi
.
3.
In the Wi-Fi Networks area, click the toggle button to
ON
.
4.
Select a network from the Wi-Fi Networks list.
5.
On the Connect to <Wi-Fi Nework name> screen, enter the following information:
▪
Wi-Fi Password
: Enter the password for the selected Wi-Fi, network, if
necessary
▪
Select the
Show Password
check box if you want the password to display.
▪
To share the content on your device with a trusted network, click the
Share
content on this network
check box.
Note:
Do not choose this option if you are connecting to a public Wi-Fi network.
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