how to set it to a cloud drive? i want to browse files outside my home.
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There are a few ways to access the drive from outside your home. You can integrate with Dropbox, which appears simple though I have not tried yet OR you can use the UPnP port Mapping feature which will (with simple home firewalls) automap the server through your firewall so you can use an external IP address and get to any of your documents or media. I was able to stream movies from my server to an Roku at my second home 120 miles away from my server. Go into the UPnP Port Mapping page, it will take time to load, then turn on the WAN and set the ports. Once that is done it will process the request. If it works with your firewall (PnP) you will get a success message and it will show the external IP in the center of the page. All you have to do then is substitue that external IP for your internal IP in a browser and you can get at any of your published shares.
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there are no quick and simple solutions. to share your files directly from your storage in most efficient and convenient way you have to have some special knowledge with linux and tcp/ip networking.some quick tips:1. ftp/sftp server 2. http/https server3. any kind of media serversalso you can upload your files to gdrive/dropbox/etc and keep them synced automaticallyeither way you will use your outbound channel very intensively
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Yes, this is not a "Cloud" it's a direct connection through USB. Other Models which called My Book "Live" works like a cloud being connected to the internet.
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No, you can just connect it via USB and view all files just like any exterior drive
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I attached the USB drive to the standard USB port and use file explorer to browse it. It just simple worked.
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I've wondered about this too. When I purchased this drive all I wanted was a drive, not a lot of software. And I have no interest in their sharing capability on social media. Maybe someone can answer this, like Seagate themselves.
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I have not done this BUT, according to the setup manual:"...You will be able to access files from a USB external hard drive or thumb drive that is plugged into the router from your local network or from the Internet using either a web browser or an app for your smartphone or tablet..." so I don't why the other two respondeers said no to you.
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The access to the files is not through web interface. To use it on home network, the product requires you to add the Cirgago as your network drive. In this way you can access the files, make changes and save them in the same location. If outside the access is still done as a network folder (that's why you can not just access it in every computer, you should have administrative right to create the network drive). The bets usage outside network is viewing, moving files. I have not been able to open an excel file work on it and save it in the same location.
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No problem. Just install the cloud player app. That's the whole point of the cloud. You can access your MP3's from anywhere and from just about anything that can access the web.
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Backup your vital files, and do a clean install. Aka... boot from the server disc, format the drive, and use it as a server os, not a workstation. Installing over something is not really a viable path, in my humble opinion. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/install-configure-2.aspx
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You can connect usb external drives to access their data through the network or create a backup image to be copied to the external drive based on the contents of the My Cloud.
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You dont say which cameras you have installed. If you dont have the cloud cameras, you can only access them on your home computer. The best way to access them away from home if you have cloud cameras is through their mobile app. To do it on a computer is a real pain, and requires additional software. The Dlink cameras work much better and are easier to access from a remote computer and mobile app. I have both kinds.
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You should be able to use the backup already in Windows. Click Start>All Programs>Maintenance>Backup and Restore follow the directions in backup. If the option allows backup to network drive browse to the MyCloudEX4>Public Folder and select that for your destination location. If that option is not available, map a network drive to \\MyCloudEX4\Public Folder and remember the drive letter you assign it and set it as the destination in Backup. If you have a problem seeing the MyCloudEX4ask a friend to look into your networking to make sure it is setup correctly.
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Sure you can. You connect to the drive via Wi-Fi and the drive connect to the Internet bridging you to the Internet. Works really good.
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It acts as though it is an external drive. Just plug in and access your files, it's super easy.
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The drive is on your network. It can be accessed from anyone on the network if the drive is mapped to that workstation. You can set permissions on a directory or the whole drive.
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CO Girl, you can use Cloud technology if u can upload your OS, or use flash drive. Before mine was Win7 now I have change it to Win 8 using fish drive.
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Western Digital make a Mycloud device with one, two and three terabuyte drive which you can attach to your router making your own cloud. Probably faster than pogoplug. I was so unhappy with my pogoplugs that I took all of them pout of use. Slow and when I unhooked them not very accessible.