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T ABLE OF CONTENTS – iii MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Table of Contents WD® Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Registering Yo ur WD Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii 1 Important User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important Sa fety Instruct [...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS – iv MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 6 Backing Up Without WD SmartWa re . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 W indows Back up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Apple Time Ma chine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 7 Introduction to My Book Li ve Dashboard . . . [...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS – v MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 12 Remotely Accessing Your My Book Live . . . . . . . . 90 MioNet® Overvie w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Using MioNet Web (after registr ation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Accessing My Book Live Usin g WD Photos . . . . . . . . .[...]

1 IMPORTANT USER INFORMAT ION 1 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Important User Information Important Safety Instructions Recording Y our WD Product Information Important Safety Instructions This device is designed and manufactured to assur e person al safety . Impr oper use can result in electric shock or fire hazar d. The safeguar ds incorporated into th[...]

IMPORTANT USER INFORMAT ION 2 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL - If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are fol- lowed. Adjust only those controls that ar e covered by the operating instructions since improper adjustment may r esult in damage and require extensive work by a qualified technician to the product to normal con[...]

2 PRODUCT OVERVIEW 3 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Pr oduct Overview About the Drive Features Package Contents System Requirements Pre-Installation Instructions Handling Precautions Specifications System View About the Drive We lcome to your My Book Live home netw ork drive, a high-s peed network-attached storage system with a space-saving footp rint. T[...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 4 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Automatic backup with WD SmartW are ™ for Windows —Back up the data on all your home computers to a single, r elia ble place. Every time you save something, it's instantly backed up. Y ou can even back up W indows comput ers wirelessly over your W iFi network. Restor e l ost, damaged or older fil[...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 5 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL My Book L ive Home network drive AC adapter* Ethernet cable Installation CD with application software and user manual Quick Install Guide Global AC Adapter C onfigurati ons[...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 6 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL For information on additional acce ssories for this pr oduct, visit: System Requir ements Operating System Note: Compatibility may vary depending on your com puter’ s hardware configuration and operating sy stem. For highest performance and reliability , install the latest u pdates and service pack (SP)[...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 7 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Pr e-Installation Instructions Before unpack ing and installing the system, select a suitab le site for the system for maximum efficiency . Place the device in a site that is:  Near a grounded power outlet  Clean and dust free  On a stable surface free fr om vibration  We ll-ventilated, with n[...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 8 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL System V iew Component Icon Description Ethern et port Connects the dev ice to a local networ k. Reset button Restor es settings such as the admin user na me and passwor d for the device. See “Re setting the My Book Live” on page 111 for more information. Power port Connects the dev ice to an AC adapt[...]

3 CONNECTING TH E DRIVE AND G ETTING STARTED 9 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Connecting the Drive and Getting Started Connecting the Drive to Y our Network Getting Started Using the CD (Mac and W indows) Getting Started W ithout the CD (W indows 7/Vista & Mac) What Can I Do Now? Connecting the Drive to Y our Network It is easy to set up the My Book[...]

CONNECTING TH E DRIVE AND G ETTING STARTED 10 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 1. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable into the Ether net po rt located on the back of the drive. 2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable direct ly into a r outer or network switch port. 3. Connect the en d of the adapter into the power supply soc ket located on the ba[...]

CONNECTING TH E DRIVE AND G ETTING STARTED 11 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Checking Back Panel (Network) LEDs The following table describes the network state an d activity LEDs. Note: Looking at the port , with the LEDs on th e bottom, the LED on the top is the Activity LED, and the one on the bo ttom is the Link LED. Getting Started Using the CD (Mac[...]

CONNECTING TH E DRIVE AND G ETTING STARTED 12 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL My Book Live W elcome Screen Discovering and Connect ing to Y our Drive Starting with the We lcome screen, the Administrator:  Discovers and assigns a letter to the My Book Live driv e on the network.  Installs WD Quick View fo r easy access to the drive, drive status, an[...]

CONNECTING TH E DRIVE AND G ETTING STARTED 13 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL  If the process finds a My Book Live d rive on the network, the My Book Live Found screen displays along with a default description and a drive letter assignment. In the navigation pan el a check mark appears beside Discover . Note: The My Book Live screens have some helpful[...]

CONNECTING TH E DRIVE AND G ETTING STARTED 14 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 2. T o display drive properties, click the Details link. A pop-up window lists the model name, IP address, an d MAC addr ess. Click the Close link. 3. Drive Letter displays the next available drive le tter on your network that you can map the drive to. If you want to map to ano[...]

CONNECTING TH E DRIVE AND G ETTING STARTED 15 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL The My Book Live Found screen displ ays again: 4. T o create a desktop shortcut to a mapped drive, in Windows, select the Create a desktop shortcut to your drive check box, and on a Mac, select the Create an alias to MyBookLive check box. Click the Continue button. The Install [...]

CONNECTING TH E DRIVE AND G ETTING STARTED 16 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 1. Click the License Agreement link, and after reading the agreement, click the I Accept check box. 2. Click the Start Install button. A progr ess bar disp lays until the Installation Complete screen appears. A Windows syst em tray now disp lays the icon; a Mac OS X menu bar n [...]

CONNECTING TH E DRIVE AND G ETTING STARTED 17 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Step 3: Perform Next Steps 1. Click the Next Steps button on the Install Co mplete screen, or the Next Steps link in the navigation panel at any ti me, to display the Next Steps screen: Note: Discovery mu st take place before Next Steps is available . Next Steps scr een for Win[...]

CONNECTING TH E DRIVE AND G ETTING STARTED 18 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Connecting and T roubleshooting The Connecting Y our Drive screen appears when “Discovery” cannot find a drive: IF you want to .. . THEN . . . Open your My Book Live drive and view the contents of its Public shar es, Click the Open button . Back up the files on a PC, Click [...]

CONNECTING TH E DRIVE AND G ETTING STARTED 19 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 1. Follow the graphical instructions an d tool tips for inform ation about each step. 2. Click the Find Drive button.  If the drive is found, the My Book Live Found screen appears. Continue with “Step 1: Discover the My Bo ok Live Drive” on page 12.  If the drive is n[...]

CONNECTING TH E DRIVE AND G ETTING STARTED 20 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL  Save and restor e files using W indows Backup (see “Using W indows Vista/ W indows 7” on page 20) or Apple Time Machine (see “Apple T ime Machine” on page 48). Using Windows V ista/Windows 7 Opening the Public Folder As an alternative to using the prod uct CD, open [...]

CONNECTING TH E DRIVE AND G ETTING STARTED 21 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Launching the My Book Live Da shboard to Set Up Y our Drive T o access the WD My Book Live Dashboard to set up your drive: 1. Physically connect the driv e to your network (see page 9). 2. Open a browser , and enter http://<drive name or IP address>/ as the address. Examp[...]

CONNECTING TH E DRIVE AND G ETTING STARTED 22 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL  Click the item you wish to alias (e.g., Shar ed Musi c), hold down the mouse button, hold down the Cmd and Option keys simultaneously , and drag the item to where you want the alias to appe ar . Instead of moving the original item, this creates an a lias at the new location[...]

CONNECTING TH E DRIVE AND G ETTING STARTED 23 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL What Can I Do Now? Y our My Book Live drive is ready to use an d is accessible as a drive letter , enabling you to drag and drop files into your drive and move files fr om it to any computer in your network that has been set up accor ding to the instruct ions in this chapter . [...]

4 BACKING UP/RETRI EVING (WD S MARTW ARE) 24 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Backing Up/Retrieving (WD SmartW are) WD SmartW are Overview Installing and Using WD SmartW are Software WD SmartW a re Home Scr een Backing It All Up Using Advanced Backup Capabilities Retrieving Backups WD SmartW ar e Overview WD SmartW are softwar e is an easy- to-use tool th[...]

BACKING UP/RETRI EVING (WD S MARTW ARE) 25 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Installing and Using WD SmartW are Softwar e Installing WD SmartW are 1. On the CD’ s Next Steps screen, click the Backup Options button to display the Backup Options screen: 2. Click the Start Install button the right of WD SmartW are to display the Install WD SmartW are page: [...]

BACKING UP/RETRI EVING (WD S MARTW ARE) 26 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 4. Click the Start Install button. When installation is complete, the Installation Complete screen displays. 5. Click the Launch WD SmartW are button to display the WD SmartW are Home page. (See “WD SmartW are Home Screen” on page 27.) Using a Rally Driver to Install WD SmartW[...]

BACKING UP/RETRI EVING (WD S MARTW ARE) 27 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL WD SmartW ar e Home Scr een The Home screen is the f irst scr een you see after yo u laun ch WD SmartWar e: The WD SmartW are Home scr een provides four tabs:  Home —Provides a Content Gauge showing the capacity of each My Book Live drive on your network.  Backup —Manage[...]

BACKING UP/RETRI EVING (WD S MARTW ARE) 28 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL For a complete list of all in cluded file extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com . Note that:  Moving the pointer over a category displays the number of f iles in the category .  The System category , shown against a da rk gr[...]

BACKING UP/RETRI EVING (WD S MARTW ARE) 29 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL  The gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Book Live changes to blue for each category as its backup completes.  Y ou can continue to set up your drive or perform any other functions because the WD SmartW are softwar e backs up a ll of your files in the backgr oun[...]

BACKING UP/RETRI EVING (WD S MARTW ARE) 30 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Using Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include:  Selecting specific content to back up  Changing the backu p software settings: - Number of backup versions to keep - Backup speed - Retrieve folder - Auto-updates Selecting Specific Content to Back[...]

BACKING UP/RETRI EVING (WD S MARTW ARE) 31 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Changing the Backup Softwar e Settings T o optimize your backup, you can:  Specify the number of backup ve rsions to keep for each file.  Pause backups until your computer is idle. T o configure these backup options: 1. Click the Settings tab to display th e Settings screen:[...]

BACKING UP/RETRI EVING (WD S MARTW ARE) 32 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Specifying the Numb er of Backup V ersions The WD SmartW are softwar e can keep up to 25 older versio ns of each file. If you overwrite or delete a file by mistake, or want to see an ea rlier version of the file, the WD SmartW are softwar e has a copy for you. Keeping more version[...]

BACKING UP/RETRI EVING (WD S MARTW ARE) 33 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Retrieving Backups The WD SmartW are softwar e makes it eas y for you to r etrie ve files that your My Book Live drive ha s backed up and either:  Restore them to their original locations on your computer , or  Copy them to a special retrieve folder . Retrieval is generally [...]

BACKING UP/RETRI EVING (WD S MARTW ARE) 34 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 2. The drive may contain backups fr om other computers. T o r etrieve files from a specific computer (volume): a. Click the Change Retrieve V olume button to display the Select a volume to ret r i ev e f ro m s c re e n: b. Select the desir ed volume, and click the Select Destinat[...]

BACKING UP/RETRI EVING (WD S MARTW ARE) 35 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 4. On the Select conten t to retrieve... scr een, select Retrieve Some Files to display the retrieve files selection box: 5. Navigate through th e folder structur e to fi nd the files you want.  Click the appropriate file category bu tton to list the files by category: - Pictur[...]

BACKING UP/RETRI EVING (WD S MARTW ARE) 36 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Retrieving a Folder T o retrieve a folder from yo ur drive, and all of the content within a folder , which may include multiple categories, in the retrieve files selection box, right-click the folder and choose Select folder in all content categories . Retrieving an Earlier V ersi[...]

5 MANAGING WD SOFTWARE 37 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Managing WD Softwar e Customizing WD SmartW are Using WD Quick View Shortcuts Monitoring Alerts Customizing WD SmartW ar e The WD SmartW are softwar e makes it easy for you to quickly cu stomize its settings for the best possible perfor mance with your drive by:  Specifying the number of backup[...]

MANAGING WD SOFTWARE 38 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Specifying a Dif fer ent Retrieve Folder When you start a retrieve, you can choose whether you want to stor e the r etrieved files in either:  Their original locations on your computer , or  A Retrieved Content folder By default, the WD SmartW are softwar e creates and uses a Retrieved Content[...]

MANAGING WD SOFTWARE 39 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Using WD Quick V iew Shortcuts After you install WD Quick View (see “Step 2: Install WD Quic k View” on page 15), the WD Quick View icon displays in a W indows system tr ay and the icon displays on a Mac menu bar . This icon enables you to quickly and conveniently:  Check the drive status [...]

MANAGING WD SOFTWARE 40 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Mac OS X 1. Click the WD Quick View icon in the menu bar to display a menu. 2. Move the pointer over the name of your My Book Live to display a submenu: Mac OS X WD Quick View menus 3. Select the desired option. Checking Drive Status Windows Move the pointer over the WD Quick View icon in the system[...]

MANAGING WD SOFTWARE 41 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Launching WD SmartW are (Windows only) Select the WD SmartW are option on the WD Quick View menu to display the WD SmartW are home scr een. Exiting WD SmartW are (Windows only) Select Exit WD SmartW are on the WD Quick View menu to close the application. (This option only appears if yo u are running[...]

MANAGING WD SOFTWARE 42 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Mac OS X: For a private share, if prompted for a user name and passwor d, enter those associated with your user acco unt on My Book Li ve Dashboard (see “Creating a User” on page 7 7). For a Public shar e, if prompted for a user name and password, select Guest . Launching My Book Live Dashboar d[...]

MANAGING WD SOFTWARE 43 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL V iewing Drive Pr operties Select Pr operties on the WD Quick View submenu to display the Prop erties screen: My Book Live Properties on Windows My Book Live Properties on Mac OS X[...]

MANAGING WD SOFTWARE 44 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Shutting Down One of the recommended ways to safely r eboot and shut down your My Book Live drive is to use the WD Quick View icon. Note: Another pr eferr ed method is to use the Dashboar d. (See “Reboot/ Shutdown” on page 67.) If th e unit does not shut down using e ither recommended method, se[...]

MANAGING WD SOFTWARE 45 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL WD Quick V iew Option An option on the WD Quick View submenu displays alerts such as:  Drive is reaching maximum capacity .  Drive is full and subseque nt backups cannot take pl ace. Displays every five minutes until space is made available.  Updates are available. T o view drive alerts: 1.[...]

MANAGING WD SOFTWARE 46 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Alerts on Mac OS X 3. Click the OK button to close. Accessing the Lear ning Center The Learning Center contains information about using many aspects of the My Book Live software. Select Learning Center on the WD Quick View submenu to display the Learning Center main menu. Uninstalling the WD Quick V[...]

6 BACKING UP WITHOUT W D SMARTWAR E 47 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Backing Up W ithout WD SmartW ar e Wi ndows Backup Apple T ime Machine If you choose not to use WD SmartW ar e softwar e for backing up files to the My Book Live, you can use Windows Ba ckup or Apple T i meMachine as an alternative. Windows Backup The W indows Backup feature of Window[...]

BACKING UP WITHOUT W D SMARTWAR E 48 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 6. Select a share wher e you want the backup to be created and click the OK button. 7. Enter the user name and password assign ed to your user name on the My Book Live. (See page 77.) 8. Make sure the backup dest ination is corr ect and click the Next button 9. When prompted for the con[...]

BACKING UP WITHOUT W D SMARTWAR E 49 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Click Set Up Time Machine to display the T ime Mach ine Pr eferences scr een: 3. Click Choose Backup Disk and select the My Book Live drive wher e you want the backups stored: 4. Click Use for Backup . A screen pr ompts for your user name and password. 5. Select Guest (default setting) [...]

BACKING UP WITHOUT W D SMARTWAR E 50 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL The Prefer ences screen r eturns: 6. T o start automatic ba ckups, move the slider to ON . 7. T o add a T ime Machine drop-down menu icon to the menu bar at the top of the screen, select the Show the Time Machine status in the menu bar check box. This menu enables you to st art a backup[...]

BACKING UP WITHOUT W D SMARTWAR E 51 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL T o see information such as available capacity and the date and time of the oldest, latest, and next backup, select Open Time Mac hine Pr eferences on the T ime Machine drop-down menu: Starting a Backup T o start a backup at any time, select Back Up Now on the drop-down menu: Note: T o [...]

BACKING UP WITHOUT W D SMARTWAR E 52 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 2. Click the T ime Machine icon in the Dock, or select Enter Time Machine from the drop-down menu: All of your backups display in a cascade, with the most r e cent in front. 3. Click the arrows or the time line on the right of the scr een to br owse thr ough all the backups T ime Machin[...]

BACKING UP WITHOUT W D SMARTWAR E 53 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL  Replace —The backed-up item replaces the original item. Note: In Finder , you will see a folder that co rresponds to your backup drive that includes the word “backup.” Th is is a protected folder that is automatically created and where all of your backups reside. It serves n o[...]

7 INTRODUCTION TO MY BOOK LIVE DASHBOARD 54 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Intr oduction to My Book Live Dashboar d Launching the My Book Live Dashboard Starting the M y Book Live Dashboar d Understanding the My Book Live Dashboard Obtaining Customer Support What Can I Do Now? Use the WD My Book Live Dashboard to co nfigure settings to ma nage the My Bo[...]

INTRODUCTION TO MY BOOK LIVE DASHBOARD 55 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Starting the My Book Live Dashboar d The first time you access My Book Live Dashboard, the Default Language page displays: 1. Select the d efault language from the dr op-down list. 2. Click the Licence Agreement link, and after r eading the agr eement, click I Accept. 3. Click Star[...]

INTRODUCTION TO MY BOOK LIVE DASHBOARD 56 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Understanding the My Book Live Dashboar d The typical My Book Live Dashboard page of fers options for viewing and entering information and provides assistance and notifications: No. Item Description 1 Dev ice Name Name of the My Book Live drive. Y ou can change the default n ame to[...]

INTRODUCTION TO MY BOOK LIVE DASHBOARD 57 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL * Not shown in screen example. Obtaining Customer Support T o open the Support page: 1. Click the Support option in the navigation pane l to display the Support page: 7 Let us help you Displays information ab out performing th e tasks noted in the scrolling list below . The + or - [...]

INTRODUCTION TO MY BOOK LIVE DASHBOARD 58 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Sending Customer Suppo rt Y our Log Files If you have a pr oblem with th e My Book Live drive , comp lete the online form on the Support page to generate a log and se nd it to WD’ s Customer Support team. Another option is to manu ally generate a system l og and save or e-mail it[...]

8 CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE S ETTINGS 59 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Configuring My Book Live Settings System Settings Network Settings Utilities Settings Remote Access Settings Media Server Set tings The Settings option enables the Administ rator to view and customize the drive’ s system, network, utilit ies, remote access, and media settings. Syst[...]

CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE S ETTINGS 60 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL General Use the General section of the page to show the driv e name and description, select the language in which the web pages should display , view usage of storage space, and register the drive. 1. View or modify the following settings: 2. If you made any changes, click the Save but[...]

CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE S ETTINGS 61 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 1. View or modify the following settings: 2. If you have made any changes, click the Save button. Updates This section of the page enables you to se t up the drive to update the firmware automatically or to manually check for an update file: A description, current version number , and [...]

CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE S ETTINGS 62 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 2. If a new firmware file is provided, save the file to a Desktop location on your computer . 3. Click the Update from file button. 4. Select the file saved on your hard drive and click the Open button. A message prompts for confirmation that yo u want to update now . Click OK . 5. An [...]

CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE S ETTINGS 63 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Ener gy Saver If the Hard Disk Sleep function is enabl ed, the har d drive goes into standby mode to save power after a designated period of in activity . Hard Disk Sleep is enabled by default. T o enable Hard Disk Sleep: 1. Select the Enable check bo x next to Hard Disk Sleep . 2. W i[...]

CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE S ETTINGS 64 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL LAN Configuration 1. View or modify th e following LAN (home or office network) settings: 2. Click the Save button. W orkgroup A workgro up is a name you assign to each member of a gr oup of computers in a network enviro nment. The computers that have the same workgroup name can easily[...]

CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE S ETTINGS 65 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Utilities Settings On the Utilities tab, you can test the network driv e and get diagnostic information, restor e the drive to factory defau lts, reboot or shut down the drive, and import or export a configuration file. Diagnostic Run diagnostic tests if you ar e having problems with y[...]

CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE S ETTINGS 66 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Factory Restor e Note: For inform ation about using the Reset button to r eturn the password and network mode to factor y settings, see “Resetting the My Book Live” on page 111. In this area of th e Settings page, the Administrator can choose a short factory restor e or a full one.[...]

CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE S ETTINGS 67 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Reboot/Shutdown One of the recommended ways to safely r eboot and shut down your My Book Live drive is to use the Reboot/Shut Down sectio n of the Utilities screen. Note: Another r ecommended me thod is to use t he WD Quick V iew icon (see “Shutting Dow n” on page 44). If you are u[...]

CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE S ETTINGS 68 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL T o shut down the drive: 1. Click the Shutdown Device button. A message reminds you that shutting d own may interrupt important pr ocesses. 2. If the drive is not pro cessing information, or it is but you choose to pr oceed, click the Continue button. The following message displays: 3.[...]

CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE S ETTINGS 69 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Import/Export Current Configuration T o save the current configuration: 1. In the Export section, click the Save Config File button. 2. Browse to the locati on where you want to sa ve the file and click Save. T o replace the current configuration: 1. In the Import section, click the Ch[...]

CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE S ETTINGS 70 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL V iewing Information About WD Photos The Remote Access page prov ides a description of th e WD Photos app for your Apple iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad and provides a link to mo re information on the WD website: Setting up MioNet Use MioNet to register your device for use with WD Ph otos [...]

CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE S ETTINGS 71 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Registering Y our Drive to an Existing Account 1. Enter your existing account User Name and Password and click the Submit button. 2. V erify that your MioNet r egistration User Name and Account URL (always http://www .mionet.com/web ) display in the lowe r part of the page: 3. If you w[...]

CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE S ETTINGS 72 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 3. V erify that your MioNet r egistration User Name and Account URL (always http://www .mionet.com/web ) display in the lower par t of the page. The network drive is now register ed to your account: 4. If you want to l og in to the MioNet we b interface directly fr om the My Book Live [...]

CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE S ETTINGS 73 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 1. Click T wonky to open the section. 2. Select the Enable check box for T wonky Service (enabled by default). 3. T o view a table listing your media servers, clic k the down arrow to expand the T wonky Service section: 4. T o block a media player from r eceivin g the data str eam (for[...]

CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE S ETTINGS 74 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 7. For T wonky to look for on ly updated music, picture, an d video files on your drive, click the Rescan or Rebuild button below the table. Rebuilding is mor e thorough than r e -scanning but can take mor e time. 8. For T wonky to read all of the music, pictur e, and vide o files on y[...]

CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE S ETTINGS 75 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 2. T o enable iT unes to access your music f iles through your iT unes player , click the Enable check box. iT unes is enabled by default. 3. Click the Rescan button to update your media f iles. When the “iT unes rescan has been initiated” messa ge displays, click the Close button.[...]

9 MANAGING USERS 76 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Managing Users Viewi ng User s Creating a User Creating a Private Share for a User Changing a User’ s Password Editing User Settings Deleting a User The Administrator creates accounts for oth ers who will have access to the My Book Live drive. These accounts are r eferred to as users. Users have full [...]

MANAGING USERS 77 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 2. T o view user details, click the user name. User Deta il and Shar e Access display in a panel on the right. Cr eating a User The Administrator can crea te users and limit what shares they can access. Full access —Allows the user to r ead , write, and delete files on the share. Read-only access —Res[...]

MANAGING USERS 78 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 1. Click the Create New User button. The Cr eate New Us er panel slides down over the User List: 2. Enter all requir ed inform ation (indicated by red asterisk). 3. If desired, enter these optional settings: User Password/Confirm Password If you want to set up a passwo rd for the user to prevent others fr[...]

MANAGING USERS 79 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 4. Click the Save button. The new user is listed in the User List, and the Share Access section moves to the right panel: Cr eating a Private Shar e for a User 1. If you want to cr eate a priv ate share for the user , in the Share Access section on the right panel, click the Cr eate new shar e button. A C[...]

MANAGING USERS 80 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 2. Complete all requir ed settings (indicated by r ed asterisk) and any optional settings, as follows: 3. Click the Save button. The new shar e displays in the Share Ac cess panel with the Private indicator displaying. Full access is automatically granted to the user . Changing a User’ s Password When v[...]

MANAGING USERS 81 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Editing User Settings 1. T o make changes to a user ’ s profile, select the user in the User List. The User Details and Shar e Access panels display . 2. Modify the requir ed an d optional settings as desir ed. T o update the user’ s access to shares, make th e necessary changes in the Shar e Access p[...]

10 MANAGING SHARES 82 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Managing Shar es Viewing a List of Shares Creating a New User Making a Share Public Deleting a Share Opening a Share A share is an ar ea on the My Book Live drive for storing files (similar to a folder or directory). In this manual, we use the terms shar e and folder interchangeably . A share can be p[...]

MANAGING SHARES 83 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Click a share to display shar e deta il and user acce ss information. Cr eating a New Shar e Y ou can create a shar e and desi gnate it as public or priv ate. For example, if the share contains financial information, you may want to deny access to your children. Or , if there are photos you wo uld like a[...]

MANAGING SHARES 84 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 2. Complete all requir ed settings (indicated by r ed asterisk) and any optional settings, as follows: 3. Click the Save button. If you selected Private , the User Access panel displays below . 4. T o limit access to the new share, select the + (Add) check box next to the user’ s name, and then select [...]

MANAGING SHARES 85 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 1. Select a share fr om th e list to display share detail: 2. Click the Create new user button in the Shar e Acce ss section on the right. A Create New User box displays over the scr een: 3. Complete the inform ation as you did in “Cr eating a User” on page 77. 4. Click the Save button.[...]

MANAGING SHARES 86 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Making a Shar e Public If you decide there is no r ea son to limit access to a priv ate share, convert it to a public share. 1. Select the private share in the Shar es list and select the Public option instea d of the Private option in the Shar e Access section of the right panel. 2. Click the Save butto[...]

MANAGING SHARES 87 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL WD Quick View in the men u bar (Mac OS X ), Public and Private Shares 1. Click the WD Quick View ico n in the menu bar an d move the cursor over the na me of your My Book Live drive to display the submenu. 2. Select Open on the WD Quick View submenu. The sh ares display in a second submenu. 3. Select th [...]

11 VIEWING A LIST OF BACKUPS 88 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Viewing a List of Backups Viewing the List of Backups Deleting a Backup My Book Live Dashboard lists and pr ovid es information about your backups and enables you to delete them. The information includes backup type, date, and usage of the drive’ s storage space. Note: T o restor e files t[...]

VIEWING A LIST OF BACKUPS 89 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Deleting a Backup 1. Click the delete icon to the right of the backup. 2. In response to the confirmation message, click Delete . WARNING! When deleting a backup, rememb er that you ar e erasing all of the files in the backup.[...]

12 REMOTELY ACCESSING Y OUR MY BOOK LIVE 90 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Remotely Accessing Y our My Book Live MioNet® Overview Using MioNet W eb (after r egistration) Accessing My Book Live Using WD Photos MioNet ® Overview Remotely access your photos, music, videos, and documents from anywhere, anytime using MioNet secu r e r emote access services[...]

REMOTELY ACCESSING Y OUR MY BOOK LIVE 91 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Note: In this User Guide , we discuss the most basic options. For mor e advanced options , see the MioNet Help or MioNet User Guide (availab le when you c lick the MioN et online Help ic on). Accessing My Book Live Folders and Files Remotely 1. Click the My Resourc es tab to display[...]

REMOTELY ACCESSING Y OUR MY BOOK LIVE 92 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Sharing Files with Others Sharing files on your My Book Live with others is a simp le thr ee-step process. First you choose the folder you wi sh to share, then who you want to shar e with, and finally what permissions they have to access the folder . 1. Click the Share Photos icon. [...]

REMOTELY ACCESSING Y OUR MY BOOK LIVE 93 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 4. Select the permi ssion level and click Finish .  If you want users to only view and download the photos, select Read permission.  If you want to enable users to add photos to your folder , or modify or delete photos, select Read & W rite permission. The person you invit[...]

REMOTELY ACCESSING Y OUR MY BOOK LIVE 94 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL T ransferring Files to Others MioNet enables you to tran sfer files to others to whom you have granted access, and to have them tr ansfer files to you. The procedur e is the same as for sha ring files, except th at you click the T ransfer Files to Others icon to display: When assign[...]

REMOTELY ACCESSING Y OUR MY BOOK LIVE 95 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL  Assign a photo to a contact.  Add a photo to the Camera Roll. Setting up the Drive 1. Make sure your WD ne twork drive is connected to your network and turned on. 2. Load your photos (in JPEG format only) into the Sh ared Photos folder in the Public folder on the network driv[...]

REMOTELY ACCESSING Y OUR MY BOOK LIVE 96 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Image View —Displays all the photos in Shar ed Pictures on yo ur network drive. The view is unstructured (no folders and subfolders). Album View —If the pictur es in Shared Pictu res ar e organized into folders and subfolders, Album View disp lays them as albums. Drill do wn to [...]

REMOTELY ACCESSING Y OUR MY BOOK LIVE 97 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL E-mailing Photos 1. T ap and open the photo you want to send. 2. T ap the Settings icon and then tap the Email Photo button. 3. Enter an e- mail addres s and tap Send . Changing WD Photos Settings Y ou can change settings for auto sign-in an d cache size. Auto sign-in allows you to [...]

13 PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC 98 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Playing/Str eaming Videos, Photos, & Music Media Server Overview Media T y pes Supported Media St orage Accessing My Book Live from Media Players Accessing My Book Live Using iT unes Enjoy photos, music, and vi deos thr ough a DLN A-compliant media player such as Xbox[...]

PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC 99 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Media T ypes Supported Note: Some devices ma y not support pla yback of all these files. Please refer to your device’ s user ma nual to see which f ormats ar e supported. Media Storage Y ou can access and store m edia content on My Book Live by means of network shares. Sha[...]

PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC 100 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Adding Media Content to the Folders 1. Open W indows Explorer or Mac Finder: 2. Copy your music file s to the Shared Music folder . 3. Follow the same process to place your videos and pictur es into their respective Pictures and Video folders. Accessing My Book Live fr om M[...]

PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC 101 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Windows Media Player 11/12 (Windows V ista/Windows 7) Note: Please go to th e Microsoft Media Player suppo rt site for more information on using and up dating your media pl ayer . T o stream media using Windows Media Player 11 or 12 Library: 1. Click Control Panel > Netw[...]

PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC 102 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 4. Launch W indows Media Player ( Start > All Programs > Windows Media Player ): 5. Click Library > Media Sharing : 6. Click Find media that others are sharing , and then click OK :[...]

PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC 103 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 7. Select a media type (Music , Pictures, or Video) and click the MyBookLive : 8. Double-click the medi a file you want to play . WD TV Live HD Media Player Y ou can connect the WD TV Live HD Medi a Player to your home network for access to media content stored in a network[...]

PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC 104 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 5. Press / to select Media servers and press Enter : 6. Press / to select the My Book Live and pr ess Enter : Supported content for the se lected media type displays: 7. Select the content you wish to access, and then press Enter to start media playback.[...]

PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC 105 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Xbox 360 Note: Please go to the Micr osoft Xbox 360 support sit e for more inf ormation on using and upd ating your XBox 36 0. 1. Ensure that your Xbox 360 and My Book Live ar e powere d on and connected to your local area network. 2. From the main Xbox user interface, scr [...]

PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC 106 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 4. Depending on the player you have , you may need to ac cess a Settings/Network Setup page in the user interf ace to establish connection so that your player can link to your My Book Live. Please refer to your player’ s user guide for specific instructions. DLNA Devices [...]

PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC 107 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Str eaming Media in iT unes The iT unes Media Server is enabled by defau lt in the Dashboard. See “Media Server Settings” on page 72 for more information. 1. Launch iT unes on your computer . 2. Click MyBookLive under the Shared section of the left pane. If you have cop[...]

15 REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 108 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Regulatory and W arranty Information Regulatory Compliance Obtaining Service Limited W arranty Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Informati on This device has been tested an d found to comply wi th the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These l[...]

REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 109 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL GS Mark (Germany only) Machine noise - regulation 3. GPSGV : Unless declared otherwise, the highest level of sound pressur e from this pr oduct is 70db(A) or less, per EN ISO 7779. Maschinenlärminformations-V er ordnung 3. GPSGV : Der höchste Schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 db(A) oder [...]

REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 110 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Limited W arranty WD warrants that the Pr oduct, in the course of its normal use, will for the term define d below , be free fr om defects in material and workmanship and will conform to WD’ s specification therefor . The term of your limit ed warra nty depe nds on the c ountry in w[...]

14 TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G 111 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL T r oubleshooting First Steps Checklist Resetting the My Book Live Specific Problems and Corr ective Actions For any issue, first ensure that you are using the latest firmware for My Book Live. See “Updates” on page 61 for update instructions. First Steps Checklist  Is the power s[...]

TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G 112 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Specific Pr oblems and Corr ective Actions The following contains specific problems that may arise during the use of the My Book Live. Possible solutions ar e listed for each problem. LEDs do not light up.  Make sure the power cor d is connected correctly .  Make sure that the wall ou[...]

TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G 113 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL 8. Go back to the opening window of (My) Computer to view the Public folder of your device under Network Drives. Setup or WD SmartW are is unab le to detect a My Book Live. If Setup or WD Smar tW are is unable to detect a My Book Live, then certain network protocols may be blocked on the ne[...]

TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G 114 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL If the LED is solid green (indi cating the drive is idle) or blue (indicating the drive is on standby), the drive is r eady to shut down. 1. Disconnect the Ethernet cable. 2. Unplug the power cable. If the LED is white, the firmware is being updated. DO NOT U NPLUG THE POWER as this could c[...]

115 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Glossary CIFS —Common Internet File Sy stem. The recommended file sharing pr otocol for W indows platform allows users to acc ess shares thr ough My Network Places. Mac OS X or later also supports th e CIFS protocol. See also Pr otocol. DHCP —Dynamic Host Configuration Protoc ol. A pr otocol for assigning IP addres[...]

116 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Hub —In a network, a device jo ining communication lines at a central location, providing a common connection to all devices on the network. Interface —A hardwar e or software protocol to manage the exchange of data between a device and a comp uter; the most common ones are EIDE (also known as P A T A), SA T A, and[...]

117 MY BOOK LIVE USER MA NUAL Port (Hardwar e) —A specialized outlet on a device fo r connecti ng to other devices using a cable or a plug. Ethernet ports, power ports, and USB ports are examples. Protocol — A convention of data transmission that defines ti ming, control format, and data repr esentation. RAM —Random Access Memory . Memory tha[...]

118 Index A AC adapters 5 Accessories 6 Alerts and event notifications 62 Audio streaming in iTunes 107 B Backing up files Apple Time Machine 48 WD SmartWare 28 Windows Backup 47 Backup software settings 31 Backups 30 caution message 29 deleting 89 list 88 selecting co ntent 30 Bonjour, finding and setting up drive 22 C CD, getting started wi th 11[...]

119 Movie files 27 Music files 27 My Book Live Dashboard alerts 62 backups list 88 configuration settings 69 creating a share 83 date and time 60 deleting a share 86 deleting backups 89 energy saver settings 63 factory restore 66 ftp setting 64 iTunes settings 74 launching 21 , 54 log files 58 media server settings 72 network settings 63 private sh[...]

120 System view 8 T Troubleshooting cannot detect my drive 113 cannot play media through digital me- dia adap ter 113 checklist 111 drive not connecting to network 112 LEDs don’t light up 112 manually mapping the drive letter 112 resetting the system 111 WD Quick View installation 18 TwonkyMedia, enabling 72 U Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) [...]

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