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The Firmware in the drive is quite вЂњbrittleвЂќ meaning that it has a number of anomalies and bugs that may need you to reset or reboot the drive at times or to work around at times the Setup Web Pages may stop responding properly. I copied a large library of files to it and got between 10 Mbs to 60 Mbs depending on whether I was copying many small files or fewer large ones, large files appear to copy faster. Ok, so I read many horror stories about earlier versions of the Firmware of this device related to the IP address changing through HDCP and the first thing I did was go into my router and assign the WDMењњloud device a permanent IP address through my routerвЂ™s HDCP reservation feature so the IP address wonвЂ™t change. So I installed it using the quick guide and that was easy enough however it installed a bunch of unneeded software including Apple Bonjour used by a useless utility showing the shares exposed by the drive and I came to realize that the remote access apparently goes through a Western Digital web server.

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The update process took about 5 minutes for us to complete (download, install, and reboot of the MY Cloud device). The WDвЂ™s My Cloud desktop interface will have six tabs on top for Home, Users, Shares, Cloud Access, Safepoints, and Settings that will take the user to more customizations. Before we do that though, letвЂ™s take a look at some of the user interface that is at the heart of the My Cloud personal NAS. And with those few keystrokes, we are finished and ready to start loading up the drive with our content. This is perfect for those of us with families or just want to have others with the rights to secured access to the NAS.

The My Cloud software gave us the option of adding more users as well.

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Connection was as simple as can be: Connect the WD My Cloud to our Netgear R6300 router and plug it into the wall.ДЄfter making sure the network was online and able to reach the internet, the WD setup software detected and displayed the driveвЂ™s serial number and assigned IP address. A blue LED for power is the only light in the front that stays solid when itвЂ™s powered up and flashing when there is data activity. Out of the box, we see that the WD My Cloud is only slightly larger than a standard internal hard drive.

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