My Book ® World Edition Quick Install Guide ™
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Kit Contents About Your WD Product Important: See the user manual located on the CD included in this kit for more detailed information on the use of My Book World Edition. Kit Contents • • • • • Network hard drive (single or dual-drive model) Installation CD with software and user manual Ethernet cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide Optional Accessories For more information on optional accessories for this product, visit shopwd.com (U.S. only). Outside the U.S., visit support.wdc.com.
System View Power button LED USB port (for expansion only) Ethernet port Reset button Kensington® Security Slot Step 1: Connect My Book World Edition to the Network 4 1 2 3 1. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port on the back of the My Book device. 2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable directly into a LAN port in a router or network switch. 3. Connect the end of the adapter into the DC power supply socket located on the back of the My Book device. 4.
Step 2: Access My Book World Edition on the Network Follow the steps below to easily find your My Book World Edition on the local area network (LAN) in Windows XP/Vista using WD Discovery. Skip to page 5 for Mac Leopard instructions or page 6 for Mac Tiger instructions. 7. Click Map Network Drive in the Things To Do list. Note: The WD Discovery application on the included CD should be installed on every PC connected to the LAN from which you intend to access your My Book World Edition.
Macintosh Leopard 1. Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load. 2. Open Finder. 3. In Finder, click mybookworld in the Shared list (if necessary, click All then double-click mybookworld). Note: Configuration is a read-only share containing only a Help file and the login page. 4. Double-click the Public share, then click OK. The share may appear as a shared drive icon on the desktop depending on your preferences.
Macintosh Tiger 1. Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load. 2. Open Finder. Click Network, then double-click the Mybookworld icon. Note: The share may appear as a shared drive icon on the desktop depending on your preferences. For instructions on creating an alias to make the shared drive icon permanent on the desktop, go to support.wdc.com and search the knowledge base for answer ID 2541. 5. In Finder, click shares to display the Download and Public folders. 3.
Regulatory Compliance GNU General Public License (“GPL”) FCC Class B Information This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
