CONNECTING THE SERVER AND GETTING STARTED
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WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100
ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE
Connecting a Mac
Use the following procedure to connect your Mac computer to the WD Sentinel server.
For steps on connecting a Windows PC using the Connector software, see “Connecting a
Windows PC” on page 21.
1.
In the address field of an open browser window on the Mac you’d like to connect,
enter
http://<servername>.local/connect.
Example: http://myserver.local/connect<servername> is the name you gave your
server in “Connecting the WD Sentinel Server to Your Network” on page 16.
2.
Click
Download software for Mac
:
The Mac Connector software downloads to your Download directory.
3.
Click the
Download
icon on the Menu bar at the bottom of the screen:
4.
Select
MacConnector.dmg
. The MacConnector window opens.
5.
Double-click
Connector for Mac
.
6.
Review the warning screen, then click
Open
.
Note:
If prompted to do so, type the user name and password of an account that has
administrator permissions on this client computer.