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Playing/Streaming Videos, Photos Accessing Your Content Using Media Players Once you have copied your files to the My Passport Wireless Pro drive, you can connect the drive to your home network or directly to the media player for network access to your media. You can use a variety of media players to stream media. Refer to Knowledge Base Answer ID 11737 for information about devices that have been tested for compatibility with your drive. WD Media Players You can connect the various WD TV and WD Media Players to the My Passport Wireless Pro drive or to your home network for access to media content stored in the My Passport Wireless Pro drive. For details on using a WD Media Player to access files on your drive, 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. Ensure that your My Passport Wireless Pro drive is connected to your home's WiFi network, to a hotspot, or is shared. 2. Make sure the drive is powered on. 3. Follow the user instructions provided with your media player to proceed through any initial setup or installation of drivers. 4. Using the navigation feature on your player, scan and detect your drive on your network. 5. Depending on the player you have, 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 My Passport Wireless Pro drive. Please refer to your player's user guide for specific instructions. Using the Drive with a DLNA-Enabled Mobile App The My Passport Wireless drive has a DLNA media server built in. Mobile apps with DLNA support from the Apple App store or Google Play can see and access the content stored in the drive. 1. Connect to the My Passport Wireless Pro drive. 2. Open a third party application. (See Knowledge Base Article ID 11736 for a list of apps.) 3. Search for media servers and select. 4. Stream the media. My Passport Wireless Pro 38 User Manual

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Accessing Your Content Using Media Players
Once you have copied your files to the My Passport Wireless Pro drive, you can connect
the drive to your home network or directly to the media player for network access to your
media. You can use a variety of media players to stream media. Refer to Knowledge Base
Answer ID 11737 for information about devices that have been tested for compatibility
with your drive.
WD Media Players
You can connect the various WD TV and WD Media Players to the My Passport Wireless
Pro drive or to your home network for access to media content stored in the My Passport
Wireless Pro drive. For details on using a WD Media Player to access files on your drive,
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.
Ensure that your My Passport Wireless Pro drive is connected to your home’s Wi-
Fi network, to a hotspot, or is shared.
2.
Make sure the drive is powered on.
3.
Follow the user instructions provided with your media player to proceed through
any initial setup or installation of drivers.
4.
Using the navigation feature on your player, scan and detect your drive on your
network.
5.
Depending on the player you have, 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 My Passport Wireless Pro drive. Please refer to your player’s user
guide for specific instructions.
Using the Drive with a DLNA-Enabled Mobile App
The My Passport Wireless drive has a DLNA media server built in. Mobile apps with DLNA support
from the Apple App store or Google Play can see and access the content stored in the drive.
1.
Connect to the My Passport Wireless Pro drive.
2.
Open a third party application. (See Knowledge Base Article ID 11736 for a list of
apps.)
3.
Search for media servers and select.
4.
Stream the media.
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