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MANAGING USERS AND SHARES 7 Managing Users and Shares About Users About Shares Viewing Users Viewing a List of Shares Creating a User Creating a New Share Changing a User's Password Making a Share Private Editing User Settings Deleting a Share Removing a User Accessing the Contents of a Share Locally About Users As the WD My Cloud device owner (admin), you have a special user account (admin) that gives you administrative privileges. These privileges enable you to set up and configure the drive to your specific needs, as well as give other people access to your personal cloud. You have the power to determine exactly what other users can access. As a default, the admin user name does not have a password. You can add one at any time. The Users icon displays a list of current users and enables the admin account to view user details, create new users, create shares, and grant users access to existing shares. Viewing Users 1. On the navigation bar, click Users to display the Set Up Users page. You'll see a description of the page and some Help topics. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 47 USER MANUAL

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7
MANAGING USERS AND SHARES
47
WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE
USER MANUAL
Managing Users and Shares
About Users
As the WD My Cloud device owner (admin), you have a special user account (admin) that
gives you administrative privileges. These privileges enable you to set up and configure the
drive to your specific needs, as well as give other people access to your personal cloud. You
have the power to determine exactly what other users can access. As a default, the admin
user name does not have a password. You can add one at any time.
The
Users
icon
displays a list of current users and enables the admin account to view
user details, create new users, create shares, and grant users access to existing shares.
Viewing Users
1.
On the navigation bar, click
Users
to display the Set Up Users page. You’ll see a
description of the page and some Help topics.
About Users
Viewing Users
Creating a User
Changing a User’s Password
Editing User Settings
Removing a User
About Shares
Viewing a List of Shares
Creating a New Share
Making a Share Private
Deleting a Share
Accessing the Contents of a Share Locally