The My Cloud EX2 is available as a diskless enclosure as well as a pre-populated system, equipped with a pair of WD Red hard drives. While the diskless enclosure gives you the flexibility of choosing your own hard drives, the populated version is ready to go out of the box. Simply connect the network cable and power cord and, once its powered up, configure the device. If you have a DHCP server on your network and you know what IP the NAS is using, you can skip the next few steps and connect directly to the web menu. Otherwise, you'll need to download the setup software from WD's website.
The setup process is pretty straightforward. Once you've accepted the EULA, the software searches the network, looking for any My Cloud EX2 devices. When it finds one, it will display its name, serial number and IP address.
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If your EX2 is not configured, the software prompts you for your name and email address so that you can create or expand your WD My Cloud account. This account will let you access the device from anywhere in the world. This information is also used to create the local admin account.
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Once it's done setting up the EX2, the software gives you the option to install the WD My Cloud application which lets you access, upload, manage and share your files from home or on the road. It can also place helpful shortcuts on your desktop and configure the EX2 so that firmware updates are automatically applied when they become available.
