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ii MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL WD ® Service and Support Should you encounter a problem, please give us an opportunity to addr ess it befor e returning this product. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at http://support.wdc.com . If the answer is not available or , if you prefer[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS – iii Table of Contents WD ® Service and Su pport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii 1 Important User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important Sa fety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Recording You r WD Product In formation . . . .[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS – iv 6 Performing Advanced Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Enabling Guest Ac cess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Setting Up Paren tal Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Changing the Administrator Pa ssword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

1 IMPORTANT USER INFORMAT ION 1 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Important User Information Important Safety Instructions This device is designed and manufactured to assur e personal safety . Improper use can result in electric shock or fir e hazard. The safe guar ds incorporated into this unit will protect you if you observe the following instruct[...]

IMPORTANT USER INFORMAT ION 2 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Recor d ing Y our WD Product Information In the following table, write the serial and model numbe rs of your new WD product. Y ou can find this information on the labe l on the bottom of the device. Y ou should also note the date of purchase. This information may be r equ ired when requ[...]

2 PRODUCT OVERVIEW 3 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Pr oduct Overview Thank you for pur chasing the My Net N900 Central. This user manual provides step-by-step instructions for in stalling and using your new r out er . For the latest WD pr oduct information and news, visit our website at www .wdc.com . This chapter contains the following topics: [...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 4 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL USB port – Gives you the flexibility to add stor age devices and shar e files with other computers or mobile devices. Enables you to co nnect a printer to a US B port and print from any computer within your network. Internal storage – The My Net N900 Centr al ro uter models provide 1 TB or 2 T[...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 5 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL  My Net View (Windows only) diagnoses and dete cts any issue within the network and recommends ways to addr ess the issue. WD Customer Service also uses this software to get necessary information to support customers with network issues.  WD SmartW are configur es data backup of the W indows[...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 6 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL AC Power Adapters The AC power adapter varies, depending on your location. Some locations do not require a power plug clip. Units sold in those locations have a fixed power plug. Refer to the illustrations below . EU/KO EU/K O US/JA/T W US/JA/T W Installing Installing Removing Removing Components [...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 7 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Front LED Indicators Front Button Back Panel Power port Ethernet ports Internet por t USB 2.0 port Power button Link LED (Gr een) Kensington security slot Activity LED (Y ellow) Port LED Indicators LED Description Power Steady when the router is powered on a nd operationa l; flashes slowly during [...]

PRODUCT OVERVIEW 8 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Bottom (not shown) Reset button T o reset your My Net N900 Central router to fa ctory defaults, press and hold the Reset butto n until the power LED begins blinkin g (about 10 second s). Component Description 1[...]

3 GETTING STARTED 9 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Getting Started This chapter contains the following topics: Installing the Router on the Network Usin g the Setup CD Using a Browser for Setup (Windows or Mac) Installing WD Software fr om the CD (Optional) Installing the Router on the Network T wo methods install the My Net N900 Central r outer [...]

GETTING STARTED 10 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 4. Double-click the CD, and then double-click Easy Setup.exe to display the Choose your setup option screen. 5. Continue to “Setting up a New Router” below . Setting up a New Router 1. On the Choose your setup opti on scr een, click Set up a new router . A screen showing a connected router app[...]

GETTING STARTED 11 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 2. Make sur e that your router is connected pr operly and click Confirm : 3. The utility checks your connection to the router an d the Internet. When both connections are confirmed, click Next. Continue to step 5. 4. If the connection to the network cannot be established: a. Click Next and follow [...]

GETTING STARTED 12 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL The Secure your wir eless network screen displays. 5. Accept the curr ent values or enter a new network name and password. 6. Click Print to make a har d copy of the Wi reless network settings and/or click Next to save these router’ s wireless settings. The Router Setup Complete screen displays.[...]

GETTING STARTED 13 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 8. Register your router to r eceive so ftware notifications and customer support: a. Enter your name and email address, and click Register : b. (Optional) Select the Email me about product information, WD News, etc. check box. c. T o configure additional r outer settings, select the Explore my r o[...]

2 3 1 GETTING STARTED 14 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 1. Connect the power cable to the r outer’ s DC connector and into an AC power outlet. Press the On/Of f button on the back of the r outer once to turn it on. The four LEDs on the fr ont panel of the router ligh t up one by one as it boots up. 2. Connect the included yellow Internet (Ether[...]

GETTING STARTED 15 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Configuring a New Router 1. Open a br owser . (See requir ements in “A ppendix: T echnical Specifications” on page 85.) 2. In the address field, type http://wdrouter , http://wdrouter .local (for Mac computers), or http://192.168.1.1 . The Welcome scr een displays: 3. Click Continue to display[...]

GETTING STARTED 16 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 6. If the connections ar e not confirmed: a. Click Next and follow the wizard’ s instructions for tr oubleshooting your Inter net connection. If your second attempt fails, the following screen displays: b. Y ou have two options:  T o continue setting up an In ternet connection, from the Inter[...]

GETTING STARTED 17 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 8. Click Save . The W ireless Setting Changed scr een displays. Note: If you made changes, you will have to connect your computer or wireless device to the ne w network. 9. Click OK . The My Dashboard home scr een displays. Note: T o config ure your r outer , continue with “Basic Setting s and T[...]

GETTING STARTED 18 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Installing WD Softwar e from the CD (Optional) Easy Setup (Windows) Use Easy Setup to install additional WD software on a Windows computer at any time. 1. Start Easy Setup as described in “Starting Easy Setup (W indows)” on page 9. 2. On the Choose your setup option scr een, click Skip and go [...]

GETTING STARTED 19 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL My Net™ Setup (Mac) Use My Net Setup on the Setup CD to install WD Print Share and WD Quick View on a Mac computer . 1. Insert the Setup CD into the CD drive of your Mac computer to display the Welcome to the My Net Setup Installer screen: Note: As you follow the steps in the installa tio n wiza[...]

GETTING STARTED 20 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL  T o perform a standard installation of WD Quick View and WD Print Shar e, click Install . Note: For infor mation abou t WD Quick View , see “Us ing WD Quic k View (Windows or Ma c)” on page 6 5. For infor mation about WD Print Share, see “Installing and Using WD Pr int Share” on page 7[...]

4 BASIC SETTIN GS AND T ASKS 21 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Basic Settings and T asks This chapter contains the following topics: Opening My Dashboard After Setup Understanding My Dashboard Opening My Dashboard After Setup Connecting to the Internet Configuring W ireless Setti ngs Setting Up Storage Adding a Wi-Fi Device Setting up Remote Acce[...]

BASIC SETTIN GS AND T ASKS 22 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Understanding My Dashboar d Basic Dashboar d Icons The icons at the top of the screen open modules and wizar ds for performing important tasks. The red Alert icon at the upper right of the scr een displays notices concer ning the rou t e r . My Das hboard Review and change current setti[...]

BASIC SETTIN GS AND T ASKS 23 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Reviewing Curr ent Settings The My Dashboard’ s home scr een is a simple sn apshot of the router’ s configuration with the most essential information in one scr een. It includes summary information for wireless settings, Internet status, guest netw ork, parental contr o l, and stora[...]

BASIC SETTIN GS AND T ASKS 24 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 2. T o change a setting, click the arrow to th e right of the setting to display another screen or a list of options. Connecting to the Inter net T o check or tr oubleshoot your Internet connection: 1. Click the Connect to Internet icon to display a diagram showing you how to connect th[...]

BASIC SETTIN GS AND T ASKS 25 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 2. Click Next . A screen displays the status of the connections: fr om the computer to the router and fr om the router to the Internet: 3. If a connection succeeds, a check mark displays above it: a. Click Next to display the Inter net connection successful screen. b. Click Next to disp[...]

BASIC SETTIN GS AND T ASKS 26 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Configuring Wir eless Settings Once you configure wir eless settings on th e rout er , you can easily connect wireless devices such as notebooks, laptops, tablets, PDAs, or smartphones to the Internet and to other devices on the network. T o configure basic wir eless settings: 1. Click [...]

BASIC SETTIN GS AND T ASKS 27 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Setting Up Storage Y ou can set up your router’ s internal hard drive or an attached USB storage device as a network share. Note: If you are setting up a USB storage device, make sure it is properly connected to the router’ s USB port. 1. Click the Set Up Storage icon to display the[...]

BASIC SETTIN GS AND T ASKS 28 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 3. Select the device you want to set up and click Next to display the Step 3. Share function for storage screen. 4. If you select internal hard drive storage, the following screen displays: Note: If the sto rage device is lock ed, enter th e device’ s pa ssword as prompted. 5. In the [...]

BASIC SETTIN GS AND T ASKS 29 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Adding a Wi-Fi Device T o connect a WPS-enabled wir eless device, press the WPS button on the front of the router or enter a PIN on the device’ s Wi-Fi connection page. If the device is not capable of WPS, you can still connect to the r o uter using a network name and password. 1. Cli[...]

BASIC SETTIN GS AND T ASKS 30 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Note: The label on the bottom of th e router displays the default PIN . Y ou can change the PIN on the Wi-Fi Protected Set up screen. (See “Advanced WAN (Internet) Ca tegory” o n page 38.) Once you c hange the PIN, the default value is inva lid unless you reset the r outer to defaul[...]

BASIC SETTIN GS AND T ASKS 31 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Setting up Remote Access Remote Access enables you to access your files from wher ever you are as long as you have an Internet connection. Y ou can access photos and files stored in the r outer’ s inter nal hard drive using the WD Photos and WD 2go mobile apps and set up remote and se[...]

BASIC SETTIN GS AND T ASKS 32 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 3. Click Next to generate and display the activation code for your device: 4. Open the WD app on your mobile device:, 5. Select your router , and enter the activation code as prompted. Click Activate . 6. On the r o uter My Dashboard scr een that displays the activation code, click Fini[...]

BASIC SETTIN GS AND T ASKS 33 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Adding W eb Access 1. On the Set up WD 2go Remote Access screen (see page 31), click Add W eb Access to display the first step of the wizard. 2. Enter the email address and full name of the user for whom you ar e setting up an account and click Next . 3. When the scr een indicates th at[...]

BASIC SETTIN GS AND T ASKS 34 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 5. In a browser , sign in to https://www .wd2go.com/ using the associated email address and password (see page 31). 6. Click Submit to display the My WD Devices screen. 7. Click V iew Shares to display the r outer’ s share(s).[...]

BASIC SETTIN GS AND T ASKS 35 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 8. Click + Open in Explor er to view the content of the share Note: Mac users follow a similar procedure in Finder . For further inf ormation, pleas e see the online F AQs .[...]

5 ADVANCED SETTINGS 36 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Advanced Settings This chapter contains the following topics: Introduction T ypical Advanced Settings Screen Advanced WAN (Internet) Category Advanced WAN (Internet) Category Advanced LAN Category Security Settings Category Remote Access Category Remote Access Category Additional Features Cate[...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 37 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL T ypical Advanced Settings Screen Advanced Settings Ca tegories Close button Ta b s Note: T o clo se an Advanced Sett ings screen, click the Close button at th e top of the screen. The My Dash board home screen displays.[...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 38 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Advanced W AN (Inter net) Category Internet Status Screen Purpose: Displays current Inter net connection details. Allows yo u to renew or release a DHCP IP Address or to connect or disc onnect a PPTP/PPPoE/L2TP connecti o n. Connection to Internet Indicates wh ether the router is con nected to a[...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 39 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Subnet Mask The subnet mask controls which subnet the computers co nnected to t he router belong to. In most cases, the de fault value of 255.255.255.0 is sufficient as it allows up to 255 un ique devic es on the net work. Internet Setup Screen Purpose: Configur e your Internet connection type. [...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 40 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Reconnect Mode Select one of the r econ nect modes for your PPPoE, PPTP , or L2TP connec tion: • Always On – Y our Internet connection will r emain connected an d reconnect if there is a disconnection f rom th e server . • On Demand – Y our Internet connect ion will disconnect a fter the[...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 41 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL IPv6 Screen Purpose: Configure the IPv6 connec tion type and inter nal networ k settings of yo ur router . Autoconf iguratio n T yp e From the drop-down list, select the type of auto configuration . Options are SLAAC+RDNSS, SLAAC+Stateless DHCP , and Stateful DHCPv6. Enable Automatic IPv6 addres[...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 42 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Status Status of whether yo ur router can successfu lly connect to and update your IP address on the DDN S service. Userna me (Email) Username (email) requir ed to access your DDNS account. For DynDNS.org, this is the user name requir ed to access yo ur account. Fo r TZO, this is t he email addr[...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 43 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Security M ode Select the type of secu rity to be applied to the wireless network. Options fr om strong est to weakest security in clude: •W P A 2 - P e r s o n a l • WP A/WP A2-Personal • WP A-Persona l • WEP (W ired Equivalent Privacy) • WP A2- Enterprise • WP A/W P A2- Enterprise [...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 44 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Advanced LAN Category Wi-Fi Pro tected Setup (WPS) Scr een Purpose: Add a new w ireless device into this network using the WPS push button or PIN; generate a new PIN or set it to the default value. Device PIN Code Enter the wir eless device’ s WPS PIN code and click Start . Enable Router’ s [...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 45 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Host and LAN Settings Scr een Purpose: View and change host name, subnet mask, and LAN IP ad dress, and enable DNS (Domain Name System) proxy . Host Name Name identif y ing the r outer on the network . LAN IP address IP address of the router on th e network (w hen router is in rou ter mode). T h[...]

Purpose: View the DHCP client table. This table sho w s all of the wi red an d wir eless devices that are conn ected to the router . Y ou can manu ally add a device to the table . Client Lease T ime Amount of time remaining on the client’ s IP ad dress lease. Device Name Name of t he device a ttached t o your net work. IP Address IP address of a [...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 47 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Public Share Select to enabl e public access (no authentic ation) to th e shar es/services. Selected by default. Share Files sharing service among loca l network client devices using the Samba protocol. Storage USB port on the router t o which the storage device is connected. Storage Port Click [...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 48 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Security Settings Category Fi rew a ll Sc re en Purpose: Set up a firewall for this router to b lock specific inco ming or ou tgoing traffic by IP address and/or ports. Action From the drop-down list, select whether to a llow or den y incoming and ou tgoing traffic. Allow incoming WAN ping req u[...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 49 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL DMZ Screen Purpose: Set up a DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) to allow all incoming tr affic to be forwarded to a specific device (e.g., comp uter , phone, or game conso le) as if it w ere connected outside of the r outer . If you ar e aware of the specific TCP an d UDP ports th at a service is using, w[...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 50 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Remote Access Category WD 2go Setup Scr een Purpose: On this scr ee n you can enable remote access and check r emote connections, firewall settings, and WD 2go Service. Enable Remote Access T oggle to On to enable remote access. Note: It may take a few minutes for the service to start depending [...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 51 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Connection T ype T ype of connection: Ready – Remote Access is O ff, or user has not add ed a mobile device or registered a web access account yet while Remote Acce ss is On. Port Forwarded – Direct peer -to-peer connec tion, the desired state for bett er perfor mance. Relayed – Router att[...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 52 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Additional Featur es Category We b A cc e s s S cr e en Purpose: E nables you to access your media and files stor ed in intern al storage. Add Web Access Click to allow remote access to your stored media and f iles from any computer through t he WD 2go we b site. URL for web access Click the htt[...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 53 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL ALG (Application Level Gateway) Screen Purpose: Enable or disable Application Level Ga teway (ALG) configurat ion. Enabling allows certain clie nts, such as PPT P , IPSec, o r SIP , to communicate more reliably through a fir ewall by adjusting ce rtain parame ters in the messag e headers. IPSec [...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 54 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Remote Port Range Remote port ra nge of the ser vice on the Internet the rule ap plies to. Set Uplink Speed at The uplink spe ed (in Kbps) at whic h data can be transferr ed from the router to your ISP . The Auto (def ault) setting automatically de tects the uplink speed. Y ou ca n select other [...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 55 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Admin Category Administrator Scr een Purpose: The admin ac count mana ges the router interfac e. The a dmin has read/write access and can create passwords.The default password is password . T o keep your router secure, it is a best practice to cr eate a new password . See “Chang ing the Admini[...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 56 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Automatic Int ernet T ime Synchronization Automatically syn chronizes your router's clock with an In terne t time server . Daylight Saving Dates If you select Daylight Saving time, from th e drop down lists, select the month, week, day o f the week, an d time of th e start and e nd of Dayli[...]

ADVANCED SETTINGS 57 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Registration Screen Purpose: Register your router if yo u have not already done so . Registering en ables WD to notify you of upda tes to the firm ware and send you impo rtant informatio n. Log Scr een Purpose: Display and save logs genera ted by the r outer . Log Level From the drop-down list, [...]

6 PERFORMING ADVANCE D T ASKS 58 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Performing Advanced T asks This chapter describes the most important task s the administrator performs in setting up and maintaining the My Net N900 Central r outer . It includes the following topics: Enabling Guest Access Set ting Up Parental Contr ols Changing the Administrator Pas[...]

PERFORMING ADVANCE D T ASKS 59 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 4. Specify the following: 5. Click Save . Setting Up Par ental Controls Registering Par ental Contr ols Set up your ro uter with parental contr o ls that restrict the websites, ti mes, and content a user can access on the Internet. Y ou can set contr ols on a master level that apply to[...]

PERFORMING ADVA NCED T ASKS 60 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 3. T oggle the Enable parental contr ol button to On . The Security/Parental Contr ols screen appears. 4. For Router location , select the region wher e the router is located. 5. Click Apply . The screen expands to enable you to r egister the router and the devices using the router . 6[...]

PERFORMING ADVANCE D T ASKS 61 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 8. The main Par ental Controls scr een displays. 9. In the Device Information table, select the devices you want to register for par ental controls. 10. Click Register Device (at bottom of screen). 11. Click the WD Internet Parental Contr ols Policy Management link in the middle of the[...]

PERFORMING ADVANCE D T ASKS 62 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL User Information On the Device List View screen, click UserInfo to display the User Information Setting screen . 1. (Optional) Update the User name , Passwor d and P as s w ord re se t information. 2. Click Confirm to return to the Device List View screen. Safe/Block List Setting The S[...]

PERFORMING ADVA NCED T ASKS 63 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 2. Enter the URLs of sites to which yo u want to control access and select either Safe or Block . 3. Click Save . The Device List view appears. Time Block The T ime block enables you to filter web sites by time range. The web filtering levels include:  All – Blocks all web access [...]

PERFORMING ADVANCE D T ASKS 64 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Note: Use the Update button to c hange the Filtering Level for th e whole table. For example, if yo u click Maximum and th en Update , the Time Bloc k Policy table changes a ll times within the time range to Maximum . The filtering level affects the whole table if you set t he time ran[...]

PERFORMING ADVA NCED T ASKS 65 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 2. Enter the new administrator password in the Passwor d and V erify Password fields and click Save. The password may have a maximum of 15 characters. Accessing Files on the Router or an Attached USB Drive T o access files stored on the internal drive or on an attached WD USB storage d[...]

PERFORMING ADVA NCED T ASKS 66 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Mac 1. Click the WD Quick View icon in the menu bar to display a menu, and move the pointer over the name of your My Net N900 Cent ral r o uter to display a submenu. 2. Select Open . 3. If you are pr ompted for a username and password, enter the username and password that you created w[...]

PERFORMING ADVA NCED T ASKS 67 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 5. In Finder , the My Net N900 Central router displays below Shared . The Public fol der of the internal storage and the name of your USB device display in the right pane: 6. T o view the contents of the drives, double-click the Pu blic folder or the name of your storage device. Using [...]

PERFORMING ADVA NCED T ASKS 68 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Setting up a Shar e (Mac) T o access the files stored on the internal driv e or on a USB drive connected to the r outer , make sure that the drive was pr operly set up as described in “Setting Up Storage” on page 27 . After the setup is complete, access it th rough the network by d[...]

PERFORMING ADVANCE D T ASKS 69 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Updating the Router’ s Firmware Note: For best results, upload the firmware using a wired connecti on. 1. On the Advanced Settings scr een, click the Administrator icon. 2. Click the Firmwar e Update tab. T o check for the latest firmware versio n: 1. Click Chec k Now . The router se[...]

PERFORMING ADVANCE D T ASKS 70 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Restoring the Router to Factory Defaults Y ou may want to reset the r outer to how it was when you bought it. Y ou have two options for restoring factory defaults: thr o ugh the user interface or thr ough the Reset button on the bottom of the r outer . T o reset the r outer on the user[...]

PERFORMING ADVANCE D T ASKS 71 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 3. Scr o ll to the bottom of the screen and click Reboot . Using the Router as an Access Point Y ou can use your My Net N900 Central router as an extender or access point (AP). Extender mode can:  Add wireless coverag e to a home network without wir eless coverage.  Expand a home[...]

PERFORMING ADVANCE D T ASKS 72 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 3. Fr om the De vice Mode drop-down list, select ExtenderMode (wir ed AP ). The LAN Connection T ype displays. 4. T o configur e LAN Connection T ype , select Dynamic IP (DHCP) (default) or Static IP , complete the r equired fields, and click Save . (See “Device Mode Screen” on pag[...]

PERFORMING ADVANCE D T ASKS 73 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL T o manually assign a device a DHCP IP address: 1. In the Manual Added Device section of the scr een, enter the device’ s IP address, MAC address, and device name. 2. Click Add/Update . The device information popu lates the device table below . 3. T o update a device, select it in th[...]

PERFORMING ADVANCE D T ASKS 74 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 4. T o delete a device, disconnect it, select it in the table, and click the Delete (trash can) icon. Note: For more information, sea rch for r efer to KBA Answer ID 9423 on the Support website at http://support.wdc. com. Configuring UPnP UPnP enables networked devices to discover each[...]

PERFORMING ADVA NCED T ASKS 75 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 3. Enter the following information fo r each port forwarding rule you create: 4. Click Save at the top or bottom of the page. Port Forward ing Rules Enabled Select the check box to en able the port forw ardin g rule. Clear the check bo x to disable. Application Name From the drop-down [...]

PERFORMING ADVA NCED T ASKS 76 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Accessing My Net V iew (Windows) Once you install My Net View on your computer , you can use it to diagnose network problems. T o access My Net View: 1. Double-click the My Net V iew icon on your Desktop. The My Net View W elcome page displays. 2. Click Diagnose , and use the online He[...]

1 3 4 4 5 7 INSTALLING AND USIN G WD PRINT SHARE 77 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Installing and Using WD Print Shar e Y our My Net N900 Central router can share a pr inter , a multi-function printer , or a scanner with computers on y our network. This chapter contains the following topics: Installing WD Print Share (Windows) Installing WD Print[...]

INSTALLING AND US ING WD PRINT SHARE 78 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Installing WD Print Shar e (Mac) Before installing WD Print Shar e software, ma ke sur e the manufactur er’ s printer/scanner driver and software ar e installed in your computer . 1. If you have not alr eady done so, use My Net Setup on the Setup CD to install WD Printshare [...]

INSTALLING AND USIN G WD PRINT SHARE 79 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Using the WD Print Shar e Control Center Opening the WD Print Shar e Contr ol Center 1. Double click the WD Print Share icon on the desktop or in the system tray to display the WD Print Share Contr ol Center . 2. Make sur e the status is Auto-Connected or Connected . Y ou are [...]

INSTALLING AND US ING WD PRINT SHARE 80 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Using the Connect Button With a Scanner 1. Select the scanner fr om the list on the WD Print Share Control Center . 2. Click Connect . The status changes to Connected . 3. Launch the software that came with your scanner . 4. After the scanning job is done, disconnect by clicki[...]

8 TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G 81 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL T r oubleshooting The power LED does not illuminate. A port numb er LED does not illuminate. Computers are unable to a ccess the Internet. All front panel LEDs ( except the int ernal storage LED) flash cont inuously . G Problem Solution  Ensure that the powe r cord is correctly c[...]

9 REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 82 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Regulatory and W arranty Information This chapter contains the following topics: Regulatory Compliance W arranty Information (All Region s Except Australia/New Zealand) W arranty Information (Australia/New Zealand only) GNU General Public License (“GPL”) Regulatory Compli[...]

REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 83 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL CAUTION : T o comply with FCC RF exposure complianc e requirements, the anten na used for this transmitter must be in stalled to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction wit h any other a ntenna or t[...]

REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 84 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL 以下警語適用台灣地區 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電 機， 非經許可， 公司、 商號或使用者均不得擅自 變更頻率、 加大功率或變更原設計之特性及 功能。 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合 ?[...]

REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 85 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL T ensione (2006/95/CE ), e la Dir ettiva EuP (2005/32/CE). Una “Dichiarazione di conformità” redatta in base alle dir ettive vigenti è disponibile presso W estern Digital Europe. La marca con el símbolo CE indica el cumplimie nto de este sistema de las Dir ectivas del Co[...]

REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 86 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL Envir onmental Compliance (China) ѻ ѻ કЁ᳝↦᳝ᆇ⠽䋼៪ܗ㋴ⱘৡ⿄ঞ৿䞣 䚼ӊৡ⿄ ᳝↦᳝ᆇ⠽䋼៪ܗ㋴  䪙 ∲ 䬝 ݁Ӌ䫀 ໮⒈㘨㣃 ໮⒈Ѡ㣃䝮 ᴎ໇ᴎㆅ ;   2   2   2   2  2  ?[...]

REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 87 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL W arranty Information (Australia/New Zealand only) For consumers pur chasing pr oducts in Australia and New Zeala nd, please r efer to this warranty informatio n. Nothing in this warranty modifies or excludes your le gal rights under the Australi an Competition and Consumer Act[...]

REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 88 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MA NUAL addition to other right s an d r emedies available to you under the Austra lian Compe tition and Consumer Act or the New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act. Y our original box and packaging mate rials shou ld be kept for storing or shipping your WD product. T o conclusively establ[...]

APPENDIX: T ECHNICA L SPECIFICATIO NS 89 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MANUAL Appendix: T echnical Specifications 10/100/1000 Gi gabit Ethernet (4) Ether net (RJ-45) ports (1) USB 2.0 port 2.5" HDD with SA T A interface (1TB or 2TB) Windows XP with Service Pack 3 Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 Mac OS X Leopard Mac O[...]

INDEX 90 MY NET N9 00 CENTR AL USER MANUAL Index A AC power adapte rs 6 access point, setting up 71 accessing files remote ly 4 accessories 5 adding a wireless device 29 additional software available 4 administrator password 64 administrator settings 55 advanced settings chapter organization 36 advanced settings screens accessing 36 components 37 a[...]

INDEX 91 MY NET N9 00 CENTR AL USER MANUAL O obtaining service (Aus tralia and New Zea- land) 87 obtaining service (except Australia an d New Zealand) 86 on-screen language, changing 57 operating precautions 1 P package contents 5 parental controls 4 , 59 port forwarding 52 , 74 ports Ethernet 3 USB 4 power adapters 6 problems 81 product accessorie[...]

INDEX 92 MY NET N9 00 CENTR AL USER MANUAL speed, wired and wire less 3 storage attached USB drive 65 capacity 4 internal drive 65 settings 27 share types 46 system logs 57 system restore 56 T tabs on advanced settings screens 37 tasks advanced 58 basic 21 troublesh ooting 81 U updating firmware 69 UPnP 4 , 74 USB port 3 , 4 W warranty, all but Aus[...]

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