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1. To close the info help screen after reading the online Help click the X button in the upper right corner of the screen MY BOOK LIVE 24 USER MANUAL BACKING UP RETRIEVING WD SMARTWARE Installing and Using WD SmartWare Software Installing WD SmartWare 1 On the CD s Next Steps screen click the Backup Options button to display the Backup Options screen Ww MY BOOK LIVE Y Welcome Y Discover Backup Options v nstall Choose backup options for Windows or Mac to create copies of your photos music videos documents and more Wo Smartware Em Automatically backs up all or selected Mor files and keeps working in the and keeps g background while you do other things lipite Learn More LOGG Automatically saves up to date copies of everything on your Mac photos music idens a A documents and more videos Windows Backup Sate Wet Learn More fi Automatically backs up all your content or lets you choose just the files you want Back to Next Steps 2 Click the Start Install button the right of WD SmartWare to display the Install WD SmartWare page Wm MYBOOK LIVE VY Welcome Y Discover Install WD SmartWare Y install Installing WD Smartare Next Steps WD SmartWare ae Automatically backs up all or selected 4 8 00 AM files and keeps working in the background while you do other things f ck J start itt 3 Click the License Agreement link to read the
2. 2 Click the Save button MY BOOK LIVE 64 USER MANUAL CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS Utilities Settings On the Utilities tab you can test the network drive and get diagnostic information restore the drive to factory defaults reboot or shut down the drive and import or export a configuration file Diagnostic Parse ee chort test Oruitest Factory Restore Reboot Shut Down Import Export Current Configuration Diagnostic Run diagnostic tests if you are having problems with your drive The short test checks the drive for major performance problems The result of a short drive test is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive s condition The short drive test can take several minutes to complete The more comprehensive drive diagnostic is the full test It methodically tests each and every sector for error conditions and inserts bad sector markers as required The full drive test takes several hours to complete depending on the size and data configuration of your drive Diagnostic Diagnostic Test short Test Full Test i To run a test 1 Select Short Test default setting or Full Test and then click the Run button A progress bar displays Messages indicate that the test is running and whether the drive passed or failed the test 2 Ifthe drive passed the test click the Close button to return to the Utilities page OR If the drive fails the test clic
3. Back D D search EE Q O P J sah rosters ddress E Ls Folders x Mame E Desktop s E My Documents O Shared Pictures E W My Computer Software E S Local Disk C14 L Shared Videos Us Audio CD bs C Shared Music 4 CD Drive Es Docsery on wdschs01 ian i p Home on EMC 5N45 75 6 45 5 Ciadscdm01 H 4 InstallSuides on wdscwkgtsO def ault main Marketing Workareal Default TechPubs documents Eg Pr on Wdcrux Permanent 5 4 Public on My Book Live Network Storage MyBookLive UDE 2 Copy your music files to the Shared Music folder 3 Follow the same process to place your videos and pictures into their respective Pictures and Video folders Important Make sure to sort and add your media content to the corresponding shared folders e g music files must go into the Shared Music folder If you do not do this your content will not display correctly through your digital media adapter Accessing My Book Live from Media Players Now that you have copied your files to their corresponding folders you can use a variety of media players to stream media The following types are discussed in this section Windows Media Player 12 comes with Windows 7 on page 101 WD TV Live HD Media Player on page 103 Xbox 360 on page 103 PlayStation 3 on page 105 Other media players on page 105 BluRay Players Network Connected TVs Digital P
4. MioNet Service Enabled MioNet Registration Create New Account Existing Account User Name cg ly pa rker Password TEC oPELLOLEL 1 Enter your existing account User Name and Password and click the Submit button 2 Verify that your MioNet registration User Name and Account URL always http www mionet com web display in the lower part of the page MioNet Service ea Enabled Miotet Account Unregister Device User Name sallyparker Account URL httos www MioNet comiweb 3 If you want to log in to the MioNet web interface from the My Book Live Dashboard click the Account URL link Note Another way to log in to the MioNet Web interface is to open http www mionet com and sign in Creating a New Account and Registering Your Drive to It ONCE MioNet provides remote access to your files and powers your WD Photos app Setting up MioNet Create new account Existing Account Se Ena b e d MioNet Service MioNet Registration Creating a New Account O Existing Account First Name Sally Last Name Parker User Name sallyparker D Password eecccececce oO Confirm Password PTTTIIT T TTT E mail Address Sally example com Confirm E mail Address Sally example com MioNet Account User Name dorisdoris Account URL http wwew MioNet com web 1 Complete all fields read the Privacy Policy and click the Submit button 2 After a confirmation
5. Ina Retrieved Content Folder E The current retrieve folder is at Put all retrieved content into a single folder B C Documents and Settings bernstein_d My Documents Retrieved Contents lf you would like to change this folder please enter the new location below C Documents and Settings bemst Browse MY BOOK LIVE 33 USER MANUAL BACKING UP RETRIEVING WD SMARTWARE 2 The drive may contain backups from other computers To retrieve files from a specific computer volume a Click the Change Retrieve Volume button to display the Select a volume to retrieve from screen Retrieve Select a volume to retrieve from MY DESKTOP2 My Book Live C MyBookLive From the list on the right select the volume from which files you want to retrieve a file or fil Backed Up Volumes Original Computer BERNSTEIN DO b Select the desired volume and click the Select Destination button 3 On the Select a destination for retrieved files screen IF you want to copy your retrieved content to THEN Its original location a Select the To the Original Places option Note Not available when b Click the Select Files button to display the Select retrieving a backup of a different content to retrieve screen computer A retrieved content folder a Select the In a Retrieved Content Folder option Note If you change the retrieval b If you want to specify a different retrieve folder click
6. Mac OS X 1 Double click the My Book Live CD icon on the desktop 2 Open the Extras folder and select WD SmartWare Uninstaller to display the WD SmartWare Uninstall window 3 Click the Uninstall button A login window displays your Mac user name 4 Enter your Mac password and click the OK button 5 On the WD SmartWare Uninstall window click the Uninstall button 6 When a confirmation message displays click the Exit button The menu bar no longer contains the WD Quick View icon S MY BOOK LIVE 46 USER MANUAL BACKING UP WITHOUT WD SMARTWARE Backing Up Without WD SmartWare Windows Backup Apple Time Machine If you choose not to use WD SmartWare software for backing up files to the My Book Live you can use Windows Backup or Apple TimeMachine as an alternative Windows Backup The Windows Backup feature of Windows Vista Business Ultimate and Enterprise and Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate versions enable you to back up media files documents email and other personal files to your My Book Live drive If you lose files or your system crashes you can easily restore them to your PC For more information on Windows Backup consult Microsoft s documentation Windows Vista Backup 1 Click s and then Control Panel 2 Ifa Found New Hardware screen displays click the Cancel button 3 Click Control Panel gt System Maintenance gt Backup your computer and follow the steps in the wizard 4 When prompted to s
7. Time Machine Time Machine keeps Hourly backups for the past 24 hours Daily backups for the past month OFE ON Weekly backups for all previous months The oldest backups are deleted when your disk becomes Tull W Show Time Machine status in the menu bar Ta Click the lock to prevent further changes 7 Starting a Backup To start a backup at any time select Back Up Now on the drop down menu Back Up Now Enter Time Machine Open Time Machine Preferences Note To delete Time Machine backups use WD My Book Live Dashboard See Viewing a List of Backups on page 88 Restoring Backed Up Items You may sometimes want to restore files and other items backed up on the My Book Live drive For example you may have lost a file or you want to see files from a week ago You can restore individual items multiple items shares or if your system crashes your entire hard drive To restore backed up items to your hard drive 1 Open the window on your computer where you want the item restored For example if you are restoring a document open the Documents folder If you are restoring an item on your desktop you do not need to open a window MY BOOK LIVE 51 USER MANUAL BACKING UP WITHOUT WD SMARTWARE 2 Click the Time Machine icon in the Dock or select Enter Time Machine from the drop down menu Back Up Now Enter Time Machine Open Time Machine Preferences All of your backups
8. 6 Press A to select the My Book Live and press Enter Supported content for the selected media type displays 7 Select the content you wish to access and then press Enter to start media playback MY BOOK LIVE 104 USER MANUAL PLAYING STREAMING VIDEOS PHOTOS amp MUSIC Xbox 360 Note Please go to the Microsoft Xbox 360 support site for more information on using and updating your XBox 360 1 Ensure that your Xbox 360 and My Book Live are powered on and connected to your local area network 2 From the main Xbox user interface scroll to the My Xbox screen 3 Use the Xbox 360 controller and scroll to the right until you see Video Music and Picture Library options 4 Select any one of these three options by pressing the A button on your controller The Select Source screen displays 5 Select the MyBookLive option based on the device name you created previously and press the A button You see the media content stored on your MyBookLive unit 6 Using the controller scroll through to view and play your media content PlayStation 3 Note Please go to the Sony PlayStation support site for more information on using and updating your PlayStation 1 Ensure that your PlayStation 3 and My Book Live are powered on and connected to your local area network You see the main user interface with a series of options displayed horizontally across your TV screen 2 Using the directional buttons left and right
9. Name of the My Book Live drive You can change the default name to one of your own choosing See General on page 60 Displays or hides a drop down list of all messages and alerts Displays all messages and alerts If desired close an individual alert by clicking the X in its right corner To prevent an alert from appearing again select its Don t remind me again check box before closing it Enables you to enter a username and password if desired A logout link displays if you use a password to access the My Book Live Dashboard The system is not secure if you have not set a password Roll the mouse over a link to display information about a page Click to display the associated page Provides links to product documentation a user forum FAQs and a customer support contact form 56 No Item T Let us help you 8 gt or V buttons 9 Device usage dock Processing icon gt Tool tips icon oO Not shown in screen example INTRODUCTION TO MY BOOK LIVE DASHBOARD Description Displays information about performing the tasks noted in the scrolling list below The or sign enables you to show or hide the scrolling display Navigate through the tasks by clicking the back lt and next gt arrows beside the blue dots below the task Display and hide screen sections Displays the device name information about the type of files stored and currently used capacity Displays when the syste
10. 3 Double click a media file to play it MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Artist Chris Cornell Ladytron Ladytron Moxy Fruvous Moxy Fruvous Ringside Ringside Ringside Ringside Ringside Ringside Ringside Ringside Ringside Ringside Ringside Ringside Sirenia Sirenia They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants B0 4 Album Genre Carry On Alternative Velocifero Other Witching Hour Other Bargainville Alternative Bargainville Alternative Ringside Alternative Ringside Alternative Ringside Alternative Ringside Alternative Ringside Alternative Ringside Alternative Ringside Alternative Ringside Alternative Ringside Alternative Ringside Alternative Ringside Alternative Ringside Alternative Nine destinies anda Metal Nine destinies anda Metal The Else Rock The Else Rock The Else Rock The Else Rock The Else Rock The Else Rock The Else Rock The Else Rock The Else Rock The Else Rock The Else Rock The Else Rock The Else Rock They Might Be Giants Podcast 107 REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION Regulatory and Warranty Information Regulatory Compliance Obtaining Service Limited Warranty Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B
11. Description 2010 Family Photos MioNet Remote f7 Enabled Access Media Serving Fa fe Photos Share Access O Public Private Create New User gt amp OO F a Required Creating a New Share You can create a share and designate it as public or private For example if the share contains financial information you may want to deny access to your children Or if there are photos you would like a friend to see but not change or delete you would assign read only access to that user 1 Click the Create New Share button above the Share Access list to display MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Create New Share MioNet Remote Access Media Serving f A PJ User Access OPublic Private User Name i ae Hee oO Share Name s Famityvvideos fi Description 2 Fa Need Help Add new Shares and grant users Full or view only access to the content you want to share with them About Shares Creating Shares Deleting Shares 83 MANAGING SHARES 2 Complete all required settings indicated by red asterisk and any optional settings as follows Share Name Assign a name to the share Share Description Enter a brief description of the share to remind yourself of what it contains MioNet Remote Access Enable this option if you would like the contents of this share to be available remotely through your MioNet account or WD Photos app Media Serving
12. however no responsibility is assumed by WD for its use nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of WD WD reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Western Digital WD the WD logo My Book and My Passport are registered trademarks in the U S and other countries and My Book Live WD SmartWare and WD GreenPower are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies Inc Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies 2010 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest California 92630 U S A 4779 705042 A02 Oct 2010
13. if e r F ILU AAS i i i for Oya S J IETT aT iT Ji Temperature Condition OK rive SMART Status OK Mac OS X WD Quick View menus 3 Select the desired option Checking Drive Status Windows Move the pointer over the WD Quick View icon in the system tray to see the drive capacity used and drive temperature WO GUCK View Drive Name Volumes Used Locked Temperature MyBookLive My Book Live 3 mia OK A green dot beside the drive name means the drive is behaving normally A red dot beside the drive name means the drive is experiencing a problem such as an abnormally high temperature Mac OS X Click the WD Quick View icon in the menu bar and move the cursor over the name of your My Book Live drive to display drive status below the submenu D S 4 Wed 1 39 About WD Quick View Open MyBookLive Dashboard Learning Center Shut Down Alerts Properties MY BOOK LIVE 40 USER MANUAL MANAGING WD SOFTWARE Launching WD SmartWare Windows only Select the WD SmartWare option on the WD Quick View menu to display the WD SmartWare home screen Exiting WD SmartWare Windows only Select Exit WD SmartWare on the WD Quick View menu to close the application This option only appears if you are running WD SmartWare Opening Shares You can use WD Quick View to open the drive s Public share and any private shares to which you have acc
14. Book Live Dashboard Starting the My Book Live Dashboard Understanding the My Book Live Dashboard Obtaining Customer Support What Can Do Now Use the WD My Book Live Dashboard to configure settings to manage the My Book Live as you prefer For example you can set up user accounts and restrict access to the files on your My Book Live drive set up folders for storing files and customize the drive to suit your needs This chapter introduces you to My Book Live Dashboard and gets you started Launching the My Book Live Dashboard Use one of the following methods to launch the Dashboard IF you want to launch from THEN My Book Live CD 1 Discover the drive See Discovering and Connecting to Your Drive on page 12 2 Click Next Steps and then the Start setup button WD Quick View icon 1 Left or right click the WD Quick View icon 2 Select your My Book Live and then Launch Dashboard Windows XP 1 Click Start and then My Network Places 2 Locate your My Book Live drive 3 Double click the drive or right click and select Windows 7 Vista XP A browser or Windows Explorer 1 Invoke Click e gt Computer gt Network Locate your My Book Live drive Double click the drive or right click and select View device webpage from the resulting menu Use the name or IP address of your My Book Live as the address or URL in mybooklive Click Go Mac OS X 1 Click the Safari icon ej
15. Changes iS Add Favontes to List When Dragging More Opteron Help with Using the Library 6 Click Find media that others are sharing and then click OK Media Sharing 12 Leam about sharing Online Sharing se tings V Find media that others are sharing E Share my media J you allow can find your shared media How does sharing change firewall settings Aue Find and share music pictures and video on your network Your network Unidentified network is a private network Devices that MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 102 PLAYING STREAMING VIDEOS PHOTOS amp MUSIC 7 Select a media type Music Pictures or Video and click the MyBookLive O Windows Media Player o0 COU gt MyBookLive Music gt All music Play Burn Sync Organize vy Stream v Create playlist v Zv P Album Contributing art Title Lengtl i Library 25 O Clock The Dukes of Stratosphea 50 5 04 gt Playlists ie a All The Lost Souls James Blunt 197 4 42 J 4 JJ Music E John Henry gt They Might Be Giants Ak 3 14 D Artist icas State Songs John Linnell Ark 3 28 Album GS Then And Now The Whi Beh 3 43 Genre Keeper Of The Flame Luka Blo Dan 3 56 fj Videos L Lead Sails Paper Anchor Atreyt Epic 4 54 f IAm Me Ashlee S Eye 4 13 Pictures ss tye J Recorded TV gi Very Best of David Hasselhoff David Ha f Hot Shot 3 52 Han Then And Now The Wh The Kids Are Al 2 46 U3 Syst
16. From the drop down list select None All or to limit what can be streamed from this share a type of media from the listed options of Photos Music and Videos User Access Select Public if you want all users to have access to this share or select Private to limit user access to this share 3 Click the Save button If you selected Private the User Access panel displays below 4 To limit access to the new share select the Add check box next to the user s name and then select either full access or read only access Full access means the user can make changes to the share for example by adding or deleting files Read only access means the user can only look at the files If you do not want the user to have any access to the share make sure the check box is blank In the example above the Administrator Dad and Mom have full access to the family videos Sally and the new user can only view the videos 5 Click the Save button Creating a New User While working with the Shares option you may want to create a new user and assign share access privileges at the same time MY BOOK LIVE 84 USER MANUAL MANAGING SHARES 1 Select a share from the list to display share detail Share List ma Public Media Serving ABI Remote New_user M a AA C Mom Me RE armento Arroer Br Familyphotos Media Serving AB Remote Access Or Create New Share Share Detail Share Name Familyp
17. Notifications E mail Notification E Enable enter up to 5 e mail addresses E mail Address Add Save Save and Send Test E mail To add or delete an e mail address 1 Select the Enable check box 2 Enter the e mail address of a recipient and click the Add link 3 Click the Save button OR Click the Save and Send Test Email button to send a test alert to all recipients and save the e mail changes 4 To delete an e mail address click the Remove link to its right MY BOOK LIVE 62 USER MANUAL CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS Energy Saver If the Hard Disk Sleep function is enabled the hard drive goes into standby mode to save power after a designated period of inactivity Hard Disk Sleep is enabled by default Energy Saver Enable to specify system idle time before entering sleep mode Drag the slider to set the idle time Hard Disk Sleep ee ae RR ee Es ec RE CaS Ga ee eer Ve To enable Hard Disk Sleep 1 Select the Enable check box next to Hard Disk Sleep 2 With your cursor move the slider to the number of idle minutes that will trigger standby mode Standby must fall between 10 minutes and 1 hour 3 Click the Save button To disable Hard Disk Sleep 1 Clear the Enable check box next to Hard Disk Sleep 2 Click the Save button Network Settings The Network tab displays the drive s MAC and IP addresses You can set network options such as network mode enable FTP p
18. Problems and Corrective ACtIONS aaaea aaa 112 GIOSSANY Sees ee ete hee Seek eee awed 115 Lite gt Eaten ere eee ee ee ee ee 118 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS v IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION Important User Information Important Safety Instructions Recording Your WD Product Information Important Safety Instructions This device is designed and manufactured to assure personal safety Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard The safeguards incorporated into this unit will protect you if you observe the following procedures for installation use and Servicing MY BOOK LIVE Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for cleaning Do not use this product near any liquids Do not place this product on an unstable surface The product may fall Causing serious damage to the product Do not drop the product Do not block the slots and openings on the back or bottom side of the Chassis to ensure proper ventilation and reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating these openings must not be blocked or covered Making sure the drive is standing upright also helps prevent overheating Operate this product only from the type of power indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power available consult your deale
19. Read only or full access to the share IF you want to open a THEN for share using WD Quick View in the Public and Private Shares system tray Windows 1 Left or right click the WD Quick View icon f5 to display the main menu 2 Click the arrow beside the drive s name and then click Open The shares display in Windows Explorer 3 For a private share if prompted for a user name and password enter those associated with your user account on My Book Live Dashboard On Windows XP for a private share if the user s name and password are the same as for logging into the computer a user name and password are not required If they are not the same visit htto support wdc com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 5681 MY BOOK LIVE 86 USER MANUAL IF you want to open a share using WD Quick View in the menu bar Mac OS X Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Mac OS X MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL MANAGING SHARES THEN for Public and Private Shares 1 Click the WD Quick View icon in the menu bar and move the cursor over the name of your My Book Live drive to display the submenu Select Open on the WD Quick View submenu The shares display in a second submenu Select the desired share For a private share if prompted for a user name and password enter those associated with your user account on My Book Live Dashboard see Creating a User on page 77 For a Public share if promp
20. To close the alert panel click the Exit button WD SmartWare WO Alerts WhyBookLive My Book Live Alert System restart The system has restarted Fri 20 Aug 2010 14 18 12 PDT Alert System restart The system has restarted Wed 21 Jul 2010 14 29 07 PDT Alerts on Windows MY BOOK LIVE 45 USER MANUAL MANAGING WD SOFTWARE My Book Live MyBookLive ate ipti Tuesday August 17 2010 Firmware update successful The firmware update was successful 9 55 15 AM PT Monday August 16 2010 System restart The system has restarted 4 42 23 PM PT Thursday August 12 2010 System restart The system has restarted i 1 52 32 PM PT Wednesday July 14 2010 System restart The system has restarted g 12 41 51 PM PT Wednesday July 14 2010 System restart The system has restarted 12 40 45 PM PT Alerts on Mac OS X 3 Click the OK button to close Accessing the Learning Center The Learning Center contains information about using many aspects of the My Book Live software Select Learning Center on the WD Quick View submenu to display the Learning Center main menu Uninstalling the WD Quick View Icon Windows On Windows XP click Start gt Control Panel gt Add or Remove Programs and uninstall WD Drive Manager On Windows Vista Windows 7 click gt Control Panel gt Programs and Features and uninstall WD Drive Manager The System Tray no long contains the WD Quick View icon es
21. Troubleshooting Your My Book Live drive was notfound To verify that itis connected please check the following ECEE gt Check your Cable connections i m wel i pama He sure that your drive displays a solid green light Check your network to be sure it is working properly E Back More Help Try Again 3 Follow the screen instructions and tool tips IF you wantto THEN click the Return to the How to Connect screen to make sure Back button you have properly connected your drive View the Troubleshooting Help topic More Help button Try to discover the drive again Try Again button Note If you still cannot connect your drive search for Answer ID 5679 in the WD Knowledge Base at hito support wdc com Getting Started Without the CD Windows 7 Vista amp Mac If you do not use the product CD for getting started and installing WD SmartWare Windows only you can still Use your My Book Live as an external hard drive dragging and dropping files to and from tt Configure the drive using WD My Book Live Dashboard See Introduction to My Book Live Dashboard on page 54 MY BOOK LIVE 19 USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED Save and restore files using Windows Backup see Using Windows Vista Windows 7 on page 20 or Apple Time Machine see Apple Time Machine on page 48 Using Windows Vista Windows 7 Opening the Public Folder As an alternative t
22. WD SmartWare software can keep up to 25 older versions of each file If you overwrite or delete a file by mistake or want to see an earlier version of the file the WD SmartWare software has a copy for you Keeping more versions Improves your ability to save retrieve more versions of a file Consumes more disk space To specify the number of backup versions that you want to keep for each file 1 On the Software Settings screen click the File History button to display the Set File History screen Set File History Enter the number of backup versions to keep for each file Backup Speed z Backup spee E Retrieve Folder Preferences 2 Specify the number of file versions that you want to keep from 1 to 25 in the Enter the number of backup versions to keep for each file box 3 Click Apply to save and implement the new number of backup versions Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle A large backup can take a lot of time and consume a lot of your system processing resources The WD SmartWare software works in the background using minimal computer resources while you are working on your computer If you want to pause all backup activity until your computer is idle you can by enabling the Backup Speed option 1 On the Software Settings screen click the Backup Speed button to display the Reduce Backup Speed screen rece Mia This option may allow your system to run faster by reducing back
23. WD Technical Support When contacting WD for support have your WD product serial number system hardware and system software versions available North America Asia Pacific English 800 ASK 4WDC Australia 1 800 42 9861 800 275 4932 China 800 820 6682 65 62430496 Spanish 800 832 4778 Hong Kong 800 6008 6008 India 1 800 11 9393 MNTL 1 800 200 5789 Reliance 011 26384700 Pilot Line Europe toll free 00800 ASK4 WDEU Indonesia 803 852 9439 00800 27549338 Japan 00 531 650442 Korea 02 703 6550 Europe 31 880062100 Malaysia 800 6008 6008 1 800 88 1908 65 62430496 Middle East 31 880062100 Philippines 1 800 1441 0159 Africa 31 880062100 Singapore 800 6008 6008 800 608 6008 65 62430496 Taiwan 800 6008 6008 65 62430496 Toll free number available in the following countries Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Registering Your WD Product Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers You can easily register your drive online at hitto register wdc com or by using My Book Live software see System Settings on page 59 i Table of Contents WD SeNiCe and SUD DORs jt dchciths Aas pra er dedi b dace ack a i Registering Your WD Product 40 e eee ore dye a argh ji 1 Important User Information 000000000 1 Important Safety InStruCTIONS nasa eee 1 Recording Your WD Product Inform
24. a backup enter Time Machine to restore files or open the Time Machine Preferences screen Back Up Now Enter Time Machine Open Time Machine Preferences Time Machine begins backing up your files The first backup may take some time but subsequent backups are faster because Time Machine only backs up new or changed items A status bar displays the progress of the backup ONGO Time Machine Backup 2 5 MB of 44 95 GE Time Machine backs up your computer every hour and keeps the following backup sets Every hour for 24 hours Every day for the past month Weekly until the My Book Live drive is full Note If a backup is interrupted for example if the computer goes into sleep mode or the My Book Live is disconnected it will resume automatically once the computer is available If you change the name of the My Book Live previously set Time Machine backups delay or fail To fix the problem resume backing up by re selecting the drive in the Time Machine Preferences screen MY BOOK LIVE 50 USER MANUAL BACKING UP WITHOUT WD SMARTWARE To see information such as available capacity and the date and time of the oldest latest and next backup select Open Time Machine Preferences on the Time Machine drop down menu Time Machine aor a Name TimeMachine ae MyBookLive Available 970 96 GB of 991 67 GB Oldest Backup Select Disk Latest Backup Options Backing Up 722 6 MB of 2 11 GB
25. a security slot that security slot supports a standard Kensington security cable Visit http www kensington com for more information MY BOOK LIVE 8 USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED Connecting the Drive and Getting Started Connecting the Drive to Your Network Getting Started Using the CD Mac and Windows Getting Started Without the CD Windows 7 Vista amp Mac What Can Do Now Connecting the Drive to Your Network It is easy to set up the My Book Live drive all you have to do is connect it to your home or small office network LEDs on the front and the back of the drive let you Know whether the connections are functioning properly Note For information about safely shutting down and disconnecting the drive see Shutting Down on page 44 or Reboot Shutdown on page 67 Physically Connecting the Drive Follow the steps below to connect the My Book Live to a home or small office network MY BOOK LIVE g USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 1 Connect one end of the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port located on the back of the drive WARNING To meet Class B emission standards use the shielded Ethernet cable provided 2 Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable directly into a router or network switch port 3 Connect the end of the adapter into the power supply socket located on the back of the dr
26. agreement and then select the l accept check box 25 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL BACKING UP RETRIEVING WD SMARTWARE 4 Click the Start Install button When installation is complete the Installation Complete screen displays Wa MYBOOK LIVE Welcome Discover Installation Complete Install Next Steps Skip to Next Steps Launch WD SmartWare 5 Click the Launch WD SmartWare button to display the WD SmartWare Home page See WD SmartWare Home Screen on page 27 Using a Rally Driver to Install WD SmartWare You can use a Rally driver as an alternative way to install WWD SmartWare software on Windows Vista Windows 7 systems The very first time you connect the My Book Live to your network and open Windows Vista Windows 7 you are prompted to allow the system to locate our Rally driver If you allow it the system looks on the Windows update site for the driver If it cannot find it for example if you are not connected to the Internet a message informs you of this You may cancel the message and continue When properly installed Rally puts a large My Book Live icon under Network To install WD SmartWare software using the driver right click the icon and select Install WD SmartWare Launching WD SmartWare After Installation Use one of the following options for the WD SmartWare Software once you have installed it WD SmartWare icon In the Windows system tray left or right click the WD Quick
27. assistance with connecting your drive to the network MY BOOK LIVE 12 USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED f the process finds a My Book Live drive on the network the My Book Live Found screen displays along with a default description and a drive letter assignment In the navigation panel a check mark appears beside Discover Note The My Book Live screens have some helpful features An to the right of a word indicates a tool tip is available Placing the mouse over a tool tip displays details about an option or term The Support link at the top right of the screen connects to a Help file on your CD To exit the screen click the Exit link at the bottom left of any page or press the ESC key on the keyboard Wm MYBOOK LIVE V Welcome v MY BOOK LIVE Found Install Your device has been located on the network and is ready for use Drive Name MyBookLive Details Drive Description hy Book Live Network Storage Drive Letter S Change i Ea Create a desktop shortcut to MyBookLive2 If the process does not find a My Book Live on the network the How to Connect screen appears Proceed to Connecting and Troubleshooting on page 18 Note The CD enables UPnP Framework in the Windows XP firewall if it has not been enabled previously UPnP Framework must be enabled for the discovery process to detect your drive For more information on enabling UPnP Framework see htto support microsoft
28. com kb 88625 7 8 f more than one drive was discovered select your My Book Live from the Drive Name drop down list The screen displays a default description in Drive Description Note You can change the name and description when you configure the drive using the My Book Live Dashboard see General on page 60 MY BOOK LIVE 13 USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 2 lo display drive properties click the Details link A pop up window lists the model name IP address and MAC address Click the Close link MyBookLive Details Model Why Book Live IP Address 129 2753 204 6 MAC Address 00 90 49 f6 04 24 3 Drive Letter displays the next available drive letter on your network that you can map the drive to If you want to map to another letter click the Change link and select the desired letter in one of the white boxes in the table My Book Live Found Congratulations your drive is now ready to use Drive Name CFAN NAS1 Device Description My Book Live Edition Drive Letter m S v Jw J e Ed Create a desktop shortcut to your drive After you select the drive letter the screen closes To close without changing the drive letter click the arrow at the bottom right of the table or press Enter or Esc MY BOOK LIVE 14 USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED The My Book Live Found screen displays again Wim MYBOOK LIVE V We
29. l information This product is intended to be supplied by a listed limited power source double insulated or direct plug in power unit marked Class 2 CE Compliance for Europe Verified to comply with EN55022 for RF emission EN 55024 for Generic Immunity as applicable and EN 60950 for Safety MY BOOK LIVE 108 USER MANUAL REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION GS Mark Germany only Machine noise regulation 3 GPSGV Unless declared otherwise the highest level of sound pressure from this product is 7Odb A or less per EN ISO 7779 Maschinenlarminformations Verordnung 3 GPSGV Der h chste Schalldruckpegel betr gt 70 db A oder weniger gem EN ISO 7779 falls nicht anders gekennzeichnet oder spezifiziert KKCC Notice Republic of Korea only Class B Device 1 Please note that this device has been approved for non business purposes and may be used in any environment including residential areas Environmental Compliance China BBE aS E Pb 7K R Hg m Cd 7x TFB Cr VID JREKZE PBB 2 32 HK AEE PBDE PCBA O O O O O K5 O O O O O O ie O O O O O O HE O O O O O O IRET O O O O O O HRA O O O O O O FBR x O O O O O Fal 208 O O O O O O O Rz RTE EHTA AERA SJ T 11363 2006 WE t EAHA FRKE x RZEP WRAS SAB SJ T 11363 2006 WEKRE K Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service If this Product requires
30. maintenance either contact the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support website at http support wdc com for information on how to obtain service or a Return Material Authorization RMA If it is determined that the Product may be defective you will be given an RMA number and instructions for Product return An unauthorized return i e one for which an RMA number has not been issued will be returned to you at your expense Authorized returns must be shipped in an approved shipping container prepaid and insured to the address provided on your return paperwork Your original box and packaging materials should be kept for storing or shipping your WD product To conclusively establish the period of warranty check the warranty expiration serial number required via http support wdc com WD shall have no liability for lost data regardless of the cause recovery of lost data or data contained in any Product placed in its possession MY BOOK LIVE 109 USER MANUAL REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product in the course of its normal use will for the term defined below be free from defects in material and workmanship and will conform to WD s specification therefor The term of your limited warranty depends on the country in which your Product was purchased The term of your limited warranty is for 3 years in the North South and Central America region 3 yea
31. message pops up click the Close button MY BOOK LIVE 71 USER MANUAL CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS 3 Verify that your MioNet registration User Name and Account URL always http www mionet com web display in the lower part of the page The network drive is now registered to your account MioNet Service a Enabled MioNet Account Unregister Device User Name Sallyparker Account URL httos wiv MioNet com web 4 If you want to log in to the MioNet web interface directly from the My Book Live Dashboard click the Account URL link Note Another way to log in to the MioNet Web interface is to open htto www mionet com and sign in Unregistering Your Drive PlioNet Service MioNet Account Unregister Device User Name SallyDarker Account URL httoswnanw Miotet com web ft we es a 1 Select Existing Account 2 Enter your MioNet User Name and Password and then click the Submit button 3 Click the Unregister Device button The drive is no longer accessible through the MioNet service and can be added to a new or existing MioNet account Media Server Settings Enjoy media in every room in your house The Media tab enables you to define TwonkyMedia and iTunes settings Note TwonkyMedia and iTunes only work on your network TwonkyMedia TwonkyMedia streams your music photos and videos to compatible devices in your home Playing media on a compatible device is easy The Tw
32. ntp org MY BOOK LIVE 60 USER MANUAL CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS 1 View or modify the following settings Time Zone From the drop down list select the time zone where your drive is located Date amp Time From the drop down lists select the current date and time NTP Service Select the check box to enable NTP service which automatically synchronizes your drive to update the time and date If you want to change to another primary NTP server click Add New Primary and then enter the URL address of the new primary server 2 lf you have made any changes click the Save button Updates This section of the page enables you to set up the drive to update the firmware automatically or to manually check for an update file Updates Description NAS Firmware Version apne 00 07 00 MyBookLive core firmware w Mionet NAS4 2 21 Last Update Mon 09 Aug 2010 03 49 19 New Firmware Update Auto Update EJ Enabled sets automatic reboot Set Day amp Time Daily A description current version number and date of last update of the My Book Live Dashboard firmware display WARNING Do not unplug the device or close the page during the update process Check for Update To manually check for new firmware availability and to optionally install new firmware 1 Click the Check for Update button The Checking message displays If an update is found click OK 2 If desir
33. on Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard computers that can back up everything on your computer music photos documents applications e mails and system files The My Book Live drive can store these backups so that if your hard drive or operating system should crash or you lose a file you can easily restore it to your computer Setting up Time Machine To set up Time Machine to back up files to your My Book Live drive 1 Use one of the following methods to open Time Machine Click the Time Machine icon in the Dock Time Machine BO OL OR 8 0 amp Click the Apple menu gt System Preferences and select Time Machine Click Go gt Applications and select Time Machine 2 If this is your first time creating a backup the following screen displays A storage location for Time Machine backups isn t set up To choose a location for backups set up Time Machine Cancel Se MY BOOK LIVE 48 USER MANUAL BACKING UP WITHOUT WD SMARTWARE Click Set Up Time Machine to display the Time Machine Preferences screen Time Machine Choose Backup Disk Time Machine Time Machine keeps copies of everything on your Mac including system files applications and settings as well as your music pictures and other important files Since Time Machine keeps daily backups you can revisit your Mac as it OFF ON appeared in the past vi Show Time Machine status in the menu bar M E Click the lock to pr
34. on the PS3 controller navigate to Music Photo or Video depending on which type of media you want to play and oress the X button 3 Using the directional buttons up and down scroll and select MyBookLive or the new device name that you created previously by pressing the X button You now see alist of folders Music Photo and Video to the right of the MyBookLive icon 4 Make sure that you select the folder that corresponds to the option you selected back in step 2 For example if you selected Photo from the main user interface screen open the corresponding Photo folder to the right of the MyBookLive icon otherwise your content will not display properly Other Media Players Following are general steps for setting up devices such as digital picture frames Blu Ray players network connected TVs and digital media adapters 1 Ensure that your My Book Live is connected to your home s local network and is powered on 2 Follow the user instructions provided with your media player to proceed through any initial setup or installation of drivers 3 Using the navigation feature on your player scan and detect your My Book Live on your network MY BOOK LIVE 105 USER MANUAL PLAYING STREAMING VIDEOS PHOTOS amp MUSIC 4 Depending on the player you have you may need to access a Settings Network Setup page in the user interface to establish connection so that your player can link to your My Book Live Please refer to your play
35. the buttons if you are having a problem iTunes With the iTunes Media Server you or anyone connected to the My Book Live can use ITunes to play music files stored on it This service creates a virtual music library on the device and treats it as an iTunes repository making it possible to stream media files from the My Book Live to Windows or Mac computers running iTunes Media Types Supported The iTunes Media Server supports the following file types AAC ALAC MP3 FLAC Ogg Vorbis Musepack WMA WMV AIFF WAV MPEG 4 Music and video playlists Note The iTunes server scans any shares that have the Media Serving setting enabled These include Public by default To enable iTunes 1 Click the gt beside iTunes to expand the iTunes section of the page v iTunes Enable the iTunes server to access your media through your iTunes player iTunes Server Enabled MY BOOK LIVE 74 USER MANUAL CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS 2 lo enable iTunes to access your music files through your iTunes player click the Enable check box iTunes is enabled by default 3 Click the Rescan button to update your media files When the iTunes rescan has been initiated message displays click the Close button MY BOOK LIVE 15 USER MANUAL MANAGING USERS Managing Users Viewing Users Creating a User Creating a Private Share for a User Changing a User s Password Editing User Settings Deleting a User The
36. the selection 4 Click Start Backup to back up the selected categories of files MY BOOK LIVE 30 USER MANUAL BACKING UP RETRIEVING WD SMARTWARE Changing the Backup Software Settings To optimize your backup you can Specify the number of backup versions to keep for each file Pause backups until your computer is idle To configure these backup options 1 Click the Settings tab to display the Settings screen gt Home Backup Retrieve Settings MY DESKTOP2 My Book Live Software Settings Drive Settings Software Settings options let you enter the number of The drive type Desktop or Network connected to backup versions you want to retain delay backup your computer determines the available drive until your computer is idle select a folder to retrieve settings for example naming your drive assigning your backed up files to and set preferences for security setting a sleep timer and more automating software updates and starting the WD SmartWare software Set Up Software Set Up Drive 2 Click the Set Up Software button to display the Software Settings screen Retrieve Settings Software Settings MY DESKTOP2 File History Backup Speed Retrieve Folder Preferences About your software Product Name WD SmartWare Version 1 4 0 3 Back to Main Settings e MY BOOK LIVE 31 USER MANUAL BACKING UP RETRIEVING WD SMARTWARE Specifying the Number of Backup Versions The
37. then the bookmark icon aap and then Bonjour 2 Double click the My Book Live drive on the network MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 54 INTRODUCTION TO MY BOOK LIVE DASHBOARD Starting the My Book Live Dashboard The first time you access My Book Live Dashboard the Default Language page displays AD meow we Default E ETE CCE 1 Select the default language from the drop down list 2 Click the Licence Agreement link and after reading the agreement click Accept 3 Click Start The Home Page displays iD MYBOOK LIVE Settings f Users Shares D Backups Support Let us help you Create Users After you select an option the navigation panel slides to the left and the selected page appears MY BOOK LIVE 55 USER MANUAL INTRODUCTION TO MY BOOK LIVE DASHBOARD Understanding the My Book Live Dashboard The typical My Book Live Dashboard page offers options for viewing and entering information and provides assistance and notifications Wa MYBOOK LIVE i Users General ms Shares Device Name D Backups Description Language 2 Support Serial Number Let us help you Usage 7GB 0 9 Warranty Registration Register Now Updates amp Secure Your Device Alert amp Event Notifications Energy Saver luly Book Live 2 Alerts icon ate 3 Alerts amp Events list 4 Secure Your Device Logout O1 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Description
38. to you The procedure is the same as for sharing files except that you click the Transfer Files to Others icon to display Transfer Files to Others Choose folder judy aal com with files to susita aol com Hold down the CTRL key to select multiple people nauthorized m Please respect copyrights Sharing u Invite new person M Find MioNet user Next K c pe i When assigning permissions f you want users to transfer the files only to themselves give them Read permission f you want to enable them to transfer files to you or modify or delete your files give them Read amp Write permission Accessing My Book Live Using WD Photos WD Photos WD Photos enables you to quickly access all the photos stored on your My Book Live using your Apple iPhone iPod touch or iPad Note In the rest of the manual all references to iPhone refer to the iPod touch and iPad as well Your photos remain private safe and secure on your home network drive You can display up to 250 000 photos without taking up a lot of space on your iPhone or waiting for your photos to sync To use WD Photos you must register your My Book Live drive with WD s MioNet secure remote access service which is included free with all our network drives See Setting up MioNet on page 70 Your iPhone must have OS 3 1 or later Photos are automatically optimized for perfect viewing on your iPhone You can see previously view
39. touch or iPad and provides a link to more information on the WD website v WD Photos Show off all your photos on your iPhone Get quick access to all the photos stored on your My Book World Edition or WD ShareSpace network drive using your iPhone or iPod touch Your photos are private safe and secure on your home network drive No need to spend time and money on an online photo service To learn more and install the app http vwww wde com products wdapps W WOC com e en MioNet Setting up MioNet Use MioNet to register your device for use with WD Photos and to remotely access your media content documents and other files To enable MioNet 1 Open the MioNet section of the page and select the Enabled check box at the bottom selected by default Two MioNet Registration options display MioNet MioNet provides remote access to your files and powers your WD Photos app Setting up MioNet Create new account Existing Account ie E na D le d i MioNet Service MioNet Registration B creating a New Account B Existing Account 2 Ifyou already have a MioNet account and want to register this device to it then select Existing Account in the MioNet Registration section OR If you don t have a MioNet account or want to create a new one select Create New Account MY BOOK LIVE 70 USER MANUAL CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS Registering Your Drive to an Existing Account
40. Administrator creates accounts for others who will have access to the My Book Live drive These accounts are referred to as users Users have full access to the their own private shares and to public shares and limited access to the shares of other users Note The Administrator normally the owner is the person in charge of setting up computers on the network The Users option on the navigation panel lists current users and enables the Administrator account to view user details create new users grant a user access to existing shares and create shares Viewing Users 1 On the navigation panel click Users to view a list of current users on the panel on the left and links that display online Help in a panel on the right User List Need Help admin MY BOOK LIVE Lo USER MANUAL MANAGING USERS 2 To view user details click the user name User Detail and Share Access display in a panel on the right User List User Detail Full Name Administrator Password Update Password ffi i Share Name ur dae mo a Project iO C IV i G Required Creating a User The Administrator can create users and limit what shares they can access Full access Allows the user to read write and delete files on the share _x Read only access Restricts the user to only viewing files on the share MY BOOK LIVE Tr USER MANUAL MANAGING USERS 1 Click the Create New User but
41. File gt Open from any application Search and backup across computers 2 select a folder to see a list of all its subfolders and files You can now use your browser to access your entire collection of music photos movies and documents 3 Double click any file to open it locally You may also drag and drop files from your My Book Live to the remote computer and vice versa MY BOOK LIVE 91 USER MANUAL REMOTELY ACCESSING YOUR MY BOOK LIVE Sharing Files with Others Sharing files on your My Book Live with others is a simple three step process First you choose the folder you wish to share then who you want to share with and finally what permissions they have to access the folder 1 Click the Share Photos icon oeside it to choose a subfolder to share with 2 Click any folder or the plus sign someone else Share Photos SC iPhonereg Choose folder of Bi Public offline 1 photos I Download offline L Bl 45hare offline ill dorisdoris offline Choose people to E La Public share with Choose permissions Please respect copyrights Sharing unauthorized materials violates Terms of Use EES E Cancel 3 Click Next to display the Share Files with Others page listing users you have shared with before Share Photos Choose folder oat omotos Choose people to share with Choose permissions Hold down the CTRL key to select multiple people Please respect copyri
42. Information This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This unit generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by WD could void the user s authority to operate this equipment The following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission may be helpful How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems This booklet is Stock No 004 000 00345 4 available from the US Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 The provided Ethernet cable must be used between the unit and network connection to comply with FCC Part 15 Class B and EN 55022 Class B ICES NMB 003 Compliance Cet appareil de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada This device complies with Canadian ICES 003 Class B safety Compliance Approved for US and Canada CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 UL 60950 1 Safety of Information Technology Equipment Approuve pour les Etats Unis et le Canada CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 S ret d quipement de technologie de
43. Live Dashboard Select Dashboard on the WD Quick View submenu to launch the application The Welcome screen displays See Introduction to My Book Live Dashboard on page 54 Mapping the Drive Windows only 1 Select Map My Book Live name on the WD Quick View submenu The Map Network Drive screen displays Map Network Drive x Windows can help you connect to a shared network Folder and assign a drive letter to the connection so khat you can p access the Folder using My Computer ae Specify the drive letter For the connection and the Folder that you want to connect to Folder iMyBookLive Public BrOWSse Example server share Reconnect ak logon Connect using a different user name Sign up For online storage or connect to a network server 2 Select the desired letter from the Drive drop down list 3 Click the Finish button Creating a Shortcut to the Public Share Windows only Note Mac OS X automatically displays a Public share icon on the desktop and you can Create aliases for any subshares See Using Mac Leopard Snow Leopard on page 11 select Create Shortcut on the WD Quick View submenu An icon representing the Public share displays on the desktop MY BOOK LIVE 42 USER MANUAL MANAGING WD SOFTWARE Viewing Drive Properties Select Properties on the WD Quick View submenu to display the Properties screen Properties Network Device H MyBookLive Device De
44. MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 23 BACKING UP RETRIEVING WD SMARTWARE Backing Up Retrieving WD SmartWare WD SmartWare Overview Installing and Using WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Home Screen Backing It All Up Using Advanced Backup Capabilities Retrieving Backups WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy to use tool that gives you the power to Protect your data automatically Automatic continuous backup instantly makes a copy whenever you add or change a file Note Automatic backup protection is continuous as long as both your My Book Live and computer are connected to your network If you disconnect from your network backup temporarily stops Once you reconnect WD SmartWare automatically scans your computer for new or changed files and resumes backup protection See your backup as it happens Visual backup organizes your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup Retrieve lost files effortlessly Bring back your valuable data to its original location whether you have lost all your data or just overwritten an important file Take control Customize your backups Viewing the Info Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to online Help information to quickly guide you through your backup retrieve and settings tasks Whenever you are uncertain about what to do just click the info online Help icon in the upper right corner of any screen
45. My Book Live User Manual m Pal ote i Loe A g D aA O O Western Digital WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e mail support service at hito support wdc com If the answer is not available or if you prefer please contact WD at the best telephone number shown below Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period This 30 day period starts on the date of your first telephone contact with WD Technical Support E mail support is free for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is available 24 7 To help us keep you informed of new features and services remember to register your product online at http register wdc com Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at hitp support wdc com and choose from these topics e Downloads Download drivers software and updates for your WD product e Registration Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers e Warranty amp RMA Services Get Warranty Product Replacement RMA RMA Status and Data Recovery Information e Knowledge Base Search by keyword phrase or answer ID e Installation Get online installation help for your WD product or software Contacting
46. NG THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED My Book Live Welcome Screen Wi MYBOOK LIVE Welcome Discover Welcome to My Book Live the premier network drive that lets you centralize share and stream your 3 Install digital media to all the devices on your home network Getting started is easy we ll guide you through setup and connection so you can start sharing in just a few minutes Start Discovery Discovering and Connecting to Your Drive starting with the Welcome screen the Administrator Discovers and assigns a letter to the My Book Live drive on the network Installs WD Quick View for easy access to the drive drive status and other options Uses the Next Steps feature to navigate to essential procedures such as backing up files and configuring drive settings Note Non administrators can discover the drive access My Book Live Dashboard and open the Public share Step 1 Discover the My Book Live Drive 1 On the Welcome screen click the Start Discovery button The My Book Live Discovery progress screen appears showing how long the process may take Note The processing icon displays when the system is processing information for example when it is saving settings MY BOOK LIVE Discovery Searching for MWY BOOK LIVE on your network re This may take several seconds please wait Cancel Search Note Clicking the Cancel Search link displays the How to Connect screen providing
47. Pictures Drill down to view the subfolders and individual photos Searching for Photos Jolwlelalr vjul joley poocooogt eiel leln u Ea ES Search by Date Search by Keyword You can search for specific photos in your collection by date or keyword Date 1 Tap the calendar icon at the bottom of the device 2 ype the approximate date you are looking for and then click the search icon magnifying glass 3 From the results select the desired album or picture Note You can also filter by month or year Keyword 1 Tap the search icon at the bottom of the device 2 Type the keyword e g file name and click the search icon again 3 From the results select the desired album or picture MY BOOK LIVE 96 USER MANUAL REMOTELY ACCESSING YOUR MY BOOK LIVE E mailing Photos 1 Tap and open the photo you want to send 2 lap the Settings icon and then tap the Email Photo button 3 Enter an e mail address and tap Send Changing WD Photos Settings You can change settings for auto sign in and cache size Auto sign in allows you to log in automatically when you click the WD Photos icon The size of the cache determines how many photos you can store so that they are available without streaming from WD Photos The new settings take effect the next time you launch WD Photos 1 Scroll to the bottom of the iPhone Settings page and tao WD Photos iPod 3 21 PM Auto Sign in On Clear Cache on Next Launc
48. USER MANUAL CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS Configuring My Book Live Settings system Settings Network Settings Utilities Settings Remote Access Settings Media Server Settings The Settings option enables the Administrator to view and customize the drive s system network utilities remote access and media settings System Settings To select the Settings options 1 On the navigation panel click Settings to display five tabbed pages System Network Utilities Remote Access and Media Note that the Settings tab is highlighted in blue General Device Name MyBooKLive Description My Book Live Network Storage Language English Serial Number WECAZA04527593 Usage 3GB 0 9TB Warranty Registration Register How gt Date amp Time Updates Alert amp Event Notifications Energy Saver 2 The Settings home page contains five expandable sections General Date amp Time Updates Alert amp Event Notifications and Energy Saver Io display or hide a section click the arrow beside the section name or click the section name itself MY BOOK LIVE 59 USER MANUAL CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS General Use the General section of the page to show the drive name and description select the language in which the web pages should display view usage of storage space and register the drive WARNING Renaming the My Book Live forces all the network computers to remap their shared ne
49. View icon to display the main menu and then select WD SmartWare or Windows Explorer Click Start or and then click Programs gt WD SmartWare gt WD SmartWare MY BOOK LIVE 26 USER MANUAL BACKING UP RETRIEVING WD SMARTWARE WD SmartWare Home Screen The Home screen is the first screen you see after you launch WD SmartWare Welcome MY DESKTOP2 My Book Live C MyBookLive 149 0 GB Total 923 6 GB Total 94 8 GB Free 831 8 GB Free Update Software The WD SmartWare Home screen provides four tabs Home Provides a Content Gauge showing the capacity of each My Book Live drive on your network Backup Manages existing backups or creates new backups of your important data including movies music documents e mail and photos Retrieve Brings back valuable data that has been lost or overwritten Settings Manages backup parameters searches for updates and provides a link to the My Book Live Dashboard where you can configure the drive In the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive all of your files that are available for backup display against a blue background in six categories where This file category Includes files with these extensions Documents doc txt htm html opt xls xml and other document extensions Mail mail msg pst and other mail extensions Music mp3 wav wma and other music extensions Movies avi mov mp4 a
50. Windows Media Player Start gt All Programs gt Windows Media Player Apple Software Update E Internet Explorer ER Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 Wl Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003 Y QuickPlay Y QuickPlay Manager Windows Calendar Windows Contacts isl Windows Defender Windows DVD Maker kE Windows Fax and Scan ry Windows Mail E Windows Media Player Windows Meeting Space a Windows Movie Maker i Windows Photo Gallery my Accessories _ Elapse Time d Extras and Upgrades Games J Maintenance Microsoft USMT 3 0 1 d QuickTime a Startup VistaCodecs Connect To Control Panel Default Programs Help and Support E Windows Media Player File View Play Tools Help leg Video Library All Video a j Playlists litle Length P Create Ploylist Other l oE Alice Deejay Back in My Lie 01 Family Guy 6 1 16 4 d Library DD Recently Added 02 Family Guy 6 2 21 06 i All Video 03 Family Guy 6 3 21 56 0 Actors O4 Family Guy 6 4 7 13 ii Genre 05 Family Guy 6 5 21 11 vr Rating 06 Family Guy 6 6 2055 a MARTY 07 Family Guy 6 7 2 27 06 Family Guy 6 8 2137 09 Family Guy 6 9 71 10 10 Family Guy 6 10 21 12 11 Family Guy 6 11 21 16 12 Family Guy 6 12 nA 13 Family Guy 6 13 21 21 14 Family Guy 6 14 21 19 Creste Playlist CtrleN Create Auto Playlist Music Pictures Video Ww 139 ME Recorded TV i gt Other Add to Library Sa 141 ME tedis Sharing Wit 174 ME Apply Media Waaa
51. ashboard home page 3 Continue with Understanding the My Book Live Dashboard on page 56 MY BOOK LIVE 22 USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED What Can I Do Now Your My Book Live drive is ready to use and is accessible as a drive letter enabling you to drag and drop files into your drive and move files from it to any computer in your network that has been set up according to the instructions in this chapter You can also back up your computer files automatically customize the drive settings access your files from a remote location and use the drive as a media server This user manual contains information and instructions for setting up and using the drive The most common activities are listed below How dol See Back up my computer to the My Book Live drive page 24 Restore my data from the My Book Live drive to my computer page 33 Set up auto update of WD SmartWare Software page 38 Access the My Book Live drive on the Web page 90 Use My Book Live Dashboard to customize my drive page 59 Open a private share page 86 Restore My Book Live Dashboard to factory defaults page 66 page 111 Update My Book Live Dashboard Firmware page 61 Use WD Photos from my iPhone iPod touch or iPad page 94 Enable or disable My Book Live applications such as TwonkyMedia Server page 72 MioNet Remote Access and ITunes Play and stream media page 98 Use iTunes service page 106
52. ation a a aaaeeeaa aaa 2 2 Product Overview 02 0c eee e eee n eee 3 POO TAG NIV Cl as 5 cu secenabeat heats wa kinins ad niece ato auras E 3 Peal les Aad cia ootd eu ee mere Celica ak wy Pe e a e 3 PACKAGe COMES ic ska Boh ance otc ea Wea AG Bcd A 4 DV SUSI Ty FASCIITIS ay saci unset Gy she s Ghee edvat Ge dos We Dee E west aie 6 Pre nstalaton INSUUCTIONS serea keV eu eae Pees Ree eee eee 7 Handling Precautions n aasa ade ati tan Ae Bh aos ee ween a hee T DOCCIIC SONS airaa ate a aa ee Gee oe ae 7 EVE N aA aie atts af cat arc cai cai cited aout eit ct eas aoe yee ne ae ee ae 8 3 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 9 Connecting the Drive to Your Network 0 00000 eee eee 9 Getting Started Using the CD Mac and Windows 11 Getting Started Without the CD Windows 7 Vista amp Mac 19 What Can l DO NOW cair a atcckchiara waar a a E E ware eas 23 4 Backing Up Retrieving WD SmartWare 24 WD SmartWare OvervieW ouaaa aa e a aa ae ee eS 24 Installing and Using WD SmartWare Software 0085 25 WD SmartWare Home Sore ae cara iaa ees 27 BAC INO TAIFU 2 o8 acter En eee Rul Sa ee eae en 28 Using Advanced Backup Capabilities 0 0 0 00 eee 30 Retrieving BACKUPS atc nis e dies te MOR MM alt eee eS 33 5 Managing WD Software 02000 eee 37 Customizing WD SmartWare 0 0 000 eee 37 Using WD Quick VIEW Shortcuts i eae Sawn ae Ma 39 MONIONNG AICS se 24 cawceane
53. ble remotely through your MioNet account Media Serving From the drop down list select None All or to limit what can be streamed from this share a type of media from the Photos Music and Videos options 3 Click the Save button The new share displays in the Share Access panel with the Private indicator displaying Full access is automatically granted to the user Changing a User s Password When viewing details about a user the Administrator can change the user s password no password is the default setting 1 Select the user to display user details in the right column 2 Click the Update Password button to display the following Update Password PERE O Password Confirm Password 3 Enter the same password in both Password and Confirm Password otherwise select the No Password check box 4 Click the Save button MY BOOK LIVE 80 USER MANUAL MANAGING USERS Editing User Settings 1 To make changes to a user s profile select the user in the User List The User Details and Share Access panels display 2 Modify the required and optional settings as desired To update the user s access to shares make the necessary changes in the Share Access panel 3 Click the Save button Deleting a User You can delete all users except the Administrator 1 In the User List click the delete icon to the right of the user s name 2 In response to the confirmation message click the D
54. category today Easily customize drive settings Use the simple My Book Live Dashboard software to define device and network settings set up users create public and private shares and enable remote access iTunes WD Photos and TwonkyMedia server Package Contents My Book Live home network drive Ethernet cable AC power adapter Installation and software CD Quick Install Guide MY BOOK LIVE 4 USER MANUAL PRODUCT OVERVIEW My Book Live Home network drive Ss Installation CD with Quick Install Guide AC adapter Ethernet cable application software and user manual Global AC Adapter Configurations USHA TW EU KO UK AU NZ l l l l l l l US JA TW EU KO UK l l l l l l l l l l l l MY BOOK LIVE 5 USER MANUAL PRODUCT OVERVIEW For information on additional accessories for this product visit US www shopwad com or www wdstore com Canada www shopwad ca or www wastore ca Europe www shopwa eu or www wadstore eu All others Contact WD Technical Support in your region For a list of Technical Support contacts visit htto support wdc com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048 System Requirements Operating System Windows Mac OS X e Windows XP e Leopard e Windows Vista e Snow Leopard e Windows 7 Note Compatibility may vary depending on your computer s hardware configuration and operating system For highest performa
55. chine Mac computer users can utilize all the features of Apple Time Machine backup software to protect their data Back up all your Macs wirelessly to one location over your WIFI network Secure remote access Access your files over the Internet from anywhere using WD s MioNet remote access technology It s easy to securely access and share photos and documents with friends and family while you re on the go Play your music on any computer in your home The drive includes iTunes server support so you can centralize your music and video collection and stream to a Mac or PC Show off your photos with your iPhone Use your iPhone iPod touch or iPad to get quick access to all the photos stored on your home network drive Download the free WD Photos photo viewer app and show off your entire photo collection without taking up tons of space on your Apple device Stream digital media anywhere in your home VWVatch your daughter s birthday party video or show off your vacation sideshow on your TV The built in media server streams music photos and movies to any DLNA certified multimedia device such as a WD TV Live HD media player Blu ray Disc player Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 DLNA 1 5 amp UPnP certified Leading edge performance Designed around the most recent advances in Ethernet chip technology this product delivers read speeds up to 100 MBps That s 4 times faster than most consumer network drives in this
56. connect the Ethernet cable 4 Walt 60 seconds 5 Unplug the power cable MY BOOK LIVE 113 USER MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING If the LED is solid green indicating the drive is idle or blue indicating the drive is on standby the drive is ready to shut down 1 Disconnect the Ethernet cable 2 Unplug the power cable If the LED is white the firmware is being updated DO NOT UNPLUG THE POWER as this could corrupt the firmware in the drive and cause data loss If the LED is any other color wait for it to turn green If it does not turn green please consult Checking the Front Panel LED on page 10 MY BOOK LIVE 114 USER MANUAL Glossary CIFS Common Internet File System The recommended file sharing protocol for Windows platform allows users to access shares through My Network Places Mac OS X or later also supports the CIFS protocol See also Protocol DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol for assigning IP addresses to devices on a network With dynamic addressing a device can have a different IP address each time it connects to the network In some systems the device s IP address even changes while it is still connected DHCP also supports a mix of static and dynamic IP addresses See also Protocol DLNA Digital Living Network Alliance The group of consumer electronics computing industry and mobile device companies that sets standards for product compatibility thus enabling users to share cont
57. content location from where it has Browse and identify the new retrieve folder been the previous location will be backed up c Click the Apply button to save and implement the new retrieve folder d Click the Select Files button to display the Select content to retrieve screen MY BOOK LIVE 34 USER MANUAL BACKING UP RETRIEVING WD SMARTWARE 4 On the Select content to retrieve screen select Retrieve Some Files to display the retrieve files selection box vy Retrieve Some Files V Show older files Show deleted files view FQ Cn ictures Music Movies Documents Other Mail Name Size Date Ec o Ba DELL Bs Documents and Settings Ba FullShot99 Ba profile y v v y Original File Location 5 Navigate through the folder structure to find the files you want Click the appropriate file category button to list the files by category Pictures Music Movies Documents Other Mail Select the View icon to list individual files Type all or part of the file name in the search box to locate the file and press Enter to start the search To eliminate the search filter delete all of the text in the search box and press Enter Select the check box for the file that you want to retrieve 6 Click the Start Retrieving button 7 During the retrieve The Retrieve screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the amount of data that has been copied to the
58. d send it to WD Customer Support automatically click the Request Support button Click the Privacy Policy link to review WD s privacy policy To run and save a system report manually click the Create amp Save button Then save it to your computer If desired e mail it to WD Customer Support Obtaining Other Support To obtain the most recently updated user manual click the Product Documentation link To see answers to frequently asked questions and troubleshooting instructions click the FAQs link To participate in a forum about the My Book Live click the Forum link To see WD phone numbers and other contact information click the Contact Info link What Can I Do Now The next few chapters step you through the procedures for using My Book Live Dashboard The following table provides shortcuts to instructions for some common tasks How dol See Request assistance from Customer Support page 57 Set up the drive on your network page 63 Configure settings page 59 Create users page 77 Change a user s password page 80 Create shares page 83 Access private shares page 83 Enable or disable media servers page 98 Enable or disable MioNet remote access page 90 Share photos using WD Photos mobile app page 94 Reset My Book Live to factory default settings page 66 Update My Book Live Dashboard firmware page 61 View a list of backups and delete backups page 88 Shut down or reboot the My Book Live page 67 MY BOOK LIVE 58
59. display in a cascade with the most recent in front 3 Click the arrows or the time line on the right of the screen to browse through all the backups Time Machine has created Hom Le jie mac_slect_mbl Mil _ afari 17 ems 95 04 C avadabie Today N ow 4 Select the item you want to restore and click the Restore button at the bottom right to display the Copy message An item named Picture 3 with extension png already exists in this location Do you want to replace it with the one you re restoring Fa Keep Original Keep Both Replace j 5 Click the button for the desired option Keep Original Does not restore the item from the backup drive Keep Both he original item remains and the backed up item is added to the selected location on your computer MY BOOK LIVE 52 USER MANUAL BACKING UP WITHOUT WD SMARTWARE Replace he backed up item replaces the original item Note In Finder you will see a folder that corresponds to your backup drive that MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL includes the word backup This is a protected folder that is automatically created and where all of your backups reside It serves no purpose for users other than to store Time Machine backups In fact if you try to connect to it you will get a Connection Failed message 53 INTRODUCTION TO MY BOOK LIVE DASHBOARD Introduction to My Book Live Dashboard Launching the My
60. ed click the Install amp Reboot button A progress bar displays When the process is complete the network drive reboots Update from File To update the firmware manually 1 Contact WD Tech Support htto support wdc com for information on new firmware availability MY BOOK LIVE 61 USER MANUAL CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS 2 If anew firmware file is provided save the file to a Desktop location on your computer 3 Click the Update from file button 4 Select the file saved on your hard drive and click the Open button A message prompts for confirmation that you want to update now Click OK 5 An Installing Update progress bar displays and when installation is complete the drive reboots Auto Update To automatically check for and update the firmware 1 For Auto Update select the Enabled check box 2 From the drop down lists specify the frequency and time at which the drive should look for an update on the WD website and if one is available to automatically install it and reboot 3 Click the Save button Alert amp Event Notifications The Alert amp Event Notification section of the page enables you to add or delete e mail addresses of up to five users who will receive notifications The notification may concern system conditions such as over temperature or hard drive volume and network status These alerts help the Administrator manage and detect events or errors Alert amp Event
61. ed photos even when you re offline View your photos all at once or filter them by folder view or album view or even as a slide show Search photos by file name folder name or cate E maila photo to friend MY BOOK LIVE 94 USER MANUAL REMOTELY ACCESSING YOUR MY BOOK LIVE Assign a photo to a contact Add a photo to the Camera Roll Setting up the Drive 1 Make sure your WD network drive is connected to your network and turned on 2 Load your photos in JPEG format only into the Shared Photos folder in the Public folder on the network drive Creating a MioNet Account and Registering the Drive MioNet is WD s remote access service It s included free with the My Book Live drive and enabled on your drive by default If you have not already created a MioNet account or registered your My Book Live on MioNet see the instructions in Setting uo MioNet on page 70 Installing the WD Photos App 1 Using your iPhone download WD Photos from the App Store and install it on your Apple device 2 Launch WD Photos from your Apple device and click the Login button 3 At the login screen enter the MioNet Account username and password that you previously associated with your My Book Live If you have problems installing WD Photos please visit http vebsupport wdc com rn wdphoto asp Viewing Your Photos Note With WD Photos open tap Learn More and then Help for more information If you still have questions cl
62. ed teres id whe a dh ae aetna ws 44 MY BOOK LIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS iii USER MANUAL 6 Backing Up Without WD SmartWare 47 NAO OWS ACK UO retr Re Wy ganna oe Aides aa tate See act ducts oda ce a 47 Apple Time Machine ya a4 ec 8 od SR ee a ni ce ke et Sh eee ae 48 7 Introduction to My Book Live Dashboard 54 Launching the My Book Live Dashboard n n aaan aaaea aeaa 54 Starting the My Book Live Dashboard 0 eee ee 55 Understanding the My Book Live Dashboard 56 Obtaining Customer Support sasaaa aea e he aati be 5r Witter Can L DONOW enraasm eda a A A A 58 8 Configuring My Book Live Settings 59 SVEMO N a4 t 8 a Sige att 6 een Gh ak ae Ali dow Bedok e Otek ee 59 Network SCUINGS 6 04 2 anana no ee eee ae ekete dei aNwent es 63 LITE SS CTU Stites eee Ms E E EE EEE E MAR ated ule ene 65 Remote Access Settings 0 0 ee ees 69 Media Server Settings 0 00 cc ee eens 72 9 Managing Users 00 cee es 76 VIEwWNG USES ersa os seam ea ened A Oe oe Oh aa Oe aD 76 Creating a USEF aa 6 wade nie alee et Sea he E EE E S CL Creating a Private Share fora User ee ee 19 Changing a User s Password naasa ad ells wee Ohba el has oes 80 Editing User Settings wa k recta ceees dee shea oe 81 DEIGA USO aka dette wa be te wala A 81 10 Managing Shares 0 0 e eee eee 82 Viewing a List of Shares s a a eee 82 Creating a New Share ii 5 Soult n
63. elect where you want to save your backup click On a network 5 Click the Browse button and select the My Book Live drive 6 Select a share where you want the backup to be created and click the OK button 7 Enter the username and password assigned to your user name on the My Book Live If no user name has been assigned enter everyone as the username and any password e g 1234 Click the OK button 8 Follow the remaining instructions as prompted by the wizard Win 7 Backup Click gt Control Panel gt System and Security Click Backup and Restore Click the Set up Backup button and follow the steps in the wizard When prompted to select where you want to save your backup click Save on a network 5 Click the Browse button and select the My Book Live drive as the backup destination LS MY BOOK LIVE A7 USER MANUAL BACKING UP WITHOUT WD SMARTWARE 6 Select a share where you want the backup to be created and click the OK button 7 Enter the username and password assigned to your user name on the My Book Live See page 77 8 Make sure the backup destination is correct and click the Next button 9 When prompted for the content you want to back up select Let Windows choose or select desired content and then click the Next button 10 On the Review your backup settings screen click the Save settings and run backup button Apple Time Machine Backing up The Apple Time Machine is a built in feature
64. elete button MY BOOK LIVE 81 USER MANUAL MANAGING SHARES Managing Shares Viewing a List of Shares Creating a New User Making a Share Public Deleting a Share Opening a Share A share is an area on the My Book Live drive for storing files similar to a folder or directory In this manual we use the terms share and folder interchangeably A share can be public so that all users can access the contents or private to limit access to selected users The Shares option on the navigation panel displays a list of shares on the My Book Live and enables the Administrator to manage shares and user ACCESS Viewing a List of Shares On the navigation panel click Shares to display a list of shares on the My Book Live drive For each share name the usage type of media being shared Served and remote access status display If the share is private a lock icon displays to the left This means that only users with special access rights may view or modify it The right panel contains links to online Help Share List Need Help ao Public Deletina Shares Familyphotos MY BOOK LIVE 82 USER MANUAL MANAGING SHARES Click a share to display share detail and user access information Share List Public C Projects New_user ir Familyphotos Media Serving Remote Access On Create New Share User Name ago Share Detail Share Name Familyphotos eo
65. em F Haa o i Americana The Offst The 3 01 B Sid Rariti en Ne e Other Libraries me aa err Er Ne o Neil Dia Porc 2 0 4 MyBookLive a s am p California Scott TI Sad 4 40 4 Jd Music z i BB Greatest Hits Megad Sweating Bullets 5 2 ch Artist Pa Africa Brasil Jorge Ben Taj Mahal Album Ri Unsupervised Monopuff Unsupervis Hit My H Genre j B Sides and Rarities Wa Ey Media Guide ee They Might Be Giants 00 28 BF aa a a Ci bbij Ba e Sd id 8 Double click the media file you want to play WD TV Live HD Media Player You can connect the WD TV Live HD Media Player to your home network for access to media content stored in a network drive such as the My Book Live Following are general steps for using the WD TV Live to access files on a My Book Live Note Please refer to your WD TV Live HD Media Player user guide for more specific instructions on connecting to the My Book Live and accessing and playing your media content 1 Connect My Book Live to your home network and power on the device 2 Make sure the WD TV Live is connected to your TV and powered on 3 Connect the WD TV Live to the home network 4 Navigate to the Home screen and select the icon for the media content you wish to access It can be Music Video Hl or Photo MY BOOK LIVE 103 USER MANUAL PLAYING STREAMING VIDEOS PHOTOS amp MUSIC 5 Press A to select Media servers g and press Enter
66. ent in their home DMA Digital Media Adapter A device that gives home entertainment devices the ability to transfer media such as music photos videos to and from other devices over the network DNS Domain Name Service A system that allows a network name server to translate text host names into numeric IP addresses used to uniquely identify any device connected to the Internet ESD Electrostatic discharge Ethernet A standard method of connecting computers to a Local Area Network LAN using coaxial cable File Transfer Protocol FTP A network protocol used to transfer data from one computer to another through a network FTP is a popular choice for exchanging files independent of the operating systems involved GreenPower Technology Engineering technology developed by WD to bring more energy efficient hard drive options to our customers WD hard drives with GreenPower technology yield average power savings of 4 5 watts over competitors drives while maintaining solid performance Host Ihe computer to which other computers and peripherals connect Host Adapter A plug in board that acts as an interface between a computer system bus and a hard drive Host Interface he point at which a host and a drive are connected to each other Host Transfer Rate he speed at which a host computer can transfer data across an interface HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol Protocol used by the World Wide Web t
67. er s user guide for specific instructions DLNA Devices see specific DLNA media device user manuals for instructions on connecting a DLNA device to your local area network So you can access content on My Book Live Go to http www dina org for a list of DLNA certified devices and for further information Accessing My Book Live Using iTunes iTunes Media Server Overview With the iTunes Media Server you or anyone connected to the My Book Live can use ITunes to play music files stored on it This service creates a virtual music library on the device and treats it as an iTunes repository making it possible to stream media files from the My Book Live to Windows or Mac computers running iTunes Media Types Supported The iTunes Media Server supports the following file types AAC ALAC MP3 FLAC Ogg Vorbis Musepack WMA WMV AIFF WAV MPEG 4 Music and video playlists Note The iTunes server scans any shares that have the Media Serving setting enabled including the Public share by default Storing Content You can drag and drop media files into the corresponding folders in the Public share e g music files into My Book Live s Public Music default folder MY BOOK LIVE 106 USER MANUAL Streaming Media in iTunes PLAYING STREAMING VIDEOS PHOTOS amp MUSIC The iTunes Media Server is enabled by default in the Dashboard See Media Server Settings on page 72 for more infor
68. er List and the Share Access section moves to the right panel User List Create Hew User admin horm fi Saly New user User Detail UserName Naw Full Name Password Share Access 2 Share Name Required Creating a Private Share for a User 1 Ifyou want to create a private share for the user in the Share Access section on the right panel click the Create new share button A Create New Share box displays over the page New user Update Password i Create Hew Share n ne ta op ee a icf en eee ee SE Hi ast N E ANE EE E E AE cand E A E S HEISEI ig te ea OO Nt E E Fe ee eae Re EAE ret O EAE AN E E AET eect rete eE EE E A E E A A AA A tare ae A A a erie riers AE Sin fn EL A Sean PELE rea PT EEA EE Bienen PAA Bonin oan PEE ERY VEJE PEYI I been bans Bonin ETE PA PE E bene be te ban been AT E Create New Share Share Name Share Description Mionet Remote Access _ Enabled Media Serving All Required Cancel Save MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 19 MANAGING USERS 2 Complete all required settings indicated by red asterisk and any optional settings as follows Share Name Assign a name to the share that clearly indicates the type of files it will contain Share Description Enter a brief description of the content in the share MioNet Remote Access Enable this option if you would like the contents of this share to be availa
69. es and shares media files digital audio digital video and digital photos Media Storage Device that stores media files digital audio digital video and digital photos MioNet WD remote computer access service Adding MioNet to your home or work computer allows you secure and instant access from any PC in the world back to your computer You can use your applications and access and share files on your computer or storage device from anywhere Multi user A system in information technology that enables more than one user to access data at the same time NAS Network Attached Storage Hard disk storage that is set up with its own network address rather than being attached to the computer that is serving network workstation users Network Computer A computer that communicates with a central data storage facility such as a server or RAID system NFS Network File System A network file system protocol that allows a user on a client computer to access files over a network as easily as if the network devices were attached to its local disks Normally associated with UNIX systems See also Protocol NTP Network Time Protocol A protocol for synchronizing the clocks of computers and equipment over a network See also Protocol Operating System Software that allows users and programs installed on your system to communicate with computer hardware such as a hard drive Partition A logical division on a hard drive t
70. eset the device using the reset button WARNING Do not move the unit while it is turned on If you do not have access to the back of the unit unplug the drive from the power source turn the drive around so you do have access and then plug the drive in again 1 With the device powered on insert a paperclip or narrow tipped pen into the reset button slot on the back of the unit 2 Press and hold down the reset button for four seconds The device reboots this may take up to three minutes MY BOOK LIVE 111 USER MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING Specific Problems and Corrective Actions The following contains specific problems that may arise during the use of the My Book Live Possible solutions are listed for each problem LEDs do not light up Make sure the power cord is connected correctly Make sure that the wall outlet has power Test it by plugging in another device The My Book Live front panel light is red and the unit s Network Adapter LEDs do not light 1 Confirm the network cable is properly connected to the My Book Live and the network switch or router 2 Make sure the network switch or router has power 3 Use a different network cable and port on the network switch or router Temporarily swapping the My Book Live s cable port with a working network device may identify any failing cables and ports My router has failed How do you manually map the drive letter Connect the device directly to the comp
71. ess permission 1 Select Open on the WD Quick View submenu Windows Ihe shares display in Windows Explorer ar VWWyBookL_ive4 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help E gt ea Search Wey Folders 235 Address W WMyBookLive Folders Name Comments ps end Public Public Share o G Projects Family projects Ce Mom Mom s College Videos ang Family photos 010 Family Photos Mac OS X The contents of the Public share display in Finder ane 00 imi DEVICES _ Name Macintosh HD Shared Music Fa iDisk gt 9 Shared Pictures E Remote Disc a laz Shared Videos i Software SHARED MyBookLive ae Note To view all of the shares on the drive click the name of your My Book Live under Shared 2 select the share you want to view Windows For a private share if prompted for a user name and password enter those associated with your user account on My Book Live Dashboard see Creating a User on page 77 If you make the user name and password in Dashboard the same as those for logging into the computer no user name or password are required here MY BOOK LIVE 41 USER MANUAL MANAGING WD SOFTWARE Mac OS X For a private share if prompted for a user name and password enter those associated with your user account on My Book Live Dashboard see Creating a User on page 77 For a Public share if prompted for a user name and password select Guest Launching My Book
72. event further changes 3 Click Choose Backup Disk and select the My Book Live drive where you want the backups stored EA TimeMachine None Set Up Time Capsule Cancel Stop Backing Up 4 Click Use for Backup A screen prompts for your user name and password 5 Select Guest default setting and click Connect i Enter your name and password for the serwer MyBookLive so that Time Machine can access it Connect as Guest Registered User MY BOOK LIVE 49 USER MANUAL BACKING UP WITHOUT WD SMARTWARE The Preferences screen returns 0 OC Time Machine CD Name TimeMachine MyBookLive S Available 817 26 GB of 941 89 GB Oldest Backup June 28 2010 Seiect Disk Backup July 23 2010 Options Backing Up S SSS SSS Making backup disk available Time Machine Time Machine keeps Hourly backups for the past 24 hours e Daily backups for the past month OFF ON Weekly backups for all previous months The oldest backups are deleted when your disk becomes full v Show Time Machine status in the menu bar Click the lock to prevent further changes 6 To start automatic backups move the slider to ON 7 Toadda Time Machine drop down menu icon Fajio the menu bar at the top of the screen select the Show the Time Machine status in the menu bar check box This menu enables you to start
73. ew BSE eee eee aS 83 Creating a New User ances Oa ean te ween oa os ewes 84 Making a Share Public nananana aaa 86 Deleting a SnaG wn nik Sate oan Re ee oo Ae EEEE 86 Opening a Sale teh Enpa 3 dew EE nee ade mateo eset ens 86 11 Viewing a List of Backups 00005 88 Viewing the List of BACKUDS iv4 0 wie eee Ca bee ed elke we eA 88 WCICHIAG a BaCKUD is peda doer aoe e do de dean aoe belted a a 89 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS iv 12 Remotely Accessing Your My Book Live 90 MioNet Overview sanaaa aaae 90 Using MioNet Web after registration 0 0 0 cee ee 90 Accessing My Book Live Using WD Photos 05 94 13 Playing Streaming Videos Photos amp Music 98 Media Server Overview 0 0 00 sanaa eaa 98 Media Types SUPPONE as oisie a shee ea aes e ee eee 99 Medid Storage seoa Aye at e ty hata ee Sev pE i 99 Accessing My Book Live from Media PlayerS 100 Accessing My Book Live Using iTuneS 0 00 eee 106 14 Regulatory and Warranty Information 108 Regulatory Compliance 44s s eae iaa wt ea icawe wands 108 OBANINI Ser IGS trata ot ela sins aioe a seek gras ee og ee aes ks 109 MENIAL Waran seers Se ai cats de ache de then hacen Oe de oa alah 110 15 Troubleshooting 000 eee eee es 111 FIRSEOICDS CMEGCKIISE scanty a Gate aw ethan aie ae Me ae wea Ne 111 Resetting the My Book Live 0 es 111 Specific
74. ew folder or determine which existing folder you want to use 2 Onthe Software Settings screen click the Retrieve Folder button to display the Set Retrieve Folder screen 3 Click the Browse button and use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder Note If you don t want your previous retrieve contents folder to be backed up delete the folder before you apply changes 4 Click the Apply button to save and implement the new retrieve folder Setting the Preferences Auto Update Option When enabled each time you reconnect your My Book Live drive to your network the Preferences option checks for software updates This ensures that you are always using the most recent software version To enable or disable the Preferences option 1 On the Software Settings screen click the Preferences button to display the Set Preferences screen an Set Preferences File History Select automation options Backup Speed AA TA 7 Automatically check for WD SmartWare software updates Retrieve Folder 2 Select or clear the Automatically check for WD SmartWare software updates check box to enable or disable the Preferences option If selected WD SmartWare links you to the WD web page where the download is available MY BOOK LIVE 38 USER MANUAL MANAGING WD SOFTWARE Using WD Quick View Shortcuts After you install WD Quick View see Step 2 Install WD Quick View on page 15 the WD Quick View
75. external storage product Do not drop or jolt the drive Do not move the drive while it is powered on Do not use this product as a portable drive Specifications Ethernet High performance 10 100 1 000 Gigabit Ethernet connection Internal hard drive WD 3 5 inch SATA hard drive Supported protocols CIFS SMB NFS FTP AFP I O ports Ethernet RJ 45 port Supported clients Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Mac OS X Leopard Mac OS X Snow Leopard Physical dimensions Length 54 9 in 139 45 mm Width 1 97 in 50 mm Height 6 5 in 164 0 mm Weight 2 2 lb 1 01 kg Power supply Inout voltage 100V to 240V AC Input frequency 50 to 60 Hz Output voltage 12V DC 1 5A Power supply 18W Temperature Operating temperature 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F Non operating temperature 20 to 65 C 4 to 149 F MY BOOK LIVE 7 USER MANUAL PRODUCT OVERVIEW System View _ Reset button Multi color LED Activity LED Ethernet port 12VDC SL ink LED i I Kensington security Slot Component Icon Description Ethernet port A Connects the device to a local network Restores settings such as the admin user name and password for the Reset button C I device See Resetting the My Book Live on page 111 for more information Power port mums Connects the device to an AC adapter and the power outlet E EE Kensington For drive security the device is equipped with
76. fter registration 1 From any browser go to htto www mionet com web 2 Enter your MioNet username and password The Quick Start tab appears displaying icons representing activities you can perform MA MIONET My Account MioNet Web MioNet Wed Help Support My Account Edit Profile Edit Password Account Info MioNet Web Sign Out Browser Requirements e Win 5 2000 XP Vista MY BOOK LIVE 90 USER MANUAL REMOTELY ACCESSING YOUR MY BOOK LIVE Note In this User Guide we discuss the most basic options For more advanced options see the MioNet Help or MioNet User Guide available when you click the MioNet online Help icon Accessing My Book Live Folders and Files Remotely Sign Out IMA MIONET My Account MioNet Web Buy Now Install MioNet Now MioNet Web Help Support Quick Start My Resources Shared with Me Shared with Others My Account Edit Profile iPhonereg 4Share offline Edit Password iPhonereg dorisdoris offline Account Info iPhonereg Download offline MioNet Web iPhonereg Public offline Sign Out 2 MyBookLive Public Download MioNet to Get faster file access Use File gt Open from any application Manage copy and rename folders Search across computers Run backup and security programs on all PCs 08 17 10 Download MioNet so all remote computers act like they are local Faster file access Use
77. ghts Sharing unauthorized materials MY BOOK LIVE 92 USER MANUAL IF you want to Share photos with MioNet users you have shared with before Add a new user to share with Find a user you have never shared with before REMOTELY ACCESSING YOUR MY BOOK LIVE THEN 1 p3 E E a oe E Select the user s Press the Ctrl key in Windows or the Command key on a Mac to select multiple users Click Next Click Invite new person Enter the user s e mail address Click Continue Click Find MioNet user Enter the user name or e mail Click Find When MioNet finds the user click Share with this person 4 Select the permission level and click Finish If you want users to only view and download the photos select Read permission f you want to enable users to add photos to your folder or modify or delete photos select Read amp Write permission Share Photos a writedori a susita aol com Permissions C Read amp Write Read Choose permissions 2 Back The person you invite receives an e mail containing a link to MioNet MioNet automatically opens in the user s web browser and provides instant secure access to the folder of photos on your computer MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 93 REMOTELY ACCESSING YOUR MY BOOK LIVE Transferring Files to Others MioNet enables you to transfer files to others to whom you have granted access and to have them transfer files
78. h Clear OFF Set Cache Size 1 GB gt 2 To enable or disable auto sign in tap Auto Sign in to the On or Off position 3 To adjust the size of the cache for holding WD Photos tap the Set Cache Size bar and select one of the options listed 4 To clear the cache slide the Clear switch to On MY BOOK LIVE 97 USER MANUAL PLAYING STREAMING VIDEOS PHOTOS amp MUSIC Playing Streaming Videos Photos amp Music Media Server Overview Media Types Supported Media Storage Accessing My Book Live from Media Players Accessing My Book Live Using iTunes Enjoy photos music and videos through a DLNA compliant media player such as Xbox360 PlayStation3 WDTV Live and media services such as iTunes Media Server Overview My Book Live is designed to serve as your home s central media hub It enables you to stream photos music and videos to your home entertainment center and or other computers on your home network The TwonkyMedia server searches for all the media stored in the Public share on the My Book Live connected to your home network If you do not want Twonky to find specific files place them in a private share that is not serving media The server is pre set So you can just transfer your multimedia content to the respective shared folders on your My Book Live as described on the next page and you are ready to stream and view content on your home entertainment center game consoles for examp
79. h digital me dia adapter 113 checklist 111 drive not connecting to network 112 LEDs don t light up 112 manually mapping the drive letter 112 resetting the system 111 WD Quick View installation 18 TwonkyMedia enabling 72 U Underwriters Laboratories Inc UL 108 Uninstalling WD Quick View 46 Updating My Book Live Dashboard 61 User creating 77 creating private share for 79 password 80 Users viewing list of 76 Utilities settings 65 W Warning deleting a backup 89 deleting a share 86 do not move drive 111 interrupting the factory restore 66 renaming the drive 60 unplugging drive during reboot or shut down 44 67 update process 61 use shielded Ethernet cable provided 10 WD Photos 70 installing 95 registering the drive on MioNet 95 searching for photos 96 viewing 95 WD Quick View installing 15 shortcuts 39 uninstalling 46 WD Service 109 WD SmartWare advanced backups 30 auto update preferences 38 backing up all files 28 Home screen 27 installing and using 25 online Help 24 overview 24 software settings 37 system files 28 WD TV Live HD Media Player 103 WD Warranty limited 110 Web browser compatibility 6 Welcome screen for My Book Live 12 Windows getting started with CD 11 Windows Media Player 101 Windows Vista Windows 7 getting started without CD 20 Public share 20 Software folder 20 Workgroups 64 X Xbox 360 105 120 Information furnished by WD is believed to be accurate and reliable
80. hat the operating system treats as a separate hard drive Each partition is assigned a unique drive letter MY BOOK LIVE 116 USER MANUAL Port Hardware A specialized outlet on a device for connecting to other devices using a cable or a plug Ethernet ports power ports and USB ports are examples Protocol A convention of data transmission that defines timing control format and data representation RAM Random Access Memory Memory that allows any storage location to be accessed randomly as opposed to sequential access devices such as tape drives ROM Read Only Memory An integrated circuit memory chip containing programs and data that the computer or host can read but cannot modify A computer can read instructions from ROM but cannot store data in ROM Share An area similar to a folder or directory set up to organize files and access them on your network Shares can be Public shared with everyone on your network or Private shared with only selected users on your network SMB Server Message Block File sharing protocol for Windows platform that allows users to access shares through My Network Places Mac OS X or later also supports the CIFS protocol See also Protocol SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Standard for transferring email across the Internet See also Protocol Streaming Media Media such as audio video and photos that are constantly received while being delivered by a streaming provide
81. heck the LED on the front of the drive to make sure it is not blinking Blinking indicates that the unit is processing information for example backing up or transferring files WARNING Do not unplug the drive during shutdown 1 Select Shut Down on the WD Quick View submenu to display the WD omartWare Shut Down screen shut Down MyBookLive My Book Live Enter owner password You are aboutto shut down your network device Any backups or file activity will be interrupted 2 Enter the administrator s password or leave blank and then click the OK button The drive shuts down Monitoring Alerts Flashing Icon and Balloon Alert In both Windows and Mac systems the WD Quick View icon flashes to indicate the drive may be overheated or about to fail In Windows a balloon alert displays as well Note If the drive overheats power it down and let it cool for 60 minutes Power it back on and if the problem persists contact WD Support MY BOOK LIVE 44 USER MANUAL MANAGING WD SOFTWARE WD Quick View Option An option on the WD Quick View submenu displays alerts such as Drive is reaching maximum capacity Drive is full and subsequent backups cannot take place Displays every five minutes until soace is made available Updates are available To view drive alerts 1 Select Alerts on the WD Quick View submenu to display one or more alerts Multiple alerts are arranged chronologically 2
82. her software files 4 Ifyou want to make a shared drive icon permanent on your desktop create an alias Following are two ways to do that Note Before creating an alias click Finder gt Preferences and make sure Connected Servers is checked MY BOOK LIVE 21 USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED Click the item you wish to alias e g Shared Music hold down the mouse button hold down the Cmd and Option keys simultaneously and drag the item to where you want the alias to appear Instead of moving the original item this creates an alias at the new location OR Right click the item you want to alias e g Shared Music and then click File gt Make Alias Open Get Info Eject PUBLIC Duplicate ELC BIER Copy PUBLIC Color Label x v v w v o G Automator gt Enable Folder Actions Configure Folder Actions Using Bonjour to Find and Set up the Drive 1 Open Safari and click the bookmark icon els Bonjour L lt gt Z http mybooklive2 tocal UI C E Qr Googli a HE Apple Yahoo Google Maps YouTube Wikipedia News 77 Populary COLLECTIONS History 63 Bookmarks Bar 77 Bookmarks Menu Address Book 55 All RSS Feeds Ore MyBookLive2 Bookmark 5 About Bonjour 7 Webpages gt MyBookLive2 g9 WDShareSpace Printers 2 Click Bonjour and then double click your My Book Live drive to display the My Book Live D
83. hotos ti Description 2010 Family Phot MioNet Remote f Enabled Access Media Serving i9 A FM Photo lt 0 OPublic Private User Name 2 XR F adn C E gt E Mo R g Sal O _use Required 2 Click the Create new user button in the Share Access section on the right A Create New User box displays over the screen Create New User User Name Full Name Password Grandma Grandma Confirm Password geseses EJ Create private Share for this user Required ES ES 3 Complete the information as you did in Creating a User on page 77 4 Click the Save button MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 85 MANAGING SHARES Making a Share Public If you decide there is no reason to limit access to a private share convert it to a public share 1 Select the private share in the Shares list and select the Public option instead of the Private option in the Share Access section of the right panel 2 Click the Save button Deleting a Share 1 In the Share List click the delete icon to the right of the share s name WARNING Deleting a share erases all files and folders on the share 2 In response to the confirmation message click Delete Opening a Share You have several options for opening My Book Live s Public share and the private shares to which you have access To open a private share you must have Auser name and password assigned to your user name
84. ice is rebooting Please do not unplug the device or close this window during the rebooting process If the drive is not processing information or it is but you choose to proceed click the Continue button The following message displays The drive shuts down and then restarts Wait until the green LED is solid before resuming work with the My Book Live drive MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 67 CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS To shut down the drive 1 Click the Shutdown Device button Reboot Shut Down Reboot Reboot Device i Shut Down Shut Down Device ii A message reminds you that shutting down may interrupt important processes Notice You are aboutto shut down your network device any backups file activity or file transfers may be interrupted If the drive is not processing information or it is but you choose to proceed click the Continue button The following message displays 2 Notice Device is shutting down After the LED on the front of the device is off you can safely Unplug your drive Please close your browser or browser tab 3 Click the Close button to close the message 4 When the LED on the front of the device is off you can safely unplug your drive 5 Close the browser MY BOOK LIVE 68 USER MANUAL CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS Import Export Current Configuration x Import Export Current Configuration Important Before doi
85. ick Additional support WD Photos finds all the JPEG images in the drive s Shared Pictures folder in the drive s Public share Other folders file formats or pictures outside of the Shared Pictures folder do not display 1 Copy or move all the pictures you want to view into the Shared Pictures folder on your WD My Book Live Do not change the name of the folder 2 The first time you connect to your drive your pictures are automatically optimized for crisp clear display on your iPhone This process may take a few minutes to several hours depending on the number of pictures in your Shared Pictures folder 3 Tao WD Photos on your iPhone You can view your pictures in three ways Image View Album View and Folder View Tap the eye at the bottom of the WD Photos home screen to change views Each time you tap a message identifies the view you are seeing MY BOOK LIVE 95 USER MANUAL REMOTELY ACCESSING YOUR MY BOOK LIVE April n 7 Pr l Evelyn T Proios Gabriel 4 Page March fa 3 PR Image View Album View Folder View Image View Displays all the photos in Shared Pictures on your network drive The view is unstructured no folders and subfolders Album View If the pictures in Shared Pictures are organized into folders and subfolders Album View displays them as albums Drill down to see the photos in each album Folder View Folder View initially displays the highest level folders in Shared
86. icon displays in a Windows system tray and the BY icon displays on a Mac menu bar This icon enables you to quickly and conveniently Check the drive status Open the public and private shares Launch the My Book Live Dashboard Launch WD SmartWare if installed Exit WD SmartWare if running Map the My Book Live Windows only Create a shortcut to the Public share View drive properties View alerts Access the Learning Center Helo pages Set preferences for alerts Uninstall the WD Quick View icon Shut down the My Book Live The sections that follow describe these options Accessing the WD Quick View Shortcut Options Windows 1 Right or left click the WD Quick View icon s in the system tray to display a menu 2 Move the pointer over or click to select your My Book Live drive and display a submenu Open Dashboard Learning Center Map MyBookLive Create Shortcut Shut Down Gers Properties About WD Smartware MyBookLlive My Book Live P Windows WD Quick View menus 3 Select the desired option MY BOOK LIVE 39 USER MANUAL MANAGING WD SOFTWARE Mac OS X 1 Click the WD Quick View icon in the menu bar to display a menu 2 Move the pointer over the name of your My Book Live to display a submenu D3 4 Wed 1 39 About WD Quick View Open MyBookLive Dashboard Learning Center Shut Down Alerts Properties ICF
87. icture Frames Network Music Player Digital Media Adapters on page 106 DLNA Devices on page 106 MY BOOK LIVE 100 USER MANUAL PLAYING STREAMING VIDEOS PHOTOS amp MUSIC Windows Media Player 11 12 Windows Vista Windows 7 Note Please go to the Microsoft Media Player support site for more information on using and updating your media player To stream media using Windows Media Player 11 or 12 Library 1 Click Control Panel gt Network and Sharing Center 2 Click Customize Sa GO RE gt Control Fone Netmerk ond Sheang Center p Seuxh P Fe Edt View Toot Help Network and Sharing Center sew ti may A A amp CM PS PC Unatertd ad netaort beternet Tha computer A Unidentified network Pusi cetwort coms Local erty Conrecton Local ires Connecter Vow tees BD Sharing and Dicovery feeteerh Gricovery 9 On v fse wareg y Pitia Hedger then O On pmaword requered v Printer ihanng amp OM ino porters wateled x Prad protected Aanag A v Ueda thang oo v Customize network settings Network name Unidentified network Location type Public Discovery of other computers and devices will be limited and the use of the network by some programs may be restricted Help me choose Network Icon A _ lt Merge or delete network locations MY BOOK LIVE 101 USER MANUAL PLAYING STREAMING VIDEOS PHOTOS amp MUSIC 4 Launch
88. ile per retrieve Retrieving All of Your Content On the Select content to retrieve screen choose the Retrieve All Files option which retrieves files across all categories and copies them to either their original locations or the Retrieved Contents folder During the retrieve The Retrieve screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the amount of data that has been copied to the specified retrieve location A Cancel Retrieving button is available for you to stop the retrieve A Retrieval accomplished message signifies completion of the retrieve A Partial retrieve accomplished message means the file you selected for the retrieve was not copied to the specified retrieve location In this case either a Files Not Retrieved message provides the number of files that were not retrieved and a link to a failed to retrieve information screen Click the View files link to see the list of files and the reasons they were not retrieved or a Destination is full message means that your computer does not have sufficient disk space to complete the retrieve MY BOOK LIVE 36 USER MANUAL MANAGING WD SOFTWARE Managing WD Software Customizing WD SmartWare Using WD Quick View Shortcuts Monitoring Alerts Customizing WD SmartWare The WD SmartWare software makes It easy for you to quickly customize its settings for the best possible performance with your drive by Specifying the number of bac
89. ilities of WD for damages including but not limited to accidental consequential or special damages or any financial loss lost profits or expenses or lost data arising out of or in connection with the purchase use or performance of the Product even if WD has been advised of the possibility of such damages In the United States some states do not allow exclusion or limitations of incidental or consequential damages so the limitations above may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state MY BOOK LIVE 110 USER MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting First Steps Checklist Resetting the My Book Live Specific Problems and Corrective Actions For any issue first ensure that you are using the latest firmware for My Book Live see Updates on page 61 for update instructions First Steps Checklist Is the power supply plugged in to the wall outlet and the drive Are all cables correctly connected and secured ls the status indicator green If not refer to Checking the Front Panel LED on page 10 Resetting the My Book Live If you have set a password or a static IP address on My Book Live Dashboard and have forgotten it pressing the reset button while the device is powered up resets the password to the default value of none and to default IP settings Resetting does not erase your files Follow the instructions below to r
90. ion about backing up your files using WD SmartWare TimeMachine or Windows Backup click the appropriate link in the Need Help panel on the right MY BOOK LIVE 88 USER MANUAL VIEWING A LIST OF BACKUPS Deleting a Backup WARNING When deleting a backup remember that you are erasing all of the files in the backup 1 2 Click the delete icon to the right of the backup In response to the confirmation message click Delete MY BOOK LIVE 89 USER MANUAL REMOTELY ACCESSING YOUR MY BOOK LIVE Remotely Accessing Your My Book Live MioNet Overview Using MioNet Web after registration Accessing My Book Live Using WD Photos MioNet Overview Important For information on registering your drive and creating an account on MioNet see System Settings on page 59 Remotely access your photos music videos and documents from anywhere anytime using MioNet secure remote access services from WD MioNet makes remote file access and sharing seamless simple and very secure Just follow the steps to register your My Book Live into your secure MioNet account Then you can access your content from any web browser in the world with your unique username and password MioNet also enables you to share a folder of pictures on your My Book Live with friends no upload required or a folder of documents with your business colleagues Invitees can only view the content you choose to share with them Using MioNet Web a
91. ive 4 Plug the power adapter into a power outlet The unit powers up automatically Important Wait for the My Book Live drive to finish powering up approximately three minutes before configuring the drive You will know it is ready when the LED turns solid green Checking the Front Panel LED The following table describes the front panel tricolor red green blue LED behavior Appearance State Description unit Boot Yellow Solid Drive has begun loading the Operating System OS C Green Blink Unit is performing read or write commands to from the Hard Drive Disk HDD Fault action required Solid The following faults trigger this state e Network cable not inserted Disk SMART failure Disk thermal warning threshold exceeded under or over temp Data Volume does not exist System Volume does not exist Standby Unit is in HDD standby mode Software firmware White Firmware is currently being updated update may look somewhat violet MY BOOK LIVE 10 USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED Checking Back Panel Network LEDs The following table describes the network state and activity LEDs Note Looking at the port with the LEDs on the bottom the LED on the top is the Activity LED and the one on the bottom is the Link LED Appearance State Description Link down Link Cable or drive is not plugged in or other end of link is not operational Link up 10 100 Link Yellow Cable is p
92. k the Customer Support button to get assistance MY BOOK LIVE 65 USER MANUAL Factory Restore CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS Note For information about using the Reset button to return the password and network mode to factory settings see Resetting the My Book Live on page 111 In this area of the Settings page the Administrator can choose a short factory restore or a full one The drive loses all information and the Administrator password returns to none Note A Quick Factory Restore formats the drive while a Full Factory Restore securely erases the drive v Factory Restore Restore Type Quick Factory Restore i O Full Factory Restore i Important You may want to export and save the drive s current configuration before restoring factory default settings so that you can import it afterwards Note that importing a configuration in this case does not restore shares users or Twonky and Mionet settings except MioNet enabled See Reboot Shutdown on page 67 To restore factory defaults 1 For Restore Type select Quick Factory Restore default setting or Full Factory Restore and click the Start button 2 When asked to confirm the action click the Yes button to continue or the No button to return to the Utilities page 3 When the progress bar displays if you selected Full Factory Restore in step 1 but you change your mind click the Change to Quick Restore butt
93. king and retry Check your local router for any firewalls or security software If present please check your router documentation on temporarily disabling the software or configuring the software to allow UPnP or UDP traffic am unable to play music videos and or view pictures through my digital media adapter Because there are many kinds of file formats for pictures videos and music your particular digital media adapter may not support a format to play or display it Depending on the digital media adapter device for example Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 that you have you may need to update your device to support the media format that you want to play Refer to your digital media adapter s user manual for further information Make sure the share containing your media content is enabled to serve that type of media See Creating a New Share on page 83 How do I safely shut down the My Book Live If you are unable to shut down the drive using the Dashboard or the WD Quick View icon check the LED on the front of the drive to make sure it is not blinking Blinking indicates that the unit is processing information for example backing up or transferring files If the LED is blinking green data is being read from or written to the drive Follow these steps 1 If possible wait for the LED to stop blinking 2 Double check every computer on the network to ensure no files are open or transfers are in progress 3 Dis
94. kup versions that you want to keep for each file Specifying a unique folder to store files retrieved from your drive Automatically checking for WD SmartWare software updates Click the Settings tab to display the Software Settings screen Settings Software Settings MY DESKTOP2 Fiehistoy Backup Speed Preferences About your software Product Name WD SmartWare Version 1 4 0 3 IF you wantto THEN click AND see Change the number of backup File History Specifying the Number of versions to keep for each file Backup Versions on page 21 Enable continuous backups Backup Speed Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle on page 22 Specify a path to a different retrieve Retrieve Folder Specifying a Different Retrieve folder Folder on page 38 Change the option that checks for Preferences Setting the Preferences Auto software updates whenever you Update Option on page 38 reconnect your My Book Live drive to your network MY BOOK LIVE 37 USER MANUAL MANAGING WD SOFTWARE Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder When you start a retrieve you can choose whether you want to store the retrieved files in either Their original locations on your computer or A Retrieved Content folder By default the WD SmartWare software creates and uses a Retrieved Content subfolder in your My Documents folder To specify a different folder 1 Either create a n
95. lcome MY BOOK LIVE Found Install Your device has been located on the network and is ready for use Drive Name MyBookLive v Details Drive Description Wty Book Live Network Storage Drive Letter S Change oO pa Create a desktop shortcutto MyBookLive 4 To create a desktop shortcut to a mapped drive in Windows select the Create a desktop shortcut to your drive check box and on a Mac select the Create an alias to MyBookLive check box Click the Continue button The Install WD Quick View screen displays Note To continue without installing WD Quick View click the Skip to Next Steps link and continue with Step 3 Perform Next Steps on page 17 You may install WD Quick View later by clicking Install in the navigation panel Step 2 Install WD Quick View WD Quick View installs the WD Quick View icon in the Windows system tray or in the Mac OS X menu bar so that you can perform important functions such as launching WD SmartWare or checking drive status quickly The Windows icon is blue e The Mac icon is black 3 MY BOOK LIVE 15 USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED Wm MYBOOK LIVE Welcome Discover Install WD Quick View WD Quick View provides a quick and easy their status and start software Next Steps WD Quick View Choose WD Quick View from the system E s 004m tray or Menu barto open apps access devices and check drive status accep
96. le Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 or DLNA 1 5 Digital Media Adapters such as WD TV Live HD Media Player For more information visit http www twonkymedia com MY BOOK LIVE 98 USER MANUAL PLAYING STREAMING VIDEOS PHOTOS amp MUSIC Media Types Supported Audio files Video files Image Files Note Some devices may not support playback of all these files Please refer to your device s user manual to see which formats are supported Media Storage You can access and store media content on My Book Live by means of network shares Shares similar to folders or directories are areas set up to organize media and access them from your network Shares can be shared with everyone public or with selected users on your network private The drive comes pre configured with the Public network share which contains the following folders for media storage Shared Music Stores music files you want to share with other users Shared Pictures Stores image files you want to share with other users Shared Videos Stores video files you want to share with other users Important Do not delete or change the name of the Shared Pictures folder which is required by the WD Photos application MY BOOK LIVE 99 USER MANUAL PLAYING STREAMING VIDEOS PHOTOS amp MUSIC Adding Media Content to the Folders ile Open Windows Explorer or Mac Finder File Edit wiew Favorites Tools Help
97. liance 108 Installing connecting and troubleshooting 18 WD Quick View 15 WD SmartWare 25 26 iTunes media types supported 74 106 overview 106 setting up 74 iTunes server streaming audio 107 K KCC Notice Korea 109 L LAN configuration 64 Launching My Book Live Dashboard 54 WD SmartWare 26 LEDs 10 Log files 58 M Mac finding and setting up drive 22 getting started with CD 11 opening a Public share 21 software folder 21 Time Machine 48 Mail files 27 Managing shares 82 users 6 Mapping during setup 14 from WD Quick View 42 Media players accessing My Book Live 100 Media servers media types 99 overview 98 settings 72 Media storage 99 MioNet accessing files remotely 91 overview 90 setting up 70 sharing files 91 92 sharing photos 91 transferring files 94 Web 90 118 Movie files 27 Music files 27 My Book Live Dashboard alerts 62 backups list 88 configuration settings 69 creating a share 83 date and time 60 deleting a share 86 deleting backups 89 energy saver settings 63 factory restore 66 ftp setting 64 iTunes settings 74 launching 21 54 log files 58 media server settings 72 network settings 63 private shares 79 remote access settings 69 screen components 56 shares settings 82 system settings 59 updating 61 user password 80 users settings 6 utilities settings 65 warning 61 Welcome screen 12 workgroups 64 N Need to safely shut down the My Book Live 113 Network connection 9 Network se
98. lugged in and both ends of the Mbps link have successfully established communications Network negotiated at 10 100 Mbps Link up 1000 Mbps Link Green Cable is plugged in and both ends of the link have successfully established communications Network negotiated at 1000 Mbps Link idle Activity Active communication is not in progress Link busy Activity Green Blinks Active communication Is in progress Getting Started Using the CD Mac and Windows For Windows and Mac OS X after physically connecting the drive insert the product CD to discover the drive and get started using it Using Windows XP f AutoRun AutoPlay is enabled the My Book Live Welcome screen displays If you are asked whether you want to run the setup file double click Setup exe f AutoRun AutoPlay is disabled click Start gt Computer and locate the WD My Book Live CD drive under Devices with Removable Storage Double click the CD and then double click Setup exe to display the My Book Live Welcome screen Using Windows Vista Windows 7 1 Click Start or gt Computer and locate the My Book Live CD drive under Devices with Removable Storage 2 Double click the CD and then double click Setup exe to display the My Book Live Welcome screen Using Mac Leopard Snow Leopard Double click the My Book Live CD and then double click My Book Live Setup to display the My Book Live Welcome screen MY BOOK LIVE 11 USER MANUAL CONNECTI
99. m is processing information for example saving settings Displays to the right of some items Auto Update L Enabled sets automatic reboot Provides a brief explanation when you roll the mouse over the icon Obtaining Customer Support To open the Support page 1 Click the Support option in the navigation panel to display the Support page Automated Customer Support If you exper I the appropriate support team Request Support Dio Policy Create and Save System Report ee b r rea 4 System report ana help identify and resolve network problems dick Request Support to automatically generate a diagnostic report After completion you will be directed to our customer FAQs support form with your network device s diagnostic report automatically attached Please complete the Forum required field 1 L k es jei OE Lo a a d elds then submit your request to route it to save it to your drive to Support Resources Product Documentation Contact Info GMU General Public License a Lopyrignt inta MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL of INTRODUCTION TO MY BOOK LIVE DASHBOARD sending Customer Support Your Log Files If you have a problem with the My Book Live drive complete the online form on the Support page to generate a log and send it to WD s Customer Support team Another option is to manually generate a system log and save or e mail it To run a system report an
100. mation 1 Launch iTunes on your computer 2 Click MyBookLive under the Shared section of the left pane If you have copied music to the Public Shared Music folder or a video to Public Shared Videos and it is in a format supported by iTunes it should be listed in the right pane File Edit view Controls Store Advanced Help gt gt gt 4 49 LIBRARY J Music di Movies gl TY Shows D Podcasts O Radio STORE 5 iTunes Store Y SHARED A Home Sharing Tel Music Movies T Shows gt Playlists Y GENIUS SY Genius V PLAYLISTS SS iTunes DJ i 90 s Music Pa Classical Music w Music Videos E My Top Rated Pa Recently Added E Recently Played i 2 2 iTunes Time Name Billie Jean Shays Ghosts 7 37 Destroy Everything You Touch 6 42 King of Spain 3 01 Spiderman 1 46 Struggle 3 54 Cold On Me 3 10 Tired of Being Sorry 4 51 Strangerman 4 38 Trixie 3 59 Miss You 4 54 Dreamboat 730 3 17 Sleep Well Jeff 3 57 Talk To Me 4 01 Raining Nextdoor 3 58 Criminal 3 53 Jackie 3 58 My minds eye 5 10 The other side 4 06 I m Impressed 2 06 Take Out the Trash 3 42 Upside Down Frown 2 50 Climbing the Walls stil Careful What You Pack 3 04 The Cap m 3 43 with the Dark 4 47 The Shadow Government 1 48 Bee the Bird of the Moth 4 10 Withered Hope 5 02 Contrecoup 4 27 Feign Amnesia SHNI The Mesopotamians 2 23 Davy Crockett Cl 27
101. mputer s hard drive changes to yellow amber for all of the files that have not yet been backed up MY BOOK LIVE 28 USER MANUAL BACKING UP RETRIEVING WD SMARTWARE The gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Book Live changes to blue for each category as its backup completes You can continue to set up your drive or perform any other functions because the WD SmartWare software backs up all of your files in the background A Stop Backup button is available for you to stop the backup Appearance of a Backup accomplished successfully message means that the backup completed normally If any files could not be backed up the WD smartWare software displays a Caution message indicating the number of files involved View link that you can click to see a list of the files and the reasons they were not backed up some applications and running processes can keep files from being backed up If you cannot determine why some of your files were not backed up try Saving and closing all of your open files Closing all running applications including your e mail program and web browser Important If you are alerted that your drive is full you may want to purchase another drive for additional storage 4 Ifyou clicked Stop Backup in step 3 a confirmation prompt displays WD SmartWare Stop backup lex Did you intend to stop backing up your files WD SmariVVare backs up files in the background so yo
102. nce and reliability install the latest updates and service pack SP For Windows go to the Start or menu and select Windows Update For a Mac go to the Apple menu and select Software Update Web Browsers Internet Explorer 7 0 and later on Windows platforms supported by this product Safari 4 0 and later on Mac platforms supported by this product Firefox 3 6 and later on supported Windows and Mac platforms Local Network Router switch or direct connect Gigabit recommended to maximize performance Wide Area Network Broadband Internet connection for remote access using MioNet and WD Photos MY BOOK LIVE 6 USER MANUAL PRODUCT OVERVIEW Pre Installation Instructions Before unpacking and installing the system select a suitable site for the system for maximum efficiency Place the device in a site that is Near a grounded power outlet Clean and dust free Onastable surface free from vibration Well ventilated with nothing blocking or covering the slots and openings on the back or bottom side of the unit and away from sources of heat Secluded from electromagnetic fields from electrical devices such as air conditioners radio TV transmitters Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during unpacking and installation Drives may be damaged by rough handling shock or vibration Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your
103. nd other movie extensions Pictures gif Jog ong and other picture extensions Other Others that do not belong in the five main categories MY BOOK LIVE or USER MANUAL BACKING UP RETRIEVING WD SMARTWARE For a complete list of all included file extensions search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at http support wdc com Note that Moving the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the category The System category shown against a dark gray background includes all of your operating system files that are not available for backup Files that are not backed up include system files program files applications and working files like tmp and log files The Retrieved category also shown against a dark gray background includes the files that you have retrieved from a prior backup They too are not available for backup Note Additional Files are files outside of the backup Backing It All Up To back up all of your computer files 1 Click the Backup tab to display the Backup screen Ready to perform back up MY DESKTOP2 My Book Live C MyBookLive 149 0 GB Total gt Detailed View 923 6 GB Total 94 8 GB Free 831 8 GB Free 2 Click the Start Backup button to back up all of your files 3 During the backup The Backup screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the amount of data that has been backed up The blue background in the Content Gauge for your co
104. ng a factory restore or a system update you may choose to save your drive s current configuration Later you can import a previously saved configuration if desired Keep in mind that importing a configuration after restoring factory defaults does not restore shares users or Twonky and Mionet except MioNet enabled settings To save the current configuration 1 In the Export section click the Save Config File button 2 Browse to the location where you want to save the file and click Save To replace the current configuration 1 Inthe Import section click the Choose File button and browse to locate the replacement file 2 Click the Import button and when the confirmation message displays click OK The My Book Live reboots Remote Access Settings MioNet is a service that enables you to remotely and securely access and share your photos music videos and documents from anywhere over the Internet The WD Photos app requires MioNet registration as well For instructions on using MioNet see Using MioNet Web after registration on page 90 For instructions on setting up and using WD Photos see Accessing My Book Live Using WD Photos on page 94 Use the Remote Access tab to enable or disable MioNet MY BOOK LIVE 69 USER MANUAL CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS Viewing Information About WD Photos The Remote Access page provides a description of the WD Photos app for your Apple iPhone iPod
105. o transfer information between servers and browsers See also Protocol HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer A protocol that provides a more secure means of configuring your device than HTTP but may affect the responsiveness of the user interface All traffic between the managing computer and the My Book Live is encrypted See also Protocol MY BOOK LIVE 115 USER MANUAL Hub In a network a device joining communication lines at a central location providing a common connection to all devices on the network Interface A hardware or software protocol to manage the exchange of data between a device and a computer the most common ones are EIDE also known as PATA SATA and SCSI See also Protocol IP Internet Protocol A system that controls how data messages are separated into packets routed from the sender and reassembled at the destination See also Protocol IP Address A 32 bit binary number that uniquely identifies a computer connected to the Internet iITunes An audio playback program used to import songs and other media files from your hard drive or My Book Live drive LAN Local Area Network A system in which computer users in the same company or organization are linked to each other and often to centrally stored collections of data in LAN servers LED Light emitting Diode An electronic device that lights up when electricity is passed through it Media Server Device that stor
106. o block a media player from receiving the data stream for example for parental control in the Media Players list select the check box beside the row for that media player Clear the check box if you do not want to block the player When you change a setting the drive automatically saves your change 5 To scan for new media players click the Rescan button The Rescan in Progress message displays When the rescan is complete the new list of media players displays in the media server table Note The system rescans the media players automatically the Rescan button is primarily for troubleshooting 6 To review status information click the gt beside Status Status Version 6 0 RC5 Last Database Update 13 44 56 Music Tracks Z Pictures z Videos co ee o Status information includes the version of Twonky software the date and time your settings were updated and the number of music tracks pictures and videos that were streamed MY BOOK LIVE ts USER MANUAL CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS 7 For Twonky to look for only updated music picture and video files on your drive click the Rescan or Rebuild button below the table Rebuilding is more thorough than re scanning but can take more time 8 For Twonky to read all of the music picture and video files on your drive click the Rebuild button below the table Note Re scanning and rebuilding take place automatically You only need to use
107. o using the product CD open the drive as follows 1 Physically connect the drive to your network see page 9 2 Click gt Computer gt Network gt MYBOOKLIVE and locate the drive s Public folder 3 Double click the Public folder to display the Shared Music Shared Pictures Shared Videos and Software subfolders You can now drag and drop files into the shared media folders using Windows Explorer oo lalz OU 2 gt Network MYBOOKLIVE gt Public gt Search Public P Organize v New folder EEA SE F Ar Favontes Name Date modified E Desktop d Shared Music 4 2010 12 48 PM ip Downloads dO Shared Pictures 4 2010 12 48 PM Recent Places do Shared Videos 4 2010 12 48 PM do Software 4 2010 12 52 PM ow Libraries Documents my Music Pictures T Videos J amp E Computer a file hi Network J 4 items Offline status Online Offline availability Not available Note The Software folder contains all the software that is on the CD Double click the folder and then double click SmartWare to display the software lf your operating system is 32 bit click WD SmartWare Setup x86 Otherwise click WD SmartWare Setup x64 MY BOOK LIVE 20 USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED Launching the My Book Live Dashboard to Set Up Your Drive To access the WD My Book Live Dashboard to set up your drive 1 Physically connect the drive to your network See page 9 2 Open a brow
108. on In the following table write the serial number and model number of your new WD product found on the label on the bottom of the device Also write the purchase date and other notes such as your operating system and version This information is necessary for setup and technical support Serial Number Model Number Purchase Date System and Software Notes MY BOOK LIVE 2 USER MANUAL PRODUCT OVERVIEW Product Overview About the Drive Features Package Contents System Requirements Pre Installation Instructions Handling Precautions Specifications System View About the Drive Welcome to your My Book Live home network drive a high speed network attached storage system with a space saving footprint This system is equipped with a WD drive using WD GreenPower Technology for efficient cooling and power saving The high speed interface delivers high performance for small offices or home users and is ideal for backing up and sharing files over your network Through the My Book Live you can also stream media content to a variety of media players simplify your digital life by consolidating your movies music photos and files in one location that everyone on your network can share whether they are using a Mac or PC Back up all your Macs and PCs to one safe place access files securely over the Internet stream movies to your entertainment center and show off all your photos with your Apple iPhone iPod touch
109. on to start a Quick Factory Restore from the beginning again WARNING Interrupting the factory restore process may damage the My Book Live drive Wait until after the reboot to use the drive At the end of the restore the Complete Restore Finished message displays and the system reboots MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 66 Reboot Shutdown CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS One of the recommended ways to safely reboot and shut down your My Book Live drive is to use the Reboot Shut Down section of the Utilities screen Note Another recommended method is to use the WD Quick View icon see Shutting Down on page 44 If you are unable to shut down by either method see How do safely shut down the My Book Live on page 113 Important Before rebooting or shutting down make sure no file transfers are going on Check the LED on the front of the drive to make sure it is not blinking Blinking indicates that the unit is processing information for example backing up or transferring files WARNING Donot unplug the drive during reboot or shutdown To reboot your drive 1 Click the Reboot Device button Reboot Shut Down Reboot Shut Down Reboot Device Shut Down Device The following message displays Notice 2 Reboot You are about to reboot your network device any backups file activity or file transfers may be interrupted Dev
110. onkyMedia server searches for all the media stored in the Public share on the My Book Live connected to your home network The server is pre set So you can just transfer your multimedia content to the Public share on your My Book Live and you are ready to stream and view content on your home entertainment center game consoles for example Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 WD TV HD Live media player or DLNA 1 5 Digital Media Adapters and other PCs on your home network Visit htto www twonkymedia com for further information on TwonkyMedia To enable TwonkyMedia to stream content from your My Book Live to your media server s MY BOOK LIVE T2 USER MANUAL CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS 1 Click Twonky to open the section 2 Select the Enable check box for Twonky Service enabled by default 3 To view a table listing your media servers click the down arrow to expand the Twonky Service section v Twonky TWONKY MEDIA TwonkyMedia streams your music photos and videos to any compatible device anywhere ir 1 your home Learn more VY Twonky Service Enabled Media Players Block Name Description MAC Address IP Address oO Generic Media Receiver Generic Media Receiver 00 21 9b 79 0f 77 129 253 204 214 F Windows 7 Windows 7 4 3f 64 1 14 O Windows 7 Windows 7 10 1 8c 48 f 1 4 Fi Windows 7 Windows 7 d4 9a 20 d7 98 bc 129 253 204 45 Fi Windows 7 Windows 7 6 b9 b0 f4 d6 1 4 4 EZI o Status 4 T
111. or iPad This user manual provides step by step installation instructions and other important information regarding your WD product Translated versions and updates to this user manual can be downloaded trom htto oroducts wdc com updates For more information and news about this product visit our website at http www wdc com Features Simplify your digital life Store your entire family s movies music photos and important files in one safe place Reduce the clutter of all those USB keys CDs and DVDs Easy to set up easy to find on your network Setup is a snap In just a few minutes you re up and running Mac Windows Vista and Windows 7 computers will automatically find your My Book Live drive in seconds If you re running Windows XP our simple discovery software makes It easy to set up the drive Share your media collection on your wireless network Plug the drive into your network router and everyone can wirelessly access the data from any Windows or Mac computer on your home network MY BOOK LIVE 3 USER MANUAL PRODUCT OVERVIEW Automatic backup with WD SmartWare for Windows Back up the data on all your home computers to a single reliable place Every time you save something it s instantly backed up You can even back up Windows computers wirelessly over your WiFi network Restore lost damaged or older files to their original location with just a few clicks Compatible with Apple Time Ma
112. r TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol A set of protocols for Communication over interconnected networks The standard for data transmission over networks See also Protocol TwonkyMedia Server A server application that searches for all the media for example videos photos and music stored on the My Book Live connected to your home network UPnP Universal Plug n Play A set of computer network protocols that simplify the implementation of networks in the home by allowing devices to connect seamlessly see also Protocol WAN Wide Area Network A computer network that crosses metropolitan regional or national boundaries MY BOOK LIVE ae USER MANUAL Index A AC adapters 5 Accessories 6 Alerts and event notifications 62 Audio streaming in iTunes 107 B Backing up files Apple Time Machine 48 WD SmartWare 28 Windows Backup 47 Backup software settings 31 Backups 30 caution message 29 deleting 89 list 88 selecting content 30 Bonjour finding and setting up drive 22 C CD getting started with 11 China RoHS 109 Compliance 108 Connecting to network 9 Customer Support 57 D Disconnecting safely 113 DLNA devices 106 Document files 27 Drive components 8 configurations 69 usage 60 E Energy saver setting 63 Environmental compliance China 109 F FCC Class B information 108 Features 3 Files categories 27 sharing 92 FTP setting 64 H How do I 23 58 I ICES NMB 003 comp
113. r or local power Company Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord Do not locate this product where persons will walk on the cord If an extension cord is used with this product make sure that the total ampere rating of the equipment plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating Also make sure that the total rating of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the fuse rating Never push objects of any kind into this product through the chassis slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed f liquid has been spilled on the product f the product has been exposed to rain or water USER MANUAL IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION lf the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are fol lowed Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions since improper adjustment may result in damage and require extensive work by a qualified technician to the product to normal condition f the product has been dropped or the chassis has been damaged lf the product exhibits a distinct change in performance contact WD Customer Support at htto support wdec com Recording Your WD Product Informati
114. rotocol for secure file transfer and create a workgroup LAN Configuration MAC Address 00 90 a9 f6 00 43 IP Address 129 253 204 27 Network Mode OStatic DHP Workgroup FTP MY BOOK LIVE 63 USER MANUAL CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS LAN Configuration 1 View or modify the following LAN home or office network settings MAC Address Uniquely Identifies the drive IP Address Identifies the current IP address Network Mode Select the method of assigning the drive s unique IP address e DHCP Client causes the My Book Live to obtain an IP address and associated settings automatically from the local DHCP server or e Static IP lets you set an IP address manually You will be prompted for IP Address Netmask Gateway and DNS Server 2 Click the Save button Workgroup A workgroup is a name you assign to each member of a group of computers in a network environment The computers that have the same workgroup name can easily exchange information through the network A workgroup does not require a central server Workgroup Workgroup Name WORKGROUP i Tl ah d To name or rename a workgroup 1 Enter a name for the workgroup 2 Click the Save button FTP File Transfer Protocol enables the transfer of data from one computer to another through a network FIP is disabled by default 1 Select the Allow FTP check box to enable it FTP Allow FTF
115. rs in the Europe the Middle East and Africa region and 3 years in the Asia Pacific region unless otherwise required by law The term of your limited warranty period shall commence on the purchase date appearing on your purchase receipt WD shall have no liability for any Product returned if WD determines that the Product was stolen from WD or that the asserted defect a is not present b cannot reasonably be rectified because of damage occurring before WD receives the Product or c is attributable to misuse improper installation alteration including removing or obliterating labels and opening or removing external enclosures unless the product is on the list of limited user serviceable products and the specific alteration is within the scope of the applicable instructions as found at http Support wdc com accident or mishandling while in the possession of someone other than WD Subject to the limitations specified above your sole and exclusive warranty shall be during the period of warranty specified above and at WD s option the repair or replacement of the Product The foregoing limited warranty is WD s sole warranty and is applicable only to products sold as new The remedies provided herein are in lieu of a any and all other remedies and warranties whether expressed implied or statutory including but not limited to any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose and b any and all obligations and liab
116. s Backup Options Choose a backup strategy for Windows a o or Mac from a variety of backup options Assign a name and description to your drive and manage users More Things ToDo o Set up remote access to your drive display stored photos on your mobile device using WD Photos stream content and more Next Steps screen for Windows WW MYBOOK LIVE Welcome Discover More Things To Do Install Open your My Book Live Open your My Book Live to connect to the devices on your personal network Time Machine Automatically saves up to date copies of everything on your Mac photos music videos documents and more Set Up My Book Live Assign a name description and drive letter to your My Book Live More Things To Do Set up remote access to your drive use WD Photos to show your stored ohotos from your iPhone stream content and more Next Steps screen for Mac OS X MY BOOK LIVE 17 USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED IF you want to Open your My Book Live drive and view the contents of its Public shares Back up the files on a PC Back up the files on a Mac Set up configure your My Book Live drive e Access photos stored on your drive s Shared Pictures folder and display them on an iPhone iPad touch or iPad e Remotely access files and folders on the My Book Live drive e Stream media to your home entertainment center and or other computer
117. s on your home network THEN Click the Open button Click the Backup Options button Continue with Backing Up Retrieving WD SmartWare on page 24 or Windows Backup on page 47 Click the Learn More button beside the Time Machine option and then continue with Apple Time Machine on page 48 Click the Start Setup button Continue with Starting the My Book Live Dashboard on page 55 Click the Learn More button and then Continue with Remote Access Settings on page 69 or Playing Streaming Videos Photos amp Music on page 98 Connecting and Troubleshooting The Connecting Your Drive screen appears when Discovery cannot find a drive WEO MY BOOK LIVE v Welcome 2 Connecting your Drive 3 eit Follow these steps to connect your drive MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Plug your WY BOOK LIVE into a working outlet Connect your drive to your router Make sure that the light on your drive is solid green CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 1 Follow the graphical instructions and tool tips for information about each step 2 Click the Find Drive button If the drive is found the My Book Live Found screen appears Continue with Step 1 Discover the My Book Live Drive on page 12 If the drive is not found the Troubleshooting screen appears offering more information about connecting the My Book Live ive MYBOOK LIVE Welcome 2 install
118. ser and enter http lt drive name or IP address gt as the address Example htto 195 168 1 10 or htto mybooklive 3 Continue with Understanding the My Book Live Dashboard on page 56 Using Mac OS X Leopard Snow Leopard Using Finder to Open the Public Folder 1 In a Finder window click MyBookLive under the shared items in the side bar 2 If presented with an authorization screen select Guest and then click Connect to display the Public share Enter your name and password for the server MyBookLive so that Time Machine can access it Connect as Guest O Registered User rg k i Cancel Connect e e a ea a F P 3 Double click the Public folder to display the media subfolders Shared Music Shared Pictures and Shared Videos You can now drag and drop files into the shared folders using Finder Note The Public folder icon automatically displays on the desktop aoe ian 28 fN im ES hess I foa DEVICE 1238 Macintosh HD LJ Shared Musik Macintosh HD _ Shared Pictures E iDisk SA Network Shared Videos Remote Disc H Public SHARED al MyBookLive Remote Disc Note The Software folder contains all the software that is on the CD Double click the folder and then double click the SmartWare folder to display a list of WD SmartWare and other files Although you cannot install WD SmartWare on a Mac at this time you may want to use the ot
119. specified retrieve location A Cancel Retrieving button is available for you to stop the retrieve A Retrieval accomplished message signifies completion of the retrieve A Partial retrieve accomplished message means the file you selected for the retrieve was not copied to the specified retrieve location In this case either a Files Not Retrieved message provides the number of files that were not retrieved and a link to a failed to retrieve information screen Click the View files link to see the list of files and the reasons they were not retrieved or a Destination is full message means that your computer does not have sufficient disk space to complete the retrieve MY BOOK LIVE 35 USER MANUAL BACKING UP RETRIEVING WD SMARTWARE Retrieving a Folder To retrieve a folder from your drive and all of the content within a folder which may include multiple categories in the retrieve files selection box right click the folder and choose Select folder in all content categories Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File or Deleted Files In the retrieve files selection box check the Show deleted files check box and or the Show older files check box Now when selecting content to retrieve you can select individual files that were overwritten or deleted Likewise retrieving entire folders in this mode will retrieve older versions and deleted files as well Note You can only retrieve one version of a f
120. t License Agreement Skip to Next Steps Start Install 1 Click the License Agreement link and after reading the agreement click the Accept check box Click the Start Install button A progress bar displays until the Installation Complete screen appears A Windows system tray now displays the Fo icon a Mac OS X menu bar now displays the icon iD MY BOOK LIVE Welcome Y Discover Installation Complete Vv WD Quick View has been successfully installed To use WD Quick View your drive click the WD Quick View icon in the system tray to Next Steps YO 8 00 AM Click Next Steps to connect your MyBookLive to your computer Next Steps For information on using WD Quick View see Using WD Quick View Shortcuts on page 39 Note Once you install WD Quick View you can upgrade it in a similar way Instead of the Start Install button the Start Upgrade button is available MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED Step 3 Perform Next Steps 1 Click the Next Steps button on the Install Complete screen or the Next Steps link in the navigation panel at any time to display the Next Steps screen Note Discovery must take place before Next Steps is available Wa MYBOOK LIVE V Welcome Fy Discover More Things To Do Y install 1 Open your My Book Live open o Open your My Book Live to display all the folders in the Public share roa ciahe Backup Option
121. tails Description My Book Live Network Storage Manufacturer Western Digital Corporation Model Name My Book Live Model Number AFINE Device webpage http iimybooklivej Troubleshooting Information Serial Nurnber WMAZA0103763 Type urnischemas upnp org device Wdhas 1 Unique Device Mame uuid 3656761 7465 7375 636b 009089r604bF Product Code IP Address 129 253 204 199 49152 My Book Live Properties on Windows Properties MyBookLive Device Details Description My Book Live Network Storage Device Capacity 1 89 Terabytes Manufacturer Western Digital Corporation Model Name My Book Live Model Number AP1NC Device Web Page http MyBookLive Troubleshooting Information Serial Number WMAZA0103763 Service Type _http _tcp Firmware Revision 00 10 00 IP Address 129 253 204 199 Status Ready Drive SMART Status Good Temperature Good Volume Status Good Free Space Good My Book Live Properties on Mac OS X MY BOOK LIVE 43 USER MANUAL MANAGING WD SOFTWARE Shutting Down One of the recommended ways to safely reboot and shut down your My Book Live drive is to use the WD Quick View icon Note Another preferred method is to use the Dashboard See Reboot Shutdown on page 67 If the unit does not shut down using either recommended method see How do safely shut down the My Book Live on page 113 Important Before shutting down make sure no file transfers are going on C
122. ted for a user name and password select Guest Public Share ie 2 Click Start gt My Computer Under Network Drives double click the Public folder of your drive Click gt Computer Under Network Location double click the Public folder of your drive Public and Private Shares ils Open a Finder window and locate your My Book Live drive under the Shared heading in the side bar Double click the drive to display the Public share and any private shares to which you have access 87 VIEWING A LIST OF BACKUPS Viewing a List of Backups Viewing the List of Backups Deleting a Backup My Book Live Dashboard lists and provides information about your backups and enables you to delete them The information includes backup type date and usage of the drive s storage space Note To restore files to your computer use your backup application Viewing the List of Backups Note Although you can create backups using Windows Vista and Windows 7 procedures they do not display here 1 Click Backups on the navigation panel The Backups page opens Backup List Need Help hiy DESKTOP 1 5GB 0 578 Setting a Backup for Mac WDC User s Mac mini A list of backups on your My Book Live displays For each backup the list displays the network attached device storing the backup backup size and backup type WD SmartWare or TimeMachine and date of last backup 2 If you would like some informat
123. ton The Create New User panel slides down over the User List Create New User Need Help User Name ow Ucar New_usel id 4dd new users and assign permissions to access Shares Full Name New user 0 About Users Password sticeee o Creating Users Confirm eooenee 0 Deleting Users Password Assigning User Privileges i o User Access Share Name F A 7 Public i ie Projects i iNew user Eo D i Mor O Famiyphotos oO Ho 2 Enter all required information indicated by red asterisk 3 If desired enter these optional settings User Password Confirm If you want to set up a password for the user to prevent Password others from accessing the user s private share enter a password for the user Create a private share Select this option to create a private share with full for this user access rights for the new user Allow access to existing Select this option to grant the new user access to other shares shares Select the check box next to each share the user can access and then specify the level of access by selecting the full access or the read only access icon For example the new user may be given read only access to the family s photos or Mom s videos so he can t change delete or add to them but full access to Projects so he can add edit or delete project files MY BOOK LIVE 78 USER MANUAL MANAGING USERS 4 Click the Save button The new user is listed in the Us
124. ttings 63 Next steps screen 17 Non administrator access 12 O Opening a share 86 Operating system requirements 6 P Package contents 4 Password for My Book Live drive 80 Physically connecting the drive 9 Picture files 27 PlayStation 3 105 Precautions 7 Preferences options 38 Pre installation requirements 7 Private share creating for a user 79 making public 86 opening 41 86 user name and password 86 Product registration ii Public share opening on a Mac 21 opening on Next Steps screen 18 opening with Windows Vista Windows 7 20 R Rally driver installing WD SmartWare 26 Rebooting safely using Dashboard 67 Registration online ii Regulatory compliance 108 Remote access settings 69 Requirements operating systems 6 Restoring to factory defaults 66 Retrieve folder 38 RoHS 109 S Safety compliance 108 Safety instructions 1 Service obtaining 109 Setup software accessing 21 Share creating 83 creating a new user for 84 deleting 86 opening 86 user name and password 78 87 Shares list of 82 managing 82 viewing a list of 82 Sharing files 92 Shortcut to a mapped drive 15 to a Public share 42 Shortcuts WD Quick View 39 Shutting down safely troubleshooting 113 using Dashboard 67 using the WD Quick View icon 44 Software settings preferences 38 retrieve folder 38 Specifications 7 Streaming media in iTunes 107 119 System view 8 T Troubleshooting cannot detect my drive 113 cannot play media throug
125. twork resources Change the device name only when necessary 1 View or modify the following settings Device Name Enter a unique name for your drive to identify it on the network Device Description he default description is My Book Live Edition If desired enter a different description Language From the drop down list select the language in which you want the My Book Live web pages to display The default language is English Serial Number Displays the WD assigned number that identifies the specific unit Usage Displays the storage capacity used and the total storage capacity Warranty Click Register Now and follow the prompts to register Registration your drive 2 If you made any changes click the Save button that appears below the section Note Throughout the My Book Live Dashboard the Save and Cancel buttons display only if you make changes Date amp Time The date and time are synchronized to the NTP network time protocol server by default You have the option of setting the date and time manually or allowing the NTP to access the Internet and automatically set the time If you are not connected to the Internet you must enter the date and time manually Date amp Time Time Zone GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US amp Canada NTP Service ea Enabled Server Date amp Time 04 05 29 08 10 2010 Primary NTP Server server time windows com Add New Primary server pool
126. u can continue with other activities If you stop backup now WWD SmartWare starts the backup at the point from which backup stopped Don t show this dialogue again Stop Backup Continue Backup To continue click either Continue Backup to disregard your stop backup request and resume the backup or Stop Backup to follow through with your stop request MY BOOK LIVE 29 USER MANUAL BACKING UP RETRIEVING WD SMARTWARE Using Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include Selecting specific content to back up Changing the backup software settings Number of backup versions to keep Backup speed Retrieve folder Auto updates Selecting Specific Content to Back Up To back up some of your computer files 1 On the Backup screen select Detailed View to open the backup files content DOx Retrieve Settings Select content to back up MY DESKTOP2 My Book Live C MyBookLive 149 0 GB Total i 923 6 GB Total MY DESKTOP2 Name 7 Documents W Mail W Movies 7 Music W Other W Pictures Apply Changes Revert 94 8 GB Free 831 8 GB Free Start Backup 2 Inthe backup files content box Select the check boxes for the file categories that you want to include in the backup Clear the check boxes for the file categories that you want to exclude from the backup 3 Click Apply Changes to refresh the Content Gauge for your My Book Live drive and apply
127. up speed Pause backup until computer is idle Retrieve Folder Preferences 2 Select or clear the Pause backup until computer is idle check box to enable or disable the Backup Speed option MY BOOK LIVE 32 USER MANUAL BACKING UP RETRIEVING WD SMARTWARE Retrieving Backups The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to retrieve files that your My Book Live drive has backed up and either Restore them to their original locations on your computer or Copy them to a special retrieve folder Retrieval is generally a four step process 1 Choose the drive to retrieve content from on the Home screen 2 Choose whether content is to be retrieved to a special retrieval folder or to the original location 3 Choose what content to retrieve files folders or everything 4 Retrieve the content Retrieving a File After selecting the drive on the Home screen you can retrieve files or complete folders from your My Book Live drive For information on retrieving folders see Retrieving a Folder on page 36 To retrieve a file or folder from your drive 1 Click the Retrieve tab to display the Select a destination for retrieved files screen Retrieve Select a destination for retrieved files MY DESKTOP2 My Book Live C MyBookLive Where would you like to retrieve your files To the Original Places Bg Return all restored content to the original location on your computer D t
128. uter s Ethernet port Double click My Computer Click My Network Places On the Tools menu point to Map Network Drive Leave the drive set to the default letter In the Folder drop down list select device name public oe a eS Map Network Drive Windows can help vou connect bo a shared network Folder and assign a drive letter to the connection so thak you can access the folder using My Computer Specify the drive letter For the connection and the Folder that you wank to connect to Folder WhyBookLive Public Wt Example server share Reconnect at logon Connect using a different user name Sign up For online storage or connect to a network server lt Back Finish Cancel 7 Click the Finish button MY BOOK LIVE 112 USER MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING 8 Go back to the opening window of My Computer to view the Public folder of your device under Network Drives Setup or WD SmartWare is unable to detect a My Book Live If Setup or WD SmartWare is unable to detect a My Book Live then certain network protocols may be blocked on the network or the computer In those cases the My Book Live is available through a direct IP or network name connection For example you can open the Dashboard using http 129 25 676 30 or htto mybooklive If the computer is on a wireless network connect using an a Ethernet cable and try again Temporarily disable any computer firewalls security software or other networ

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