User Manual

THE DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE
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MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 
Obtaining Other Support
The Support Resources section contains links to additional resources.
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To obtain the most recently updated user manual, click the Product
Documentation link.
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To see answers to frequently asked questions and instructions, click the FAQs link.
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To discuss your My Cloud device with other users, click the Forum link.
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To see WD phone numbers and other contact information, click the Contacts link.
Logging Out and Shutting Down your Device
Shutting down the Device
Use the following steps to safely shut down your My Cloud device.
1. Click the User icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.
2. Click Hibernate.
3. Review the confirmation message, then click OK. Your My Cloud safely shuts down.
Note: You can also shut down your My Cloud device by holding the power button
on the front of the device for approximately 4 seconds and then releasing it.
Rebooting the Device
1. Click the User icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.
2. Click Reboot.
3. Review the confirmation message, then click OK. Your My Cloud safely reboots.
Logging Off of your Device
1. Click the User icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.
2. Click Logout. Your My Cloud logs you out of the device.
Common Tasks
The next few chapters step you through the procedures for configuring and using the My
Cloud device. The following table provides shortcuts to instructions for some common
tasks.
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Set up the My Cloud device on my network page 11
Use media servers page 62
Enable DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) and iTunes page 64
Shut down or reboot the My Cloud device page 28 & 88
Update firmware page 94
Access content from the device (public and private shares) page 14
Add users page 29
Create shares page 38
Upload and back up content to the device page 43