Western Digital MY PASSPORT AIR User manual

My Passport®Wireless
Portable Hard Drive
User Manual
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WD Service and Support
Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this
product. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or email
support service at http://support.wd.com. If the answer is not available or if you prefer, please
contact WD at the best telephone number shown below.
Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period. This 30-day
period starts on the date of your first telephone contact with WD Technical Support. Email support is
free for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is available 24/7. To help us
keep you informed of new features and services, remember to register your product online at
http://register.wd.com.
Accessing Online Support
Visit our product support website at http://support.wd.com and choose from these topics:
Downloads—Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product.
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recovery information.
Knowledge Base—Search by keyword, phrase, or answer ID.
Installation—Get online installation help for your WD product or software.
WD Community—Share your thoughts and connect with other WD users.
Online Learning Center — Start here to get the most out of your WD product.
(http://www.wd.com/setup).
Contacting WD Technical Support
When contacting WD for support have your WD product serial number, system hardware, and
system software versions available.
Registering Your WD Product
Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers. You can easily register your
drive online at http://register.wd.com.
North America Europe (toll free)* 00800 ASK4 WDEU
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Table of Contents
WD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Registering Your WD Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
1 About Your WD Storage Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introduction - Christina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features - Christina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Kit Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
About the Online Learning Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Registering Your Drive? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Turning the Drive On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Setting up the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Loading Content onto Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3 Connecting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting to Your Computer Wirelessly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting with WD My Cloud on a Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting to a Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting to Your Home Wi-Fi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Removing a Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
4 How do I? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Stream Content to a DLNA Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Use with an SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Maximize Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Upgrade Firmware on the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Understand the LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
View Battery Status When Drive is Off? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Charge the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Reset Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Reset Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Use WPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use FTP w/ my Wi-Fi camera28
5 . . . . . Playing/Streaming Videos, Photos, & Music29
Accessing Your Content Using Media Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6 Customizing the Drive: Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Dashboard Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Wi-Fi Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Admin Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Hardware Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Media Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Support Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Firmware Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
7 Using WD Apps to Back Up and Manage Drive . . . 52
Backing up a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Backing up a Mac Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Managing with WD Quick View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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8 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
9 Compliance and Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . 60
Regulatory Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
GNU General Public License (“GPL”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
10 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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About Your WD Storage Device
This chapter includes the following topics:
Introduction - Christina
Features - Christina
Kit Contents
Optional Accessories
About the Online Learning Center
Compatibility
Physical Description
Handling Precautions
Introduction - Christina
Welcome to your My Passport®Wireless portable hard drive.
This portable drive is ideal for the mobile creative pro with WHATamazing transfer speeds up
to 233 MB/s, an integrated Thunderbolt™ cable, and a durable aluminum enclosure. It
delivers the ultimate in speed, flexibility and convenience.
Features - Christina
3-year limited warranty—For added peace of mind, we back the drive with a 3-year limited
warranty.
Kit Contents
Your My Passport Wireless storage drive kit includes:
My Passport Wireless storage drive
USB 3.0 18-inch cable
AC power brick
Quick Install Guide
Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at
http://www.westerndigital.com. For the latest software, firmware, and product
documentation and information, go to http://support.wd.com/downloads.
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Optional Accessories
For information about optional accessories for this product, visit:
About the Online Learning Center
WD’s online Learning Center provides the latest information, instructions, and software to
help users get the most out of their personal cloud storage. This web-based guide offers
step-by-step help with setting up remote access, backing up data, monitoring device status
and more. It’s an interactive resource to walk users through installing and using their
My Passport Wireless drive. The online Learning Center allows you to:
Learn about your new personal cloud storage product.
Download the latest software for your product.
Find in-depth, interactive information on how to explore each of your product’s
features.
Update your product whenever new features become available.
Access an always-available resource online, without a manual or CD.
US http://www.shopwd.com or http://www.wdstore.com
Canada http://www.shopwd.ca or http://www.wdstore.ca
Europe http://www.shopwd.eu or http://www.wdstore.eu
All others Contact WD Technical Support in your region. For a list of Technical Support contacts,
visit http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048.
Quick Install Guide
My Passport Wireless
Portable Hard Drive
Power brick USB 3.0 cable

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Compatibility
Operating Systems
Note: Compatibility may vary depending on your computer’s hardware
configuration and operating system.
For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest software update.
Web Browsers
Internet Explorer 8.0 and later on supported Windows computers
Safari 6.0 and later on supported Mac computers
Firefox 21 and later on supported Windows and Mac computers
Google Chrome 27 and later on supported Windows and Mac computers
Physical Description
Front View
The top of the My Passport Wireless portable hard drive has:
A power LED indicator
An activity/wireless (Wi-Fi?) LED indicator
Windows®Mac OS X®
Windows 8.1 or earlier
Windows 7
Windows Vista®
Windows XP (32 bit) SP3 or later
Mavericks (Mac OS 10.9)
Mountain Lion (Mac OS 10.8)
Lion (Mac OS 10.7)
Snow Leopard (Mac OS 10.6)
Power LED
Wireless Activity LED

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LEDs
The top of the drive has two LEDs: Power and Activity/Wireless (Wireless Activity?). For
detailed information about the power and Activity LEDs, see “Understand the LEDs” on
page 25.
Back View
Component Icon Description
USB 3.0 port Included cable connects the USB 3.0 port to the computer’s USB port
What kind of cable?
Power button Turns the drive on and off:
• To turn on: Push until lights start blinking
• To turn off: push for about 5 seconds to turn off
Wi-Fi button • Connects to a router or mobile drive wirelessly
• Starts SD card transfer
• Turns on hotspot down link?
Power button
USB 3.0 port
Wireless (Wi-Fi) button

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Left Side View
The left side of the drive contains a slot for an SD (secure digital) card.
Handling Precautions
WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during unpacking
and installation. Rough handling, shock, or vibration can damage drives. Always observe the
following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product:
Do not drop or jolt the drive.
Do not move the drive during activity.
Do not place the drive on carpeting. Make sure the drive is on a clean, firm, and stable
surface.
To allow proper ventilation, do not block any of the enclosure’s air slots.
Registering Your Drive?
SC card port