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Managing Your Drive With WD Quick View, Installing WD Quick View (Mac OS Only)

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MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 5 Managing Your Drive With WD Quick View Installing WD Quick View (Mac OS Only) Accessing WD Quick View Shortcut Options Checking Drive Status Launching WD SmartWare (Windows only) Exiting WD SmartWare Safely (Windows only) Opening Shares Launching the My Book Live Dashboard Mapping the Drive (Windows Only) Creating a Shortcut to the Public Share (Windows only) Viewing Drive Properties Safely Shutting Down Monitoring Alerts Uninstalling the WD Quick View Icon Installing WD Quick View (Mac OS Only) WD Quick View software installs the WD Quick View icon in the Mac OS X menu bar so that you can perform important functions such as launching WD SmartWare or checking drive status quickly. The Windows icon is blue . The Mac icon is black . Once installed, you can quickly and conveniently perform the tasked described in this chapter. Note: For Windows OS, WD Quick View installs when you install WD SmartWare. See "Installing WD SmartWare Software" on page 23. Use the following steps to install the WD Quick View icon. 1. Access the Online Learning Center at http://www.wd.com/setup. 2. Select My Book Live. MANAGING YOUR DRIVE WITH WD QUICK VIEW - 44

Section	Page
My Book Live User Manual	2
Accessing Online Support	2
Contacting WD Technical Support	2
Registering Your WD Product	2
Important User Information	6
Important Safety Instructions	6
Recording Your WD Product Information	7
Product Overview	8
About the Drive	8
Features	8
About WD’s Online Learning Center	10
Package Contents	10
System Requirements	12
Operating System	12
Web Browsers	12
Local Network	12
Internet	12
Pre-Installation Instructions	12
Handling Precautions	13
Specifications	13
Product View	14
Connecting the Drive and Getting Started	15
Getting Started Using the Online Setup Software	15
Downloading and Installing the Online Setup Software	15
Physically Connecting the Drive	16
Checking the Front Panel LED	17
Checking Back Panel (Network) LEDs	17
Connecting the Drive to Your Network	18
Connecting and Troubleshooting	20
Creating a Personal Cloud with WD 2Go and Registration	20
Getting Started Without the Online Setup Software (Windows & Mac OS)	22
Using Windows 8	22
Using Windows 7/Vista	23
Using Mac OS X	24
What Can I Do Now?	26
Backing Up and Retrieving Your Computer Files	27
Using WD SmartWare (Windows Only)	27
Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics	27
Installing WD SmartWare Software	28
Launching WD SmartWare After Installation	29
WD SmartWare Home Screen	29
How the Backup Function Works	30
Backing Up Files	31
Retrieving Backups	36
Customizing WD SmartWare Software	40
Creating Software Settings	40
Creating Drive Settings	42
Using Windows 8 File History	42
File History	42
Using Windows 7/Windows Vista Backup	43
Windows Backup	43
Using Apple Time Machine	44
Backing up	44
Retrieving Backed-Up Items	47
Managing Your Drive With WD Quick View	49
Installing WD Quick View (Mac OS Only)	49
Accessing WD Quick View Shortcut Options	50
Windows	50
Mac OS X	51
Checking Drive Status	51
Windows	51
Mac OS X	52
Launching WD SmartWare (Windows only)	52
Exiting WD SmartWare Safely (Windows only)	52
Opening Shares	52
Launching the My Book Live Dashboard	53
Mapping the Drive (Windows Only)	53
Creating a Shortcut to the Public Share (Windows only)	54
Viewing Drive Properties	54
Safely Shutting Down	55
Monitoring Alerts	56
Flashing Icon and Balloon Alert	56
WD Quick View Option	56
Uninstalling the WD Quick View Icon	58
Windows	58
Mac OS X	58
Using the My Book Live Dashboard	59
Launching the My Book Live Dashboard	59
Starting the My Book Live Dashboard	60
Understanding Dashboard Components	61
Obtaining Customer Support	62
Sending Customer Support Your Log Files	63
Obtaining Other Support	63
What Can I Do Now?	64
Configuring Basic Settings	65
System Settings	65
General	66
Date & Time	66
Updates	67
Alert & Event Notifications	68
Energy Saver	69
Mac Backups (For Mac OS)	70
Network Settings	71
LAN Configuration	71
Workgroup	72
FTP	72
Utilities Settings	73
Diagnostic	73
Factory Restore	74
Reboot/Shutdown	74
Import/Export Current Configuration	76
Remote Access Settings	77
Media Server Settings	78
Managing Users	79
Viewing Users	79
Creating a User	80
Creating a Private Share for a User	82
Changing a User’s Password	83
Editing User Settings	83
Deleting a User	83
Managing Shares	84
Viewing a List of Shares	84
Creating a New Share	85
Creating a New User	86
Making a Share Public	87
Deleting a Share	87
Opening a Share	88
Managing Safepoints	90
Backing Up a My Book Live Drive With Safepoints	90
What is a Safepoint?	90
Creating a Safepoint	90
Updating Safepoints	95
Recovering from a Safepoint	96
Managing Safepoints	98
Accessing Your My Book Live Remotely	99
WD 2go: The Pathway to Your Personal Cloud	99
Mobilizing Your Files with WD 2go Mobile Apps	99
About WD 2go Mobile App	100
About WD Photos Mobile App	100
Enabling Remote Access	101
Setting Up Mobile Access	102
Adding a Mobile Device Connection	102
Installing WD Photos on Your Mobile Device	105
Installing the WD 2go Mobile App	107
Setting Up Web Access Through WD 2go	110
Registering a Web Access Account	110
Troubleshooting Your WD Photos Database	112
Accessing Your Personal Cloud	112
Sharing Your Files Remotely	116
Playing/Streaming Videos, Photos, & Music	117
Media Server Overview	117
Media Server Settings	117
DLNA Media Server	117
iTunes	119
Storing Content	120
Media Types Supported	120
Media Storage	121
Adding Media Content to the Folders	121
Accessing My Book Live from Media Players	122
Windows Media Player 11/12 (Windows Vista/Windows 7)	122
WD TV Live/Live Plus HD Media Players	124
Xbox 360	126
PlayStation 3	127
Other Media Players	127
DLNA Devices	127
Accessing My Book Live Using iTunes	128
iTunes Media Server Overview	128
Media Types Supported	128
Storing Content	128
Streaming Media in iTunes	128
Troubleshooting	130
First Steps Checklist	130
Resetting the My Book Live	130
Specific Problems and Corrective Actions	131
Regulatory and Warranty Information	134
Regulatory Compliance	134
FCC Class B Information	134
ICES/NMB-003 Compliance	134
Safety Compliance	134
CE Compliance for Europe	134
GS Mark (Germany only)	135
KC Notice (Republic of Korea only)	135
Environmental Compliance (China)	135
Obtaining Service	135
Limited Warranty	136
GNU General Public License (“GPL”)	136
Appendix	137
TwonkyMedia	137
Glossary	139