1. In the Content Count section, you can view or modify the following settings:
Content
Identifies
the number video, music, and photo
files
available on your
device.
Scan Activity
Identifies
when the last media scan occurred.
Content Database
Allows you to rebuild your content database.
Accessing Your Content Using Media Players
Once you have copied your
files
to the My Passport Wireless Pro/My Passport
Wireless SSD drive, you can connect the drive to your home network or directly to
the media player for network access to your media. You can use a variety of media
players to stream media. Refer to Knowledge Base Answer ID 11737 for information
about devices that have been tested for compatibility with your drive.
WD Media Players
You can connect the various WD TV and WD Media Players to the My Passport
Wireless Pro/My Passport Wireless SSD drive or to your home network for access
to media content stored in the My Passport Wireless Pro/My Passport Wireless SSD
drive. Note that some My Passport Wireless Pro devices may need to be
reformatted to NTFS in order to be recognized. For details on using a WD Media
Player to access
files
on your drive, refer to your WD Media Player User Guide.
Other Media Players
Following are general steps for setting up devices such as digital picture frames, Blu Ray
players, network-connected TVs, and digital media adapters.
1. Ensure that your My Passport Wireless Pro/My Passport Wireless SSD drive is
connected to your home’s Wi-Fi network, to a hotspot, or is shared.
2. Make sure the drive is powered on.
3. Follow the user instructions provided with your media player to proceed
through any initial setup or installation of drivers.
4. Using the navigation feature on your player, scan and detect your drive on your
network.
5. Depending on the player you have, you may need to access a Settings/
Network Setup page in the user interface to establish connection so that your
player can link to your My Passport Wireless Pro/My Passport Wireless SSD
drive. Please refer to your player’s user guide for
specific
instructions.
Using the Drive with a DLNA-Enabled Mobile App
The My Passport Wireless drive has a DLNA media server built in. Mobile apps with DLNA
support from the Apple App store or Google Play can see and access the content stored in
the drive.
1. Connect to the My Passport Wireless Pro/My Passport Wireless SSD drive.
2. Open a third party application.
3. Search for media servers and select.
4. Stream the media.
Playing/Streaming Videos, Photos
My Passport Wireless Pro/My Passport Wireless SSD
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