How do I connect my WD My Cloud to my Mac?

How do I connect my WD My Cloud to my Mac?

In Finder on Mac , go under the “Go” menubar item and pick “ Connect to server” (Command-K). Then click browse and you should see your WD MyCloud in that window. If you open it it should either prompt you for login or show “ Connect as” in the upper right. If so, click that.

Does WD MyCloud work with Mac?

This download contains the latest version of the WD Quick View for Mac that supports the newly released WD My Cloud EX2. This is a utility that will discover WD network attached storage drives on the network and provide drive status information.

How do I set up WD My Cloud?

How to setup your My Cloud via computer

  1. Power up the My Cloud device.
  2. Connect the My Cloud device to a router.
  3. Go to www.mycloud.com/setup.
  4. Click “Get Started”
  5. Enter the info you would like to use for the MyCloud.com account.
  6. Check your email for the confirmation email.
  7. Create a MyCloud.com account password.

How do I connect my WD My Cloud to my computer?

First up, you want to plug in your WD My Cloud drive into a power socket, and then plug in one end of the supplied ethernet cable into your router and the other end into the dedicated ethernet port on the back of the NAS drive. Wait until the LED light turns blue before you fire up any programs on your Windows device.

How do I map a WD network drive on a Mac?

Map network drive on macOS (one-time)

  1. In Finder, either hit Command+K to bring up “Connect to Server” or click Go > Connect to Server.
  2. Enter your login details and password then click OK to mount the network drive.

What is the IP address for WD My Cloud?

You can access these by opening http://192.168.1.1 or http://192.168.0.1 in your browser. The default IP, username, and password can also be found in the user manual of your router.

Can WD My Cloud home be connected directly to computer?

To summarize all the debate below: you CAN connect the My Cloud directly to your computer via Ethernet ONLY. You CANNOT use the USB port; the My Cloud is an intelligent network device, not a dumb* USB drive. As an intelligent network device, it can support additional drives of its own.

Can I connect My Cloud mirror directly to computer?

Is it possible to connect My Cloud directly to a PC without a router? Yes, just connect the Ethernet wire from the My Cloud to the computer’s networking port.

How do I use WD My Cloud as an external hard drive?

Copy what you want to backup and paste it to the connected USB drive. This way is simple and easy to operate, all you need to do is connect WD my cloud home directly to computer vis ethernet, then copy and paste files to the connected external storage.

How do I access my WD cloud?

Solution 1: Enable SMB 1.0

  • Solution 2: Enable Netbios Over TCP/IP
  • Solution 3: Change Network Connection to Private
  • Solution 4: Enable Network Discovery and File Sharing for Private network
  • Solution 5: Check SMB Settings and Disable SMB 2.0/3.0
  • Solution 6: Sign into Windows Using A Password
  • Solution 7: Add Windows Credential for WD My Cloud

    • How to setup WD my Cloud?

    Welcome to My Cloud. Let’s set up your personal cloud and create a My Cloud account. It won’t take long. Get started. By clicking the Get started button, you consent to the WD license agreement and privacy policy

    How do I Find my WD cloud?

    another port on the router

  • a new network cable between the router and MyCloud
  • connecting the MyCloud to the network port on my tablet dock (now the MyCloud is back on the router)
  • turning all firewall/security off
  • manually mapping the drive

    • How to connect and map WD my Cloud to Mac?

    You cannot map the private user space as a network share. In order to mount the private user space as a drive on the computer you will need to install WD Discovery. Once installed sign in to your my cloud home account and WD discovery will mount the private user space as a drive on the computer.