Western Digital WDBMUT0040JWT User Manual

MY CLOUD™

HOME DUO

PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE

Save everything at home. Access it anywhere.

• One central place to store and organize everything

• Quick and simple setup

• Everything saved twice with Mirror Mode

• Mobile, on-the-go access

• Auto backup for photos and videos on your phone

• USB port to import photos and videos from external storage devices

My Cloud Home Duo is an easy-to-use, dual-drive personal storage device that

plugs directly into your Wi-Fi home so you can save all your digital content in one central place. With two drives set to Mirror Mode, your content is automatically saved twice.

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MY CLOUD HOME DUO

PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE

Product Features

One central place to store and organize everything

With enough space to keep all your photos, videos and ﬁles in one place at home, organize it all your way and access from anywhere with an internet connection.

Quick and simple setup

Just plug your My Cloud Home Duo device into your Wi-Fi router. Use your mobile device to visit MyCloud.com/hello to set up your account and start backing up, accessing and sharing. No computer necessary and no monthly fee required!

Everything saved twice with Mirror Mode

Equipped with two hard drives and set to Mirror Mode (RAID 1), your photos, videos and ﬁles are stored on one drive and automatically duplicated onto the second drive.

Mobile, on-the-go access

Use the My Cloud Home mobile app, desktop app or MyCloud.com to upload, access and share your favorite memories and stream videos saved on your My Cloud Home Duo device.

Auto backup for photos and videos on your phone

Automatically back up photos and videos on your phone to the My Cloud Home Duo device so you can make room for more.

USB port to import photos and videos from external devices

Quickly import photos and videos from other devices scattered around your house, like USB ﬂash drives and external hard drives, using the USB port on the back of the My Cloud Home Duo device.

File search to ﬁnd content easily

Quickly ﬁnd photos, videos, movies and docs using easy-to-use search with the My Cloud Home mobile or desktop app, or on MyCloud.com.

Individual, private spaces for each user

Invite family and friends to create individual accounts. Each invited person can set up their own private space that only they have access to on the device. They can manage, access and share their content as they want.

Third-party applications to customize your way

Tailor your My Cloud Home Duo device to ﬁt your personal needs and preferences using downloadable services, including Plex Media Server

™

, Dropbox, Google Drive™ and more.¹

Cloud account download to keep everything in one place

Photos, videos and ﬁles from your cloud accounts can be automatically downloaded to your My Cloud Home Duo device, including Dropbox, Box, Google Drive

™

, Facebook and many

more.¹

Auto backup for all PCs and Mac computers at home

The My Cloud Home Duo device has enormous capacity and plugs into your network to wirelessly back up every computer at home to one central place. Works seamlessly with Windows Backup and Time Machine software.

Smooth video playback anywhere

Stream your personal videos anywhere, on any device, using the My Cloud Home mobile and desktop app or MyCloud.com.

Quick and easy sharing

With just a few clicks, share photos, videos, documents or entire folders with friends and family, so nobody misses a thing.

App or Cloud account registration may be required. Apps and Cloud services may be

changed, terminated or interrupted at any time and may vary by country.

Product Speciﬁcations

INTERFACE

Gigabit Ethernet Power Supply (DC in)

KIT CONTENTS

Personal cloud storage Ethernet cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide

Western Digital, WD, the WD logo and My Cloud are registered trademarks or trademarks of Western Digital Corporation or its afﬁliates in the US and/or other countries. Apple, Mac, the Mac logo and OS X are trademarks of Apple, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the US and/or other countries. Android is a trademark of Google Inc. iOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used under license by Apple Inc. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. Product speciﬁcations subject to change without notice. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. As used for storage capacity, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for transfer rate, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second. Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software components and conﬁgurations.

DIMENSIONS

Height: 7.05 in (179 mm) Depth: 6.30 (160 mm) Width: 4.02 (102 mm) Weight: 5.05 LBS 2.29 KG 4TB

5.27 LBS 2.39 KG 6TB

5.29 LBS 2.40 KG 8TB

5.29 LBS 2.40 KG 12TB

5.27 LBS 2.39 KG 16TB

5.27 LBS 2.39 KG 20TB

OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS

Operating temperature: 5°C to 35°C Non-operating temperature:

-20°C to 65°C

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• Windows® 10, 8.1 or 7 (64-bit only) operating systems

• Mac OS X Sierra, El Capitan or Yosemite

• For mobile: iOS 9+ and Android 4.4+

• Router and internet connection

Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware conﬁguration and operating systems.

CAPACITIES AND MODELS

20TB WDBMUT0200JWT 16TB WDBMUT0160JWT 12TB WDBMUT0120JWT 8TB WDBMUT0080JWT 4TB WDBMUT0040JWT

LIMITED WARRANTY

2 years worldwide