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Western Digital® My Book® Live™ Home Network Drive, 2TB

Item # 858483

Lets you unify your media for easy access

Network drive lets you centralize your digital media and access it from anywhere.
Huge 2TB (2000GB) storage capacity to hold your files.

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Lets you unify your media for easy access

Network drive lets you centralize your digital media and access it from anywhere. When connected to your network's router (wired or wireless), allows you to store your movies, music and photos and access them over your network — on computers and mobile devices. Use of a wireless router provides convenient Wi-Fi accesss to your media files. Plus, you have the capability to access media and files stored on the drive from anywhere, securely over the Internet.
Huge 2TB (2000GB) storage capacity to hold your files.
Lets you stream digital media to any screen in your home. Built-in media server streams music, photos and movies to such devices such as Blu-ray Disc™ players, Xbox 360®, PlayStation® 3, as well as any other DLNA-certified multimedia device. Includes iTunes® server support to let you to centralize your music and stream it to a Mac or PC.
Lets you view your photo collection with your mobile device. Works over your wireless network with iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch® or Android® smartphone.
Lets you back up files from all the computers on your home network. Backs up both PCs and Macs to a cental location. Automaticly backs up Windows PCs with included software. Works with Apple's Time Machine® software. Lets you easily restore files to their original location, with just a few clicks.
Includes everything you need to get started. Drive comes with Ethernet cable, AC adapter and installation and software CD.

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Item #	858483
Manufacturer #	WDBACG0020HCH-NESN
brand name	Western Digital
device connector type	Ethernet (RJ-45)
dimensions	5.5" x 6.6" x 2"
manufacturer	Western Digital
maximum data transfer rate	100 Mbps
model name	My Book Live 2TB
operating system compatibility	Windows XP; Windows Vista; Windows 7; Mac OS X 10.5+
postconsumer recycled content	0 %
software included	yes
storage capacity	2000 GB
total recycled content	0 %
warranty length	2-year limited

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Personal Cloud Storage Comparison Chart

	My Book Live	My Book Live Duo
	This Product


Capacities	1 TB - 3 TB	4 TB - 8 TB
Interface	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet

Secure remote access from any computer	Yes	Yes
Mobile apps for tablets and smartphones	Yes	Yes
Apple® Time Machine® compatible	Yes	Yes
Share files between PC and Mac® computers	Yes	Yes
Automatic backup	Yes	Yes
Stream to DLNA®-compatible devices	Yes	Yes
RAID 1 enabled for double-safe backup		Yes
User serviceable		Yes
Limited warranty*	3 years	2 years

Features

Centralized storage and wireless backup.

Connect the drive to your wireless router to provide shared storage and wireless backup for all the PC and Mac computers on your home network.

Anywhere access to your photos and files.

Access your files from anywhere with your smartphone and tablet using secure remote access and mobile apps.

Brawn and brains for all your applications.

A built-in, high-powered CPU gives you the horsepower you need for the most demanding applications. Stream media seamlessly and transfer files without skipping a beat.

Your media and files on your own personal cloud.

Create your own personal cloud, without the monthly fees and mysterious location of your data. Store your media and files on the drive and access them securely over the Internet with any PC or Mac computer.

Now streaming to your HDTV.

Watch your daughter's birthday party video or show off your vacation slideshow on your TV. The built-in media server streams music, photos and videos to any DLNA-certified multimedia device such as a WD TV Live media player, Blu-ray Disc player, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and connected TV. DLNA 1.5 & UPnP certified.

Shared storage for all your computers.

Now you can store your entire family's videos, music, photos and important files to one place for everyone in the home to share. Just plug the drive into your wireless router so that you can store and access files with any PC or Mac computer on your home network.

Automatic, wireless backup for all your computers.

Protect your precious memories and wirelessly back up all your PC and Mac computers on your network to one reliable location using WD SmartWare. Every time you save something, it's instantly backed up. Mac users can utilize all the features of Apple Time Machine backup software to protect their data.

Serve up your music with iTunes.

The drive includes iTunes server support so you can centralize your music and video collection and stream it to any PC or Mac computer with iTunes.

Speed without compromise.

A built-in, high-powered 800 MHz CPU gives you the horsepower you need for the most demanding applications and best-in-class read speeds faster than traditional USB 2.0 drives. Stream media seamlessly and transfer files without skipping a beat.

Easy to set up, easy to find on your network.

Set up is a snap. In just a few minutes, you're up and running. Mac, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista computers will automatically find your My Book Live drive in seconds. If you're running Windows XP, our simple discovery software makes it easy to set up the drive.

Need help setting up?

We're with you every step of the way with WD's free Concierge Service. Just call the number provided with your purchase and our expert customer support team will walk you through the installation of your drive and WD's apps for your mobile device. You can also visit our to assist your needs.

Add an extra layer of protection for your files.

You can automatically make a second copy, or safepoint, of your My Book Live on another My Book Live or NAS drive on your home network. Now you’ve got double-safe protection for all your media and ultimate peace of mind.

Personal Cloud

Connect WD’s My Book Live or My Book Live Duo personal cloud storage device to your My Net HD dual-band router to create your own personal cloud solution within your home network.

What is a personal cloud?

A personal cloud is your content secure at home and under your control. Unlike public clouds, a personal cloud allows you to keep all your content in one safe place on your home network. Share files, stream media, and access your content anywhere. No monthly fees. No mysterious location of your data. Keep your media and files safe at home and always with you.

Get to your content from anywhere with WD 2go web access.

If you can access the Internet from a computer, you can securely access your media and files anywhere in the world. WD 2go web access provides fee-free remote access to your My Book Live or My Book Live Duo personal cloud storage. Once you log in, WD 2go mounts My Book Live or My Book Live Duo to your computer like a local drive and your remote folders are available on your Mac or PC. Seamlessly open, save as, and attach files to emails from this virtual drive.

Mobilize your media with WD 2go and WD Photos mobile apps.

WD 2go and WD Photos apps bring your photos and files to your fingertips on your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Android tablet, or Android smartphone.

Mobile Apps

Apple

WD 2go File viewer app

Securely access and manage all the documents, photos, videos and music stored on your My Net N900 Central HD dual-band storage router, My Book Live or My Book Live Duo personal cloud storage. You also have full access to your Dropbox with your smartphone or tablet.

WD Photos Free photo viewer app

Turn your iOS™ device into the ultimate photo album. View all the photos stored on your My Net N900 Central HD dual-band router, My Book Live or My Book Live Duo personal cloud storage with your iPad®, iPhone® or iPod touch®. Or, take a photo or video clip and upload it from your camera roll directly to your compatible WD device.

WD 2go Your stuff safe at home, and always with you.

It's all about access.

Your real life is dynamic and now your digital life is too. With the WD 2go mobile app, you have access to just about any file stored on your My Net N900 Central, My Book Live or My Book Live Duo personal cloud storage with your mobile device. The WD 2go mobile app with your WD personal cloud storage is like having up to 6 terabytes of extra storage for your mobile device. Use your iPhone or iPad to view, stream, download and manage all the media and files stored on your WD personal cloud storage device or your Dropbox.

Make your iPad work for you.

The WD 2go app makes file management simple, no matter where you may be. You can copy, move, rename and delete files stored on your WD personal cloud storage from your iPhone or iPad. Share one or more files stored on your My Net N900 Central, My Book Live or My Book Live Duo using email links and upload files from your mobile device directly to your personal cloud storage.

Get more out of your personal cloud.

With WD 2go, you have full access to your Dropbox with all the powerful, yet easy to use features of the app. Manage and copy files between your WD personal cloud storage and Dropbox, download files for offline access, upload files from your mobile devices to your Dropbox and more.

Effortless access, even when you're offline.

No service? No problem. WD 2go enables you to download files, photos, music or videos, so a copy is made from your My Net N900 Central, My Book Live, My Book Live Duo or Dropbox to your iPhone or iPad. Now you can access almost any type of file, even when you don't have a network or wireless connection.

WD PhotosStore it here. Show it off there.

Shoot it. Share it.

Entertainment is happening all around you. Now you can capture every moment of it and send it to your personal cloud storage for access on any screen in your home. Take a photo or video clip with your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch and upload it directly to your My Net N900 Central, My Book Live or My Book Live Duo. When you get home, you have new files waiting for you so you can enjoy them on any screen in your house.

Your smartphone just became brilliant.

Show off your entire photo collection without taking up tons of space on your mobile device. With WD Photos, you can view all of your photos at once, or search and filter photos by name, date, folder or album. Create a slideshow with transitions, email links of full-resolution photos to friends and family, share photos on Facebook® and print photos with AirPrint™-compatible printers.

Turn your iPad into the ultimate photo album.

Show off every detail of your favorite memories without compromise. With WD Photos, your photos are automatically optimized for perfect viewing on your mobile device. And with the HD button, you can view your photos in brilliant 4092 x 3072 resolution so you can show off your vacation photos in style.

WD Photos allows for a large cache size on your iPad, so you can access more of your viewed photos even when you're offline. Display your photos vertically or view them horizontally and turn your iPad into the ultimate photo album.

Requirements:

WD Photos offers a variety of features, including:

WD's My Net N900 Central HD dual-band storage router, My Book Live or My Book Live Duo personal cloud storage with the most recent firmware, connected to the Internet.
Your device access code generated by your My Net N900 Central, My Book Live or My Book Live Duo.
An iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS 4.0 or later.