Guidance for WD My Cloud Remote Access
- To access WD My Cloud remotely, you have to enable Dashboard Cloud Access.
- Similarly, you have to turn ON your router’s UPnP.
- After enabling these options, you can access the WD My Cloud remotely.
- Make sure to gather the external IP address of your router by referring to the router’s network configuration section.
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What is WD Western Digital?
- Affordable large storage capacity, My Cloud has no monthly fees
- Easy to set up and configure, uses standard Ethernet connection
- Remote access and streaming of all your content
- File sharing across multiple devices
- Backup multiple computers within your network automatically
- Multi-bay NAS drives provide hard-drive RAID redundancy to protect your data
How do I access my WD cloud from my PC?
- Simply illogical to presume that both OS3 and OS5 servers can exist “forever”. If you gotta get rid of one. ...
- EdgeRover clearly didn’t go over well. ...
- I doubt anyone is willing to spend the money to back out the integration of OS/5 and edgerover.
What is Western Digital Personal Cloud?
While My Cloud was first launched in 2013, Western Digital has been in the personal cloud storage market for some time, and a market leader in hard-drive technology since the PC market took off in the 1980s (read, history of the hard drive ).
How do I access my Cloud home without internet?
- Power up the My Cloud device
- Connect the My Cloud device to a router
- From your computer, access the My Cloud device’s web configuration dashboard: Windows: Open a web browser and type in http://devicename (e.g http://mycloudex2ultra ) or the My Cloud device’s IP address ...
- Setup your administrator username & password for local account access
How do I access my WD My Cloud remotely?
Power up the My Cloud device.Connect the My Cloud device to a router.Setup your administrator username & password for local account access.Enter the info you would like to use for the MyCloud.com account in order to access your My Cloud from a remote location.More items...
Can you access WD My Cloud from anywhere?
To access the My Cloud remotely from your laptop, you can use either the WD My Cloud Desktop program or the MyCloud.com web portal. Both allow for uploading/downloading of files to/from the My Cloud. The WD Sync program will “sync” the contents of folders on your laptop to the My Cloud while your in a remote location.
How do I access my WD My Cloud by IP?
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.
How do I access my PR4100 remotely?
You can enable remote access from the dashboard of WD PR4100, add an email address to the user and turn on Cloud/Remote Access.
Can I access my cloud home without internet?
Of course you can transfer data to the My Cloud without an internet connection. The My Cloud is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device. It connects to your local network via an Ethernet cable. You cannot connect a computer to the USB port on the My Cloud.
Can you use WD My Cloud as an external hard drive?
A: The cloud can be accessed by your devices from any location where you have wifi access. The external HD is accessed by the computer it's attached to or on your local home network if installed to your router. A: Yes it can.
How do I SSH to My Cloud?
How do I login to my Cloud Server via SSH?Open Putty and enter your Hostname or IP Address in the Hostname (or IP Address) field. ... Click on the Open button to open the command line window. ... In the command line window, type in the SSH password at the login as prompt and press enter on your keyboard.More items...
Can I connect My Cloud 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.
Is WD My Cloud discontinued?
After Jan. 15, 2022, remote access, security updates and technical support will no longer be available for My Cloud OS 3. For customers with only My Cloud OS 3-compatible devices, Western Digital plans to end all support for prior generations on April 15, 2022.
Is WD My Cloud Obsolete?
After Jan. 15, 2022, remote access, security updates and technical support will no longer be available for My Cloud OS 3. For customers with only My Cloud OS 3-compatible devices, Western Digital plans to end all support for prior generations on April 15, 2022.
How do I recover data from WD My Cloud hard drive?
How to recover data from WD My Cloud HomeRemove the drives from your WD My Cloud Home. ... Connect the removed drive(s) to the computer. ... Install UFS Explorer Professional Recovery on the computer and launch the program. ... Find the WD My Cloud partition holding your data.More items...•
When will OS3 end?
Per a WD announcement and an email they are apparently sending out. OS3 support is ending on April 15, 2022. This INCLUDES terminating remote access to one’s OS3 My Cloud device after April 15, 2022. Local access should still be available.
Can OS5 be retrofitted?
Nowhere are WD actually explaining why the firmware for OS5 cannot be retrofitted to the older models, which makes the whole exercise seem like a sales pitch to upgrade to WD.
Is my cloud a normal drive?
The My Cloud is not a “normal drive” it is a network attached storage device (NAS). When WD cuts off OS3 support next April the affected devices should still operate as a basic network attached storage device, just without the WD remote access feature and likely no future firmware updates.
Does OS3 support affect my cloud?
The dis continued OS3 support should not affect local network access to those My Cloud devices that cannot be updated to OS5. Those devices will continue to operate as before with the exception of the OS3 remote access feature which WD is discontinuing. It remains to be seen what happens with the OS3 mobile apps for iOS/Android and how crippled those apps will be. One can setup other secure ways to access their affected My Cloud device remotely once OS3 support ends. For example, one can setup and use a VPN tunnel to the network containing a remote My Cloud.
When will my cloud OS end?
On April 15, 2022, support for prior generations of My Cloud OS, including My Cloud OS 3, will end. Your device isn’t compatible with critical security updates that are only available for My Cloud OS 5-compatible devices. As a result, you’ll only be able to access it locally. After April 15, 2022, your device will no longer receive remote access, security updates, or technical support. To help protect your content, we recommend that you back up your device, disconnect it from the internet, and protect it with a strong, unique password. Check out our recent My Cloud updates to learn more.
Is my cloud home affected by OS3?
Note: The My Cloud Home is a completely different device than the My Cloud line and is not affected (apparently) by the end of OS3 support.
When will Western Digital send 20% off?
To show our appreciation, we’re sending you a 20% discount coupon in January 2022 that you can use toward an eligible device. Keep your eye out for another email from us with information about that discount.
