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Playing/Streaming Videos, Photos, & Music
Using the Drive as a Media Server
Enabling Media Streaming
Using the Drive with a DLNA-Enabled Mobile App
Using the Drive as a Media Server
Note: 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 the My Passport Wireless device. Go to http://www.dlna.org for
a list of DLNA-certified devices and for further information.
The My Passport Wireless drive can be enabled to serve as your home's DLNA media
server. It streams photos, music, and videos to your DLNA-compatible devices so you can
play media on a compatible device easily. DLNA-compatible devices search for media
stored on the drive if streaming is enabled on the Media page. Streaming is enabled by
default.
With streaming enabled, just transfer your multimedia content to your My Passport Wireless
drive, and you are ready to stream and view content on your home entertainment center,
game consoles (for example, Xbox 360
®
or PlayStation
®
3), WD TV Live
®
media player, or
DLNA
®
2.0 digital media adapters), and other PC computers on your home or office
network.
If you have a DLNA server or media player (e.g., VidOn or Skifta) on your phone or other
mobile device, the My Passport Wireless drive can stream media to it.
Visit http://www.dlna.org for further information about DLNA.
Enabling Media Streaming
On the Media page you can enable or disable media streaming, refresh or rebuild your
media database on the My Passport Wireless drive, and see a count of the photo, video,
and music files on the drive.
1. To display the Media page, click Media on the Navigation bar.
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DLNA
The DLNA section of the page allows you to enable or disable media streaming and rebuild
the DLNA data base. The drive automatically refreshes and rebuilds the DLNA database;
however, you can do so manually if you suspect that your database is corrupted.
1. In the DLNA Server section, make sure the Streaming toggle button
is On.
2. Click one of the following to either refresh or rebuild your DLNA database:
Refresh: Searches for changes made to your media libraries.
Rebuild: Rebuilds the DLNA database from scratch. Rebuilding the DLNA server
database could take a considerable amount of time, depending on the number and
size of the files involved.
Media Count
This section of the screen displays the number of video, music, photo, and other files
available on the My Password Wireless drive. The status is helpful if you are copying files to
the drive--you can see the total number of files transferred.
Note: For information about using SD Cards, see “Moving or Copying Content
from an SD Card” on page 36.
Accessing Your Content Using Media Players
Once you have copied your files to the My Passport Wireless drive, connect the drive to your
home network or directly to the media player. You can use a variety of media players to
stream media. Refer to Knowledge Base Answer ID 11737 for information about devices
that have been tested for compatibility with the drive.
WD Media Players
You can connect the various WD TV and WD Media Players to the My Passport Wireless
drive or to your home network for access to media content stored in the My Passport
Wireless drive. For details on using a WD Media Player to access files on your drive, see
Knowledge Base Answer ID 2676 or refer to your WD Media Player User Guide.
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Other Media Players
Following are general steps for setting up devices such as digital picture frames, Blu Ray
players, network-connected TVs, and digital media adapters:
1. Make sure that your My Passport Wireless drive is connected to your home’s Wi-Fi
network or to a hotspot, or is shared.
2. Make sure the drive is powered on.
3. Follow the user instructions provided with your media player to proceed through any
initial setup or installation of drivers.
4. Using the navigation feature on your player, scan and detect your My Passport Wireless
drive on your network.
5. Depending on the player you have, you may need to access a Settings/Network Setup
page in the user interface to establish connection so that your player can link to your My
Passport Wireless drive. Please refer to your player’s user guide for specific instructions.
Using the Drive with a DLNA-Enabled Mobile App
The My Passport Wireless drive has a DLNA media server built in. Mobile apps with DLNA
support from the Apple App store or Google Play can see and access the content stored in
the drive.
1. Connect to the My Passport Wireless drive.
2. Open a third party application. (See Knowledge Base Article ID 11736 for a list of apps.)
3. Search for media servers and select.
4. Stream the media.
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Using the Battery
This chapter includes the following topics:
Improving Battery Life or Performance
Charging the Battery
Viewing Battery Status When Drive is Off
Improving Battery Life or Performance
The Hardware screen allows you to extend the life of the battery or improve the performance
of the drive.
1. To display the Hardware page, click Hardware on the navigation bar:
2. In the Battery section, you have two options. You can either make the battery charge
last longer but sacrifice how quickly media processing takes place, or make media
processing faster but use up the battery more quickly:
To optimize how long the battery will keep sufficient charge, click Battery Life.
To optimize media processing, click
Performance.
There is no difference between the two options if your My Passport Wireless drive is
plugged into an outlet and running on AC Power.
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Charging the Battery
1. Connect one end of the cable (included in the box) into the drive’s USB port and the
other end into the adapter (included in the box).
2. Plug the adapter into a wall socket.
3. The LEDs start to pulse. As the drive charges, the Power and Battery Status LED pulses
and changes color. The LED color indicates the amount of battery charge. When the
Power and Battery Status LED is solid blue, the drive is fully charged. (See
“Understanding the LEDs and Buttons” on page 5.)
Other ways to tell If the drive is charging:
On the Home page, a lightning bolt is added to the Battery panel.
On the Hardware page, the Power State changes to Charging.
Viewing Battery Status When Drive is Off
1. Press the WPS button for one second. The Power and Battery Status LED lights in a
color briefly.
Important: It is best to charge the battery before using the My Passport Wireless drive
the first time as the factory charge may have decreased during shipping. If
you plan to store the drive, charge the battery before and after you store it.
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Performing Administrative Functions
This chapter includes the following topics:
Changing the Password and Device Name
Changing the Language
Specifying Types of Access
Locking the Drive
Rebooting and Shutting Down
The Admin page is where you can change or set a password to access the dashboard and
perform other basic administrative functions.
1. Click the Admin icon on the navigation bar to display the Admin screen.
Changing the Password and Device Name
1. In the My Passport Wireless section of the screen, view or modify the following basic
device settings:
User Name
The administrator’s user name is Admin.
Settings Password
To set or change a password for accessing the
dashboard:
1. To set a password, click the toggle button to
On
.
2. Enter a password in
New Password
and
Confirm
Password
.
3. Click
Save
.
Device Name
If desired, enter a new name for your My Passport
Wireless drive. This is the name you see on the network
identifying the My Passport Wireless drive for connections
and for accessing content stored on the drive.
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Changing the Language
1. In the Language section select the language in which you want the dashboard screens
to appear.
2. Click
Save
.
Specifying Types of Access
1. In the Access section, view or modify the following security access settings:
SSH
Secured Shell protocol. SSH is a troubleshooting and
analysis interface.Turn this option On to securely access
your drive and perform command-line operations. It is
disabled by default.
WARNING! Do not use this option unless you have knowledge and
experience using SSH.
WARNING! Please note that modifying or attempting to modify
this device outside the normal operation of the
product voids your WD warranty.
1. To enable SSH, click the toggle button to On.
2. In the SSH screen that displays, note the User Name and
Password, click the I Accept check box, and click OK.
Note: The SSH login User Name is root and the default password is
welc0me (number 0, not letter O)
FTP Access
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) enables the transfer of content
to and from your drive’s Public folder through FTP. The
drive supports default Anonymous login and takes
advantage of Wi-Fi security for protection. The drive is
compatible with wireless cameras that support FTP, such
as Nikon WT-2 and Canon WFT. See Knowledge Base
Answer ID 11737 for information on compatible cameras.
FTP is disabled by default.
1. To enable FTP Access, click the toggle button to On.
Note: See “Using a Compatible Wireless Camera” on page 32.
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