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    My Net ™ AC Wi-Fi Bridge User Manual[...]

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    ii WD ® Service and Support Should you encounter a problem, please give us an opportunity to addr ess it before r eturning 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 , please contact WD at the best [...]

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    iii MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL T able of Contents WD ® Service and Suppo rt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii 1 Important User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important Safe ty Instructio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    1 IMPORTANT USER INFORMAT ION 1 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE 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 pr otect you if you observe the following inst[...]

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    IMPORTANT USER INFORMAT ION 2 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Recor ding Y our WD Pr oduct 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 r[...]

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    2 PRODUCT OVERVIEW 3 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Pr oduct Overview Thank you for pur chasing the My Net™ AC Wi-F i Bridge. This user manual provides step- by-step instructions for installing and using your new bridge. For the latest WD pr oduct information and news, visit our website at www .wdc.com . This chapter contains the following t[...]

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    PRODUCT OVERVIEW 4 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Package Contents In addition to your My Net AC Wi-Fi Bridge, the package contains: My Net AC Wi-Fi Bridge AC power adapter Ethern et cable Quick Install Guide  Network (Ethernet) cable  AC power adapter  Quick Install Guide Accessories For U.S. residents, visit www .shopwd.com to view [...]

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    PRODUCT OVERVIEW 5 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE 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/KO US/JA/T W US/JA/T W Installing Installing Removing Removing Component[...]

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    PRODUCT OVERVIEW 6 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Front LED indicators Side Panel Power button WPS button Ethernet ports Power port Port LEDs LED Description Power Steady when the bridge is powered on an d operational; fla shes slowly during firmware upgrades. Wi-Fi Prot ected Setup (WPS) When connectin g the bridge to a wireless device (e.g.,[...]

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    PRODUCT OVERVIEW 7 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Side components Port LED indicators Back Component Description Reset button T o reset the bridge to factory default set tings, press the Reset button for at least 8 second s and release. The powe r LED flashes o n the bridge, indi cating a reset/reboot. This LED is solid when th e reset/reboot [...]

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    3 GETTING STARTED 8 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Getting Started This chapter contains the following topics: Setting up the Wi-Fi Bridge Connecting to the Router Using the WPS Button Connecting to the Router Manually Setting up the Wi-Fi Bridge 1. Make sure your r outer supports 5 GHz. It may also be referr ed to as a dual-band router or con[...]

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    GETTING STARTED 9 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL 3. Connect up to four entertainment an d other wired network devices to the bridge. 4. IF your router ... THEN continue with ... Has a WPS or button, “Connecting to the Rou ter Using the WPS Button” on page 10. Does not have a WPS or button or WPS is disabled “Connecting to the Router Manu[...]

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    GETTING STARTED 10 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Connecting to the Router Using the WPS Button 1. Press the ro uter’ s WP S button and the W i-Fi bridge’ s WPS button within a period of two minutes.  The WPS LED blinks while the connection is being established.  When the wir eless connection between the rout er and the bridge is est[...]

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    GETTING STARTED 11 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL 1. Connect the bridge dir ectly to your computer using an Ether net cable, 2. Launch a web browser . If the W i-Fi bridge’ s Welcome screen does not appear automatically , enter http://myacbridge , http://myacbridge.local (Mac computer s) , or http://192.168.1.240 in the addr ess field to dis[...]

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    GETTING STARTED 12 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL 4. Click Next to display the Select an available network screen. After a few seconds, the screen displays a list of networks. 5. Select a Network Name (or click anywhere in its r ow) and click Connect . If you do not see your router’ s name in the list, enter it in the Use another network fie[...]

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    GETTING STARTED 13 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL 6. If the r outer does not support WPS, or WPS is not enabled , the following scr een displays: Enter the network password and click Enter . Continue to step 10. 7. If the r outer supports WPS , the following screen displays: Y ou have two options for configuring the W i-Fi bridge’ s security[...]

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    GETTING STARTED 14 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL 9. Y ou have the following options:  T o use WPS buttons, press the WPS button on the r outer and click the blue WPS button on the screen within a two-minute period.  If your router has an 8-digit s ecurity PIN, enter it and click Connect (to the right of the PIN).  If your router r eq[...]

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    GETTING STARTED 15 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL The Setup Complete screen displays. Y ou have the following options: IF you want to... THEN... Ensure that you will r eceive important product information and firmwar e update notices, Click Register Y our Wireless Bridge and continu e with “Registering the Wi-Fi Bridge” on page 2 5. Config[...]

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    4 BASIC SETTIN GS 16 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Basic Settings This chapter contains the following topics: Opening My Dashboard After Setup Reviewing Curr ent Settings Configuring W ireless Settings Opening My Dashboar d After Setup T o open the W i-Fi bridge dashboard after initial configuration: 1. T ype http:/ /myacbridge or http://myac[...]

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    BASIC SETTIN GS 17 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL The icons at the top of the screen open scr een s and wizards for performing important tasks: My Das hboard Review and change curr ent settings. “Basic Settings” on page 16 . Set up Wireless Configur e wireless settings such as network name and security . “Configuring Wi reless Settings?[...]

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    BASIC SETTIN GS 18 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Review the following settings: Configuring Wir eless Settings 1. T o reconfigur e wireless settings, click the Set Up Wireless icon. 2. Follow the instructions starting with st ep 3 in “Connecting to the Router Manually” on page 10. Setting Description Network Name Unique identifi er of the[...]

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    5 ADVANCED SETTINGS 19 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Advanced Settings This chapter contains the following topics: Opening and Closing the Advanced Settings Screen Configuring LA N Settings Configuring Administrative Settings Opening and Closing the Advanced Settings Scr een T o open the Advanced Settings screen: 1. T o display the Advanced S[...]

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    ADVANCED SETTINGS 20 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL 2. T o change from Dynamic IP (DHCP), the default setting, to Static IP , select Static IP from the LAN Connection T ype drop-down list. The scr een displays additional settings. 3. Review and complete the settings: 4. Click Save . Setting Description LAN IP addr ess IP address of the bridge.[...]

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    ADVANCED SETTINGS 21 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Configuring Administrative Settings The Admin icon provides scr eens for registering the Wi-Fi bridge, changing the administrative password, updating the Wi-Fi br idge’ s firmware, r estoring factory settings, saving and restoring settings, and r ebooting the Wi-Fi bridge. Changing the Admi[...]

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    ADVANCED SETTINGS 22 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Updating the Wi-Fi Bridge’ s Firmware T o check for W i-Fi bridge firmware updates and upload new firmwar e: 1. On the Admin scr een, click the Firmware Update tab on the left: T o check for the latest firmware version: 1. Click Check Now . The W i-Fi bridge searches the WD website for a ne[...]

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    ADVANCED SETTINGS 23 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Saving and Restoring Y our Wi-Fi Bridge’ s Settings T o save your settings: 1. On the Admin screen, click the System tab on the left of the scr een to display the Admin / System screen: 2. Click Save Configuratio n . 3. Name and save the configuration file. T o restor e your W i-Fi bridge?[...]

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    ADVANCED SETTINGS 24 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Using the Dashboard 1. On the Admin scr een, click the System tab on the left to display the Admin / System screen: 2. Click Reset to the right of Reset to Factory Defau lt Settings . 3. When a confirmation message displays, click OK . 4. W ait until the Wi-Fi bridge reboots befor e using it.[...]

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    ADVANCED SETTINGS 25 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Rebooting Y ou can reboot the Wi-Fi bridge two ways. If yo u are physically close to it, just pr ess the On/Off button on the Wi-Fi bridge. If you cannot easily press the button: 1. Click the Advanced Settings icon and then the System tab on the left of the screen. 2. Click Reboot . Logging O[...]

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    ADVANCED SETTINGS 26 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Selecting a Language T o change the language of the W i-Fi bridge’ s screens: Note: Auto repr esents the langua ge of the browse r . 1. On the Admin scr een, click Language on the left to display the Admin / Language screen: 2. Select a language from the Select language dr op-down list. 3. [...]

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    6 TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G 27 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Troubleshooting Problem/Question Solution The power LED does not illuminate. 1. Push the power button on the W i-Fi bridge to make sure the bridge is powered on. 2. Make sure that the power cord is connected to the Wi-Fi bridge correctly . 3. Make sure that the electric al outlet[...]

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    TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G 28 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL If you continue to have th e prob lem, contact T echnical Support at http://supp ort.wdc.com . What is the IP addr ess of the Wi-Fi bridge after it is configur ed? The IP addr ess of the Wi-Fi bridge depends on the IP addre ss of the rout er or access point to which the W i-Fi brid[...]

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    REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 29 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Regulatory and W arranty Information This chapter contains the following topics: Federal Communication Commission Interfer ence Statement W arranty Information (All Region s Except Australia/New Zealand) W arranty Information (Australia/New Zealand only) GNU General Public L[...]

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    REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 30 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Industry Canada (IC) This device complies with RSS-210 of the Indust ry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device ma y not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference r eceived, including interference[...]

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    REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 31 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE 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?[...]

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    REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 32 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL (2006/95/EC) och EuP-direktivet (2005/3 2/EC). En "Konformitetsdeklaration" i enlighet med gällande direktiv har gjorts och finns arkiverad hos W estern Digital Europe. Merking med CE-symbolet indikerer at dette systemet samsvar er med gjeldende direktiver (counci[...]

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    REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 33 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE 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 [...]

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    REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 34 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL W arranty Information (Australia/New Zealand only) For consumers purchasing products in Australia and New Zealand, please re fer to this warranty informatio n. Nothing in this warranty modifies or excludes your le gal rights under the Australi an Competition and Consumer Act[...]

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    REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 35 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL addition to other rights an d r emedies available to you unde r the Austra lian Competition and Consumer Act or the New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act. Y our original box and packaging mate rials should be kept for storing or shipping your WD product. T o conclusively estab[...]

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    APPENDIX: T ECHNICAL SPECIFI CATIONS 36 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USER MA NUAL Appendix: T echnical Specifications Wireless standard IEEE 802.11ac, n, a Ethernet (4) Gigabit Ether net ports Bands 5 GHz Antennas 3x3 Security WEP WP A WP A2 WP A/WP A2 -PSK Supported operating sy stems Windows XP with Service Pack 3 Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 Wind[...]

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    INDEX 37 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USERS MANUAL Index A AC power adapte rs 5 accessories 4 administrative setting s 21 B basic settings 16 box contents 4 button Reset 7 WPS 7 C configuration, saving and restoring 23 connecting entertainment devices 9 connecting to a rout er 10 current settings 17 E entertainment devices, connecting 9 environmental com[...]

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    INDEX 38 MY NET AC WI-FI BRIDGE USERS MANUAL 27 Computers are unable to access the Internet. 27 How do I change wireless settings or connect a new router? 27 How do I reset the Wi-Fi bridge? 27 Power LED do es not illumi nate. 27 What is the IP address of the Wi-Fi bridge after configuration? 28 Wi-Fi bridge cannot connect to the router. 27 U updat[...]

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    Information furnished by WD is believed to be accura te and reliable; however , no responsibility is a ssumed by WD for i ts use nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implic ation or otherwise und er any patent or patent rights of WD. WD reserves the right to cha[...]