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What is a NAS drive...?
Setting up a NAS drive allows your
your computer isn’t switched on.
A NAS (Network Attached Storage)
As the term indicates, NAS drives are used for data storage. You can share music, photos, movies
your data with any network client (such as the Stream
NAS drive acts as a UPnP server and
Stream Magic product to detect
In this example we are going to set up a
This will differ slightly from NAS drive
Mac, Windows 7). NAS manufacturers are awar
operating system.
The supplied manufacturer software is intended to make the NAS drive easy to install and quick to
access. However, if you don’t wish to install the NAS software on your computer and know the name of
the NAS you can type in
“\\”
into the
of the MyBook it is simply
‘\\mybook’
your digital music to be played through the Stream Magic product
isn’t switched on.
(Network Attached Storage) drive is essentially a hard disk drive with a built in network interface.
As the term indicates, NAS drives are used for data storage. You can share music, photos, movies
network client (such as the Stream Magic product) on that particular
acts as a UPnP server and is directly connected to the network via the router allowing the
to detect it in it’s UPnP servers list/menu.
to set up a Western Digital MyBook NAS drive on a Windows XP computer
from NAS drive to NAS drive, and from operating system to operating system (e.g.
. NAS manufacturers are aware of this and do provide a basic set
manufacturer software is intended to make the NAS drive easy to install and quick to
you don’t wish to install the NAS software on your computer and know the name of
into the windows address bar followed by the NAS drive name, in the case
mybook’
.
Firstly you will need to make sure
properly connected before you can proceed correctly.
After this an initial set-up menu wil
For the ‘MyBook’ it is an application installer. There is a
list of three options. You would need to select the first
option,
‘WD Discovery Tool’
Set-up guide
NAS drive set-up guide
through the Stream Magic product, even if
is essentially a hard disk drive with a built in network interface.
As the term indicates, NAS drives are used for data storage. You can share music, photos, movies and
on that particular network. The
via the router allowing the
on a Windows XP computer.
and from operating system to operating system (e.g.
e of this and do provide a basic set-up guide for each
manufacturer software is intended to make the NAS drive easy to install and quick to
you don’t wish to install the NAS software on your computer and know the name of
address bar followed by the NAS drive name, in the case
Firstly you will need to make sure that everything is
nnected before you can proceed correctly.
up menu will appear on screen.
Book’ it is an application installer. There is a
three options. You would need to select the first
