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• #SET UP WIRED SERVER WITH WD MY CLOUD INSTALL#

#SET UP WIRED SERVER WITH WD MY CLOUD INSTALL#

To enable DLNA, you need to install the free Plex media server first. How do you enable Wi-Fi streaming to a speaker? The easiest way is to add a Laser Qualcomm AllPlay Wi-Fi adaptor (on special at $29.98) to any Bluetooth speaker or buy Wi-Fi enabled speakers from Laser or other brands.

Why Wi-Fi enabled speakers? Well because that is the best way to set up the whole-of-home music and the Qualcomm AllPlay app is multi-user so that it can run on multiple smartphones and tablets at the same time. The absence of a native DLNA server in My Cloud Home is a nuisance if you wish to stream music you own to a DLNA compatible app like Qualcomm’s AllPlay that uses the home network’s Ethernet or Wi-Fi to stream to Wi-Fi enabled speakers. DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) is part of Plex and does not work as it should WD need to ensure the app allows for complete directory viewing and sharing. If you open Z: and the .x address in separate Windows Explorers you can copy from one to the other. You can then pin this address to Quick Access or Map a drive letter as well. To access public folders, you need to use Windows Explorer and input the home networks private IP address, e.g. The app cannot see the ‘Public’ folders (an area that any user on the network can access) nor the overall directory structure of the drive. The app also enables remote internet access – ditto you can only see Z: – what you own. You can move data to or from Z drive in Windows Explorer. In Windows, the app maps a drive letter, e.g.

You must use the WD Discovery App to access the registered owner’s folders/data.