User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- WD® Service and Support
- WD Guardian Services
- Important User Information
- Product Overview
- Connecting the Server and Getting Started
- Managing the WD Sentinel Server (Dashboard)
- Setting up WD Sentinel Server & Connecting Computers
- Accessing the Dashboard
- Tips for Performing Dashboard Tasks
- Adding a User Account
- Performing Dashboard Tasks
- Using the Home Page
- Managing User Accounts
- Managing Devices
- Managing Storage
- Monitoring Applications
- Monitoring System Health and Alerts
- Updating Software
- Managing Server Settings
- Shutting Down and Rebooting the Server
- Managing Storage on the WD Sentinel Server
- Using the WD Sentinel Server’s Features
- Using the Launchpad (Internal Users)
- Accessing Shared Folders Over Your Network
- Accessing Computers and Shared Folders Remotely
- Backing up (Windows PC)
- Backing up with Time Machine (Mac)
- Recovering/Restoring (Windows PC)
- Recovering/Restoring (Mac)
- Backing up your WD Sentinel Server
- Recovering a WD Sentinel Server Image or Resetting the Boot Drives to Factory Defaults
- Best Practices
- Troubleshooting
- Regulatory and Warranty Information
- Appendix
- Index

INDEX
102
WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100
ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE
H
handling precautions 2
hard drive
managing 32
replacing 82
Health tab 33
help
where to find 13
Home page 29
tabs 30
tasks panel 30
, 31
I
ICES/NMB-003 compliance 78
icon
Add-ins 33
alerts 30
Computer and Backups 31
Computers and Backups 61
Launchpad 52
, 53
Monitor 33
Server Folders and Hard Drives 32
Trash 57
indicators 12
Initialization 94
pausing 95
stopping 95
internal users’ tasks 14
K
Kensington security slot 12
L
Launchpad
accessing on a PC 52
backing up 63
icon 52
, 53
managing 55
options 55
starting a backup 63
uninstalling on a Mac computer 57
uninstalling on Windows PC 57
LED indications 12
Drive LEDs 12
Ethernet Port 12
Power LED 12
M
Mac
accessing Launchpad 54
backing up 64
connecting to WD Sentinel 23
managing server settings 39
managing the Launchpad 55
manual updates
WD 38
Microsoft software
updating 39
Migration 96
Monitor icon 33
monitoring add-ins 33
monitoring system health 33
Moving a server folder 50
N
network connection health 34
O
office uses 15
online product registration iii
operating system requirements 7
P
password
Administrator 14
lock/unlock 36
password and user name 15
power supplies 34
product information
recording 2
product registration iii
R
RAID
setting up 45
RAID storage 42
rebooting the WD Sentinel server 41
recovering a failed drive 48
recovering data
PC 67
recovering the WD Sentinel server 70
recovery
boot drive 70
server image 70
recovery button 12
reference resources 13
registration, online iii
regulatory compliance 78
Remote Web Access
accessing computers and shared fold-
ers 59
remote web access
enabling 40
removing the server cover 87