User Manual

THE DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE

MY CLOUD EX2 ULTRA PRIVATE CLOUD STORAGE

USER MANUAL

Information Icons

Icon Name Actions

USB device on the My Cloud Click to display the number of USB devices

connected (a hub with multiple devices can

be connected to the USB port). Icon is dim if

no USB is attached.

Alerts Click to display recent alerts about new

firmware and network issues.

Critical alerts Click to display a severe warning: over

temperature, under temperature, drive

SMART failure, failure of the data volume to

mount.

Navigation Icons

Icon Name Actions

Home

The dashboard displays an instant overview of the status of

the device’s main functions and links for updating settings.

Users

Create, change, and delete users and grant them full or

limited access to particular shares.

Create, change, and delete shares (folders) and grant

specific users full, limited, or no access to particular shares.

Cloud Access

Set up, change, and remove remote cloud access to

particular shares. Monitor remote access status.

Backups

Create backups to:

• A USB drive

• Another My Cloud EX2 Ultra on your local network or on

a remote network

• Another location on your My Cloud EX2 Ultra device

• A Cloud backup site

Storage Select the way your My Cloud EX2 Ultra device stores your

data.

Apps Add or remove various apps that allow you to use your

device more productively.