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At a Glance: The Dashboard, Launching the Dashboard

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AT A GLANCE: THE DASHBOARD 6 At a Glance: The Dashboard Launching the Dashboard The Dashboard Home Page Obtaining Customer Support Basic Administrative Tasks The WD My Cloud Dashboard Home page provides a snapshot of the WD My Cloud device. You can perform the basic administrative tasks using the Home Page. For example, you can set up user accounts, restrict access to the files on your WD My Cloud device, set up folders for storing files, and customize the device to suit your needs. Launching the Dashboard Use one of the following methods to launch the dashboard: IF you want to launch from . . . THEN . . . Dashboard Desktop Icon 1. Double-click the Dashboard icon on your desktop. Note: The icon only displays on your desktop if you selected Create Shortcut on the final page of the online setup installer. A browser or Windows Explorer 1. For Windows, enter http://the name of your WD My Cloud device (default name: WDMyCloud) or the IP address as the URL. For a Mac, enter http://the device name.local (example: WDMyCloud.local) or the IP address as the URL. 2. Press Enter. WD Quick View icon 1. Left- or right-click the WD Quick View icon. (See "Managing Your Drive With WD 2. Select your WD My Cloud device and then Quick View" on page 28.) Dashboard. WD SmartWare 1. On the WD SmartWare Home page, select your WD My Cloud device. 2. Click the Settings tab to display the Main Settings page. 3. Click Setup Drive. Windows 8 1. In the task bar, click the File Explorer icon . 2. In the left panel, click Network. 3. In the right panel, locate your WD My Cloud device under Storage. 4. Double-click the device, or right-click and select View device webpage from the resulting menu. Windows 7/Vista 1. Click > Computer > Network. 2. In the right panel, locate your WD My Cloud device under Storage. 3. Double-click the device, or right-click and select View device webpage from the resulting menu. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 37 USER MANUAL

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AT A GLANCE: THE DASHBOARD
37
WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE
USER MANUAL
At a Glance: The Dashboard
Launching the Dashboard
The Dashboard Home Page
Obtaining Customer Support
Basic Administrative Tasks
The WD My Cloud Dashboard Home page provides a snapshot of the WD My Cloud device.
You can perform the basic administrative tasks using the Home Page. For example, you can
set up user accounts, restrict access to the files on your WD My Cloud device, set up folders
for storing files, and customize the device to suit your needs.
Launching the Dashboard
Use one of the following methods to launch the dashboard:
IF you want to launch from . . .
THEN . . .
Dashboard Desktop Icon
1.
Double-click the
Dashboard
icon on your desktop.
Note:
The icon only displays on your desktop if you
selected
Create Shortcut
on the final page of the
online setup installer.
A browser or Windows Explorer
1.
For Windows, enter http://
the name of your WD My
Cloud
device
(default name: WDMyCloud) or the
IP
address as the URL.
For a Mac, enter http://
the device name.
local
(example:
WDMyCloud.local) or the IP address as the URL.
2.
Press
Enter
.
WD Quick View icon
(See “Managing Your Drive With WD
Quick View” on page 28.)
1.
Left- or right-click the WD Quick View icon.
2.
Select your WD My Cloud device and then
Dashboard
.
WD SmartWare
1.
On the WD SmartWare Home page, select your WD My
Cloud device.
2.
Click the
Settings
tab to display the Main Settings
page.
3.
Click
Setup Drive
.
Windows 8
1.
In the task bar, click the
File Explorer
icon
.
2.
In the left panel, click
Network
.
3.
In the right panel, locate your WD My Cloud device
under Storage.
4.
Double-click the device, or right-click and select
View
device webpage
from the resulting menu.
Windows 7/Vista
1.
Click
> Computer >
Network
.
2.
In the right panel, locate your WD My Cloud device
under Storage.
3.
Double-click the device, or right-click and select
View
device webpage
from the resulting menu.