WD SHARESPACE BASIC SETUP - 16
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:
• Backing 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 & 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 & Backup” on page 60.)
• Configuring the WD ShareSpace device 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).