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1. To edit the access rights of users or groups 1 Select the share you want to modify by clicking the Edit 4 icon next to that share 2 Click Enable next to Public Access to allow everyone to access the share Select an access option 4 Inthe Not Assigned Users list select the users to whom you want to grant full access read only permission or no access to the share 5 Click the gt gt button NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 134 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL In the Not Assigned Groups list select the local groups to which you want to grant full access read only permission or no access to the share Click the gt gt button Click Submit System Network Storage Media Users Stalin Hi irri Share nirman NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 135 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Status Tab The Status tab provides access to the following configuration options System Status System Logs c System Network Storage Media Sat System Status The System Status icon on the Status tab displays general information about the system device name version current date time system uptime IP address volume usage and volume RAID type if RAID is functioning properly If RAID is not healthy the RAID Volume Usage field displays failed Storage Sete SANS 2 1 0 with Monat uit on Tue Feb 25 17 43 26 CST 2006 NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 136 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL System Log
2. Advanced UPS Shutdown Reboot General Setup The General Setup icon on the System tab allows you to perform basic configuration of device You can provide a name and brief description for the device select a compatible web access protocol and set the time zone You can set the date and time manually or enable automatic time synchronization by NTP Network Time NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 88 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Protocol Service You can also manually specify the IP address of the NTP servers to which you want to synchronize Syste Network SILO rai Mess Users Statins GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US amp Canada Tiju i poolmtporg O O OOOO O O Lr i To configure system general setup settings 1 Assign a device name for this storage device in the Device Name field The device name can contain up to 15 characters including alphabetic numeric and hyphens only 2 Enter a brief description for this storage device in the Device Description field The maximum length of the description must not be more than 256 alphanumeric characters 3 In web access protocol select either of the following web access protocols Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP is a communications protocol for the transfer of information on the intranet and the World Wide Web Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer or HTTPS is a URL scheme used to indicate a secure HTTP connection HTTPS is syntactically i
3. Do not rename or delete Shared Music if you want to use the Tunes server You must recreate or rename the Public Shared Music share if it has been deleted or given another name cannot start WD Discovery to access the configure feature Do the following 1 Click Start gt Run 2 Type WDShareSpace and then click OK if the device name was changed type yournewdevicename 3 The WD ShareSpace directory appears Public Configuration and Download folders Double click the Configuration folder 4 Double click index html The configuration login screen appears TROUBLESHOOTING 154 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL My router has failed How do you map the drive letter without WD Discovery Tool Do the following 1 Double click My Computer 2 Click My Network Places 3 On the Tools menu point to Map Network Drive 4 In the Folder drop down list select device name public Map Network Drive Windows can help you connect to a shared network Folder and assign a drive letter to the connection so that you can access the Folder using My Computer Specify the drive letter For the connection and the Folder that you want bo connect to Folder imysharespacetpublic kal Example server share Reconnect at logon Connect using a different User name Sign up For online storage or connect to a network server 5 Click the Finish button You will be prompted to log in to the share 6 Go back to the
4. Password SCHEDULED DOWNLOADS 141 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Downloader Features Downloader includes the following features Download faster with instantaneous start Simultaneous download of multiple files from the Internet Files are automatically stored to a user defined destination folder in WD ShareSpace Automatically store your partially downloaded files in the database to resume downloading at any time Set download speed to reduce bandwidth consumption Schedule and queue downloads Resume downloading a partial download User Interface Overview The Downloader user interface includes two tabs Tasks and Settings Tasks The Tasks tab includes a table that displays the file transfer processes The status of the file download is displayed using icons located on the File Name column and located immediately below the Submit button provides detailed information about the meaning of each status icon The command icons located on the right side of the tasks table allow you to add download entries stop file download or delete download task Help Logout Tasks Settings Schedule Status Disable File Name Downloaded Speed Added oe Information Move Up Move Down lt Complete O Incomplete Stopped El Error 43 Downloading gt Queue Schedule Note 1 Use the up down arrow icons to move selected downloads up or down The position of the download in the list determines download priority
5. 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 GLOSSARY 160 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Mirroring The process of generating an exact copy of saved data from one drive to another drive within a RAID 1 system Each drive can be accessed and read separately A mirrored drive can be removed from a system while the other drive s are still active See also RAID 7 MP3 MPEG audio layer 3 A digital audio coding scheme for distributing music over the Internet 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 NAT Network Address Translation Used in gateway devices that form the boundary between the public Internet and the private LAN As IP packets from the private LAN traverse the gateway NAT translates a private IP address and port number to a public IP address and port number tracking those translations to keep individual sessions intact Network Computer A computer that communicates with a central data storage facility such as a server or RAID system
6. Web Access HTTP Port Default 80 HTTPS Port Default 443 FTP Service Enable Anonymous Port Default 21 TP Allowed Note l l 1 Enabling the UPnP NAT traversal may delay system response time during Web FTP port changing y T No access allowed for NFS if the IP allowed list is empty Mount point for NFS shareis nfs SHARENAME Ex nfs Public Storage Media Basic Mode Help LogoLt Users Status NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 103 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Universal Plug and Play UPnP is a set of computer network protocols that simplifies the implementation of networks in the home by allowing devices to connect seamlessly File Transfer Protocol FTP is 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 Network File System NFS is 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 Generally used on UNIX systems Web Access Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP is a communications protocol for the transfer of information on the intranet and the World Wide Web Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer or HTTPS is a URL scheme used to indicate a secure HTTP connection It is syntactically identical to the http scheme normally used fo
7. protocol access is controlled by a set of acc USB share naming corresponds to the following configuration usb lt port number gt share lt partition number gt To create a share 1 Click the Add icon 2 Enter a share name in the Share field The share name can contain up to 32 characters including alphabetic numeric or underscore 3 Enter a brief description in the Description field 4 Click a file sharing protocol next to Services The WD ShareSpace supports the following file sharing services protocols CIFS Common Internet File System Allows access to share files via the CIFS protocol The access control for CIFS is set as share based This means that a user must enter a valid account and password for accessing the share and users can only access the shares to which they have been granted access rights Read Only or Full Access CIFS is the recommended file sharing protocol for Windows platform and allows users to access shares through My Network Places Mac OS X or later also supports the CIFS protocol File Transfer Protocol FTP is a network protocol used to transfer data from one computer to another through a network such as the Internet using an FTP client program FTP is a popular choice for exchanging files independent of the operating systems involved Network File System NFS is a network file system protocol that allows a user on a client computer to access files over a network as easil
8. Failed Indicates a fatal error has occurred on the hard drive s See Replacing a Drive on page 147 for drive replacement instructions Foreign Indicates the device has detected a hard drive that was used on another computer To clean up a disk If the hard drive is foreign or used the Clean Disk I icon appears on the right side of the Disk Management table Clean Disk erases the previous partition to allow creation of a new volume To safely remove a disk lf the hard drive is not part of an existing volume the Safely Remove Disk icon appears on the right side of the Disk Management table and allows you to safely remove the drive NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 110 Volumes and RAID Management WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL The Volumes page includes two tabs Manage Volume and Manage RAID Manage Volume The Manage Volume tab lists all the volumes available on the device and provides detailed information about each volume such as description RAID type usage size and volume status System Network Storage Media Home Yolurnes amp RAID Management Manage Yolume Manage RAID Yolume Type Usage Size Disk FASS DataVolume Raid 5 0 6 2 68 TB Basic Mode Help Logout Users Status Status Good Note If the volume RAID type is Span and there are new disks in the system the Extend icon System Network Storage Home Volumes amp RAID Management Manage Volume Manage RAID V
9. Public DataYolume Public Share usb1 1sharel USB Disk 1 1 USB Share NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER BASICS 83 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Folder Shares Screen Icons Icon Description El Denotes a user private share x This is a publicly accessible share J This is a private share Click this icon to delete a share y Click this icon to add a share To create a share 1 Click Folder Shares in the Basic mode home screen 2 Click the Add icon 3 Enter a share name in the Share field The share name can contain up to 32 characters including alphabetic numeric or underscore characters 4 Enter a brief description in the Description field 5 Click Submit Basic Mode Home Folder Shares Share Description Volume DataValume To delete existing shares WARNING Deleting a share erases all data on the share All files and folders on the share will be lost 1 Select the share to delete 2 Click the Delete icon P 3 Click OK NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER BASICS 84 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL System Status The System Status option displays general information about the system device name firmware version current date time system uptime IP address volume usage and volume RAID type Click System Status in the Basic Mode home screen to access system information Basic Mode 0 3 2 built on Wed Jul 30 16 55 09 CST 2008 Date amp Time Sun 31 Dec 2000 17 06 14 Firmware Versi n System
10. Random flashing Steady Steady Flashing Off On Off Flashing On Off Flashing Steady Flashing Off Flashing Steady Flashing Description System is powered up connected to the power supply and turned on and ready for use System is not powered on System is booting System is restoring to factory default System is configuring RAID on the hard drive s System is configuring RAID O Span or RAID 5 on a volume User volume is not available Hard drive is in use Hard drive is ready for use Hard drive ts installed Hard drive error System detects a foreign hard drive with pre existing data Hard drive is not present Hard drive is not properly installed Network link is detected No network connection Transmit or receive activity System identification is active System identification is disabled Critical condition A USB storage device is connected to the front USB port RAID system is rebuilding Restoring configuration settings System initialize operation in progress One flash per second system is formatting a USB drive One flash per second backup USB device to WD ShareSpace Two flashes per second backup WD ShareSpace to USB device System initialize operation completed Network is connecting Link activity Network is connected Network connection is active OVERVIEW 7 W
11. 20 37 58 gt gt O Fedora 8 Live KDE i6 698 27 MB 30 206 12 MB 2008 04 08 20 39 31 gt gt oe Information lt Complete J Incomplete Stopped Downloading gt Queue Schedule Copyright 2001 2008 Western Digital Corporation All rights reserved To customize the Downloader settings 1 2 On the Downloader page click the Settings tab Select a number to specify the maximum number of simultaneously running downloads in the Max Running No field Specify the decimal numbers to limit the downloaded speed if you don t want to consume the entire available bandwidth in Downloader in the Download Speed field Set up the proxy in the Proxy field to download files if your network environment doesn t allow making direct connections to an external network Click Enable next to Schedule to enable scheduled downloading time Periods of time during which downloading is allowed are indicated in yellow SCHEDULED DOWNLOADS 145 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 6 Click Submit Help Logout Settings Max Running No 2 y Download Speed oo kB s m Schedule lv a B a Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu m _ Be kaf o a 09 00 12 00 12 00 15 00 15 00 18 00 18 00 21 00 II EEE U G G E u E g lt U a U E u E g lt T a U E a E g lt ie oe a a a T G 0 G oi Ei 21 00 00 00 i i SCHEDULED DOWNLOADS 146 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Replacing a Dr
12. 50 CIFS Log Entries 2008 03 26 22 51 37 2008 03 26 22 02 47 2008 03 26 01 56 59 2008 03 25 22 21 46 2008 03 25 22 21 46 2008 03 25 22 21 46 2008 03 25 21 58 14 2008 03 25 21 58 14 2008 03 25 21 58 14 2008 03 25 21 58 14 2008 03 24 10 23 57 2008 03 24 10 23 57 2008 03 24 10 23 57 2008 03 24 10 23 57 2008 03 24 02 28 39 2008 03 23 19 32 00 0028 0 0 26 Note tpea90033881 10 34 45 28 closed connection to service Configuhad tpea90033881 10 34 45 28 connect to service Configuration init tpea90033881 10 34 45 28 closed connection to service Config tpea90033881 10 34 45 28 connect to service Configuration init Error writing 4 bytes to client 1 Connection reset by peer write_data write failure in writing to client 10 34 45 28 Error Co Error writing 4 bytes to client 1 Connection reset by peer write_data write failure in writing to client 0 0 0 0 Error Connect getpeername failed Error was Transport endpoint is not connecte getpeername failed Error was Transport endpoint is not connecte Error writing 4 bytes to client 1 Connection reset by peer write_data write failure in writing to client 0 0 0 0 Error Connect getpeername failed Error was Transport endpoint is not connecte getpeername failed Error was Transport endpoint is not connecte tpea90033881 10 34 45 28 closed connection to service Config tpea90033881 10 34 45 28 connect to service Configuration init a A iaaa ME s e Q len elala
13. 9 2008 3 31 1 O Remote Reboot xls 78 0 KB 10 8 2008 9 19 11 Search Selected Plan Search by File Name Y Search Restore Files to JJ my Desktop _ Show as SmartPicks items Select None Select All Cancel Restore BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 35 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Reactivating a Backup Plan You may reactivate an old backup plan if you want to continue backing up the files specitied in that plan 1 On the menu bar click Actions gt Reactivate Backup Plan Pause All Backups Verity All Backups Reactivate Backup Plan Protect Multiple Comput Close SELECT THE LOCATION OF YOUR INACTIVE BACKUP PLAN Hard Drives Network Places USB Drives iPod Drive mm Please select the destination where your inactive backup plan is located Backup Folder 2 Browse to select the location of the backup folder and click the Next button If you have more than one backup plan select the one you want to reactivate and click OK There are old backup plans at the location you specified Select the backup plan you want to reactivate and click OK bernstein_d s Backup bernstein_d s Backup2 Cancel OK 4 Select the No just reactivate the backup plan and start backing up option and click the Next button Your backup plan will be reactivated and your computer will back up files onto your selected backup destination BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 36 WD SHARE
14. COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 29 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 4 To exclude more items from your plan a Click the Show Advanced Items button C WD Anywhere Backup Configuration ITEMS SELECTED FOR BACKUP Items Selected for Backup Total Size LC Documents and Settings 5 9 GB Select None Select All Add Backup Items Remove Selected Items Excluded Items Files on A Drive Files in Program Files folder Temporary and Log Files Glog tmp etc a Virtual Hard Disk Files Add Exclusion Remove Exclusion Hide Advanced Options Required Space I I 1 I 1 907 9 GB 3 815 7 G6 Available Space b Click the Add Exclusion button Select Items to Exclude Select Items to Exclude C Files in C Drive Select folder to exclude Cancel c Select items to exclude from the backup plan or click the Select Folder to Exclude and select any folders from the plan Click the Select button 5 On the Items Selected for Backup screen click Next button 6 Continue with Completing the Backup Plan on page 32 BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 30 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Selecting your own backup items My Own Backup Items 1 Click the My Own Backup Items button The SmartPicks screen appears listing default file locations you can back up 2 You have two options a On the SmartPicks tab select each item you want to back up You can also click Select None to clear all selection
15. See also Protocol SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Standard for transferring e mail across the Internet See also Protocol Spanned Combines drives in a linear fashion to create one large logical volume A spanned drive is like a single bigger drive in that files written to the volume earlier go to the beginning of the volume on the first physical drive If one of the drives fails all data is lost SSH Secure Shell A network protocol that uses encryption and authentication keys to enable two devices on the network to exchange data securely See also Protocol SSL Secure Socket Layer A protocol that provides authentication and encryption services between a web server and a web browser See also Protocol Streaming Media Media such as audio video and photos that are constantly received while being delivered by a streaming provider Striping The spread of data over multiple hard drives to improve performance See also RAID O 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 TLS Transport Layer Security Successor to SSL See also SSL GLOSSARY 162 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Two Mirror Mode Two Mirror mode is available when four drives are installed ina device In this mode two independent RAID 1 volumes are created Twonky Media Serve
16. The items at the top of the list are downloaded first Click Submit to apply the changes SCHEDULED DOWNLOADS 142 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Command icons The Downloader Tasks tab includes the following commands Icon Command Description Add Creates a download task Start Starts a specific download task Stop Ends the download task Delete Deletes download task from the table Help Displays the online guide Logout Exits the Downloader utility Settings Set the download speed create and schedule several downloads using the Settings tab Help Logout Tasks Settings Max Running No Download Speed Format http username password host poart Schedule Mote 1 The Max Running No field shows the maximum number of simultaneous downloads 2 se jay be expr essed in bytes kilobytes or megabytes This is Useful for when you don t want Downloader to consume the entire available bandwidth This option allows the use of decimal numbers usually in conjunction with power suffixes e q 2 5 is a legal value no The Downloader implements speed limiting by sleeping after a network read that takes less time than the rate specified Eventually the TCP transfer slows down to the approximate value of the specified rate However It may take some time for this balance to be achieved Limiting the rate may not work as successfully with very small files The download speed applies only to the
17. Uptime O day 0 05 IP Address 192 168 0 165 DataVolume Usage DataVokmne RAID Type Remote Access WD ShareSpace comes with MioNet enabled by default The Remote Access option allows you to control the MioNet service on the storage device KD Advanced Mode Help Logout Basic Mode Home Remote Access Unregistered Enable MioNet on Startup A Stop MioNet Restart MioNet Reset MioNet Copyright 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved MioNet icons Start Stop MioNet Shows Stop MioNet if MioNet is running and Start Mionet if MioNet is stopped Restart MioNet Stops MioNet if it is running and starts it again Reset MioNet Resets all MioNet account information on the WD ShareSpace If the ShareSpace is registered to a MioNet account that registration is erased so that the unit is now unregistered This status will be displayed in the upper right corner of the page Any shares created by MioNet or MioNet users will remain and no data will be lost Access to these shares over the LAN requires the use of the MioNet username and password NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER BASICS 85 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL MioNet service status messages MioNet service connection status Started MioNet service is started Stopped MioNet service is stopped and will start on system restart Disabled MioNet service is disabled and will not start on system restart MioNet registration stat
18. Volume 1 2 Volume 1 2 Volume 1 2 Volume 1 2 Volume 1 2 Volume 1 2 Volume 1 2 Volume 1 2 Volume 1 2 Volume usage events Volume 1 2 Volume 1 2 Event Event state Sallie Critical Warning none none none none Y Succeeded Version Failed Y Succeeded Succeeded Failed Y Not Exist Y Normal RPM Failed Y Y Normal Degrees Exceeded the threshold Overheated Degrees VY Y HDD SMART OK HDD SMART fail Y Y RAID volume in normal mode RAID volume in degraded mode Y RAID 0 1 5 volume resyncing Progress Sent if volume could not be recovered Volume doesn t exist Y Volume created Sl NG Se SEP SS Volume deleted Volume modified Volume has 25 100 free capacity TROUBLESHOOTING 156 Event type and Event ID Volume 1 2 Volume 1 2 Volume 1 2 Volume 1 2 Volume 1 2 Volume 1 2 Network events LAN 1 LAN 1 LAN 1 LAN 1 LAN 1 USB events USB 1 USB 1 2 3 USB 1 2 3 USB 1 2 3 USB 1 2 3 USB 1 2 3 User events User ID User ID User ID User ID User ID User ID Group events Group ID Group ID Event state Volume has more than 10 free Capacity Volume has more than 5 free capacity Volume has reached 80 capacity Volume has reached 95 capacity Volume has reached full capacity Volume had NOT been mounted
19. WD ShareSpace to a USB drive You have to select your destination and source as described in USB to WD ShareSpace Backup on page 120 Important When backing up data always connect the USB drive directly to USB port 1 located on the front panel Do not use a USB hub Ensure that the destination drive has enough free space to store the amount of data being transferred EXTERNAL USB DRIVE SHARING amp BACKUP 60 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL To back up FROM a USB drive 1 Connect a USB drive to the USB port Port 1 located on the front panel and wait for a few seconds for the USB backup LED H on the front of the unit to light steadily this could take up to 30 seconds 2 Press and hold the USB backup button only until the USB backup LED H turns off about 2 seconds While the backup is in progress the USB LED will flash once per second When the backup is complete the LED will remain on steadily Note The first backup will copy the entire first partition of the USB drive Subsequent backups will copy only new and updated files The system will back up data from the USB drive to the Public default share folder on the WD ShareSpace The share folder will be automatically named after the USB drive plugged into Port 1 Example usb Western Digital External HDD 200806201424 To back up TO a USB drive 1 Prior to performing the ba
20. WDStorage offline photos WDShareSpace S Public E O Shared Music Shared Videos J Download writedori Please respect copyrights Sharing unauthorized materials violates Terms of Use Choose people to share with Hold down the CTRL key to select multiple people Please respect copyrights Sharing unauthorized materials violates Terms of U 3 To share photos with MioNet users you have shared with in the past a Select the user s and click the Next button b Continue with step 6 4 To add a new user to share with a Click the Invite new person button b Enter the user s e mail address and click the Continue button Invite New People to Share With E TO judy aol com Subject Photos O O O O O O OO O OOOO O Message To be shared writedori Show email preview below c Continue with step 6 5 To find another MioNet user you have never shared with before MIONET REMOTE ACCESS 46 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL a Click the Find MioNet user button b Enter the user name or e mail address of the user and click the Find button Find Person ug Enter the MioNet username or e mail address of the person with whom you would like to share this resource O Username E mail Search results will appear here Find Person Enter the MioNet username or e mail address of the person with whom you would like to share this resource Username O E mail dce2ghz cox net F
21. Zone GMT 09 00 Pacific Tene US amp Canada Tijuana Network Mode GHOP Clern 16 Address DHCP Client Netmask DHCP Client Gateway DHCP Client iat ONS DHCP Client Copyright 2000 Western Dipal Technologias Inc AN rights rabim ad Note lf you are using Windows 2000 XP or Vista you may notice a warning notice bar display during the final initialization of your WD ShareSpace The bar warns that the Internet Explorer has blocked an Active X controller message This warning disappears on its own or you can click the X button to the right of the bar This warning does not affect setting up your drive Accessing WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager Once you have configured your WD ShareSpace and set up WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager you can manage and further configure your unit by entering the web based user interface Important You must configure WD ShareSpace before using WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager Follow the instructions under Configuring WD ShareSpace on page 69 Note Accessing and setting up the WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager is not required to begin using your WD ShareSpace NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER BASICS 74 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Windows 1 2 Ensure that the device is powered on and connected to the network If WD Discovery is not running For Windows 2000 XP click Start gt All Programs gt WD Discovery Software gt WD Discovery or double click
22. and configured by the web based password protected user interface over SSL Secure Socket Layer E mail notification in the event of warnings or errors related to temperatures hard drive network or USB connection administrators are automatically alerted by e mail Multiple access levels users can be assigned different rights The device supports two levels full access and read only Update via web firmware updates can be downloaded and installed on the device from a computer on the LAN Disk management the web based user interface allows administrators to monitor internal hard drives and USB drives connected to the device USB storage support allows reliable data backup from a USB storage device to the device RAID management allows RAID configuring of the hard drives Support for Windows and Mac systems allows users on different platforms to share files using CIFS Common Internet File System NFS Network File System or FTP File Transfer Protocol protocols iTunes streaming support allows users to stream photos music and videos to supported digital media adapters Twonky Media server provides fast convenient navigation and searching of all your media files in the Twonky user interface Remote shutdown or reboot allows administrators to power off or reboot the device from any computer on the LAN System log an efficient instrument in analyzing and solving technical issues UPS ready a UPS uninterrupta
23. by the administrator 10 Select a volume that you want the user to access 11 Select one or more file sharing protocols to access private shares 12 Click Submit iD Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Media Users Status Home Users User Name Admin Rights Full Name Password Confirm Password EE Create User Volume DataVolume Services Private Share O o v ad NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 129 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL To modify a user account 1 Select the user account to modify and then click the Modify icon 2 Make the desired changes and then click Submit To delete an existing user account 1 Click the Delete icon T next to the user account you want to delete 2 Click OK Groups The Groups icon on the Users tab allows the administrator to create edit and delete a group from Access Control list management System Network Storage Musel Users Status Home Groups To create a group 1 Click the Add icon Assign a new group name Enter a description of the new group Select users from the User List field to add to the User Joined field Click the gt gt button a 2 918 NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 130 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 6 Click Submit 02 System Network Storage Media Home Groups Group Name Description To modify a group 1 Select the group you want to modify and then click the Modify icon 7 2 Ma
24. can walk away and let this tool do the rest All the files that you want to download are saved directly to your WDShareSpace and you do not even need to have your computer on For example this is the ideal tool for downloading from video file sharing websites With a user friendly interface the Downloader supports multiple simultaneous downloads with various functions to manage downloads Use Downloader to download files to a default share folder in the WD ShareSpace and share the files among many users To use Downloader you must set a default share folder to Download in the WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager utility For more information see To set the destination share name for the Downloader on page 124 Accessing Downloader Important To access Downloader make sure a destination folder is properly configured in the WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager utility If no destination is specified Downloader is disabled Refer to To set the destination share name for the Downloader on page 124 You can access Downloader by entering the system s web based user interface See Accessing WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager on page 74 for instructions 1 In the Tool list click Downloader 2 Enter downloader in both the Administrator Name and Password fields and click Login Note You can change the password but the administrator name is always downloader Administrator downloader Mame
25. created automatically at the factory Shared Music folder for storing music files you want to share with other users Shared Pictures folder for storing image files you want to share with other users Shared Videos for storing video files you want to share with other users Important Do not change or delete these default share folders Disruption of file sharing could result These are the default folders for the Media Server Twonky Media and iTunes Service For more information on how to use Twonky media see Media Server on page 125 For more information on how to use the Tunes service see iTunes on page 126 Download for saving files using Downloader see Scheduled Downloads on page 141 Configuration this is a read only share containing only a Help file and the login page It is not meant for sharing or storing data and should not be modified The administrator can create private shares accessible only by user name and password when setting up a user account see page 82 or by setting permissions on an existing share see Folder Share Permissions on page 131 You must first access WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager to create a share The Folder Shares menu provides access to a list of available shares KD Advanced Mode Help Logout Basic Mode Home Folder Shares Share Volume Description Download DataVolume Download Share Private DataVolume the private share of Private
26. downloaded tasks which have yet to begin SCHEDULED DOWNLOADS 143 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Using Downloader To create a download task 1 2 On the Tasks page click Add HE Enter the full web address from which you want to download the file in the URL field If a user name and password is required to download the file click User name and password are required and then enter the user name and password If you want to enter a new name for the file enter a new name in the Save As field Click Automatically to start downloading immediately after the request Click Submit wn Winer Mere A eyplsre To stop and resume a download task 1 2 3 Select a task in the Tasks table Click Stop il to stop the download task Click Start F to resume download task Tasks Settings SCHEDULED DOWNLOADS 144 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL To delete a download task 1 2 3 4 Select a task in the Tasks table Click Delete to delete the download task Click OK and then click OK again Click Submit To change the order of the download queue 1 Use the arrow buttons to change the order of download tasks or to make a task conditional on a previous task Select a task in the Tasks table and then click Move Up alli or Move Down r Click Submit Settings File Name Downloaded Speed Added LJ NEW_Fedora 8 Live pp 2008 04 08 20 38 38 O Fedora 8 Live i686 i z 2008 04 08
27. not rename or delete Shared Music if you want to use the iTunes server You must recreate or rename the Public Shared Music folder if it has been deleted or given another name Storing Content See Step 2 Access WD ShareSpace on the Network on page 10 for instructions on moving your media files to WD ShareSpace s Public Shared Music default folder Streaming Audio in iTunes The Tunes Service is enabled by default in the WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager utility See To enable or disable the iTunes Server Service on page 126 for more information 1 Launch Tunes on your computer 2 Click WDShareSpace under the Shared section of the left pane If you have copied music to the Public Shared Music folder and it is in a format supported by iTunes it should be listed in the right pane USING ITUNES WITH WD SHARESPACE 58 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Double click an audio file to play Ther Grestest Mts 1971 1975 Rock Ther Greatest tits 1571 1975 Rodt Ther Greatest Mts 1971 1975 Rock Ther Greatest Mts 1971 1975 Rock Ther Genatest Hits 1971 1975 Rock Ther Geeatest Hits 1971 1975 Rock Ther Genatest rete 1971 1075 Rock Ther Greatest Hits 1971 1975 Rock Ther Greatest Mts 1971 1975 Rock Latin Soul Latin Sou Latin Soul Late Sau Lamm Sou Latin Sou Lats Sed Lats Sou Lath fou Lats Sou Seal 1991 Seal 11991 Seal 1991 Seal 1991 Waroo Sea 171 Future Love Parodie Sea
28. on your desktop E PUBLIC allas Macintosh Tiger 1 Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load 2 On the menu bar click Go gt Connect to Server OO ConnecttoServer _ _ _ _ Z Server Address A 0O O Favorite Servers ES Remove Browse Connect i 3 Click Browse and double click the WD ShareSpace 4 On the Connect to Server screen click Connect WD SHARESPACE BASIC SETUP 14 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 5 Type admin in both the Name and Password fields and select the Remember this password in my keychain checkbox Click OK SMB CIFS File System Authentication Enter the workgroup or domain and your user name and password to access the server WDSHARESPACE Workgroup or Domain WORKGROUP Name admin Password _ Remember this password in my keychain Cancel 0K 6 Double click WDShareSpace J 10 56 a 0 411 ES iDisk ES My took Y SHARED MA WHITECAE Y PLACES EN Desktop Y SEARCH FOR Today Vetterday Past Week Bj All Images G All Movies B All Decumemts 7 In the left pane under Shared double click Public to display the Public subfolders Shared Music Shared Pictures and Shared Videos You can now drag and drop files into the shared folders using Finder 8 The share appears as a shared drive icon on the desktop depending on your preferences To make the shared drive icon permane
29. opening window of My Computer to view the public folder of your device under Network Drives I am unable to play music videos or view pictures through my digital media adapter The media adapter requires the presence of the Public Shared Music Public Shared Pictures and Public Shared Videos share folder Do not rename or delete the shared folders if you want to use the media adapter You must recreate or rename the share if it has been deleted or named something else 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 tt Depending on the digital media adapter device for example Xbox PS3 Windows and Media Center that you have you may need to update your device with the proper CODECs to support the media format that you want to play Please refer to your digital media adapter s user manual for further information of how to locate and update CODECs TROUBLESHOOTING 155 System Events WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL The following table describes the event types that are recorded in the system log Event type and Event ID System events Startup Abnormal Shutdown Shutdown Reboot Software Update Software Update Factory Default Configuration Restore Configuration Restore iTunes Directory Fan thermal events Fan 1 Fan 1 Thermal 1 Thermal 1 HDD SMART events HDD 1 2 3 4 HDD 1 2 3 4 Volume events
30. or MioNet User Guide available when you click the Online Help icon MIONET REMOTE ACCESS 44 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Accessing WD ShareSpace Folders and Files Remotely Note Local access to WD Storage using MioNet Web is not available Use Window s Explorer or Apple Finder 1 Click the My Resources tab to display your WD ShareSpace folders Your WD ShareSpace folders display in the My Resources tab of MioNet MioNet Web Ouick Start My Resources Shared with Me Shared with Others gt WDsStorage Download WDStorage peggysmith gt WDStorage Public 2 Select a folder to see a list of all the sub folders 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 be able to drag and drop files from your WD ShareSpace to the remote computer and vice versa Sharing Files with Others Sharing Photos You can easily share a folder of photos on your WD ShareSpace with others It 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 MIONET REMOTE ACCESS 45 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 2 Choose any folder or the plus sign to choose a sub folder to share with someone else and click the Next button z El Bernstein do offline Choose folder of gil
31. photos 45 transfering files 48 MioNet Web 44 network 101 LAN 101 services 103 shares 17 workgroup setup 105 network drive mapping 63 network mode 80 network music player 57 network service enabling 104 network settings configuration 101 network shares 66 Network Storage Manager 69 accessing 74 Mac 79 Windows 74 advanced mode 87 basic mode 78 features 76 network tab 101 status tab 136 storage tab 109 system tab 88 toolbar 78 Ul overview 77 users tab 128 using 69 network storage system using 147 O obtaining service 165 one click backup 24 P permissions folder share 131 USB share 133 pop up message alert setup 91 ports 8 power button 6 pre installation requirements 5 product registration 2 Q quota INDEX 169 configure 122 R RAID levels 114 management 111 options 116 Rally for Windows Vista 11 reboot 86 recovery button 151 registration product 2 regulatory compliance 164 remote access MioNet 41 reset button 8 restore 95 system to factory defaults 96 restoring a backup plan 35 RoHS 165 S safety compliance 164 safety instructions 2 scheduled downloads creating 141 147 security slot 8 Service WD 165 shares 116 access data 66 browse 66 create 84 117 delete 84 shortcut creation 67 shutdown 86 shutdown reboot 86 software GPL 166 source share 121 specifications 3 status 136 logs cirs 138 settings 139 system status 136 storage 109 disk m
32. select specific items see Selecting your own backup Items on page 31 BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 28 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Selecting all items from SmartPicks All Items from SmartPicks 1 Click the All Items from SmartPicks button The SmartPicks screen displays listing common file types that you can back up f WD Anywhere Backup Configuration ITEMS SELECTED FOR BACKUP Items Selected for Backup Total Size Files in My Documents 67 7 MB A Files in My Pictures Files on the Desktop internet Explorer Favorites Word processing documents Spreadsheets and Presentations Financial Files gPhotos and Pictures dj Music and Sound Files 9 video Files Select None Select All Add Backup Items Remove Selected Items Show Advanced Options Required Space 1 1 i i i i OKB 1 909 5 GB 3 819 0 G6 Available Space Y Help x Scanning for files 2 Select each file type you want to back up You can also click Select None to clear all selections or click Select All to select all of the items 3 To add more items click the Add Backup Items button The Local Folders tab displays Select additional folders and click Select f Select Items to Back Up Select Folders to Back Up a Oc C DELL Documents and Settings FullShot99 1386 Intel MSOCache Program Files RECYCLER System Volume Information WINDOWS Ge E fe A E OOOOOOOOO BACKING UP
33. 37 Select the Keep up to check box and enter the maximum number of earlier versions of your files to back up Change Settings My WD_Backup2 Backup Folder y Optional Keep up to 2 additional versions of each file Encrypted files can only be restored with WD Anywhere Backup 2 Click OK Removing a Backup Plan You can delete a backup plan on the WD Anywhere Backup screen Your backed up files remain at their destination until you delete them manually 1 Click the Remove Backup Plan icon See Icons on page 37 2 In response to the confirmation message click OK Showing the Backup and Error Logs WD Anywhere keeps a log of all actions and backup errors 1 Select the backup plan and click the Show Backup Log icon See Icons on page 37 The Backup Log appears f File Backup Error Log for My WD_Backup2_1 Backup Log Error Log 3 10 2009 2 01 55 PM 01 Diamonds Rust wma backed up 3 10 2009 2 01 49 PM Joan Baez backed up 3 10 2009 2 01 48 PM My Music backed up 3 10 2009 2 01 47 PM The Best of Joan C Baez 48M backed up 3 10 2009 2 01 45 PM Joan Baez backed up 3 10 2009 1 58 28 PM rev4 backed up 3 10 2009 1 58 27 PM rev4 backed up 3 10 2009 1 21 05 PM WD Anywhere Backup Installation backed up 3 10 2009 1 19 43 PM rev4 backed up 3 10 2009 1 19 39 PM rev4 backed up 3 10 2009 1 05 56 PM Track12 cda backed up 3 10 2009 1 05 53 PM Track11 cda backed up 3 10 200
34. 6 characters including alphabetic numeric underscore space and most special characters except double quote The first and last characters cannot be a space The password Is case sensitive Re enter the password in the Confirm Password field Create a private user share at the same time by clicking Yes next to Create User Private Share The new user is granted full access to the private share The private share name is the same as the user name Click Submit KD Advanced Mode Help Logout Basic Mode Home Users User Name Full Name S o J Password Confirm Password Create User Private Share Copyright 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved To change a user password 1 Click the Change Password icon EZ next to the appropriate user account 2 Make the necessary changes and then click Submit To delete an existing user account 1 Select the user account you want to delete and then click the Delete icon D 2 Click OK For more user configuration options using the WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager Advanced Mode see Users on page 128 NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER BASICS 82 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Folder Shares Shares are folders that can be used to organize and store files on your WD ShareSpace Shares can be shared with everyone public or with selected users on your network private The device comes preconfigured with three shares Public
35. 9 1 05 51 PM Track10 cda backed up 3 10 2009 1 05 48 PM Track09 cda backed up 3 10 2009 1 05 46 PM Audio CD E backed up 3 10 2009 1 05 45 PM Track08 cda backed up 3 10 2009 1 05 42 PM TrackO cda backed up 3 10 2009 1 05 40 PM Track06 cda backed up 3 10 2009 1 05 37 PM TrackOS cda backed up 3 10 2009 1 05 34 PM Track04 cda backed up 3 10 2009 1 05 32 PM My Music backed up 3 10 2009 1 05 31 PM Track03 cda backed up 3 10 2009 1 05 28 PM Track02 cda backed up 3 10 2009 1 05 25 PM Track01 cda backed up 3 10 2009 1 05 22 PM Audio CD E backed up 3 10 2009 1 05 21 PM Sample Music backed up 3 10 2009 1 03 48 PM rev4 backed up 3 10 2009 12 09 10 PM CDFlasherGUI backed up 3 10 2009 12 01 19 PM CDFlasherGUI backed up 3 10 2009 11 56 09 AM rev4 backed up 3 10 2009 11 56 03 AM revO backed up 3 10 2009 11 55 11 AM revO backed up 3 10 2009 11 25 53 AM rev4 backed up 3 10 2009 11 25 51 AM rev4 backed up 3 10 2009 11 17 34 AM WD Anywhere Backup Installation backed up lt BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 39 2 To view the error log click the Error Log tab f File Backup Error Log for My WD_Backup2_1 Backup Log Error Log WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL s f m This window displays the list of fles that WD Anywhere Backup was unable to back up Click on an entry in the list to wy see additional information about the error If you want to remove an error from the list check the checkbox for that error and then click th
36. B drive from the WD ShareSpace To safely remove a USB drive Note Whenever a USB device is disconnected without first being ejected or dismounted there is a risk of data loss or damage to the USB drive With the safe remove disk option you can safely remove any USB drive attached to the device 1 On the USB Disk tab select a USB disk 2 Click the Safely Remove Disk icon amp Windows Internet Explorer ES Are you sure you want to remove USB Disk 2 17 Cancel 3 Click OK USB to WD ShareSpace Backup Use the USB to ShareSpace Backup tab to set a destination share for a different USB drive backup iD Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Media Users Status Home USB Shares USB Disk USB to WD ShareSpace Backup WD ShareSpace to USB Backup Disk Size Description Status No USB diskfs found Note 1 The USB device must be configured as a storage device and plugged into USB Port 1 to use USB Auto Backup Data can be transferred from the USB Storage device if it is plugged into Port 2 or Port 3 but it cannot use the Auto Backup feature If there are multiple partitions present on the USB storage device only the data stored on the first partition of USB storage device is used for backup 2 Press and release the USB backup button within 1 second and the network storage system will perform the USB to WD ShareSpace backup Press the USB backup button for at least 3 seconds then release The netw
37. Click the gt gt button NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 132 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 8 Click Submit WD Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Media Users Status Home Folder Share Permissions Share Information Name Description Volume Services Note Public shares can be accessed using the administrator name and password as well as a guest name and password The guest name and password are both guest NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 133 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL USB Share Permissions The USB Shares icon on the Users tab allows you to set access control for the two USB ports on the back of the device The types of access control that you can assign to a user or group include Public Access 2 Full Access is di Read Only andar Deny Access dx ax Not Assigned aa When there is a conflict in the access rights of the user and group the device uses the following rules to handle the conflict Deny Access will have the highest priority Full Access Read Only Full Access lf access control is assigned to users or groups the full access read only and no access Icons appear on the Share Access page You can move your mouse over the icon to view the user or group list KD Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Users Status Home USB Share Permissions USB Port User Permission Group Permission USB Port 1 Rear Upper Le USB Port 2 Rear Lower Le
38. Copyright 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved The Advanced Mode page include six tabs each having several icons providing more management options for maximum flexibility and security of the device The table below describes the tab options available in Advanced Mode Tab Description System The System tab allows you to configure the general system settings set e mail or window alerts change the administrator password perform firmware upgrades perform system configuration file backups restore system to factory defaults activate or deactivate the system LEDs generate an SSL certificate enable power saving and perform device shutdown or reboot For more details see System Tab on page 88 Network The Network tab has access to all network configuration options such as setting DHCP Static mode changing the IP address netmask gateway DNS server IP address configuring jumbo frames and configuring membership in a domain or workgroup For more details Network Tab on page 101 Storage The Storage tab provides a list of all supported drives it locates on the system It also allows you to configure the RAID capability of the hard drives manage file share preferences set the backup destination folder set disk quotas and set a share folder for users For more details see Storage Tab on page 109 Media The Media tab allows you to enable or disable the streaming option in iTunes or access
39. D SHARESPACE USER MANUAL USB Backup Button The USB backup button allows you to back up data from a USB drive to the device or from the device to a USB drive The USB backup feature only works on the front USB port port 1 See USB Auto Backup Feature on page 60 for detailed instructions Ports Component Icon Description USB port 1 os Connects to a USB drive Note This port has an auto backup feature that makes it possible to automatically create backups of digital files from a USB drive to the device and vice versa USB ports 2 and 3 gt Connects to a USB drive Ethernet port a Connects the device to a local network Reset button rm Restores the admin user name and password for the J device Power port Connects the device to an AC adapter and the power outlet Reset Button The reset button restores configuration settings such as the machine name network mode IP address and admin password to default factory settings without erasing shared folders and volumes For more information on how to reset the system see Resetting the WD ShareSpace on page 151 Kensington Security Slot For drive security the device is equipped with a security slot which supports a standard Kensington security cable For more information on the Kensington security slot and available products visit www kensington com OVERVIEW 8 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL WD ShareSpace Basic Setup Step 1 Connect WD ShareSpace to
40. ER ADVANCED 96 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Advanced The Advanced icon on the System tab allows you to configure the device s identification LED and configure the system for a secure connection by generating a key and an SSL certificate You can also set the extend Span mode and enable HDD standby mode KD Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Media Users Status Home Advanced System Identification Identification Certificate Paste a signed certificate in X 509 PEM format here SSL Certificate Key Paste a RSA private key in PEM format here Auto Generate Extend Span Mode Auto Extend Y Power Saving HDD Standby v To turn on the system identification LED System Identification identifies the location of the device If you have multiple devices installed you can use this function to turn on the identification LED and know which device you are configuring 1 Click ON to enable the system identification LED NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 97 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL To generate an SSL certificate and key pair automatically 1 Click HERE In the Auto Generate field of the SSL certificate key The SSL Certificate Key Generation dialog appears A SSL Certificate Key Generation Microsoft Internet Explorer SEK SSL Certificate Key Generation Country Name UNITED STATES v State or Province Name Locality Name eg city Organization eg company Organizational Un
41. GE MANAGER BASICS 72 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 6 Enter a new admin password in the New Admin Password field The maximum length of the password is 16 including alphabetic numeric underscore space and most special characters except double quote The first and last characters cannot be a space The password is case sensitive 7 Retype the new password in the Confirm Password field Click Next Initial Setup New Admin AS CC Confirm Password EN Next Copyright 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved Note lf you forget your admin password you must reset the device to its default configuration using the reset button See Reset Button on page 8 for instructions 8 Accept the default DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol client settings If you are not using DHCP click Static and manually assign the IP address Click Next Initial Setup Network Mode oO Copyright 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER BASICS 73 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Initial Setup Network Mode IP Address 192 168 155 107 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Dos 1 Gateway 92 168 155 1 172 25 9 25 172 25 9 26 DNS Servers Copyright 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved 9 The Summary screen appears Click Finish Initial Setup Canina Dece Desenpbon WD ShareSpace Network Storage System ey Tine
42. IONET REMOTE ACCESS 50 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL How to Play Stream Video Music amp Photos Media Server Overview WD ShareSpace 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 PCs on your home network The Twonky Media server application searches for the media in the three shared folders Videos Photos and Music stored on the WD ShareSpace connected to your home network The server is pre set So you can just transfer your multimedia content to the respective shared folders on your WD ShareSpace described on the next page and you are ready to stream and view content on your home entertainment center game consoles for example Xbox 360 Playstation 3 or DLNA 1 5 Digital Media Adapters Visit www twonkymedia com for further information on Twonky Media Media Types Supported Shared Music Shared Videos Shared Pictures ai ls D Audio files Video files Image Files MP3 MPEG1 JPEG WMA MPEG2 PNG WAV MPEG4 TIF LPCM AVI DivX BMP OGG vorbis WMV FLAC VOB M4A 3GP M4B VDR MP4 ASF 3GP MPE AAC DVR MS MP2 Xvid AC3 M1V MPA M4V MP1 AIF 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 HOW TO PLAY STREAM VIDEO MUSIC amp PHOTOS 51 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Media Storage You can access a
43. Identify LED On or Off Users with multiple WD ShareSpace devices can use the blue Identify LED feature to find out which WD ShareSpace in the network is currently being accessed by WD Discovery WD Discovery allows you to turn on or turn off Identify LED ona networked WD ShareSpace Note This feature is only available on a WD ShareSpace network drive To turn on the Identify LED on a networked WD ShareSpace 1 Ensure that the device is powered on and connected to the network 2 For Windows 2000 XP click Start gt All Programs gt WD Discovery Software gt WD Discovery or double click the WD Discovery icon on your desktop For Vista click Start gt Programs gt WD Discovery Software gt WD Discovery or double click the WD Discovery icon on your desktop USING WD DISCOVERY WINDOWS ONLY 67 3 4 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Click WDShareSpace in the Network Drives Found list and click Turn On Identify LED in the Things To Do list e P E e WD Discovery 07 Network Drive gt WDShareSpace gt v The Identify LED on the target device is turned on The LED icon appears to the left of the device name in WD Discovery WD Discovery Network Drives Found Things To Do ge WOShareSpace gt F To turn off the Identify LED on a remote networked WD ShareSpace device 1 2 3 Ensure that the device is powered on and connected to the network Click Start gt Programs gt WD Di
44. Link Ok Link down Use dynamic IP address got from DHCP Can not get IP address from DHCP use default Use static IP address One touch backup to external drive did not finish because external drive is full USB drive insertion USB drive safely removed USB drive unsafely removed USB drive format OK USB drive format fail User quota is normal User quota reached 90 User quota is full User created User deleted User modified Group created Group deleted WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL event Critical Warning value Y Y Y Y Y Speed Mbps 1000 100 10 Y IP address IP address IP address Y Y Y Y Y TROUBLESHOOTING 157 Event type and Event ID Group ID Other events Volume 1 2 Volume 1 2 Event state Group modified Volume extend failed Volume resync failed Event value WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Critical Warning Y Y Y Y A fan failed event is issued when the device temperature is greater or equal to 40 C 104 F TROUBLESHOOTING 158 WD SHARESPACE 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 I
45. 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 NTFS NT File System A file system designed for Windows NT that supports long filenames security access control recovery and other features 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 that the operating system treats as a separate hard drive Each partition is assigned a unique drive letter 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 RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks A grouping of hard drives in a single system to provide greater performance and data integrity RAID 0 RAID protocol in which data is striped across multiple hard drives enabling the accelerated reading and recording of data by combining the work of two or more drives to increase perform
46. Note Email Notification SMTP Server SMTP Port TLS SSL SMTP Authentication Email Return Path Email Recipients Pop Up Notification Send Test Mail MT Submit Basic Mode Help Logout Users Status 1 Please make sure all settings are valid by pressing the Send Test Mail or Send Test Pop up buttons before submitting the changes 2 Only computer name is allowed for Notified Devices 3 Pop Up Notification applicable to Windows XP only NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 90 6 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL In the SMTP Server field enter the name or IP address of the SMTP server used for e mail Check with your Internet Service Provider ISP for the SMTP server settings which may include the SMTP port and ask whether to enable TLS SSL or SMTP authentication In the Email Return Path field enter a valid return email address recognized by your ISP For example if your SMTP server is smtp myisp net then you should enter a valid return email path address of the form myname myisp net In the Email Recipients field enter the e mail address where you want to send an e mail message when an event occurs Up to five e mail addresses can be used at a time Click Send Test Mail to send a test alert and confirm your settings are correct A test message will be sent to each entered e mail address Click Submit To configure alerts to send pop up messages when an event occurs Note Pop up not
47. P 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 content 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 Extended Partition A partition on a disk where non system files other than DOS or operating system files can be stored Multiple partitions can be created on a hard disk one primary partition and one or more extended partition s Operating system files must reside on the primary partition logical drives can be created on an extended partition FAT File Allocation Table A data table stored at the beginning o
48. RY AMA eee hte ae antl ers 3 PEGON ota taa dada eae ee oes 4 PCCCSSONES ura aa iaa daa 4 System RequirementS 0 00 cece eens 5 PresinstallaO rai 5 Recording Your WD Product Informati0N o oooooooo 6 SYSTEM VIEW aros radar as 6 MEL e o O 7 USB Backup Bunnie tia AS a 8 ROMS sarria es 8 Reser BUOM ii rias 8 Kensington Security Slot ooooooooocoooro es 8 2 WD ShareSpace Basic Setup 0 00 9 Step 1 Connect WD ShareSpace to the Network 9 Step 2 Access WD ShareSpace on the Network 10 WD ShareSpace File Storage 0 cee ees 17 3 Backing Up Computers on a Network 18 WD Anywhere Backup Overview 000 0 0c eee eee eee 18 Installing WD Anywhere Backup 0 20 cece eens 18 Configuring WD Anywhere Backup 000e eee neeae 24 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 4 MioNet Remote ACCeSS 0 00 ene eee eee 41 MioNet Over vi Wide ER eke ee ae a ia 41 Remote Access Setup 2 iei4g si ii ara Ped i ee 41 Using MioNet Web after registration o ooooooooooo 44 5 How to Play Stream Video Music amp Photos 51 Media Server Overview 0 00 c cette 51 Media Types Supported 0 tees 51 Media Storage ira ee ea kee weed ane ay dae adits 52 Media Devices usos dad ea da 53 6 Using iTunes with WD ShareSpace 58 iTunes Media Server Overview 0 00 cece eee eee eens 58 Media Types Supp
49. SPACE USER MANUAL Important If you select the Yes option all the files in your backup up plan will be restored onto your computer This will overwrite the files on your computer with the files from your backup plan See Restoring a Backup Plan on page 35 WD Anywhere Backup Configuration RESTORE AND REACTIVATE You have selected bernstein_d s Backup2 as the backup plan you want to reactivate Reactivation will not restore your files In the case such as a system crash it is recommended that you restore your files to their original location first Otherwise files on your computer will get backed up and replace the files at the backup destination Do you want to restore your files before reactivating the backup plan Yes restore all backed up files to their original location before reactivating the backup plan O No just reactivate the backup plan and start backing up Editing a Backup Plan Icons Click the icons to add or remove files to and from backup plans keep multiple revisions of files on hand for recall remove entire plans and view the backup log ES WD Anywhere Backup a settings Help Change Selected Files Remove Backup Plan bj View and Restore Backup Complete Last Update Time 10 28 2008 9 03 33 AM Change Selected Settings Show Backup Log 8 items stored 4 1 MB 928 2 GB Free Selecting a Backup Plan If you have more than one backup plan select the one you wa
50. SPACE USER MANUAL Restoring a Backup Plan You can restore the files in your backup plan to a specified location in the event that you accidentally delete a file want to compare file versions or have lost all data due to a hard drive crash on your computer 1 Click View and Restore WD Anywhere Backup HB actis Setting Help E Create 5 View and Restore gt Backup Plan Backup Complete Last Update Time 10 28 2008 9 03 33 4M 8 items stored 4 1 MB 928 2 GB Free Click a backup plan in the Select a Plan list or to search for a backup plan enter the name in the Search by File Name field and click Search Click the box es next to the folders or files you want to restore From the Restore Files to list select a location for your restored files and click the Restore button amp wo Anywhere Restore DER powered by memeo Select a Plan Backed Up Items 0 Show all versions Show deleted files 5 My Backup Plan Oe C Documents and Settings Name Size Last Modified My Backup Plan O T 4178 705008 pdf 81 2KB 9 22 2008 11 04 Don t see your backup plan O Book1 xls 144 5 KB 10 8 2008 1 50 28 dl Ed Discovery of external drive xls 724 5 KB 10 8 2008 1 52 41 O Ed End Factory restore xls 85 5 KB 10 13 2008 9 09 O a Firefly_1NC 2NC_cae_100908 389 0 KB 10 9 2008 8 34 4 lt O Ex First Login Access Path Direct 2 3 MB 10 8 2008 2 14 1 O Ex Incorrect File Size 2nd Try PP 269 0 KB 10
51. The toolbar located on the upper right of the WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager user interface includes the following commands Function Description Advanced Allows you to switch the user interface from basic to Advanced Mode Basic Allows you to switch the user interface from advanced to Basic Mode Help Displays online help Logout Exits the utility Basic Mode The Basic Mode provides access to the most common configuration options Basic Mode Advanced Mode Help Logout A a M5 _ Date amp Time Mu System Status Device Name m vw Remote Access Folder Shares Shutdown Reboot Copyright 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved Click any of the icons to display the available configuration options The table below describes the options Category Device Name Date amp Time Network Users Folder Shares System Status Description Enter a device name and description For more details see Device Name on page 79 Set the system date and time manually or set the NTP server to allow date and time to be updated automatically For more details see Date amp Time on page 79 Configure the network connection For more details see Network on page 80 Create and delete user accounts and change the user password For more details see Users on page 81 Access configuration details relating to how shares are made available through this
52. Twonky media see How to Play Stream Video Music amp Photos on page 51 For more information on how to use the iTunes service see Using iTunes with WD ShareSpace on page 58 Download for saving files using Downloader see Scheduled Downloads on page 141 Configuration this is a read only share containing only a Help file and the login page It is not meant for sharing or storing data and should not be modified WD SHARESPACE BASIC SETUP 17 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Backing Up Computers on a Network WD Anywhere Backup Overview WD Anywhere Backup software is a quick and easy and secure way to back up all the computers in your network Your WD ShareSpace Installation CD comes with five licenses for WD Anywhere Backup each one enabling you to activate a single PC or Mac for continuous backup Select the files you want to back up and then set the WD ShareSpace and forget it every time you save a change It s automatically backed up Installing WD Anywhere Backup Important Notes for Installing WD Anywhere Backup Install on Each Computer You must use the Installation CD to install WD Anywhere Backup on each computer in your network Install on the LAN and Power On First You must have your WD ShareSpace connected to your local area network and powered on before you install WD Anywhere Backup software This will ensure that the WD Anywhere Backup recognizes your WD ShareSpace and will install as the
53. WD Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Users Status Home Downloads Setup Destination Share Change Password Destination Share Note 1 If the Destination Share is set to no share AA Downloader function Downloader funetion ls disabled Note lf no destination is selected the download utility is disabled For instructions on using the download utility see Downloader Features on page 142 Change Password The Change Password tab allows you to change the Downloader s password To change the Downloader s password Note The default password is downloader The user name is always downloader 1 On the Downloads page click the Change Password tab 2 Enter a password in the Change Password field The maximum length of the password Is 16 including alphabetic numeric underscore space and most special characters except double quote The first and last characters cannot be a space The password is case sensitive 3 Re enter the password in the Confirm Password field NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 124 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 4 Click Submit WD System Network Storage Status jownloads re Change Password New Password M ett elas AE Password Media Tab The Media tab provides access to the Media Server and Tunes icons System Network Storage Status Note The Media Server and Tunes servers only work on the LAN Media Server N
54. WD ShareSpace Network Storage System User Guide Western Digital Important Safety Instructions 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 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 dealer 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 10 Never push objects of any kind into this product through the chassis slots as they 11 may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts th
55. Y QuickPlay ae 7 QuickPlay Manager pisa Fal Windows Calend indows Calendar a a Windows Contacts Windows Defender Pl tiures Windows DVD Maker 3 Windows Fax and Scan Music Pi Windows Mail UP Windows Media Player Games SS a Windows Meeting Space Fea Windows Movie Maker Recent Items b ica Windows Photo Gallery di Accessories Computer d Elapse Time de Extras and Upgrades Network de Games ui Maintenance Connect To Microsoft USMT 3 0 1 de QuickTime Control Panel de Startup de WisteCoderc Default Programs 5 Click Library gt Media Sharing El Wink Medias Player File View Play Tools Help Bj Video Library Al Video Create Playlist a le Playlists Title Lenati Beled Create Auto Playlist E Create Popit P thet Phase li Alice Deejay Back In My Life O1F Guy 6 1 i a amp Library me Pichares E Recenthy Added 02 Family Guy 6 2 Vedas H All Video 02 Family Guy 6 3 E Recorded TV E Aebars 04 Family Guy fied Pa B Genre jg Rabin El MARTY OS Farnak Gury 6 3 06 Farny Guy 6 6 Add to Library 07 Famity Guy 6 7 Media Sharing 08 Parnaby Gury ft Apply Media Information C hanges 04 Farnak Gury 6 9 10 Farnidy Guy 6 10 11 Farnily Guy 6 11 More Options Add Favorites t List When Dragging A nn Help with Using the Library HOW TO PLAY STREAM VIDEO MUSIC amp PHOTOS 54 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 6 Click Find media that others are sharing and then click OK Media Sharing 8 Find and
56. a USB drive to the WD ShareSpace and vice versa When a USB storage device with the FAT FAT32 or NTFS file system is connected to the network storage device the USB device will be displayed as USB share USB Disk Use the USB Disk tab to format or safely disconnect a USB drive or to configure auto backup See USB Auto Backup Feature on page 60 To format a USB drive 1 Connect a USB drive to the device Note The WD ShareSpace supports USB flash disk and external USB drives USB optical drives CD DVD combo or DVD dual multi drive are not supported 2 On the USB Management page click the USB Disk tab 3 Select the USB disk to format and then click the Format icon A dialog box warns that all data will be erased Windows Internet Explorer Warning All partition s and data will be erased and only one partition will be created with the file system specified Are you sure you want to Format this USB Disk Cancel Warning Formatting hard drives erases all the disk contents including partition tables logical volumes and all shared folders subfolders and files Perform this procedure only when it is safe to proceed When formatting a USB drive only one partition is created and the partition is formatted as FAT32 NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 119 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 4 Click OK The USB LED will blink while the drive is being formatted 5 Once the LED stops blinking remove the US
57. able from the power supply to the chassis Are all cables correctly connected and secured Are all peripheral devices installed correctly Are all device drivers properly installed Did you press the power button on the front panel to turn the device on power indicator should be lit ls the power cord properly connected to the device and plugged into an outlet for 100 127 V or 200 240 V Resetting the WD ShareSpace To reset the system using the reset button lf you have forgotten your password or if the network is misconfigured pressing the reset button while the device is powered up resets the admin user name and password and IP settings to the default values without erasing shared folders or volumes Follow the instructions below to reset the device using the recovery button WARNING Do not move the unit while it is turned on 1 Carefully turn the device around so that you have access to the back of the unit 2 Ensure that the device is powered on and that the LAN connection at the back of the device is active designated by a green light 3 Locate a single small opening in the back of the device just above the power connector The reset button is inside this opening 4 Insert the end of an unfolded paperclip into the opening then press and hold the reset button with the paperclip end Do not release the button TROUBLESHOOTING 151 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 5 Continue holding the reset button f
58. age 57 DLNA Devices on page page 57 Windows Media Player 11 Windows Vista How to Stream Media Using Windows Media Player 11 Library 1 Click Control Panel gt Network and Sharing Center 2 Click Customize for re 3 gt eof sek Central Panel p Abeteveek and Shing Center Fie Ed View Took Help Network and Sharing Center i A CAR MPS1 PE This computer da Uniden tified netvrodk Public retorik Ales Lecal only Connection Local Ares Connection Netwck discovery On File hurry 6 n Public pakde thain 0 On peswerd required Printer Share OW mo pinnbers instala Peroword protected sharing On Media sure of ek folders on Wet computer HOW TO PLAY STREAM VIDEO MUSIC amp PHOTOS 53 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 3 Click Private and then click Next 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 e Private This allows you to see computers and devices while making ou puter discoverable Help me choose Network Icon A 9 Merge or delete network locations Cancel 4 Launch Windows Media Player Start gt All Programs gt Windows Media Player e Apple Software Update cl E Internet Explorer En Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 w Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003
59. age 69 The Remote Access icon allows you to control the MioNet service on the storage device Basic Mode Home Remote Access Enable MioNet on Startup O o O Stop MioNet Restart MioNet Reset MioNet Copyright 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved MioNet Icons Start Stop MioNet Shows Stop MioNet if MioNet is running and Start Mionet if MioNet is stopped Restart MioNet Stops MioNet if it is running and starts it again Reset MioNet Resets all MioNet account information on the ShareSpace If the ShareSpace is registered to a MioNet account that registration is erased so that the unit is now unregistered This status will be displayed in the upper right corner of the page Any shares created by MioNet or MioNet users will remain and no data will be lost Access to these shares over the LAN requires the use of the MioNet username and password NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 107 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL MioNet service status messages MioNet service connection status Started MioNet service is started Stopped MioNet service is stopped and will start on system restart Disabled MioNet service is disabled and will not start on system restart MioNet registration status Unregistered Not currently registered to a MioNet account Registered Already registered to a MioNet account Note A mouse over of the registration status shows the MioNet account name if
60. anager 110 downloads 124 change passworda 124 setup destination share 124 folder shares 116 quota 121 123 datavolume user quota 123 manage quota 121 user usb shares 119 usb disk 119 usb to network storage system backup 120 WD ShareSpace to USB backup 121 volumes 111 manage RAID 114 manage volume 111 system 88 admin password 92 advanced 97 alerts setup 90 configuration 95 general setup 88 remote access 107 restart 100 restore 95 update firmware 93 UPS 99 system configuration settings restore 96 save 95 system events specification 156 system logs 137 system logs records event type 138 system conditions or error 137 system requirements 5 system status 85 136 system tour 8 LED indicators 7 9 system view 6 T troubleshooting 151 checklist 151 hardware diagnostic testing 152 problems cannot connect to anetwork 153 cannot start configuration 154 digital media adapter not working 155 failed volume 154 HDD LED no light 153 iTunes not finding path 154 LAN LED no light 153 Network Storage Manager not appearing 153 no video 153 power indicator no light 153 router and WD Discovery unavailable 155 router failed 154 resetting the system 151 Twonky Media server 125 INDEX 170 U create 106 UL 164 menu 105 Underwriters Laboratories Inc 164 x UPnP NAT Traversal 104 UPS service Xbox 360 55 enabling 99 USB Disk tab 119 USB hard drive disconnect 120 format 119 USB sharing 60 USB share ass
61. ance See also Striping GLOSSARY 161 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL RAID 1 RAID protocol in which two copies of the data are instantaneously recorded each on separate hard drives RAID 1 ensures the protection of users data because in the event that one of the hard drives fails the other hard drive s will continue to read and write data until the faulty hard drive is replaced and rebuilt to once again safely mirror the data See also Mirroring RAID 5 For systems with three or more drives RAID 5 offers fast performance by striping data across all drives It protects data by dedicating a quarter of each drive to fault tolerance leaving three quarters of the system capacity available for data storage 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 A folder that can be used to organize and store files on your WD ShareSpace Shares can be shared with everyone public or with selected users on your network private 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
62. ase click Download The system will ESTA New Firmware download new firmware automatically M4 iload Copyright 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved Click Upgrade Wait for the update process to complete WARNING Do not interrupt a firmware upgrade in progress doing so may cause the device to malfunction or render it unable to boot NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 93 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL KD Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Users Status Home Update Automated Manual Firmware Information Description Version Last Upgrade Firmware Upgrade New Firmware Copyright 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved After your firmware has been updated the device will reboot The user interface redirects to the System Information page after the update has completed The Manual option allows you to install the firmware manually 1 Before attempting a manual update check support wdc com for firmware availability 2 If anew firmware file is available download it from support wdc com After your firmware has been updated the device will reboot The web user interface redirects to the System Information page after the update is completed ca System Network Storage Status d Manual Firmware Information Firmware Upgrade imware eee 2 Warning Downgrading device firmware to a previous version is not allowed Firmware upgra
63. at you install the latest updates and service pack SP For Macintosh go to the Apple menu and select Software Update For Windows go to the Start menu and select Windows Update Client computer Ethernet connection network adapter Operating system Windows 2000 XP Vista Server 2003 Mac OS X Tiger or Leopard Web browser Internet Explorer 6 0 SP1 and later on Windows platforms supported by this product Safari 2 0 and later on Mac platforms supported by this product Firefox 2 0 and later on supported Windows and Mac platforms Adobe Flash ActiveX 9 or higher required for WD Discovery Local network Router switch Gigabit required to maximize performance Wide Area Network Broadband Internet connection required for remote access using MioNet Pre installation 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 Ona stable surface free from vibration Well ventilated and away from sources of heat Secluded from electromagnetic fields from electrical devices such as air conditioners radio TV transmitters OVERVIEW 5 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Recording Your WD Product Information 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 no
64. at 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 a When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed b If liquid has been spilled on the product c Ifthe product has been exposed to rain or water d If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed 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 e If the product has been dropped or the chassis has been damaged f Ifthe product exhibits a distinct change in performance indicating a need for service 12 In accordance with workstation regulation standards do not place this device in the visual field of the user due to the glossy front of the case WARNING The WD ShareSpace uses a lithium bate type CR2032 There is danger of an explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent battery type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Table of Contents WD Service and Support 00 cesses 1 Registering Your WD Product 0 ccc cece eee 2 T OVGWICOW cesa wa eee aie ira 3 Format and Configuration s s assas 0c cette 3 SPECHICALONS asa daa A MA
65. ble power supply device can be connected to one of the USB ports to provide secondary power in the event of a power failure Go to support wdc com and search the knowledge base for answer ID 2559 for a list of compatible UPS devices Upgradable firmware enables you to keep your system up to date For more information see Update Firmware on page 93 NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER BASICS 76 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL User Interface Overview The web based user interface is designed to logically access and manage the features of the device Upon logging in the web user interface defaults to Basic Mode Basic Mode provides access to the most common device configuration options WD Advanced Mode Basic Mode Device Marne Dale A Tine a 5 i i e y Folder Shares System Status Remote Access Reboot The Advanced Mode page includes six tabs and each tab is subdivided into several menu buttons providing advanced task management functions The toolbar located on the upper right allows you to switch between Advanced Mode and Basic Mode any time KD Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Media Users Status C General Setup Alerts Setup Admin Password Update oo G Configuration Advanced Shutdown Reboot Note See Network Storage Manager Advanced on page 87 for instructions on using Advanced Mode NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER BASICS 77 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Toolbar
66. ckup operation make sure to choose a source and destination in the WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager utility See To set a source share name for WD ShareSpace to USB drive backup on page 121 for more information EXTERNAL USB DRIVE SHARING 8 BACKUP 61 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 2 Connect a USB drive to the USB port Port 1 located on the front panel of the WD ShareSpace and wait for the USB backup LED to turn off about 2 seconds 3 Press and hold the USB backup button until the USB backup LED on the front of the unit begins to flash about 3 seconds The USB LED will flash twice per second while the backup is in progress and will light steadily when the backup is complete ucraaaa S The system will back up data from the pre selected source share folder on the WD ShareSpace to the USB drive first partition Note lf the USB drive does not have enough free space to back up the selected portion of the WD ShareSpace an error will display when the USB drive is full The error will appear as a flashing red LED on the front of the ShareSpace as well as a text message at the top of the WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager web page EXTERNAL USB DRIVE SHARING amp BACKUP 62 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Using WD Discovery Windows Only WD Discovery Overview WD Discovery is a proprietary utility that aids in connect
67. cons 143 features 142 Ul overview 142 using 144 Downloader destination share setup 124 Downloader password change 124 Downloader settings configure 145 downloads menu 124 drive format 3 E e mail notifications setup 90 environmental compliance China 165 ESD precautions 147 Europe CE compliance 164 F FCC 164 FCC Class B information 164 features backup button 8 ports 8 reset button 8 security slot 8 file sharing protocols 117 file storage 17 firmware update 93 folder share permissions 131 folder shares 116 format and configuration 3 G general setup 88 general setup settings configure 89 getting started 3 glossary 159 GNU general public license 166 GPL software 166 group account create 130 INDEX 168 group accounts assign access rights 132 H hardware setup connect the system 9 ICES NMB 003 compliance 164 indicators 7 Tunes server service 126 enable 126 streaming audio 58 127 K kit contents 4 L LAN submenu 101 limited warranty 166 log settings configure 140 logs settings 139 system 137 M Macintosh installing WD Anywhere Backup 20 Macintosh Leopard accessing WD ShareSpace 20 Macintosh Tiger accessing WD ShareSpace 24 manage RAID 114 configure 115 options 116 manage volume 111 options 113 Media 125 media devices 53 iTunes 126 storage 92 media server 125 media types supported 51 MioNet accessing files 45 remote access setup 41 sharing files 45 sharing
68. cumentation wd_smartware_help doc Additional Info The specified path file name or both are too long The fully qualified File name must be less than 260 characters and the directory name must be less than 248 characters destination device or due to a loss of network connectivity WD Anywhere Backup was unable to back up this file due to an unknown error This could occur because of a hardware failure on the source or Clear All Errors Do not notify me about transient errors 3 To see an explanation of an error in the list displayed in the lower part of the screen click the error 4 To clear selected errors select their check box and click the Clear Selected Errors button 5 To clear all errors click the Clear All Errors button 6 To prevent the Error Log from displaying transient errors click the Do not notify me about transient errors check box This selection affects all backup plans 7 To see which files have been backed up click the click here to launch the WD Anywhere Restore application link For information on restoring see Restoring a Backup Plan on page 35 BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 40 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL MioNet Remote Access MioNet Overview Access your photos music documents and videos 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 step
69. d is recommended only for advanced users Workgroup The Workgroup icon on the Network tab allows you to set up the network storage device as a workgroup or a domain member The default setting is Workgroup Domains are controlled from a central location domain controller and require central authentication before you can join them Workgroups in contrast are much simpler to control As long as you know the workgroup name you can add any computer to a workgroup If your network uses a domain has a Windows 2003 Active Directory Service ADS you may wish to connect this device as a domain member When configured as a domain member the device will ask the ADS to authenticate users Therefore as a domain member the device provides user level security ADS enables the administrator to manage users permissions in a central location and to propagate these permissions to multiple devices For example any device that has a domain on ADS inherits the user list and associated permissions When joining a domain the device must be authorized by the domain s administrator You must enter the fully qualified Domain Name Domain Controller IP Address Domain Administrator Name and Domain Administrator Password for the authorization NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 105 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL To set up a workgroup name wD EUR Click Workgroup as the Mode option Enter a name for your workgroup in the Workgroup Name fi
70. de home screen 2 In the Network Mode drop down menu select a network mode Selecting DHCP Client as a network mode causes the device to obtain an IP address automatically from the local DHCP server Selecting Static IP as a network mode requires you to enter IP information such as IP address Default Gateway and DNS Servers 3 Click Submit Users Creating users allows the administrator to control access to data on WD ShareSpace across the network by creating user accounts with specific permissions The administrator can also edit and delete user accounts in the Users menu KD Advanced Mode Help Logout Basic Mode Home Users User Full Name HF admin Administrator A guest Guest User Copyright 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved Users Screen icons Icon Description Denotes a user private share There is no private share with this user name There is a private share with this user name Click this icon to change the user password Click this icon to delete a user Click this icon to add a user hl bad A BS NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER BASICS 81 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL To create a new user account 1 ae 2 Click Users in the Basic Mode home screen Click the Add icon Enter the user name in the User Name field Enter the user s full name in the Full Name field Enter the password in the Password field Note The maximum length of the password is 1
71. de process only takes a few minutes to complete Please DO NOT interrupt the process during upgrade For example do not click your browser s back button close the browser turn off the power etc Any interruption may cause WD ShareSpace to malfunction Do not change the file name of the firmware image if you want to upgrade manually Note If the IP address of your unit has changed you will need to use WD Discovery Tool to discover it again NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 94 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Configuration The Configuration icon allows you to save or restore system configuration settings or revert to factory default settings To back up the current system configuration settings On the Restore Configuration page click Save Current Configuration ae EN A Ae a ee es cal aa ees fe tea n n n ae maaa n n m a n a m Jaana Cee aa cata m n n mo a aa n n n TN A ae mr Tari y PE egw ag Be a m a a y 2 Specify a file name and location for saving the file 3 Click Save NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 95 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL To restore saved configuration settings 1 On the Restore Configuration page click Browse 2 Select the previously saved system configuration file 3 Click Open 4 Click General Restore or Full Restore Selecting General Restore will restore all features to previously saved settings data volume and shares settings excepted All c
72. dentical to the http scheme normally used for accessing resources using HTTP All traffic between the managing computer and the WD ShareSpace is encrypted HTTPS provides a more secure means of configuring your device but it may affect the responsiveness of the user interface To set the date and time manually deselect Enable next to NTP Service Select a time zone from the Time Zone list Adjust the date and time manually in the Date amp Time lists Click Submit a O gt NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 89 Alerts Setup WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Using the Alerts Setup icon on the System tab you can configure e mails or popup messages that provide alerts for system conditions such as over temperature hard drive volume network and USB status and user and group events These alerts help the system administrator s manage and detect events or errors System Network Home Alerts Setup Note Storage Email Notification El Pop Up Notification Basic Mode Help Logout Users Status Please make sure all settings are valid by pressing the Send Test Mail or Send Test Pop up buttons before submitting the changes Only computer name is allowed for Notified Devices Pop Up Notification applicable to Windows xP only To set up automatic e mail notifications 1 Click Enable next to Email Notification The page displays additional fields System Network Home Alerts Setup
73. drive 1 Click Back Up All of My Files 2 A message explains that initial backup will use moderate resources on your computer To pause the backup click Pause until System Idle To keep the backup running in the background click Continue Note lf you do not want these messages to display in the future click Do not show Configuration Wizard at startup WD Anywhere Backup During the initial backup WD Anywhere Backup will work in the background and consume moderate resources to back up your files After that backup will only occur when files are added deleted or modified Select Continue to keep your backup running in the background or select Pause until System Idle to pause your backup now and only resume when your system is idle Continue BB Do not show this message in the Future Pause until System Idle 3 Aregistration screen appears If desired enter the optional registration information Click Continue Register WD Anywhere Backup Please enter your email address to register WD Anywhere Backup This is not a requirement to use the software Email Address Verify Email Address A Personal Use Ml Business Use Keep me up to date with Western Digital news software updates and the latest information on products and services Customer Privacy Policy Cantinue BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 25 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL The WD Anywhere Backup screen displays the progress
74. e Clear Selected Errors button To see which files have been backed up click here to launch the WD Anywhere Restore application Time Description File Path Q 900000000 COPOS 3 10 2009 10 06 16 AM General Error 9 d2_beta_study doc_questions_lamber c documents and settings bernstein_d 3 10 2009 10 06 15 AM General Error 9 d2 beta study doc questions_taylor doc c documents and settings bernstein_d 3 10 2009 10 06 13 AM General Error 9 d2 beta study doc questions_maibum c documents and settings bernstein_d 3 10 2009 10 06 12 AM General Error 9 d2 beta study doc questionscm doc c documents and settings bernstein_d 3 10 2009 10 06 11 4M General Error 9 d2 beta study doc questions paul doc c documents and settings bernstein_d 3 10 2009 10 06 10 4M General Error 9 d2 beta study doc questions mike doc c documents and settings bernstein_d 3 10 2009 10 06 09 AM General Error 9 d2 beta study doc questions brad zev c documents and settings bernstein_d 3 10 2009 10 06 08 AM General Error 9 _smartware_help doc c documents and settings bernstein_d 3 10 2009 10 06 07 AM General Error 9 wd_smartware_help doc c documents and settings bernstein_d w A gt Description Error Code 9 Time 3 10 2009 10 06 07 AM File c documents and settings bernstein_didesktop projects apollo strings downsaved as v8 book for framemaker v8 com wd smartware cshelplindexhelp wd smartware help ssl printed_do
75. e Shortcut Note Create a WD ShareSpace icon on your desktop by installing a driver Insert the WD ShareSpace CD and right click the WD ShareSpace icon in My Computer Click Open gt WD_Windows gt Tools gt WD_Rally_Drivers gt PnPxNas 4NC Right click PnPxNas 4NC in and click Install To view the properties of the WD ShareSpace 1 Right click WDShareSpace an d click Properties Network Device Device Details Manufacturer Model Model number Serial number MAC address Unique identifier IP address Device webpage WDShareSpace Properties y WDShareSpace Western Digital Corporation http www wdc co N Series 1 http 192 168 1 2 80 index php Troubleshooting Information Unavailable 00 90 a9 5e 1b fb uuid 4dbb86ad 67ce 4c46 1b 2a 2b937073e 105 192 168 1 2 To uninstall 1 Right click WDShareSpace and click Uninstall Lx WD SHARESPACE BASIC SETUP 12 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Macintosh Leopard 1 Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load 2 In Finder double click WDShareSpace in the Shared list if necessary click All then double click WDShareSpace 3 If the connection fails click Connect As on the WDShareSpace screen that appears 4 On the login screen type admin in both the Name and Password fields and make sure the Remember this password in my keychain check box is selected Click Connect En
76. e a connection between your wireless photo frame and the WD ShareSpace access the Media screen on your photo frame that will provide you the option to view your pictures Please refer to your wireless photo frame user guide for supported picture file formats and instructions on accessing and viewing your pictures Network Music Player The following are general steps for using a network music player to access WD ShareSpace 1 Connect WD ShareSpace to your local area network and power on the device 2 Connect and configure your network music player on your home s wired or wireless network switch or router 3 Turn on your network music player 4 If connected properly you will find the device name of your WD ShareSpace 5 Navigate through the network music player s user interface to locate and play music stored on your WD ShareSpace Note Please refer to your network music player user guide for specific instructions on connecting to a network attached storage system and how to access and play your media content Digital Media Adapters The following are general steps for using a Digital Media Adapter DMA to access WD ShareSpace 1 Connect WD ShareSpace to your local area network and power on the device 2 Make sure that your DMA device is connected to your TV and powered on 3 The main screen of your DMA device appears 4 Depending on the DMA device you may need to access the Settings Network Setup screen in the user in
77. e administrator s password 1 2 In the Old Password field enter the old password In the New Password field enter the new password The maximum length of the password Is 16 including alphabetic numeric underscore space and most special characters except double quote The first and last characters cannot be a space The password is case sensitive In the Confirm Password field re enter the new password Click Submit NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 92 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Update Firmware The Update icon on the System tab provides information about the current firmware version and allows you to perform a firmware update either automatically or manually Automated The Automated tab on the Update page provides information about the current firmware version and connects to the WD website for automatic downloading of the latest firmware 1 Click Check For New Firmware D Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Users Status Home Update Automated Manual Firmware Information Description Version Last Upgrade Mon Nov 24 18 35 02 CST 2008 Firmware Upgrade New Firmware Check For New Firmware Click Download if new firmware is available KD Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Users Status Home Update Automated Manual Firmware Information Description Version Last Upgrade Wed May 14 15 05 11 CST 2008 Firmware Upgrade New firmware is available Ple
78. e and network settings set e mail or window alerts change the administrator password perform firmware upgrades restore system to factory defaults configure RAID manage file share preferences set the backup destination folder set disk quotas set a share folder for users add modify and delete users and groups and change all user and group permissions read write read only no access to shares folders and USB storage devices see Network Storage Manager Basics on page 69 and Network Storage Manager Advanced on page 87 WD SHARESPACE BASIC SETUP 16 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL WD ShareSpace File Storage You can access and store content on WD ShareSpace via network shares Shares are folders that can be used to organize and store files on your WD ShareSpace Shares can be shared with everyone public or with selected users on your network private The device comes preconfigured with three shares Public created automatically after initial setup Shared Music folder for storing music files you want to share with other users Shared Pictures folder for storing image files you want to share with other users Shared Videos for storing video files you want to share with other users Important Do not change or delete these default share folders Disruption of file sharing could result These are the default folders for the Media Server Twonky Media and iTunes Service For more information on how to use
79. e event that a computer s hard drive crashes WD Discovery WD software application that allows the host computer to find one or more WD network storage systems in the same network segment GLOSSARY 163 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Appendix Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B 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 T
80. e to Music Photo or Video depending on which type of media you want to play and press the X button Using the directional buttons up and down scroll and select WDShareSpace or the new device name that you created previously by pressing the X button You will now see a list of folders Music Photo and Video to the right of the WDShareSpace icon Make sure that you select the folder that corresponds to option you selected back in Step 2 For example if you select Photo from the main user interface screen open the corresponding Photo folder to the right of the WDShareSpace icon otherwise your content will not display properly Digital Picture Frames The following are general steps for setting up digital photo frames 1 Ensure that your WD ShareSpace is connected to your home s local network and iS powered on Follow the user instructions provided with your wireless digital photo frame to proceed through any initial setup or installation of drivers Using the navigation feature on your wireless digital photo frame scan and detect the WD ShareSpace on your network Depending on the brand of photo frame you have you may need to access Settings Network Setup page in the user interface to establish connection so that your photo frame can link to your WD ShareSpace Please refer to your DMA s user guide for specific instructions HOW TO PLAY STREAM VIDEO MUSIC amp PHOTOS 56 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 5 Once you hav
81. ect all of its cables ESD precautions Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage the processor disk drives mainboard memory modules and other notebook components Always observe the following precautions before you install a hard drive Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it Do not touch the component pins leads or circuitry Wear a wrist grounding strap and attach it to a metal part of the computer before handling components If a wrist strap is not available maintain contact with the computer throughout any procedure requiring ESD protection Keep the work area free of nonconductive materials such as ordinary plastic assembly aids and foam packing To replace an internal drive 1 Turn off the system 2 Unplug all cables from the power outlets REPLACING A DRIVE 147 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 3 Place the enclosure on a flat stable surface 4 Observe ESD precautions when handling a system component 5 Remove the system cover a Loosen the two captive screws on the rear of the system cover b Slide the cover towards the back of the system until the tabs on the cover disengage from the slots on the unit c Lift the cover to remove it and then set it aside gt Note The drive number is stamped to the left of the drive 6 Remove the failed drive from the drive bay CAUTION When pulling
82. eens 164 Environmental Compliance China 00 000 naana eens 165 Warranty IATORMATIONS ra 165 GNU General Public License GPL oo 166 IMAX uscar 168 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 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 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 https www wdc com register Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at support wdc com and choose from these topics Downloads Download drivers software and updates for your WD product Registration Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers Warranty amp RMA Services Get Warranty Product Replacement RMA RMA Status and Data Recovery Information Knowledge Base Search by keyword phrase or an
83. eld Click Submit Workgroup Domain Member Name pg a Submit To join a domain Windows 2003 Server only 1 2 3 Ol e Click Domain Member Enter the fully qualified domain name in the Domain Name field Enter the domain administrator IP address in Domain Controller IP Address field Enter the domain administrator name in the Administrator field Enter the domain administrator password in the Administrator Password field Note The local user and domain user share the same access control rights if the user name of the local and domain users are the same FTP service excluded Click Submit Mode C Workgroup Domain Member ETS CAE Server CAE local Domain Controller IP 192 168 23 143 Address Administrator eeccccees Password CER a NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 106 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL When the process is complete a confirmation message appears If changes are made at the Active Directory server to either users or groups or both you can manually update the list on the WD ShareSpace See Folder Share Permissions on page 131 Note You can enable ADS to automatically update the WD ShareSpace Contact WD Tech Support for more information on this procedure Remote Access WD ShareSpace comes with MioNet enabled by default If MioNet is not already installed on the client computer follow the instructions under Configuring WD ShareSpace on p
84. ew user account on page 82 or by setting permissions on an existing share see Folder Share Permissions on page 131 NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 116 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL The Folder Shares menu provides access to a list of available shares D Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Media Users Status Home Folder Shares Share Yolume CIFS FTP NFS cocoaxl DataVolume Download DataYolume jkb242 DataYolume Public DataWolume WDShare DataYolume indicates that this is a USB autobackup share indicates that this is a source share for System to USB backup CIFS Common Internet File System 4cc is access to share files via the CIFS ccess control for CIFS set as share folder based This means that a user must enter a valid account and password for accessing the share and users can only access the shares to which they have been granted access rights Read Only or Full CIFS is the recommended file sharing protocol f ws platform and allows users to access shares through My Network Places Mac OS X or later also supports the CIFS protocol support 4 FTP File Transfer Protocol Access Allows access to share files via the FTP protocol Access control rights for the FTP protocol are the same as the CIFS protocol for each share folder The FTP protocol is a platform independent file sharing protocol so the user can use any FTP client program to access shares 5 NFS Network File System At 5S
85. f each partition on a disk and used by the operating system to determine which sectors are allocated to each file and in which sequence FAT32 A file allocation table system with a maximum file transfer of 4 GB and a maximum partition size of 32 GB 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 The computer to which other computers and peripherals connect GLOSSARY 159 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Host Adapter A plug in board that acts as an interface between a computer system bus and a hard drive Host Interface The point at which a host and a drive are connected to each other Host Transfer Rate The speed at which a host computer can transfer data across an interface HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol Protocol used by the World Wide Web to 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 a
86. fer Files to Others J Bernstein do Choose folder C 1 with files to E O G transfer WDStorage offline la q wDshareSpace E Public O Download writedori MIONET REMOTE ACCESS 48 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL The following screen appears Transfer Files to Others de2ghz cox net judy aol com _ susita aol com Hold down the CTRL key to select multiple peop Please respect copyrights Sharing unauthorized 3 To transfer files back and forth with MioNet users you have shared with in the past a Select the user s and click the Next button b Continue with step 6 4 To add anew user to transfer files to and from a Click the Invite new person button b Enter the user s e mail address and click the Continue button Invite New People to Share With E Ta judy aol com Subject Photos O OE Message Family reunion To be shared ho writedart Show email preview below c Continue with step 6 5 To find a MioNet user you have never shared with before a Click the Find MioNet user button b Enter the user name or e mail address of the user and click the Find button Find Person E Enter the MioNet username or e mail address of the person with whom you would like to share this resource Username E mail Search results will appear here __ Share with this person MIONET REMOTE ACCESS 49 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL c When MioNet finds the user click
87. ffect the responsiveness of the user interface All traffic between the managing computer and the WD ShareSpace is encrypted See also Protocol Hub In a network a device joining communication lines at a central location providing a common connection to all devices on the network Identity LED Indicates which WD ShareSpace in the network is currently being accessed via WD Discovery 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 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 tt Media Server Device that stores 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 Memory A device or system capable of storing and retrieving data MioNet
88. following the instructions for Setting Up the Device on page 71 NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER BASICS 70 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Setting Up the Device Follow the steps below to continue setting up the device for all operating systems Note You will only have to perform the setup the first time you log in to WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager 1 Enter admin in both the Administrator Name and Password fields 2 Select a language from the Language list and click Login Administrator Name Password AA Tool Language Copyright 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved 3 Click Next EZ Initial Setup Welcome to the WD ShareSpace setup wizard The following screens take you through initial setup of your WD ShareSpace Click Next when ready to begin Copyright 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER BASICS 71 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 4 Read the license agreement and then click I Agree Initial Setup End User License 4greements ElULAs WES TEAM DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LICENSE AGREEMENT AND WARRANTY DISCLAIMER HOTICE By accepting this License Agreement and or by mstalling using or copying the Licensed Software You ara becoming a party to indicating Your consent to and agreeing to be bound by the terme of his License Agreement without modification If You de not understand and accept all of the follow
89. fore configuring RAID All data stored in the hard drive is lost when changing the RAID configuration Click the Manage RAID tab 2 Select a RAID configuration DataVolume is the default volume 3 Click Submit c a Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Home Volumes amp RAID Management Storage Users Status Manage Volume Manage RAID Volume Name DataVolume Disk S RAID Configuration E E RAID 5 Requires a minimum of three drives to implement Adds fault tolerance by including parity information with the data Parity for blocks in the same rank is generated on Writes recorded in a distributed location and checked on Read Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 Warning This process erases all the data in the device Folder share is not accessible during volume rebuild During volume rebuild the device will turn on backup LED and blink power LED Please wait until volume rebuild process completed NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 115 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Manage RAID Options Any existing mode can be changed to any other available mode using the Manage RAID option The following table provides the available modes and data availability for a WD ShareSpace when adding one or more drives Staring Configuration 0 Drived 1 Drive 2 Drives 3 Drives 1 drive 2 drives 5 drives span i i stripe 1 Drive mirror X X stripe mirror 2 Dr
90. full software version instead of the 30 Day trial version Laptop Users When you are traveling your laptop files will not be backed up If you want to have your files automatically backed up upon reconnection with your home network you must set your passwords on your laptop and your WD ShareSpace to be the same Otherwise you will have to log in to your WD ShareSpace every time you reconnect to your home network before WD Anywhere Backup will begin to back up your files Windows 1 Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load 2 Insert the software CD into the CD ROM drive Note If AutoPlay is disabled on your computer you must install the utilities manually Click Start and then Computer Windows Vista or My Computer Windows 2000 XP Right click the CD DVD drive click Open and double click Setup exe 3 Windows Vista Click Run setup exe and then click Allow 4 Click Accept in the Terms of Agreement screen 5 If you have connected the device properly as shown in the Connect screen click Next 6 Click WD Anywhere Backup 2 WD Anywhere Backup BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 18 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Note lt may take a minute or two for the next screen to display 7 Select your preferred language from the list and click OK a 8 Close all other open applications and then click Next to continue Welcome to the WD Anywhere Backup Setup Wizard This wizard will gu
91. he unit 13 The drive starts the rebuild process automatically The RAID rebuild may take up to 34 hours depending on RAID mode and drive capacity and activity See the screen shot in Volumes and RAID Management on page 111 Important Some RAID modes do not allow you to use the device during the rebuild process Note For RAID modes other than RAID 1 and RAID 5 data cannot be written until the rebuild is complete 14 Once the rebuild is complete the power LED will change from flashing green to steady green 15 Connect the interface cable and set up the new drive for RAID configuration for related instructions refer to Manage RAID on page 114 16 If the faulty drive is within the warranty period contact WD Technical Support for instructions on returning the drive Important Do not disassemble the internal drive and attached assembly components Return the entire internal drive assembly intact to WD REPLACING A DRIVE 150 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Troubleshooting For any issue first ensure that you are using the latest firmware for WD ShareSpace The latest firmware includes the latest network and SATA disk drivers See Update Firmware on page 93 for instructions First Steps Checklist AC power available at the wall outlet s the power supply plugged in Check the DC cable s on the back of the chassis and the AC source Check the cable from the wall o the power supply and the c
92. his 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 Approuv pour les Etats Unis et le Canada CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 S ret d quipement de technologie de 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 APPENDIX 164 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Environmental Compliance China A EURABIA AMAR EIRA Toxic Hazardous Substances and Elements Table AE A HD Jw Y O eat o He Oo memory modules ett i esas o oo ae x INICIE EEES O mech BRE x o o O ENAA RA A ARA AA RE SIT 11363 2006 ENRERE RAF X ETA A ED AA AA E A SIT 11363 2006 E RE OR IAE AE EPUP MAREA EPUP MUERA ARA RE TEA RANE HAERE HIERE IBM AR PERCE ERR AE MS EPUP HA iz EA AF EMULE ER ASE MT AP PARRA CA A FE MIES E EPUP Sener Ree Far mA EPUP Warranty Information Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service If this Product requires maintenance either contact the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support website at Support
93. ic player screen appears with the device name at the top of the screen 4 Click Songs to view the songs stored in your Shared Music folder 5 Use the music player navigation buttons on the screen to play your music files 6 To view your pictures or play video content that are on your WD ShareSpace go back to step 3 and repeat the steps selecting the appropriate media Picture or Video HOW TO PLAY STREAM VIDEO MUSIC amp PHOTOS 55 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Xbox 360 New User Interface 1 Ensure that your Xbox 360 and WDShareSpace are powered on and connected to your local area network From the main Xbox user interface scroll to the My Xbox screen 3 Use the D Pad and scroll to the right until you see Video Music and Picture 6 Library options Select any one of these three options by pressing the A button on your controller The Select Source screen appears Select the WDShareSpace option based on the device name you created previously and press the A button You will see the media content stored on your WDShareSpace unit Using the controller scroll through to view and play your media content Playstation 3 1 Ensure that your Playstation 3 and WD ShareSpace are powered on and connected to your local area network You will see the main user interface with a series of options displayed horizontally across your TV screen Using the directional buttons left and right on the PS3 controller navigat
94. ide you through the installation of WD Anywhere Backup It is recommended that you close all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system files without having to reboot your computer Click Next to continue Please review the license terms before installing WD Anywhere Backup Press Page Down to see the rest of the agreement END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT a THIS IS A CONTRACT PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY BY INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THIS SOFTWARE UNLESS YOU ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT BY USING THE SOFTWARE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY TERM OR CONDITION YOU MAY NOT INSTALL OR RUN THIS SOFTWARE If you accept the terms of the agreement click I Agree to continue You must accept the agreement to install WD Anywhere Backup 10 After WD Anywhere Backup has finished installing click Finish to begin using WD Anywhere Backup a Y Anywhel Backup Setup Completing the WD Anywhere Backup Setup Wizard WD Anywhere Backup has been installed on your computer Click Finish to dose this wizard PUT YOUR LIFE OM 1T BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 19 The WD Anywhere Backup Configuration screen appears Click Backup on page 24 WD Anywhere Backup Configuration We have found your WD storage with one simple click WWD A
95. ification only works with Windows XP For a list of events see System Events on page 156 1 2 On the Alerts Setup page click Enable next to Pop Up Notification Enter the name of the computer in the Notified Devices field When an event occurs a pop up message will appear on the computer Up to five computer names can be added to the alert list Note To find the name of your computer click Start and right click Computer or My Computer click Properties and then click the Computer Name tab Windows XP Click Send Test Pop up to send a test alert and confirm that the settings are correct Note Make sure the Messenger Service is activated on the computers to which you want to send the pop up message when an event occurs To enable Messenger Service go to Start gt Control Panel gt Administrative Tools gt Services gt Messenger You can test the Messenger Service by clicking Send Test Pop up Make sure printer and file sharing is selected as an exception if the Windows Firewall is enabled in Windows 2000 XP NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 91 4 Click Submit WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL TEN nacie Mando D Basic Mode SIA NEGAR PRA ag PA La storage Media Users otatus 9 atul Email Notification T Enable Pop Up Notified Devices Send Test Pop Up Admin Password The Admin Password icon on the System tab allows you to change the administrator s password To change th
96. ign access rights 134 permissions 133 USB share permissions 133 user account assign privilege 132 create 82 129 delete 130 modify 130 user quota 123 users folder shares 131 groups 130 usb shares 133 Using 44 V Vista Rally driver 11 volume delete 112 modify 112 W warranty 165 warranty limited 166 WD 153 WD Anywhere Backup configuring 24 WD Discovery browse network shares 66 desktop shortcut creation 67 identify LED 67 WD ShareSpace 66 configuring 69 using shares 60 Windows 75 configuring MioNet 41 installing WD Anywhere Backup 18 Windows Media Player 53 workgroup INDEX 171
97. ing terms and condition or You respond NOS of qu arny other response that indicates you do mot accept this License Agreement en You must nok mite use or copy the Licensed Software 1 DEFINITIONS a Agreement andor License Agreement shall mien this Coral E 2008 Weem Enplal Techinaleges Ic All nghhe recerved A 5 In the Initial Setup screen do the following a Enter a name in the Device Name field up to 15 characters including alphanumeric and dash Note The device name is used to identify the storage device connected to the network and appears in My Network Places To connect more than one storage device to the same network you must specify a unique device name for each storage device Caution Renaming WD ShareSpace forces all the network computers to remap their shared network resources Change the device name only when necessary b Enter a brief description of the device in the Device Description field The maximum length of the description is 42 alphanumeric characters c Select a time zone from the Time Zone list d If necessary adjust the date and time manually using the Date amp Time lists Click Next Initial Setup Device Name WDShareSpace ASA A WWD ShareSpace Network Storage System Time Zone GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US amp Canada Tijuana Date amp Time 2008 Mz Back Copyright 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved NETWORK STORA
98. ing to the WD network drives The easy to use software enables you to quickly locate and set up the WD ShareSpace from any Windows computer on your network With WD Discovery you can easily map network drives browse shared folders and create a desktop shortcut for quick access to your WD ShareSpace WD Discovery provides the following options a Configure your WD ShareSpace device using the u WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager interface See Configuring WD ShareSpace on page 69 Automatically map a network drive so you can easily share and store data on your WD ShareSpace See Mapping a Network Drive on page 63 Easily browse network shares without having to manually enter network paths See Browse Network Shares on page 66 Create a desktop shortcut that points to a networked WD ShareSpace See Desktop Shortcut Creation on page 67 Determine which WD ShareSpace in the network is currently being accessed by WD Discovery See Turning Identify LED On or Off on page 67 Mapping a Network Drive To access and store data on WD ShareSpace after setting up the device you must first map a network drive to one or more of the default shares Install the WD Discovery application on each Windows XP or Vista computer in your network to easily map a network drive browse network shares or create a desktop shortcut Windows 2000 XP Vista Server 2003 Note Follow the steps below only if you have alread
99. iscovery or double click the WD Discovery icon on your desktop 3 Click WDShareSpace in the Network Drives Found list and click Browse Network Shares in the Things To Do list ta Tre PRE PS E WD Discovery wD Network Drives Found Things TO DO AA WDShareSpace gt 4 After successful login the share folders on the device are listed Click a share to view and access share files in Windows Explorer 0 jj mia E 5 E WD Discovery mo Browse Network Shanes 1 Download Z Public X USING WD DISCOVERY WINDOWS ONLY 66 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Desktop Shortcut Creation WD Discovery can create a desktop shortcut that points to a networked WD ShareSpace Follow these steps to create a desktop shortcut 1 Ensure that the device is powered on and connected to the network 2 For Windows 2000 XP click Start gt All Programs gt WD Discovery Software gt WD Discovery or double click the WD Discovery icon on your desktop For Vista click Start gt Programs gt WD Discovery Software gt WD Discovery or double click the WD Discovery icon on your desktop 3 Click WDShareSpace in the Network Drives Found list and then click Create Desktop Shortcut in the Things To Do list ES mn i ee WD Discovery mo A Network Drives Found WDShareSpace gt 4 Adialog appears informing you that the desktop shortcut has been created successfully Click OK Turning
100. it Name eg section came j eg YOUR name Email Address Note You will be asked to enter information for your certificate request Some fields can be left blank 2 Enter the identification information you want to include in the certificate key pair 3 Click Submit To generate an SSL certificate and key pair manually 1 Using your preferred method generate an RSA private key and paste it in the appropriate fields 2 Click Submit To select extend disk mode 1 2 Select Auto Extend or Manual Extend Disk Mode Auto Extend only applies when RAID type is Span It will extend an existing Span automatically when you add a new drive and reboot the system Manual allows you to choose when to add the new drive after boot up Click Submit To enable HDD standby lf the HDD Standby function is enabled the hard drives go into standby mode to save power after a fixed period of no activity This period varies from 125 seconds to 375 seconds 1 Click Enable next to HDD standby 2 Click Submit Note The Power Save feature allows drives to spin down when not in use The fan will continue to operate 3 Enter the identification information you want to include in the SSL certificate key pair and then click Submit NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 98 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL UPS A UPS uninterruptable power supply device can be connected to one of the USB ports to shut down the ShareSpace i
101. ive WD ShareSpace is a limited user serviceable product which allows replacement of any or all internal hard drives in the enclosure Important The WD ShareSpace enclosure is designed to support only WD hard drive assemblies Visit support wdc com and search the knowledge base article 2569 for detailed instructions on obtaining a replacement drive for this product Use only WD hard drive assemblies or your warranty will be voided An amber LED on the front of the drive denotes a faulty drive For more information on LEDs see page 7 For more information on drive status do the following 1 Open WD Discovery and select the unit 2 Click Configure and log in 3 Click the Advanced view and then click the Storage tab 4 Click the Disk Management button The Unassigned drive is the defective one Note the drive number for reference if you need to replace a drive In the event a fault occurs and you would like to service the device yourself visit WD Technical Support at support wdc com and search the knowledge base article 2569 for detailed instructions on obtaining a replacement drive When contacting Technical Support have the following items ready serial number of the device date of purchase and the serial number of the internal hard drive s which require replacement Once you have received the replacement drive s follow the steps below to service the WD ShareSpace Before getting started power off the unit and disconn
102. ive mirror stripe stripe mirror RAID 5 stripe 3 Drive 2 mirrors mirror stripe stripe RAID 5 mirror stripe 4 Drive 2 mirrors RAID 5 mirror Folder Shares Shares are folders that can be used to organize and store files on your WD ShareSpace They can be shared with everyone public or with selected users on your network private The device comes preconfigured with three shares Public created automatically after initial setup Shared Music folder for storing music files you want to share with other users Shared Pictures folder for storing image files you want to share with other users Shared Videos for storing video files you want to share with other users Important Do not change or delete these default share folders Disruption of file sharing could result These are the default folders for the Media Server Twonky Media and iTunes Service For more information on how to use Twonky media see Media Server on page 125 For more information on how to use the lunes service see lunes on page 126 Download for saving files using Downloader see Scheduled Downloads on page 141 Configuration this is a read only share containing only a Help file and the login page It is not meant for sharing or storing data and should not be modified The administrator can create private shares accessible only by user name and password when setting up a user account see To create a n
103. ke the desired changes and then click Submit To delete a group 1 Select the group you want to delete and then click the Delete icon D 2 Click OK Folder Share Permissions The Folder Shares menu allows you to set the access control for each user or group in the Access list Public Access 2 Full Access s di Read Only dr Deny Access x di Not Assigned aa When there is a conflict in the access rights of the user and group the WD ShareSpace uses the following rules to handle the conflict Deny Access will have the highest priority Full Access Read Only Full Access NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 131 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL If the access control is assigned to users or groups the full access read only and no access Icons appear on the Share Access page You can move your mouse over the icon to view the user or group list Storage Media Users Status To edit the access rights of users or groups 1 2 3 4 Select a user or group and then click the Edit icon 7 Click Enable next to Public Access to allow everyone to access to the share Select an access option In the Not Assigned Users list select the users to whom you want to grant full access read only permission or no access to the share Click the gt gt button In the Not Assigned Groups list select the local groups to which you want to grant full access read only permission or no access to the share
104. l 1991 wwe k Seal 1991 Stow Me sed 19791 W Vort Seal 1991 133338388 The audio file is streamed in Tunes and audio files from the WD ShareSpace are displayed under the Shared list USING ITUNES WITH WD SHARESPACE 59 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL External USB Drive Sharing amp Backup Sharing Data on a USB Drive You can share data on your USB drive with other users connected to the WD ShareSpace When a USB storage device with the FAT FAT32 or NTFS file system is connected to the network storage device the USB device will be displayed as a USB share To share data on a USB drive 1 Connect a USB drive to any of the three USB ports The front port is USB1 and the two rear ports are USB2 and USB3 from top to bottom Note The WD ShareSpace supports external USB storage USB optical drives CD DVD combo or DVD dual multi drive are not supported The USB ports currently support attached drives with Fat32 NTFS EXTS file systems HFS J and proprietary devices e g cameras are not currently supported 2 Open the WDShareSpace folder to access data on the USB drive Double click on the USB share The USB share name will appear as usb1 1share usb2 1share or usb3 1share depending on the actual USB port that the USB drive is connected to USB Auto Backup Feature The WD ShareSpace s auto backup feature allows you to back up data in either direction from a USB drive to the WD ShareSpace or from the
105. l Tate e e s arga 1 The CIFS log page displays logs of file and services requested on MyBookWorld Copyright 2001 2008 Western Digital Corporation All rights reserved Logout Status NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 138 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL FTP The FTP File Transfer Protocol tab displays logs of the requests and records transferred between the device and client computers for connections that use this protocol Settings The Settings tab assigns the order and number of log entries that appear on the Logs page _ Show log entries in reverse order latest entries on top Number of log entries to show 50 Submit NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 139 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL To configure the log settings 1 On the Settings tab click Show log entries in reverse order to display the most recent entries at the top 2 Enter the number of entries you want to appear on the System CIFS and FTP logs NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 140 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Scheduled Downloads Downloader is a powerful tool for managing download tasks directly to the unit This tool is great for when you want to download very large or multiple large files from the Internet and do not want to sit and wait for the download to complete All you have to do is identify the URL of the files you want to download from the Internet and set it in the Download function on your WDShareSpace Then you
106. le WD Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Status Home Quota Manage Quota DataVolume User Quota User Full Name Usage Size Time left admin Administrator g y guest Guest User To modify the user quota setting 1 Select the volume you want to modify and then click the Modify 4 icon 2 Click Enable next to Quota Service to enable disk quota service 3 Specify the amount of time the saved or backup files will be retained in the system 4 Click Submit KD Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Users Status Home Quota User Name Volume Name User Quota NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 123 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Downloads The Downloads icon provides two tabs Setup Destination Share and Change Password This menu provides configuration options for selecting the Downloads target share and changing the Downloader login password This login provides non administrator users with a method to download files directly to the WD ShareSpace Set up Destination Share Use the Setup Destination Share tab to choose the target share for the Downloader utility For more information on how to use the Downloader utility refer to Scheduled Downloads on page 141 To set the destination share name for the Downloader 1 On the Downloads page click the Setup Destination Share tab 2 Select the folder to share with others from the Destination Share list 3 Click Submit
107. lt name of WD Storage MioNet names are independent of names assigned using WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager When in the same local network as WD ShareSpace you cannot access the files and folders through MioNet They are only available through MioNet from a remote location MIONET REMOTE ACCESS 43 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Sign Out My Resources WDStorage Download MioNet Web WDOStorage peggysmith Sign Out WDStorage Public Browser Requirements Pa ECURED by r igicer identity Assured Vista Users Note e Select Allow when Vista requests your permission to access your storage drives or other computers e To save a file to this computer oven the file and use the Save As ootion Using MioNet Web after registration 1 From any browser go to www mionet com web and enter your username and password The Quick Start tab appears displaying icons representing activities you can perform Quick Start it eo Lo hig f J digicert 06 17 10 jentity Assured E Vista Users Note e Select Allow when Vista requests your permission to access your storage drives or other computers To save a file to this computer open the file and use the Save As option e TO copy a file from this computer to a remote location drag and drop the file into the desired folder Note In this User Manual we discuss the most basic options For more advanced options see the MioNet Help
108. moderate resources to back up your files After that backup will only occur when files are added deleted or modified Select Continue to keep your backup running in the pause your backup now and only resume when your s is idle BB Do not show this message in the Future Continue ound or select Pause until System Idle to Pause until System Idle The WD Anywhere Backup screen displays the progress of the backup fF WO Anywhere Backup El Actor Metre Bley e Create 5 View and Restore Dadra op U Pb ig LO pp L tem there 191 6 KE BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 33 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL When the backup finishes the Backup Complete screen appears WD Anywhere Backup ES Actiors M settings 25 E Create 3 View and Restore f gt My WD_Backup Backup Complete Last Update Time 11 12 2008 11 44 28 4M 21 items stored 4 5 MB 704 4 GB Free Alternatively close the screen click the WD Anywhere Backup Icon and select Show backup status About Create Backup Plan View and Restore Files w Show File Backup Status Show Desktop Alerts w Show Daily Backup Summary Purge Deleted Files Pause All Backups Send Log Files Open WD Anywhere Backup Quit As files are backed up a small notification window appears WD Anywhere Backup O2 Walk OF Life m a sent to Doc Review BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 34 WD SHARE
109. n the event of a power failure You must connect the UPS device to the WD ShareSpace before setting up the UPS service Note Go to support wdc com and search the knowledge base for answer ID 2559 for a list of compatible UPS devices UPS Setup The UPS Setup tab allows you to modify UPS settings To enable the UPS service 1 Click the UPS Setup tab Click Enable in UPS service 2 3 Enter the timeout value 4 Click Submit Note During a power failure the system will shut down after TIMEOUT seconds have expired or the remaining battery percentage reaches 15 or less or the remaining battery runtime drops to or below 5 minutes A value of 0 disables the Timeout timer System Network Storage Media Users Status Horne HUES JPS Status UPS Setup UPS Service Timeout sa vr a I rs g IMeout timer NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 99 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL UPS Status The UPS Status tab provides information about the connected UPS device including model battery level and runtime timeout and status Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Users Status Home UPS UPS Status UPS Setup Battery Battery Model x Timeout Status Level Runtime Smart UPS 750 100 137 min 60sec ONLINE Note 1 The system shuts down during a power failure after TIMEOUT seconds have expired the remaining battery percentage is below or equal to 15 or the remaining battery runtime drops to o
110. nagement iD Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Users Status Home Users User Full Name ay admin Administrator H guest Guest User NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 128 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL To create a new user account With this feature you can create user accounts on the WD ShareSpace and further customize these accounts with privilege levels 1 Click the Add icon Note The password can contain up to 16 characters including alphabetic numeric underscore space and most special characters except double quote The first and last characters cannot be a space The password is case sensitive 2 Click Grant Administration Rights to provide the user with administrative rights Administration rights allow the user to configure the device Enter the user name in the User Name field Enter the user s full name in the Full Name field Enter the password in the Password field Re enter the password in the Confirm Password field A PA W If desired select a previously created Group for the user to join from the Group List Click the gt gt button to add the selected user to the group 00 9 You may create a private user share at the same time by clicking Yes next to Create User Private Share The new user is granted Full Access to the private share The private share name is the same as the user name Nobody else has access to this private share unless it is specifically granted
111. nd store media content on WD ShareSpace via network shares Shares are folders that can be used to organize and store files on your WD ShareSpace Shares can be shared with everyone public or with selected users on your network private The device comes pre configured with the Public network share which contains the following folders for media storage Shared Music folder for storing music files you want to share with other users Shared Pictures folder for storing image files you want to share with other users Shared Videos for storing video files you want to share with other users Important Do not change or delete these default share folders Disruption of file sharing could result These are the default folders for the Media Server Twonky Media and iTunes Service For more information on how to use Twonky media see Media Server on page 125 For more information on how to use the iTunes service see iTunes on page 126 How and Where to Add Media Content to the Shared Folders 1 Open the Internet Explorer 2 Public on WD ShareSpace 172 25 102 80 U File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q pack y wi Ss Search ME Folders EI Address 38 u ho Go Folders Size Type D E WINDOWS File Folder 1 El Default User Shared Pictures File Folder 1 E 5 LocalService Shared Videos File Folder 1 H 5 NetworkService E 5 takeuchi_b O E mail E 5 1386 E 5 Intel E O MsOCache E 5 Prog
112. nd time is synchronized automatically to the NTP network time protocol server by default You have the option to set the date and time manually or allow the NTP to access the Internet to automatically set the time Note Time displays in 24 hour format only 1 Click Date amp Time in the Basic mode home screen NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER BASICS 79 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 2 Deselect Enable to set the time manually AD Advanced Moda Help Logout Basic Mode Home Date amp Tone a NTP Service Copyright E 2008 Wester Chia Techiologias Tie 48 ghia neared 3 To synchronize the date and time automatically click Enable 4 Click Submit E gt Acme Mache Help Logout Basic Mode Home Date A Time Datir Ea Timmi HIP Senace ATP Time Servos Coapyoght 2008 Western Chipia Tecsholagees Ine A ghia earned Network The device s network mode is set to DHCP Client by default which is appropriate for most environments By selecting Static IP you can manually set the IP address netmask gateway and DNS Domain Name Service server IP address D Advanced Mode Help Logout Basic Mode Home Network IP Address Default Gateway ra DNS Servers Network Mode DHCP Clientia Copyright 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER BASICS 80 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL To configure the network settings 1 Click Network in the Basic mo
113. nt Adds fault tolerance by including parity information with the data Parity for blocks in the same rank is generated on Writes recorded in a distributed location and checked on Read Warning 1 This process will erase all the data in the volume System configuration settings will not be affected 2 During volume rebuild the device will turn on backup LED and blink power LED Please wait until volume rebuild process completed Select a RAID level Click Submit To delete a volume 1 2 Click the Delete icon Click OK Note Only ExtendVolume can be deleted NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 112 Manage Volume Options WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL The table below shows available volumes for systems containing one to four drives Manage Volume available options 2 Drive 2 Drive mirror starting mode stripe 4 Drive two mirrors each separate volume would have these options just as with a two drive mirror manua extend span 0 Drives available an span stripe mirror span stripe mirror span stripe mirror span stripe RAID 5 span stripe RAID 5 span stripe RAID 5 span Stripe RAID5 span Stripe RAID5 span Stripe RAID5 span Stripe mirror manua extend span 1 Drive available span stripe mirror span stripe RAID 5 span stripe MM manua extend manua extend span span span stripe RAID 5 two mir
114. nt by clicking in its box A blue border surrounds the selected plan BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 37 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Changing Selected Files 1 On the WD Anywhere Backup screen click the Change Selected Files icon See Icons on page 37 The WD Anywhere Backup Configuration screen appears F WD Anyerbere Backup Conliguralion TTEMS SELECTED POR BACKUP Her Selected for Backup Files in My Docunnerits documen s Spraadsheasts and Presentations Note To deselect all listed files click the Select None link To select all the listed files click the Select All link 2 Do one of the following To add files click the Add Backup Items button To remove files select the files and click the Remove Selected Items button To exclude files from the backup click the Show Advanced Options button Depending on your selections subsequent screens may display 3 When you finish selecting items to add or remove click the Select or OK depending on the screen button 4 When returned to the WD Anywhere Backup Configuration screen click the Done button Changing Backup Plan Settings You can change the number of versions of the same files WD Anywhere Backup should keep For example you may want to keep yesterday s version as well as today s version BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 38 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 1 Click the Change Selected Settings icon See Icons on page
115. nt on your desktop create an alias Note Before creating an alias click Finder gt Preferences and make sure Connected Servers is checked a Click the item you want to alias for example Public b While holding down the Ctrl or Cmd key and the Option key simultaneously drag the item to where you want the alias to appear The alias appears at the new location FI PUBLIC alias WD SHARESPACE BASIC SETUP 15 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Congratulations Your WD ShareSpace is now ready for use and is accessible as a drive letter in My Computer Windows or a shared drive icon on the desktop Macintosh You can now drag and drop files into your WD ShareSpace and move files from your WD ShareSpace to any computer in your network that has been set up according to the instructions above This user manual contains information and instructions for all other basic and advanced WD ShareSpace device management functions including up your computer see Backing Up Computers on a Network on page 18 Accessing WD ShareSpace from a remote computer see MioNet Remote Access on page 41 Playing and streaming media see How to Play Stream Video Music amp Photos on page 51 Using iTunes service see Using iTunes with WD ShareSpace on page 58 Connecting a USB drive for additional storage and file exchange see External USB Drive Sharing amp Backup on page 60 Configuring the WD ShareSpace devic
116. ny 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 WD Caviar and MioNet are registered trademarks in the U S and other countries and World Edition Green and WD Discovery are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies Inc Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies 2009 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved 4779 705006 A04 April 2009 APPENDIX 167 Index A active directory service 105 admin login password change 92 ADS 105 audio streaming in Tunes 58 127 auto backup 60 backup automatic and complete 25 logs 39 restore 35 backup button 8 backup data system to USB hard drive 61 USB hard drive to system 61 backup plan 27 customized 27 edit 37 icons 37 remove 39 restore 35 C CE compliance 164 change password downloader 124 China RoHS 165 compliance regulatory 164 configuration menu 95 customized backup plan 27 D data backup 60 date amp time 79 deleting a backup plan 39 destination share setup 120 124 device name 79 digital media adapter 57 digital picture frames 56 disk manager 110 DLNA media device 57 download queue change order 145 download task create 144 Downloader 141 access 141 command i
117. nywhere Backup will back up photos music videos documents local e mail files and all other data from your computer to your WD storage List of files that won t be backed up Back Up All of My Files wos eae 3 C Do not show Configuration Vizard at startup Customize My Backup Note The WD Anywhere Backup icon now appears on your desktop and is listed in Program Files Macintosh Leopard or Tiger 1 Ss 2 Double click the WD ShareSpace icon on the desktop ODAM Aam WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Continue with One WD Anywhere Backup Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 20 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 3 Double click WD_Anywhere_Backup dmg mH Aa JWD_Mac_Tools aje a oO E Y DEVICES E 10 5 5 ES Disk 5 WD ShareSpace 2 WD Anywhere Backup dmg Y SHARED Chris1NC D114 a MyBookWorld a MyBookWorld 2 wde d112 E wded110 Al WHITECAE Y PLACES Desktop CAED113 A Applications Bi Documents l item 210 KB available This package contains a program that determines if the software can be installed Are you sure you want to continue If you re not sure about the source of this package click Cancel to prevent it from running the program and installing the software Install WD Anywhere Backup Welcome to the WD Anywhere Backup Installer Introduction You will be guided thro
118. ocols HTTP HTTPS CIFS SMB NFS FTP I O ports Three USB 2 0 ports one front for file backup two rear for USB device expansion Ethernet RJ 45 port Supported clients Windows 2000 XP Vista latest service packs required Server 2003 Mac OS X Tiger or Leopard Physical dimensions Width 6 30 in 160 1 mm Height 7 73 in 196 2 mm Length 7 84 in 199 18mm Weight 5 28 lb 2 4 kg Power consumption Input voltage 100V to 240V AC Input frequency 50 to 60 Hz Environmental Operating temperature 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F Non operating temperature 20 to 65 C 4 to 149 F OVERVIEW 3 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Kit Contents WD ShareSpace with four Drive mounting rails or two drives only included with two drive systems AC adapter Ethernet cable Installation CD with Quick Install Guide and power cords application software and user manual Accessories Visit shopwd com U S only to view additional accessories like cables power supplies additional hard drives and drive mounting rails for this product Outside the U S visit support wdc com OVERVIEW 4 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL System Requirements For optimum performance the following system and network requirements are recommended Compatibility may vary depending on user s hardware configuration and operating system Important For highest performance and reliability it is recommended th
119. of the backup WD Anywhere Backup Bactiors Setting 2 Help Create 9 View and Restore Verifying Beethoven s Symphony No 9 Scherzo wma 6 items stored 5 3 KB When the backup has finished a backup complete message appears WD Anywhere Backup Bactiors settings Hep Create 3 View and Restore Backup Complete Last Update Time 11 12 2008 11 44 28 4M 21 items stored 4 5 MB 784 4 GB Free 4 To create another backup click Create and continue with step 3 in Creating a Customized Backup Plan on page 27 If not creating another backup close the screen The WD Anywhere Backup icon appears in the system tray To customize a backup plan 1 Click the Customize My Backup link at the bottom right of the WD Anywhere Backup Configuration screen The Welcome to the WD Anywhere Backup Wizard screen appears 2 Continue with step 3 in Creating a Customized Backup Plan on page 27 BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 26 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Creating a Customized Backup Plan Creating and customizing a backup plan gives the advanced user complete control over which files are backed up 1 If WD Anywhere Backup is not already running click the WD Anywhere Backup icon on the desktop 2 Click Create If the screen shows no backup plans none have been created P WO Anywhere Backup Bactors Bso reo Create View and Restore 3 The welcome screen for customizing you
120. olume Type Disk Usage Size DataVolume Mirror appears on the side of the Manage Volume table Unknown Unknown Basic Mode Help Logout Users Status Status Resyncing Status Close Rate of Progress 27 1 Estimate Time 165 1 min Disk Speed 71674 K sec Copyright 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 111 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Volume status messages include the following Good Indicates the volume is accessible and hard drive is functioning normally Failed lIndicates a volume cannot be started automatically the disk may be damaged or the file system may be corrupt Resyncing Occurs when creating a mirror or when a mirrored volume is being resynchronized Formatting Indicates volume is being formatted Degraded Missing one drive in a RAID 1 or RAID 5 configuration Recovering The failed drive is being copied to a working drive in a RAID 1 or RAID 5 configuration To display more detailed information click on an underlined status To modify the volume 1 2 3 4 Click the Manage Volume tab Click the Modify icon next to the volume you want to modify The Volume amp Raid Management page appears KD Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Users Status Home volumes amp RAID Management Yolume Name Disk RES RAID Configuration RAID 5 Requires a minimum of three drives to impleme
121. ompleting the Backup Plan 1 Name your backup plan and click Next You can create additional backup plans by repeating the steps above WD Anywhere Backup Configuration NAME YOUR BACKUP PLAN Enter Backup Plan Name My Backup Plan C Copy WD Anywhere OneClick Restore application to backup destination Learn more BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 32 2 Aconfirmation screen appears Click Done 3 4 P WD Anyvehent Backup Configuration You re done setting up My WO Backup backup plan WD Anywhere Backup will take care of the rest WO drnathere Backup wil mew back up al the hies you have selected fer your back plan Alter the ial backup WO Arrehere Backup wall autoratcaly back up any new or changed files If your backup dente a not atteched to your computer dont worry WD Arywhere Backup wil keep track of the changes and back them up when the device E reattached Help us make WO Anywhere Backup better Would you ihe bo sedus our configuration settings to help improve this produt Wie wall eet Chee Bhd orl val haere eee Tes send my configuration information WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL A message explains that initial backup will use moderate resources on your computer To pause the backup click Pause until System Idle To keep the backup running in the background click Continue WD Anywhere Backup During the initial backup WD Anywhere Backup will work in the background and consume
122. on a specific hardware system The Memeo Software is licensed A GoBack Continue 8 To accept the software license agreement click Agree To continue installing the software you must agree to the terms of the software license agreement Click Agree to continue or click Disagree to cancel the installation and quit the Installer 9 Click Install 10 Enter your Mac user name and password Installer requires that you type your password Name Password b Details O CAE D113 11 When a screen verifying successful installation appears click Close e a __ Install WD Anywhere Backup Installation completed successfully O Iinmroduction B License 6 Destination Select O mstallation Type Installation Summary Install Succeeded The software was successfully installed BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 22 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 12 Now you can begin backing up your data Click gt Create Backup Plan WD Anywhere Back BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 23 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Configuring WD Anywhere Backup One Click Backup WD Anywhere Backup allows you to back up all your important data such as documents photos music and videos on your computer s hard drive with the click of a button This feature backs up your data to the WD ShareSpace so you can restore your data in the event that your computer s hard drive crashes The first time y
123. or about seven seconds until the HDD LEDs on the front panel light up After 14 seconds the HDD LEDs turn amber 6 Release the reset button by removing the paperclip The device will automatically reboot The reset operation is complete when the device has rebooted and the LAN connection lights and HDD LEDs are on A successful reset results in restoring the device name IP address admin user name and admin password to factory default WDShareSpace DHCP client admin and admin Note The default user name and password is admin To reset the system to factory default settings Performing a factory default reset using the WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager erases all settings shares and data files in the WD ShareSpace All information and data is lost For detailed instructions see To restore the device to factory defaults on page 96 Hardware Diagnostic Testing This section provides a detailed approach to identifying a hardware problem and locating its source CAUTION Before disconnecting any peripheral cables from the system turn off the WD ShareSpace and any external peripheral devices Failure to do so can cause permanent damage to the WD ShareSpace and or the peripheral device Turn off the WD ShareSpace and all external peripheral devices 2 Make sure the power cord is plugged into a properly grounded AC outlet Turn on the device If the power indica
124. ork storage system will perform the WD ShareSpace to USB backup To set a destination share name for the USB drive to WD ShareSpace backup 1 On the USB Shares page select the USB to WD ShareSpace Backup tab 2 Select a share to be used as a destination share from the Destination Share list 3 Click Submit Note If no destination is selected backup to the WD ShareSpace is disabled NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 120 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL WD ShareSpace to USB Backup Use the WD ShareSpace to USB Backup tab to set a source share for this backup method System Alietwork Storage Media Users Statues ickup Wt Sharetpace to Se Hiig To set a source share name for WD ShareSpace to USB drive backup 1 On the USB Shares page select the WD ShareSpace to USB Backup tab 2 Select a share to be used as source share from the Source Share list 3 Click Submit Note If no source is selected backup from the WD ShareSpace is disabled Quota The Quota icon allows administrators to enable or disable quota control for the device and set grace time and quota limits for each user Quota is used to limit the maximum storage capacity for each user The accumulated files or folders stored in a volume for the specified user cannot exceed the quota setting Once the user data exceeds the quota a 7 day by default grace period commences The user still can store up to 100 MB of additional data on the volume within
125. orted ooooccccoco o 58 SONG Content id A A eres 58 Streaming Audio in TUNES ooooccococco 58 7 External USB Drive Sharing amp Backup 60 Sharing Data on a USB Drive 0 cc es 60 USB Auto Backup Feature oococoocococcnc 60 8 Using WD Discovery Windows Only 63 WD Discovery OvervieW o oooccococorco 63 Mapping a Network Drive ooooooccoooccnrcr ee 63 Browse Network ShareS 000 c cece eee tenes 66 Desktop Shortcut Creation 0 0 ees 67 Turning Identify LED On or Off 0 0 0 cc es 67 9 Network Storage Manager Basics 5 69 Configuring WD ShareSpace 0 000 cece 69 WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager Features 76 User Interface Overview 0 0 0 eee eens 77 Basic WOE oido da aka btan ad a adan 78 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 10 Network Storage Manager Advanced 87 System TaD aiii 88 Network TaD cad ad ea 101 Storage Taba da reeee dae Ran 109 Media Tab cir ia dada dada ae aia 125 A A et 128 Status Ta cia ti occ da da dana 136 11 Scheduled DownloadS 0oooooooooo 141 Downloader Features 0 ooo ococococcco eens 142 12 Replacing a Drive 000oooooo ooo ooo 147 EOD PrecautONS rss iia 147 13 Troubleshooting 00 0c cee e eee eee 151 14 GIOSSAI ees teste Bier eee sae ers wee 159 15 APPendDE s ricas pr a ee 164 Regulatory COMPplianCe oooocoocoocooorra
126. ote It is not mandatory to access the Twonky Media server to search for or play media files as long as the file is in its respective media folder videos photos or music The Twonky Media server application searches for the media in the three shared folders Videos Photos and Music stored on the WD ShareSpace connected to your home network The server is pre set so you can just transfer your multimedia content to the respective shared folders on your WD ShareSpace described on the next page and you are ready to stream and view content on your home entertainment center game consoles for example Xbox 360 Playstation 3 or DLNA 1 5 Digital Media Adapters Visit www twonkymedia com for further information on Twonky Media NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 125 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL iTunes Enable the iTunes Server Service and customize the service settings using the Tunes menu iTunes Server Service allows iPod and iTunes users to share and play music on the WD ShareSpace Note iTunes service is enabled by default When the iTunes Service is enabled in the WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager you or anyone connected to the WD ShareSpace can play music files stored on the system using iTunes This service creates a virtual music library on the device and treats It as an Tunes repository making it possible for music files to stream from the WD ShareSpace to Windows or Mac computers running iTunes The Tunes Se
127. ou install WWD Anywhere Backup the WD Anywhere Backup Configuration screen appears Note The screen below only appears when you have WD ShareSpace attached to your computer s local area network WD Anywhere Backup Configuration We have found your WD storage With one simple click WD Anywhere Backup will back up photos music videos documents local e mail files and all other data from your computer to your WD storage List of files that wont be backed up Back Up All of My Files Backup All Files WDSHARESPACE PUT YOUR LIFE OW IT 5 A C Do not show Configuration Wizard at startup Customize My Backup Link to Customize Backup This screen offers two options Automatic Backup The main option is to have the WD ShareSpace automatically and continuously back up your files providing assurance that your files can always be restored What it backs up One click backup backs up the main computer s c drive on a PC What it does not back up One click backup does not include files on the A drive application files such as MS Word or Adobe Acrobat temporary and log files virtual hard disk files or files in the system folders Customized Backup The other option is to customize your backup to back up only selected types of files for example only photos or videos or other drives BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 24 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL To start an automatic and complete backup of your computer s hard
128. ound de2ghz cox net d Continue with step 6 6 From the list of users select the user s you want to share with and click the Next button Note You can press the Ctrl key in Windows or the Command key on the Mac to select multiple users Share Photos amp judy aol com Hold down the CTRL key to select multiple people nauthorizec Please respect copyrights Sharing unauthe MIONET REMOTE ACCESS 47 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL e Select the permission level and click the Next button If you want users to only view the photos select read permission If you want to enable users to add photos or modify or delete photos to your folder give them the read write permission Share Photos 2p 2 writedori susita aol com Permissions C Read Write Y Read The person you invite receives an e mail with a link to click MioNet automatically opens up in the user s web browser and provides instant secure access to the folder of photos on your computer Transferring Files to Others MioNet enables you to transfer files to others to whom you have granted access and to have them transfer files to you Note MioNet transfers are not as fast as LAN transfers 1 Click the Transfer Files to Others icon to open a dialog window showing your WD ShareSpace folders 2 Click the to navigate through your directory to highlight the folder you wish to transfer files from and click the Next button Trans
129. out the hard drive using the mounting rails handle use your hand to support it from underneath so it does not fall a Pull on the center of the mounting rails handle and move the assembly from side to side to disengage the side latches Carefully slide the drive out 1 inch from its bay FS b While pulling out the drive assembly with one hand use your other hand to support the drive while sliding it out of the enclosure REPLACING A DRIVE 148 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 7 Remove the drive carrier a Flex the back pin of the side rail from the hard drive and gently pull the side rail away from the hard drive b Remove the drive from the drive carrier 8 Remove the new hard drive from its packaging 9 Install the new drive into the drive carrier a Insert the new drive into the drive carrier b Flex the left and right side rail and insert the pins into the drive s mounting holes REPLACING A DRIVE 149 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 11 Replace the system cover a Carefully place the system cover on the unit so that the tabs on the cover align with the slots on the unit b Slide the cover toward the front of the unit until it is fully closed c Tighten the captive screws on the rear of the unit 12 Reconnect the cables and power on t
130. ppear when click Configure in WD Discovery Make sure JavaScript is enabled in your browser See your browser s Help menu for instructions TROUBLESHOOTING 153 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL l received a banner warning message email alert or pop up screen indicating a failed volume Do the following 1 Verify hard drive status in the Disk Manager submenu See Disk Manager on page 110 If the status of any drive is Failed visit WD Technical Support at support wdc com and search the knowledge base article 2569 for detailed instructions on obtaining a replacement drive 2 If Disk Manager does not indicate that a hard drive has failed power cycle the device 3 If the volume that failed is a new volume try rebuilding the RAID array See Manage RAID on page 114 for details If this does not resolve the problem visit WD Technical Support at support wdc com and search the knowledge base article 2569 for detailed instructions on obtaining a replacement drive My router has failed or is not available How do I access my data in the device Do the following 1 Connect the device directly to the computer s Ethernet port 2 Launch WD Discovery Tool and see Mapping a Network Drive on page 63 for instructions on how to access data in the device I received the message iTunes server cannot find the path to Shared Music The Tunes server requires the presence of the Public Shared Music share folder
131. 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 GNU General Public License GPL Firmware incorporated into My Book World Edition includes third party copyrighted software licensed under the GPL GPL Software In accordance with the GPL 1 the source code for the GPL Software may be obtained at support wdc com download gpl 2 you may re use re distribute and modify the GPL Software 3 with respect solely to the GPL Software it is provided as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose to the extent permitted by applicable law and 4 a copy of the GPL is included on the enclosed CD may be obtained at www gnu org and may also be found at support wdc com download gpl When contacting WD for support have your WD product serial number system hardware and system software versions available APPENDIX 166 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Information furnished by WD is believed to be accurate and reliable however no responsibility is assumed by WD for its use nor for a
132. r A server application that searches for all the media for example videos photos and music stored on the WD ShareSpace 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 UPnP NAT Traversal Combines UPnP and NAT features UPS Uninterruptable Power Supply A standalone device that provides secondary power to connected equipment in the event of a power failure USB Universal Serial Bus A serial bus for connecting peripherals to a microcomputer It connects external drives printers modems mice keyboards etc through a single general purpose port It can automatically add and configure new devices without having to shut down and restart the system USB 2 0 For most PCs the standard interface is USB Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 supports data transfer rates up to 480Mb s USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 If you connect to a USB 1 1 device data is transferred at USB 1 1 speed up to 1 1 Mb s WAN Wide Area Network A computer network that crosses metropolitan regional or national boundaries WD Anywhere Backup WD backup software that allows the user to set up continuous backup of all or selected files for up to five computers in a network This feature backs up your data to the WD ShareSpace so you can restore your data in th
133. r accessing resources using HTTP To enable UPnP NAT Traversal for Web Access amp FTP 1 2 Click Enable in UPnP for Web Access amp FTP Click Submit The UPnP NAT Traversal combines with the UPnP feature and NAT feature Universal Plug and Play UPnP is an architecture for pervasive peer to peer network connectivity of PCs and intelligent devices The Network Address Translation NAT is used in gateway devices that form the boundary between the public Internet and the private LAN As IP packets from the private LAN traverse the gateway NAT translates a private IP address and port number to a public IP address and port number tracking those translations to keep individual sessions intact To enable other network services 1 2 Click Enable in network service If you have selected FTP as your network service click Yes to enable or click No to disable anonymous login and then click Submit If you have selected NFS as your network service the IP allowed field appears You will be prompted to enter the IP filters that are allowed for NFS service Click Add to add a new IP filter and then click Submit Note In IP Allowed field of NFS service means allow all IP addresses If you intend to allow specified IP addresses or range please modify in IP Allowed field Mount point for NFS share is nfs SHARENAME Ex nfs Public You can specify particular port numbers for HTTP HTTPS and FTP services respectively In
134. r backup appears Click Next t WD Anywhere Backup Configuration Welcome to the WD Amnywhere Backup Setup Wizard Backing up your files a easy Just follow these J simple steps and Wih Aanpevhore Backup will automatically back up your files SELECT YOUR BACKUP DESTINATION SELECT FILES TO BACK UP NAME YOUR BACKUP PLAN And You re Done Te begin ellek Next 2 De not show Ganiyan Vizard al Harup memeo BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 27 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 4 Click Network Places and locate your WD ShareSpace on your local area network Click Next WD Anywhere Backup Configuration SELECT YOUR BACKUP DESTINATION p a in al Hard Drives Network Places USB Drives iPod Drive Select this destination if you want to back up your files to a shared folder on another computer in your network or to a network attached storage NAS device For more information see shared Backup Folder folders in Windows Help i i Optional Keep up to 2 additional versions of each file C Encrypted files can only be restored with WD Anywhere Backup f Select Items to Back Up Please select which items you would like to back up All Items from SmartPicks My Documents My Pictures Desktop Internet Explorer Favorites email photos music videos etc My Own Backup Items You have two options To select all items see Selecting all items from SmartPicks on page 29 To
135. r below 5 minutes Shutdown Reboot The Shutdown Reboot menu allows you to perform system reboot or shutdown To perform WD ShareSpace shutdown 1 Click Shutdown Reboot in the System tab home screen 2 On the Shutdown Reboot page click Shutdown 3 Click OK o Are you sure you want to shutdown the system i Cancel NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 100 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL To perform WD ShareSpace reboot 1 Click Shutdown Reboot in the System tab home screen 2 On the Shutdown Reboot page click Reboot 3 Click OK Windows Internet Explorer 2 re you sure you want to reboot the system Cancel Network Tab Help Logout System Network Storage Status r 7 4 j h gt A Workgroup Remote Access The Network tab provides access to the following configuration options LAN Services Workgroup Remote Access LAN The LAN icon on the Network tab allows access to all network configuration options including setting the connection method changing the IP address netmask gateway and DNS Domain Name Service server IP address as well as changing the MTU size to enable jumbo frames NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 101 Cc System Storage Network Mode IP Address Neimask l erat Note For an MTU size larger than 41500 ti ame Fil inma fet sibel MITU ie CRITE a by B To config
136. ram Files E E PSFONTS O RECYCLER O System Volume Information E 5 temp O WDShare1 E E WINDOWS E EL WD ShareSpace D 4 CD Drive E E 8 Home on EMC SNAS T5 4 22 2 wdscdm01 H H S permanent on wdcrux P E x Docserv on wdscfsD1 S 3 Public on WD ShareSpace 172 25 102 80 U E 5 Shared Music 5 Shared Pictures E 5 Shared Videos E S Download on WD ShareSpace 172 25 102 80 Y gt 2 Copy your music files to the Shared Music folder which is under the Public folder on WD ShareSpace 3 Follow the same process to place your videos and pictures into their respective Shared Pictures and Shared 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 folders If you do not do this your content will not display correctly through your digital media adapter HOW TO PLAY STREAM VIDEO MUSIC amp PHOTOS 52 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Media Devices Now that you have copied your files to their corresponding folders you can use a variety of media devices to stream media The following types are discussed in this section Windows Media Player 11 Windows Vista on page 53 Xbox 360 on page 55 Xbox 360 New User Interface on page 56 Playstation 3 on page 56 Digital Picture Frames on page 56 Network Music Player on page 57 Digital Media Adapters on p
137. rom the WD ShareSpace are displayed under the Shared list Pie Cdi es Cmimi Sine Advanced Pen r Y o aa je Mi ee wje a z a hme PASEA AT A PA E PLA ee A Ai e Mame Time Arint 4 Album Fe a Tike 2 Lam F Tr Cra tig ibe L37107 Bek E Vichy Wiri E Erg Mer eales Hes 1971 1075 Rock 3 a yes rl Ther rea beset Hiig 1970 1078 Rc E toir Gon C cF r Mr reales H LFL Ak E Desperado iH Ther oreales ite 1571 1972 Rock al rt of Theat Magia E thor deai Abs CIF Va Mek al Tegla Sunrise al E T 3 Lit 1971 1975 Rock E Tate i Eo me Lal a F Greal Ht PI Te Ak al Pesti Emy Fenn 4 15 E Ter Greatest Hi 29721975 Aek Hp an Thr Grewtaer Hibe LOPLI Bee E Y Cryg 11 de Lares Lab Soul Liin Lain baul Ler Lain Soul LAr 7 Latin Soul Lear Sancha L bi Soul ar Senher Lahn Soul Lan Ehej Lahn had Lar Laan LASA Leon Pap as Foo Pa Pan Pag Pas Pap Pas 2550091 17 how 304 3 MD Note Both the Media Server and the Tunes server only work on the LAN NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 127 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Users Tab The Users tab provides access to the following configuration options Users Groups Folder Share Permissions USB Share Permissions System Network Storage Users T USB Sh IE Parma 1 Users The Users icon on the Users tab allows administrators to create edit and delete user accounts from Access Control list ma
138. rors mi mo span MAN 0 span Pes n span ES span stripe mirror span span span span stripe mirror span span stripe RAID 5 span stripe RAID 5 stripe mirror span stripe mirror stripe RAID 5 span stripe RAID 5 span stripe stripe mirror span stripe span RAID 5 mirror span NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 113 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Manage RAID Configure RAID on the hard drives using the Manage RAID tab on the Volume Management submenu WARNING Changing the RAID configuration causes all volumes and data to be lost Eysi Nelwork Storage Michi Users Statins Warmin i The process warmer All the ate in the voluma 4 Curing ralume refudld ihe device will turn on backup LED ae M sa weed lll valuma mbid precasa campleiod RAID Redundant Array of Independent Drives refers to an array of multiple independent hard drives that provide high performance and reliability RAID function depends on the number of drives present and the RAID level selected The WD ShareSpace supports the following RAID levels RAID 0 Striped Provides data striping spreading out blocks of each file across multiple hard drives but no redundancy This improves performance but does not deliver fault tolerance If one drive fails then all data in the array is lost RAID 1 Mirrored Provides disk mirroring Mirroring creates an exact copy or mirror of a set of data on two drive
139. rver Service supports only the following file types mp3 wav aac Note The iTunes server service requires the presence of the Public Shared Music share folder Do not rename or delete Shared Music if you want to use the Tunes server You must recreate or rename the Public Shared Music share if it has been deleted or given another name To enable or disable the iTunes Server Service 1 On the iTunes Server Service page click Enable next to iTunes Service Or deselect the option to disable it 2 Specify how often iTunes will scan the device for new music files Click Submit System Network Storage Media Users Status Home iLi Service Musie Media Serwer Name Check for new 5 min music every To customize media library update frequency 1 Select an option in the Check for new music every list 2 Click Submit NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 126 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL To stream audio in iTunes 1 Make sure that the iTunes Service is enabled in the WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager utility See To enable or disable the iTunes Server Service on page 126 for more information 2 Click WDShareSpace under the Shared section of the left pane If you have copied music to the Public Shared Music folder and it is in a format supported by iTunes it should be listed in the right pane 3 Double click an audio file The audio file is streamed in Tunes and audio files f
140. s The System Logs icon on the Status tab provides access to four tabs that display the events recorded by the system You can view information such as file and services requested on the device and requests between the device and client computers You can also change the order and number of the log entries shown on log pages System The System tab displays system logs on the device System Network Storage Home System Loge Al Emi Lai SO ein Log Entries a A 4 E la i x 1 bo E i iT hha eel Sale Dae t mi daa LA Sani 0 Rn as Spsce daemon alert mt daape 1109 Ero marcem dadm n 1omt daa 1100 nda playicts A hd LE La nace darmo t midana 11001 Furia playita por a p A Y Pal J E Sl 4 LI ki hh RI o 0 ml ie a cang e H a ES SES pp a L im leant alat Aap 1109 Seared 0 mange we SreSpace daemon alert Jaap 1109 Error re 208 daami lt mi daami 14007 Space daemm att mi daa 1 LOTE Start JS playset Space daemon alert mt daapel 1100 Rescarrmg Catabaso A O m l E l l M fal Fea fd m a D ib a B jamit alt mb aap 1100 Sean O sonja wa i 06 02 TPA Wome eme daemon rt mt doape 1 104 Emy scarry i respacae damon akai mi daapdi 11001 Lindating playlcts pace daemon ei mb app 1 109 Siri pl ak si a A IA o a E on 5 E E A 7 T a i L a p ta Hanin AG mad yemi asi LEA SEA i eerie sue eters 100 Erana i rr ae hode E The Sytem log A WO ShareSpace The Sy
141. s or click Select All to select all of the items When finished click Next Select Items to Back Up Select Items to Back Up O OFiles in My Documents O Files in My Pictures O Files on the Desktop O Internet Explorer Favorites O w word processing documents Spreadsheets and Presentations O Financial Files Photos and Pictures O di music and Sound Files O video Files Select None Select All b On the Local Folders tab select each folder you want to back up and click Select f Select Items to Back Up Select Folders to Back Up E Dy C DELL Documents and Settings Dl Fulishot9o Fda 1386 9 Intel LEOA MSOCache E Program Files O di RECYCLER Ou System Volume Information O WINDOWS E Include only files with these extensions Cancel Select BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 31 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 3 On the Items Selected for Backup screen you can add more items or use advanced items as described in Selecting all ttems from SmartPicks on page 29 WD Anywhere Backup Configuration Ed TTEMS SELECTED FOR BACKUP Items Selected for Backup Total Size Files in My Documents 67 7 MB Select None Select All Add Backup Items Remove Selected Items Show Advanced Options Required Space I I 1 1 1 905 2 GB 3 810 3GB Available Space 4 On the Items Selected for Backup screen click Next button 5 Continue with Completing the Backup Plan on page 32 C
142. s which increases reliability compared to a single drive If either drive fails the other continues to function as a single drive until the failed drive is replaced Note this RAID type has the highest disk overhead 100 of all RAID types This option is only available with two drives installed Two Mirror Two Mirror mode is available when four drives are installed in the WD ShareSpace In this mode two independent RAID 1 volumes are created NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 114 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Span Spanned Combines drives into a linear fashion to create one large logical volume Unlike RAID 0 which stripes all data bitwise to all drives the volume is linear across both drives A spanned drive Is literally like a single bigger drive in that files written to the volume earlier go to the beginning of the volume on the first physical drive As the volume fills files written later are written toward the end of the volume on the second drive Like RAID O no data redundancy is provided If one of the drives fails all data is lost RAID 5 Requires a minimum of 3 drives to implement Similar to RAID O but adds fault tolerance by including parity information with the data Parity is generated on Writes recorded in a distributed location and checked on Read In this mode failure of a single drive does not cause loss of data To configure the Manage RAID tab Note Be sure to back up all data be
143. s an alternative for easy setup and mapping of the WD ShareSpace without using WD Discovery Bi A Views Uninstall Ex Metwork and Sharing Center sA Addaprinter W Add a wireless device File sharing is turned off Some network computers and devices might not be visible Click to change Folders w Name Category HE Desktop E FFLNC49 PVConnect Windows Medi Media Devices El Fitlab cl Linksys BEFSR4 13 Network Infrastr d Public A WDShareSmace __ Storage Ml Computer Md CUBETI W Uninstall hputer E Network 4 ecg View device webpage E jE CUBETEST VISTA Ea WD Sha lia Devices Printers E Control Panel E Recycle Bin L 3 61 for NG Lo desktop junk Je MioMet login failure gt serial port captures Open Create Shortcut Properties WD SHARESPACE BASIC SETUP 11 To open the WD ShareSpace shares WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 1 Right click WDShareSpace and click Open The Public Private and Download shares default shares display To view the WD ShareSpace web page 1 Right click WDShareSpace and click View device webpage The login page appears See Accessing WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager on page 74 for information on logging in To create a shortcut to the WD ShareSpace Administrator Masas ET Password E Tool Network Storage Manager Language Engl Ceaynpht O 2008 Wedern Diplal Techmolegres Ira All pihi reserved 1 Right click WDShareSpace and click Creat
144. s to register your WD ShareSpace 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 WD ShareSpace with friends no upload required or a folder of documents with your business colleagues Invitees can view the content you share with them but nothing else Remote Access Setup WD ShareSpace comes with MioNet enabled by default The Remote Access menu in WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager allows you to further control the MioNet service on the storage device See Remote Access on page 85 for further details Windows 1 Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load 2 Insert the WD ShareSpace software CD into the CD ROM drive Note If AutoPlay is disabled on your computer you must install the utilities manually Click Start and then Computer Windows Vista or My Computer Windows 2000 XP Right click the CD DVD drive click Open and double click Setup exe 3 Windows Vista Click Run setup exe and then Allow 4 Click Accept in the Terms of Agreement screen 5 If you have connected the device properly as shown in the Connect screen click Next MIONET REMOTE ACCESS 41 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 6 Click the MioNet New Account button if you are a new MioNet user click MioNet Existing Account if you are an existing user fio Application Ins
145. scovery Click WDShareSpace in the Network Drives Found list and click Turn Off Identify LED in the Things To Do list The Identify LED on the target device is turned off The LED icon to the left of the device name in WD Discovery is also turned off USING WD DISCOVERY WINDOWS ONLY 68 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Network Storage Manager Basics WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager is a powerful and convenient user interface for managing and configuring your WD ShareSpace Note Accessing and setting up the WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager is not required to begin using your WD ShareSpace right away This chapter explains how to configure the WD ShareSpace access WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager and enter basic settings For instructions on configuring advanced settings see Network Storage Manager Advanced on page 87 Configuring WD ShareSpace Follow the instructions below to configure your WD ShareSpace for Windows or Mac Windows 2000 XP Vista Note Follow steps 1 6 below only if you have not already installed WD Discovery Tool as instructed on page 10 Otherwise launch WD Discovery Tool using the desktop icon and continue with step 7 1 Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load 2 Insert the WD ShareSpace software CD into the CD ROM drive Note If AutoPlay is disabled on your computer you must install the utilities manually Click Start and then Computer Windo
146. share music pictures and video on your network Leam about sharing Online Sharing settings Find media that others are sharing Share my media ee Your network Unidentified network is a private network Devices that q A you allow can find your shared media How does sharing change firewall settings 7 Select a media type Music Pictures or Video and click PVConnect on WDShareSpace E Windows Media Player Video Library we ja Era a MARTY pom D wik on poan Tebecai P t f ith f poa Mes qee E nae ann Al des ACA am Rating Pe ennert on MySnckWedld gt Ad dd aj Ade 1 Actors Addie Yew E Gene Rating E p E Pied Parental One Store Polder j Parental Rating Esting 8 Double click the media file you want to play Xbox 360 1 Ensure that your Xbox 360 and WD ShareSpace are powered on and connected to your local area network The main Xbox screen displays five screens you can scroll through Marketplace Xbox Live Media and Network Note If you have any devices with Window Media Center the Xbox 360 will display a user interface screen asking you to connect to that device Click B to exit 2 Scroll to the Media Screen and select the Music option you have three options Music Pictures and Videos The Source screen appears 3 Click WDShareSpace or the WD ShareSpace device name if you have already changed the names previously See Device Name on page 79 The Mus
147. stead of selecting the Default radio button you can specify the port number between 8000 and 10000 for each service Note In IP Allowed field of NFS service means allow all IP addresses If you intend to allow specified IP addresses or range please modify in IP Allowed field Mount point for NFS share is nfs SHARENAME Ex nfs Public NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 104 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL To access data via FTP You can access data in a shared folder on WD ShareSpace with a widely used FTP client software program An FTP client software program must be installed on the computer you are using to access the device and FTP service must be enabled on the WD ShareSpace see To enable other network services on page 104 and To modify properties of the share on page 118 for details 1 Open an FIP client software program 2 Enter ftp username WIP address as the host name e g ftp admin 172 25 102 67 or just the device s IP address depending on the FTP client software program you are using Note Click System Status in either the basic or Advanced Mode to view the device s IP address 3 Enter the WD ShareSpace user name and corresponding password 4 Click Connect or OK You can now upload files to or download files from WD ShareSpace across the LAN lt is possible to upload files to or download files from WD ShareSpace across the Internet WAN but this requires custom router configuration an
148. stem Log records events that occur in the system You can obtain information from the following conditions or errors that may occur in the system components and hardware or software components System shutdown System reboot Factory default restore failed System temperature warning Disk SMART failure Volume failed or does not exist Volume space is full or close to 100 Unsafe removal of a USB mass storage device Resync volume failed NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 137 The following types of events are logged WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Critical An event such as fan failed system temperature has exceeded the threshold level Disk SMART failed volume space is full or close to 100 extend volume failed or resync volume failed When a critical event occurs the power system status LED lights up and the system record events in the System Log Warning An event that is not necessarily significant but may indicate a possible future problem An e mail or pop up message alert is sent to notify user of the problem that occurred in the system Information An event that describes the successful operation of an application driver or service CIFS The CIFS Common Internet File System tab displays logs of file and services requested on the device for connections that use this protocol System Network Home Logs Basic Mode Help Storage Media Users System CIFS FTP Settings Last
149. storage device This menu also displays a list of mounted volumes and their available shares When a USB drive is connected to the device the USB drive displays as USB share For more details see Folder Shares on page 83 Displays general information about the storage device such as device name firmware version current date time system uptime IP address volume usage and volume RAID type For more details see System Status on page 85 NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER BASICS 78 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Category Description Remote Access Enables or disables the MioNet software Computers running MioNet can remotely access and share files on the storage device over the Internet Note Available only on computers running Windows For more details see Remote Access on page 85 Shutdown Performs device shutdown or reboot from any computer on the local area network LAN For Reboot more details see Shutdown Reboot on page 86 Device Name Use this option to enter or change a device name and or a description of the device The device name is the name by which your WD ShareSpace is identified on the LAN 1 Click Device Name in Basic Mode home screen 2 Enter or change the text in the Device Name and or Device Description fields 3 Click Submit KWD Advanced Mode Help Logout Basic Mode Home Device Name Device Name finc v032 1 Device F1NC VO 3 2 Description Date Time The date a
150. swer ID Installation Get online installation help for your WD product or software Contacting 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 1800 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 00800 ASK4 Indonesia 803 852 9439 Europe toll free WDEU 00800 Japan 00 531 650442 97549338 Korea 82 2 2093 1007 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 WD SERVICE AND SUPPORT 1 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Registering Your WD Product Your WD product includes 30 days of free technical support during the applicable warranty period for your product The 30 day period commences on the date of your first telephone contact with WD technical support Register online at register wdc com WD SERVICE AND SUPPORT 2 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Overview Congratulations on
151. taller Automatic Backup software is provided free with My Book World 1 WD Discovery Tool remote access services from WD 2 WD Anywhere Backup 3 MioNet New Account MioNet Existing Account Y Support User Manual B Adobe Acrobat Reader Register your WD Product The MioNet registration screen appears 7 Complete the registration form and click Submit to create an account MT MIONET 7 Secure Remote Access for WD Storage Dowans toovae 3 Simple Steps o AA digicert maty avr Create your account below MIONET REMOTE ACCESS 42 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 8 When MioNet finds the WD ShareSpace you are registering enter a name for the device and click OK Sign Out MT MIONET comme MiONet Web Suppor My Account Edit Profile Edit Password Account info MioNet Web Sign Out Browser Requirements eo Windows 2000 XP Vista Me ais e MacOSX gt 10 4 8 Bela 6 SECURED by dant Vista Users Note e Select Allow when Vista requests your permission to access your storage drives or other computers e To save a file to this comouter oven the file and use the Save As ootion 9 Aconfirmation message appears Click OK MioNet displays a list of the public folders stored on your WD ShareSpace and includes a private folder that was created with the MioNet username On login MioNet searches for any unregistered WD ShareSpace units and gives any it finds a defau
152. ter your user name and password to access the file server WDShareSpace Connect as Guest Registered User Name admin M Remember this password in my keychain 5 Double click the Public icon to display the subfolders Shared Music Shared Pictures and Shared Videos WDShareSpace Eo o Y DEVICES Connected as admin E 10 5 6 T a a E 10 4 11 i Untitled 2 Configuration Download Public Y SHARED al WDShareSpace Y PLACES FX Desktop N CAE A Applications M Documents Y SEARCH FOR 5 Today Yesterday Past Week Note Configuration is a read only share containing only a Help file and the login page Shared Music Shared Pictures Shared Videos shares BE Desktop 4 me A Applications 3 items 1 65 GB available WD SHARESPACE BASIC SETUP 13 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL You can now drag and drop files into the shared folders using Finder 6 To make the shared drive icon permanent on your desktop create an alias Note Before creating an alias click Finder gt Preferences and make sure Connected Servers is checked a Double click the item you want to alias e g the Public share icon and click one of the subfolders b Click File gt Make Alias Open Get Info Eject PUBLIC Duplicate METER Copy PUBLIC Color Label x 4 000000 Automator gt Enable Folder Actions Configure Folder Actions The Public share icon displays
153. terface to establish a connection between your DMA and WD ShareSpace Please refer to your DMA s user guide for specific instructions 5 Once you have a connection established between your DMA and WD ShareSpace access the Media screen on your DMA to view your pictures or stream music and video content from the WD ShareSpace Note Please refer to your DMA s user guide for specific instructions on connecting to the WD ShareSpace and how to access and play your media content 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 WD ShareSpace Go to www dina org for a list of DLNA certified devices and for further information HOW TO PLAY STREAM VIDEO MUSIC amp PHOTOS 57 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Using iTunes with WD ShareSpace iTunes Media Server Overview With the iTunes Media Server Service you or anyone connected to the WD ShareSpace can play music files stored on the system using Tunes This service creates a virtual music library on the device and treats it as an lunes repository making it possible for music files to stream from the WD ShareSpace to Windows or Mac computers running iTunes Media Types Supported The Tunes Server Service supports the following file types mp3 wav aac Note The iTunes server service requires the presence of the Public Shared Music share folder Do
154. tes such as your operating system and version This information is necessary for setup and technical support Serial Number Model Number System and Software Notes System View 1 Power button 5 Power port 2 LED indicators 6 Reset button 3 USB backup button 7 Ethernet port 4 USB port 1 Auto backup 8 USB ports 2 and 3 9 Kensington security slot Power Button Important The device powers on automatically upon initial connection to power which may take up to three minutes During this time do not press the power button The power button turns the device on or off To turn on the device press the power button and hold down until the LED flashes once then release The LED remains off up to 30 seconds as the device powers up Holding the button down for four seconds powers off the device OVERVIEW 6 LED Indicators WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL The LED light emitting diode indicators on the device provide information about the status of the system Its hard drives and network connection The LEDs on the system indicate the following Indicator Color and icon Power Green Hard drives Green GD E lt y E El ia Amber 4 Green Amber Green Amber Ethernet Green front System Blue identification error Y Red USB backup Green Ethernet Orange rear E Green State Steady Off Flashing
155. the Twonky Media server For more details see Media Tab on page 125 Users The Users tab allows you to add modify and delete users and groups and change all user and group permissions read write read only no access to shares folders and USB storage devices For more details see Users Tab on page 128 Status The Status tab displays general information about the system such as device name firmware version current date time machine up time memory and swap activity and load averages This tab also allows viewing of logs from the system Common Internet File System CIFS or File Transfer Protocol FTP For more details Status Tab on page 136 NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 87 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL System Tab The System tab allows you to set the system date and time set up alerts change the admin password perform software or firmware upgrades create a backup copy of the system files restore the system to factory defaults generate and set up an SSL certificate or perform system reboot or shutdown Basic Mode Help Logout Network Storage Users Status Zeer General Setup Alerts Setup Admin Password Update o 4 Configuration Advanced Shutdown Reboot Copyright 2008 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved The System tab provides access to the following configuration options General Setup Alerts Setup Admin Password Update Restore Configuration
156. the CD or DVD ROM drive Note If AutoPlay is disabled on your computer you must install the utilities manually Click Start and then Computer Windows Vista or My Computer Windows 2000 XP Right click the CD DVD drive click Open and double click Setup exe 3 Windows Vista Click Run setup exe then click Allow 4 Click Accept in the Terms of Agreement screen Application Installer Western Digital Terms of Agreement Ba CRO on e Aoine Calor YOU are Ar DO ee Ceci Dy e bers Of the Wiesten Dota Lasers AGT WD SHARESPACE BASIC SETUP 10 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL If you have connected the WD ShareSpace properly as shown in the Connect screen click Next a Application Installer Connect Make sure the WD ShareSpace is connected to your office or home network and has power Next Y Support User Manual B Adobe Acrobat Reader lr Register your WD Product The Application Installer screen opens displaying a list of options Click WD Discovery Tool Once the WD Discovery Tool installation is complete it will automatically launch and the WD Discovery icon will display on your desktop The WD Discovery screen appears Click WDShareSpace in the Network Drives Found list and click Configure The login page appears Continue device setup by following the instructions for Setting Up the Device on page 71 Other Access Methods Rally Windows Vista Rally is a technology that comes with Vista and offer
157. the Network Follow the steps below to connect the WD ShareSpace to a small home office network 1 Connect one end of the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port located on the back of the device 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 DC power supply socket located on the back of the device 4 Plug the AC adapter into a power outlet The unit powers up automatically after approximately 30 seconds indicated by a steady green LED illuminated on the power button Important Wait for the WD ShareSpace to finish powering up approximately three minutes before configuring the device To power down the device press and hold down the power button down for at least four seconds WD SHARESPACE BASIC SETUP 9 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Step 2 Access WD ShareSpace on the Network You can easily find your WD ShareSpace on the local area network LAN Follow the appropriate procedure below Windows 2000 XP Vista on page 10 Rally Windows Vista on page 11 Macintosh Leopard on page 20 Macintosh Tiger on page 24 WD Discovery The WD Discovery application on the included CD should be installed on every PC connected to the LAN from which you intend to access your WD ShareSpace Windows 2000 XP Vista Server 2003 1 Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load 2 Insert the software installing CD into
158. the Share with this person button Find Person E Enter the MioNet username or e mail address of the person with whom you would like to share this resource Username O E mail dce2ghz cox net Found de2ghz cox net Share with this person amp Cancel d Continue with step 6 6 From the list of users select the user s you want to transfer files to and from Click the Next button Note You can press the Ctrl key in Windows or the Command key on the Mac to select multiple users Transfer Files to Others de2ghz cox net a judy aol com o susitaQaol com Hold down the CTRL key to select multiple people Please respect copyrights Shar E ing unauthorized materials violates Terms of Us O Invite nem person next BL Cancel 7 Select the permission level and click the Next button If you want users to only transfer the files to themselves give them the read permission If you want to enable them to transfer files to you or modify or delete your files give them the read write permission Transfer Files to Others Choose folder wp with files to transfer Shared Music susita aol com Permissions C Read amp Write Y Read Choose transfer permissions out read in write MioNet automatically opens up in the user s web browser and provides instant secure access to the folders or files on your computer They can then double click the file to open it and save it to their local PC M
159. the WD Discovery icon on your desktop For Vista click Start gt Programs gt WD Discovery Software gt WD Discovery or double click the WD Discovery icon on your desktop Click WDShareSpace in the Network Drives Found list and point to and click Configure in the Things To Do list The login page appears Type in the administrator name and password the default password is admin unless it has already been changed by the administrator In the Tool list click WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager In the Language list click the language for your region Click Login Administrator admin Name Tool Network Storage Manager Mac a oe o Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load Open the Safari web browser Click the Bookmarks link iE in the upper left corner of the screen Click Bonjour then double click WDShareSpace The login page appears Type in the administrator name and password In the Tool list click WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager In the Language list click the language for your region Click Login NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER BASICS 75 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager Features The web based management utility includes the following features LAN access the device supports local area network access of the web based user interface enabling management from anywhere in the network Secured access the device can be accessed
160. the device is registered To register with MioNet go to www mionet com WDShareSpace NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 108 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Storage Tab The Storage tab provides all necessary options required for individual storage disk configuration and maintenance This tab also includes an option to change the system s RAID configuration set a share name and format and safely remove the USB drives connected to the system in E El The Storage tab provides the following configuration options Disk Manager Volumes amp RAID Management Folder Shares USB Shares Quota Downloads NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 109 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Disk Manager The Disk Manager icon on the Storage tab displays the installed hard drives in the device This page also displays detailed information about each drive such as disk size disk description and status KD Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Users Status Home Disk Manager Disk Volume Size Description Status HDD 4 DataVolume 931 51 GB WDC WD10EACS 00ZJBO Good HDD 3 DataVolume 931 51 GB WDC WD10EACS 00ZJBO Good HDD 2 DataVolume 931 51 GB WDC WD10EACS 00ZJB0 Good HDD 1 DataVolume 931 51 GB WDC WD10EACS 00ZJBO Good Copyright 2001 2008 Western Digital Corporation All rights reserved Drive status messages include the following Good lIndicates the hard drive is accessible and functioning normally
161. the grace period When the grace period expires the user cannot store additional data on the volume until deleting the amount of data required to reduce the total capacity used to below quota setting NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 121 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Manage Quota The Manage Quota tab in the Quota Management menu provides the quota information for each volume and allows administrators to modify the quota settings Note Use the Manage Quota tab to enable quota globally and use the DataVolume User Quota tab to enable quota per person KD Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Storage Users Status Home Quota Manage Quota DataVolume User Quota Volume Description Quota Service Grace Time DataVolume Data volume Disable 7 Days To configure disk quota 1 Select the volume you want to modify and then click the Modify icon 4 Click Enable next to Quota Service to enable disk quota service 2 3 Specify the grace period after which no additional drive space is provided 4 Click Submit WD Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Users Status Home Quota Volume Quota Service Grace Time NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 122 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL DataVolume User Quota or ExtendVolume User Quota The DataVolume User Quota ExtendVolume User Quota tab provides user quota information details and allows administrators to modify the user quota setting if two or more volumes are availab
162. tor on the front panel does not light see Power indicator does not light on page 153 TROUBLESHOOTING 152 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Specific Problems and Corrective Actions The following contains specific problems that may arise during the use of your server Possible solutions are listed for each problem Power indicator does not light Do the following Make sure the power button on the control panel is turned on Make sure the power cord is connected correctly Make sure that the wall outlet has power Test it by plugging another device HDD activity indicator does not light If the drives are pre installed contact WD Technical Support support wdc com Make sure that WD hard drives are installed in the WD ShareSpace System cannot connect to a network and network status indicator does not light Make sure the network cable is securely attached to the correct connector on the rear panel of the device Try a different network cable Make sure the network switch or router has power Do the following Check the cabling and network equipment to make sure that all cables are properly connected Try another port on the switch Can I use USB auto backup to back up a USB drive with multiple partitions to the device Yes but only data stored on the first partition of a USB drive connected to the front port is backed up to the WD ShareSpace WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager does not a
163. twork drive manually TE All share folders available on the device will be mapped as network drives automatically Available drive letters are assigned backwards from Z When mapping completes the share folders appear as network drives in the WD Discovery screen WD Discovery Download 2 Public W 2 Click Back to return to the main page Manual Drive Mapping 1 After completing step 4 of Windows 2000 XP Vista Server 2003 on page 63 click No All share folders on the device are listed on screen Select a folder name then select a drive letter Click Yes to complete drive letter assignment Map Network Drive Download will be mapped as drive Do you want to continue Click My Computer on Windows 2000 or XP and Computer on Vista The network drives display You can now drag and drop files into the network drive folders using My Computer or Windows Explorer USING WD DISCOVERY WINDOWS ONLY 65 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Browse Network Shares To access data on a share using WD Discovery Use WD Discovery to easily browse network shares without having to manually enter drive paths 1 Ensure that the device is powered on and connected to the network 2 For Windows 2000 XP click Start gt All Programs gt WD Discovery Software gt WD Discovery or double click the WD Discovery icon on your desktop For Vista click Start gt Programs gt WD Discovery Software gt WD D
164. ugh the steps necessary to O License gt z install this software Destination Select 9 Installation Type Installation Summary Go Back Continue BACKING UP COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK 21 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 7 On the Software License Agreement screen click Continue Install WD Anywhere Backup Software License Agreement Introduction English O License Destination Select Installation Type O Installation Summary END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT THIS IS A CONTRACT PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY BY INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THIS SOFTWARE UNLESS YOU ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT BY USING THE SOFTWARE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY TERM OR CONDITION YOU MAY NOT INSTALL OR RUN THIS SOFTWARE 1 License Memeo Inc a Delaware corporation Memeo Inc hereby grants to the purchaser hereafter you a personal non exclusive non transferable license the License without the right to sublicense to use the application installation utility system upgrade or other software accompanying this License whether on disk in read only memory or on any other media the related documentation and materials the Memeo Software The Memeo Software is licensed for use in object code form only for your internal use and only
165. ure the network settings WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 1 In the Network Mode drop down menu select a network mode Selecting DHCP Client as a network mode will cause this storage device to obtain an IP address automatically from the local DHCP server Selecting Static IP as a network mode requires you to assign IP information such as IP address Default Gateway and DNS Servers 2 lf your network link speed is 1000 Mbps the MTU field will be available Enter the MTU Maximum Transmission Unit value for the jumbo frame The default MTU setting is 1500 bytes Any value larger than this is considered a jumbo frame The network card on the client computer must support jumbo frames Note For the MTU size larger than 1500 the client machine and the network switch must also support the same MTU size The common MTU size for jumbo frame is 9004 The rule for calculating valid MTU is MTU size 1500 mod 8 O xxx mod 8 means the value xxx can be divided by 8 The range of valid IP addresses for each class Class A 1 0 0 1 to 126 255 255 254 Class B 128 1 0 1 to 191 255 255 254 Class C 192 0 1 1 to 223 255 254 254 3 Click Submit NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 102 Services WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL The Services icon on the Network tab allows you to set protocols for sharing files and folders on the device nn System Network Home Services UPnP for Web Access amp FTP Semice
166. urrent system configurations will be lost Full Restore restores all features including the data volume and shares to previously saved settings All current system configurations and user data is lost when using Full Restore 5 Click OK To restore the device to factory defaults Important Save the current configuration prior to restoring the factory default settings Performing a factory default reset will erase all settings in the WD ShareSpace System configuration will reset the device to default factory settings All information and data will be lost The LAN settings including port settings are not changed After the reset the administrator login password will be changed to admin admin On the Configuration page click Restore Factory Default 2 Click OK During the system restore process the system will turn off the power LED and blink the backup LED Wait until the system restore process is completed Note You cannot access the configuration web pages if you forget the administrator password IP address setting or device name Use the reset button to restore these settings including IP setting device name and administrator password to factory default configuration To use this function press and hold the reset button on the back of the device next to power interface for at least 10 seconds The system reboots automatically and you can then use the default settings to access the device NETWORK STORAGE MANAG
167. us Unregistered Not currently registered to a MioNet account Registered Already registered to a MioNet account Note A mouse over of the registration status shows the MioNet account name if the device is registered To register with MioNet go to www mionet com WDShareSpace Shutdown Reboot The Shutdown Reboot options allow you to perform a system reboot or shutdown Copyright 2000 Westen Diyite Technologees inc All righ Cieated fen paja m 7 143 To perform WD ShareSpace shutdown 1 Click Shutdown Reboot in the Basic Mode home screen 2 On the Shutdown Reboot page click Shutdown 3 Click OK Windows Internet Explorer 2 J Are you sure you want to shutdown the system j Cancel To perform WD ShareSpace reboot 1 Click Shutdown Reboot in the Basic Mode home screen 2 On the Shutdown Reboot page click Reboot 3 Click OK Windows Internet Explorer 2 re you sure you want to reboot the system j Cancel NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER BASICS 86 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Network Storage Manager Advanced Advanced Mode provides access to additional options not available in the Basic Mode When in Basic Mode click Advanced Mode on the toolbar to view WD ShareSpace s Network Storage Manager in Advanced Mode Basic Mode Help Logout Network Storage Users Status 4 A gt General Setup Alerts Setup Admin Password Update o 4 Configuration Advanced Shutdown Reboot
168. ves the Product or c is attributable to misuse improper installation alteration including removing or obliterating labels and opening or removing external enclosures including the mounting frame 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 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 warranty of WD shall extend to repaired or replaced Products for the balance of the applicable period of the original warranty or ninety 90 days from the date of shipment of a repaired or replaced Product whichever is longer 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 liabilities 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
169. 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 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 APPENDIX 165 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product in the course of its normal use will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of three 3 years unless otherwise required by law and will conform to WD s specification therefor This 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 recei
170. ws Vista or My Computer Windows 2000 XP Right click the CD DVD drive click Open and double click Setup exe 3 Windows Vista Click Run setup exe and then click Allow 4 Click Accept in the Terms of Agreement screen 5 If you have connected the device properly as shown in the Connect screen click Next 6 The Application Installer screen opens displaying a list of options Click WD Discovery Tool NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER BASICS 69 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL 7 The WD Discovery screen appears Click WDShareSpace in the Network Drives Found list and click Configure Cc a Pe E pa 1 er WD Discovery ini Network Drives Found Things To Do 8 The login page appears Continue device setup by following the instructions for Setting Up the Device on page 71 Mac OS X 1 Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load 2 Open the Safari web browser 3 Click the Bookmarks link iE in the upper left corner of the screen 4 Click Bonjour and then double click WDShareSpace Bookmarks i Bookmarks Bar 92 Bookmark Bookmarks Menu 4 About Bonjour LD Address Book 7 WDShareSpace p Hoy E3 All RSS Feeds 5 The login page appears Note The Macintosh Leopard may not be able to get past the login page Please go to support wdc com and search the knowledge base for answer ID 3280 which has instructions on correcting the problem 6 Continue device setup by
171. y as if the network devices were attached to its local disks Note For FTP and NFS enable manually on the Advanced Mode Network Services page NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 117 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Select a logical volume you want to share from the Volume list 6 Click Setup access control after creating this share to set access control for the new share For more information see To edit the access rights of users or groups on page 132 7 Click Submit KD Basic Mode Help Logout System Network Media Users Status Home Folder Shares Share Description Services d Yolume DataYolume Y To modify properties of the share Note Properties for the Public and Download shares cannot be modified and these shares cannot be deleted Select the share you want to modify and then click the Modify icon 7 2 Enter a new share name The share name can contain up to 32 characters including alphabetic numeric or underscores 3 Enter a brief description 4 Select a file sharing protocol 5 Click Submit To delete existing shares 1 Select the share to delete 2 Click the Delete icon 3 Click OK NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER ADVANCED 118 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL USB Shares The USB Shares icon provides three tabs USB Disk USB to WD ShareSpace Backup and WD ShareSpace to USB Backup Use these tabs to format a USB drive remove a USB drive and perform backup operations from
172. y installed WD discovery as instructed in Windows 2000 XP Vista Server 2003 on page 10 1 Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load 2 If WD Discovery is not running For Windows 2000 XP click Start gt All Programs gt WD Discovery Software gt WD Discovery or double click the WD Discovery icon on your desktop USING WD DISCOVERY WINDOWS ONLY 63 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL For Vista click Start gt Programs gt WD Discovery Software gt WD Discovery or double click the WD Discovery icon on your desktop WD network drives are listed in the Network Drives Found list Click the device you want to map in the Network Drives Found list and click Map Network Drive in the Things to Do list WD Discovery 07 WDShareSpace gt 4 In the authentication screen enter your User Name and Password The default for both is admin Connecting to WOShareSpace User name f Password V Remember my password Cancel A message appears asking whether you want to map the drive automatically Continue with Automatic Drive Mapping or Manual Drive Mapping on page 609 USING WD DISCOVERY WINDOWS ONLY 64 WD SHARESPACE USER MANUAL Automatic Drive Mapping 1 After completing step 4 of Windows 2000 XP Vista Server 2003 on page 63 click Yes Map Network Drive Would you like to map the network drive automatically Click No to map the ne
173. your purchase of WD ShareSpace a high speed network attached storage system with a space saving footprint This system is equipped with WD drives using WD GreenPower technology for efficient cooling and power saving The multi level RAID support and high speed interfaces deliver high performance for small offices or home users and is ideal for backing up and sharing files over the Internet This user manual provides step by step installation instructions and other important information regarding your WD product For the latest WD product information and news visit our website at www westerndigital com Format and Configuration WD ShareSpace is preformatted for maximum reliability as a RAID 5 volume for four drive systems or for maximum capacity as a single large soanned volume for two drive systems In RAID 5 one quarter of the capacity is used to store parity information needed to restore data in the event of a drive failure In a soanned volume the capacity is equal to the total of all drives in the volume To access the maximum capacity using four drives on this device the RAID configuration must be reset to either RAID O or Span For more information on how to set up RAID see Manage RAID on page 114 Specifications Ethernet High performance 10 100 1000 Gigabit Ethernet connection Internal hard drives Up to four WD 3 5 inch SATA hard drives External USB storage NTFS FAT FAT32 file systems supported Supported prot

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