The software allows you to access your computer over the Internet. This is not necessary, however, as the My Book World Edition's remote access feature doesn't require any software or any computer in your network to remain powered on in order to work properly.
During this process, you will be recommended to download and install the MioNet software. Then, follow three easy steps to set up an account with MioNet the NAS server will be registered to the account automatically.
Once you have connected the NAS server to a computer, you can then launch the MioNet registration Web page from the included CD. However, we found that this is possibly the worst over-the-Internet access solution we've seen in a NAS server. Basically, you register the NAS server with an account at MioNet and then you can log into the NAS server from anywhere over the Internet to get data off of it. The NAS also doesn't support any self-downloading features where you can set the NAS to download files on its own without the involvement of a computer.įor remote access, the My Book World Edition uses MioNet as its solution. The USB port, unfortunately, doesn't offer any other USB-relate functions, such as the ability to host a printer. The device allows you to plug a USB hard drive-for backing up content-into the port on the back of the NAS server and manage it using the Web interface. While some will argue that this is easy enough to figure out, we found that this not so obvious for novice home users and not consistent with other parts of the Web interface, where icons and buttons are made much more obvious and self-explanatory. As it turns out, there's a tiny plus sign that you need to click on to open the add-user page.
There's no instruction on the page all you see is the list of existing uses. However, after that, you might not know what to do. Despite its simple look, however, making changes can be a little intimidating for the novice user.įor example, say if you want to add a new user, it's fairly easy to see the User button that you can click on. The Web interface is useful in that it allows you to further customize the functionality of the NAS server. Once we clicked on an item, it would take a few seconds for the clicked item to register, during which time there is no indication-like and hour glass-that the device was working on this request. The device's Web interface, though well organized, is sluggish. The My World Edition is compatible with iTunes and DLNA or UPnP-enabled devices. When you put appropriate content in each of these folders, the content will be automatically made available to other network devices. The My Book World Edition's default share folder, called "public," contains three subfolders to share particular types of content including: Shared Music, Shared Videos, and Shared Pictures. Just plug the server directly into the network port of your computer and you're good to go.
Setting up without a network is largely the same. Under Windows XP, however, you will need to run the WD Discovery tool (included in a CD) which will set the network drive for you after literally three mouse clicks on the menu. From there, the drive will appear in Windows Vista's network browser or in Mac OX 10's Finder, depending on the OS you're using. Setting up the Western Digital My Book World Edition is as simple and easy as plugging it into the power socket and the router.