Digital also provides access to its proprietary remote access service, mionet. I found i had to disconnect from the remote session quickly or my. Give the my book a local static ip and open the port that is uses. Fwiw, both western digital the hardware for mybook and mionet the software for mybook seem to be having problems. I have a my book world edition white light version. Accessing my book world editions network storage manager. Learn how and when to remove these template messages. Available now at the apple itunes app store, the wd photos photo viewer app is free. Buy wd my book world edition 1 tb network attached storage. Some people recommend disabling mionet but i left it enabled i.
Western digitals my book world edition differentiates itself from its competition by offering, as its name implies, remote access from anywhere in the world. I dont want to pay for mionet and i know this can be done, however i. I have been experimenting with opening ports to it on my router, etc. If you have allocated a static ip to the unit, remove it from your router. You can still access public files through the drivename or ip. Wd my book world edition ii 20070625 raoul pop access, computers, design. Removing mionet after using mionet hacking wd mybook. I am also experiencing the same problem with mybook world edition white light.
Unfortunately, there is no option to change the itunes servers source folder. 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. Once a mionet user account is created and successfully linked to the wd my book world edition, that user can access the device remotely over the internet via the mionet. Have repeatedly asked for a resolution and get no response. How to turn off wd my book world editiondownload free. Forum forum my book world edition blue rings removing mionet after using mionet started by. Western digitals my book world edition doesnt necessarily bring anything brand new to the nas box market but for the novice user its an ideal entrylevel appliance. Wd photo viewer for iphone and ipod touch craving tech. Western digital wdg1nc5000n my book world edition 500 gb. Mionet issues due to lost mionet registration info. Drive becomes unaccessible after short use ii other. Find answers to can i access my wd world book without using mionet.
In addition, the world edition uses wd anywhere access to gain remote access to. Lets say if i am not at the office, and need to access the wd to get what i need. My wd mybookworld is visible in file explorer under network however i access it. Cant access my bookworld through windows 10 microsoft. My book wdg1nc7500, wdg1nc0n my book world edition nas server, wdg1nc5000 my book world. Wd my book world edition white light 3 tb upgrade nas.
The file manager allows upload, copy, paste, rename and delete of folders and files. Designed for home users, creative professionals, workgroups, small offices, and anyone looking for shared storage, wds my book world edition. The network page is also where you can enable remote access to the wd my book world edition using wds mionet. How to access wd my book ii world edition, without mionet. My book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital. Western digital has a cool new app for the iphone and ipod touch that lets you remotely access photos on your my book world edition or wd sharespace network storage. Basically, you register the nas server with an account at mionet and then.
Remote access enables or disables the mionet function. No reason was cited for the termination and no flow on service was announced. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. My book world edition user manual introduction 1 introduction my book world edition in your networkthe basics congratulations on purchasing a my book world edition remote access storage system. Western digital my book world edition ii page 3 of 5. Wd photos photo viewer also works with wd sharespace network storage systems. But the thing is that the post has to do with local network access.
My book world edition combines up to 500 gb of networked storage, backup software, and remote access software to make it the most versatile and powerful product in its class. Wd photos lets you remotely access photos on your western. 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. Hi there, i use my mybook world edtion in my lan since a few years, i was always. Remotely access and manage your files without mionet.
If you do not like mionet but you needs to access your mybook files from. Hothardware takes a detailed look at the wd my book world edition 2tb nas device in. Anything you want documents, music, photos, and webcams on any of. My main goal is to securely via a login prompt access the drive without having to have any additional software installed such that if i was away from home and needed a file, i could readwrite to the drive via a browser or a mapped drive. The mybook world edition ii is a large, book shaped nas drive. If you want to access it, just go to your finder, click go and then browse until you pick it up. The my book world edition home network storage is also a great multimedia server supporting both itunes and dlna. What are my options for accessing the drive remotely without using mionet and without hacking. The mybook world is a fullyfeatured nas drive with massive storage and a handy remote access feature pity about the noise. Remote access access your files anywhere, anytime using mionet remote. Wd my book world edition nas device page 6 hothardware. I want to be able to access the my book world edition i just bought from any remote location.
In this video i continued exploring the network storage manager nsm sub menu from the main administration page. It is an amazingly stupid design by some seriously myopic developers. Though it looks similar, there are quite a few differences with the earlier western digital mybook world edition ii. I am looking for internet access, like the one mionet provides. Remove or disable twonky hacking wd mybook world ed. Store and access a whole library of information in this one book. Wd my book world edition nas device page 4 hothardware. Powered by technology from its recent acquisition of mionet, the world edition includes an embedded host that makes it securely available on the interneteven if no other computers. Get the mac address of the network interface off of the sticker on the back of the unit and configure your dhcp services to statically assign an ip to the western digital box. Disabling mionet optional the western digital my book world edition runs on a cut down version of linux and as such can be accessed via ssh. The mybook world edition is a simple nas device from western digital that. I have enabled remote access to my router but i cant remember how i managed to access the nas. The white light has an option on the web interface basic remote access that allows you to disable mionet at startup, unfortunately, while the startup script correctly obeys that setting, there is a bug in a watchdog script that ignores it and will reenable mionet every 20mins.
With mionet network down does anyone know how to access my. Remotely access and manage your files without mionet hacking. The model i have is my book world edition 2t white light. Mionet is the first and only virtual workplace that makes remote access and file sharing truly seamless, simple, and secure. View and download western digital my book wdg1nc0 user manual online. Do not block the slots and openings on the back or bottom side of the chassis. 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. For remote access, the my book world edition uses mionet as its solution. You cannot access these services without their infrastructure.
My pc running xp could see the device but was not able to map the drives. Many users who do not want or need access to their files from remote locations have carefully removed mionet from their my book world 2 storage network servers. Mionet then facilitated all connections to the nas service. Wd mionet remote access technology lets you accesses your files anywhere, anytime. The my book world edition offers several outstanding features that will give you peace of mind because you know that your data is not only a click away no matter where you. A frontmounted white light doubles as an operation indicator and capacity gauge.
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