Mar 22, 2007 enter the western digital my book world edition. The model i have is my book world edition 2t white light. But this wd my book essential 2tb has software and i am lost i did install the software back then. Remotely access and manage your files without mionet hacking. It is an amazingly stupid design by some seriously myopic developers. The above is a general description of a solution and does not take care of security. I have a wd mybook world edition 1tb external hard drive on windows xp that i have to connect via the software supplied with the hard drive, mionet. Wd my book world edition nas device page 6 hothardware. Some people recommend disabling mionet but i left it enabled i havent had a chance to see how our. Wd 2go web access provides free remote access to your my book live from most computers with an internet connection from anywhere in the world. Jul 09, 2016 viewing on an iphone or ipod touch without having to wait for the photos to load. Gigabit network connection the western digital my book world edition ii model wdg2nc15000n features a gigabit ethernet port for up to 10x the speed of most 100m network connections and excellent usability for office and home networks huge 1. Is there a better way to configure the drive without having to use their. Wd my book premium edition 1tb external above is configured for raid 0 or stripping and is a 1 tb as opposed to two 500 gb.
Combining the centralized storage and remote access benefits of the my book world edition network drive with the iphone is a natural fit with this rapidly growing consumer behavior. Theres virtually no setup, its remotely accessible and works flawlessly on both. Use a client ftp to connect from the outside to the nas. Mar 01, 2008 i bought a western digital 1 tb external hard drive that is connected with an ethernet cable through my router and operating as a server drive. Do i have to use mionet with a western digital external. Oct 15, 2015 i want to be able to access the my book world edition i just bought from any remote location. Theres virtually no setup, its remotely accessible and works flawlessly on. I would either use some lan storage box mybook world is ok without mionet and make a firewall rule in your home router to open access to the device from certain addresses in the internet i. Users can view up to 250,000 pictures on their iphone or ipod touch by simply copying their pictures into the shared pictures folder on their my book world. My book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital.
Jun 06, 2012 i recently bought a my book world edition ii white light from western digital. It came with mionet software and i have to log onto the software and keep it running in order for the drive to appear in the my computer folder. Oct 21, 2010 only limited trial of full mionet package. Network setup is a breeze with high performance gigabit ethernet connection and included installation guide. Feb 27, 2009 western digital my book world edition page 2. The wd my book world edition does not come with a copy of the mionet software, but it can be downloaded for free from the mionet site. The western digital mybook world edition has a glossy white case and shares the same rounded booklike shape of other mybook external hard drives. Now why not take this book in your hand and share the content in your way. With mionet network down does anyone know how to access my. From it you can stream photos, music, and videos to your home entertainment center. Western digital my book world edition ii page 3 of 5. For remote access, the my book world edition uses mionet as its solution. Do i have to use mionet with a western digital external hard. The western digital my book world edition ii will be available in two different configurations.
Available now at the apple itunes app store, the wd photos photo viewer app is free. Hi, i recently bought a my book world edition ii white light from western digital. Data protection with raid 1 and its disk mirroring functionality, the western digital my book world edition ii model wdg2nc15000n automatically saves your. I set up my western digital my book world edition without using the mionet software. Apr 21, 2010 registration with mionet, wds secure remote access service included with my book world edition, is also free and required to use this app. The latest addition to this fleet of undeniably desirable products is the western digital my book world edition that was just announced today. And the wd mionet software and its documentation is a disaster. If you do not like mionet but you needs to access your mybook files from anywhere. Ive looked through my hijack this log, and various other places that may call up this little application, but i can not find it.
May 20, 2009 the wd my book world edition is also capable of streaming music, internet radio, photos, and videos, to a variety of devices over the local network using the units builtin twonky media server. Cant access my bookworld through windows 10 microsoft. Wd wdh1nc0n 1tb my book world edition network hard drive. May 20, 2009 the wd my book world edition does not come with a copy of the mionet software, but it can be downloaded for free from the mionet site. As such, the mybook world edition appeared to be an inexpensive nas solution for my case and since i already owned a mybook, the decision wasnt too hard either. The dualdrive model my book world edition ii is preconfigured for maximum capacity as a large single spanned volume. If you do not like mionet but you needs to access your mybook files from anywhere, you may want to use my web file manager. But the thing is that the post has to do with local network access. I cant connect to my wd mybook world edition from win 7. Apr 16, 2010 my book world edition 1 my dad installed this on our network and i tried to access it. I have had problems with it from day one but it doesnt seem there is any way of using my drive without it. Removing mionet registration prompt solutions experts. Every time i reboot, the registration window for mionet appears.
You can still access public files through the drivename or ip. My book world edition user manual getting started 4 getting started format and configuration my book world edition is preformatted as a linux file system. How to access wd my book ii world edition, without mionet. The western digital my book world edition 500 gb nas server features 500 gb of networked storage and an 8. Essential edition, home edition, office edition, mirror edition, studio edition, premium edition, elite edition, pro edition, av dvr live edition, and the world edition. Thank you for posting your concern in microsoft community and welcome to the windows 10 family.
If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. The linkstation was troublefree, but just too small. I want to be able to access the my book world edition i just bought from any remote location. Though it looks similar, there are quite a few differences with the earlier western digital mybook world edition ii. Fwiw, both western digital the hardware for mybook and mionet the software for mybook seem to be having problems. Aug 21, 2007 you cannot access these services without their infrastructure. For remote access, the my book world edition uses mionet as its.
I am looking for internet access, like the one mionet provides. My book wdg1nc7500, wdg1nc0n my book world edition nas server, wdg1nc5000 my book world. Western digital my book world edition ii wdg2nc15000n 1. Mionet issues due to lost mionet registration info. Enter easytoremember names in the computer name name by which wd anywhere access. The wd my book world edition is also capable of streaming music, internet radio, photos, and videos, to a variety of devices over the local network using the units builtin. I dont want to pay for mionet and i know this can be done, however i. After logging in, wd 2go mounts your my book live on your computer like a local drive to make your remote folders available on your pc or mac computer. The my book world edition is also a great multimedia server supporting both itunes and dlna. Wd my book world edition ii crashes on windows 7 microsoft. Hi, i cant install mionet software to access the blue rings. The file manager allows upload, copy, paste, rename and delete of folders and files.
You cannot access these services without their infrastructure. Officially, wd doesnt support the drive for macosx, but as long as you are comfortable without the mionet client software, and smbcifs access, it works fine. I can connect fine from any xp or 2003 system with no problems at all. Lacces distant mionet a nouveau disponible pour les nas wd.
The bottom line the mybook world is a fullyfeatured nas drive with. If creating a new account, fill out all fields then click next. My book drives are designed to look like a standard black hardback book, with the exception of the prostudio series, which are silver, and the world series, which are white. Ssh will not allow you to login as root without password. Wd mionet remote access technology lets you accesses your files anywhere, anytime. Its old but can anyone offer advice on a mionet my book world.
Removing mionet registration prompt solutions experts exchange. I have a my book world edition white light version. Nas western digital dancienne generation comme les my book world edition, les wd sharespace ou encore plus recemment les my book. This rather awkwardly named device is one of the more interesting home storage appliances to come along in some time, mostly because it comes. A frontmounted white light doubles as an operation indicator and capacity gauge. Ii 4tb as well as its proprietary remote access service, mionet. Unfortunately, our testbed was running the 64bit version of. Wd my book world edition white light 3 tb upgrade nas. The bottom line the mybook world is a fullyfeatured nas drive with massive storage and a handy remote access feature pity about the noise. Western digital my book world edition ii 2 tb 2 x 1 tb. The user name and password you ente r here changes the admin user name and password of the my book world edition device. Wd photos photo viewer also works with wd sharespace network storage systems. Registration with mionet, wds secure remote access service included with my book world edition, is also free and required to use this app.
I have been experimenting with opening ports to it on my router, etc. My wd mybookworld is visible in file explorer under network however i access it. View and download western digital my book wdg1nc0 user manual online. The drives in the my book world edition ii are not hotswappable, but they can. My book world edition can be your homes central media hub. Without a doubt, the 1tb western digital my book world edition is the easiest to use nas ive ever tried. To do this, go to file sharing user management and create a new user for the sake of this howto, im going to call the user newuser. How to setup my book world edition ii i found some help about how to do this but a it was spread across many different sources and b wasnt always accurate, so i decided to post my own howto and how not to for the mbweii. Remote access without mionet other network drives wd. King s at least i mistrust the mionet stuff deeply.
The wd my book world edition does not come with a copy of the mionet software, but it can be downloaded. The neat thing is that mionet creates a secure folder on the my book drive, and then enables that folder as a network drive on your pc, complete with. Basically, you register the nas server with an account at mionet and then. Give the my book a local static ip and open the port that is uses for the ftp through the routers firewall toward the static ip. Western digital my book wdg1nc0 user manual pdf download. I bought a western digital 1 tb external hard drive that is connected with an ethernet cable through my router and operating as a server drive. Wd mybook world edition olivers devnull replacement. You do not need mionet in order to access your files locally.
No matter from which win 7 system i try to connect from, with all security software shut off, it wont accept my password even though i know its correct. The problem im having is that, i can upload to it large files and several transfers by ftp, or using linux o. Have repeatedly asked for a resolution and get no response. Remotely access and manage your files without mionet. I just bought this wd world book 1tb 2 weeks ago to replace my buffalo 250g linkstation. The western digital mybook world edition has a glossy white case and shares the same rounded book like shape of other mybook external hard drives. Wd my book world edition nas device page 4 hothardware. Mybookworld software is currently pretty lame, but the device otherwise seems to work ok. All you need is the my book world edition drive and a digital media adapter or a game console like xbox 360 or playstation 3, and your masterpiece is there on the big screen. Western digital my book world edition ii extremetech. Is there a better way to configure the drive without having to use their provided software. My book drives are designed to look like a standard black hardback book, with the exception of the. Many users who did not want or need access to their files from remote locations carefully removed mionet from their my book world ii storage network servers. For more information, see drive management on page 41.
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