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WD My Cloud Overview
My Cloud substantive terms of households, it has a similar function NAS network hard drive that we use for internal networks in the home. interface to exchange data on the My Cloud is a Gigabit LAN port can transfer rates up to 1 Gigabits nominal equivalent of about 125 MB / s. However to achieve this standard speed, users need to ensure all devices must also support the standard collection Gigabits cable simultaneously 2 devices must be clicked Gigabits standard.
In addition to being a mass storage hard drive for the entire LAN, the My Cloud has added a function more “trendy” is cloud storage feature. Cloud on the WD can use when we plug the drive into the LAN with an Internet connection, then the user can set up email accounts and passwords to access the intranet from outside the hard drive to retrieve data from anywhere with an Internet connection. This we can imagine as a temporary Dropbox servers are placed in the your homes and just have an account you can access your data from anywhere.
Preliminary evaluation on the part of My Cloud NAS
On the port, on the back of My Cloud, we only have one source port, an Ethernet port and one USB 3.0 port instead of 2 ports each as on the My Cloud Ex4. This is understandable because it is the store solution for home no more demand on the network and quality power supply should not need to 2 port.
About connections, although in theory simply plug into intranets WD at any branch internet can be accessed from any device in the home, but it is on the My Cloud Cloud Ex4 but also on the does not support other access internal network layer as it is the product towards the household (that is to access from any location, the entire LAN to the network layer 1 including routers and modems for example 192.168. 2.1). We try to plug the My Cloud test on parallel branch branched LAN Plug Router Wifi from the same 1 modem, the access data from your computer to My Cloud makes it blocked the access failed.
WD My Cloud bright spot in this internal storage array is capable of forming images available data to restore when broken, instead of backup using Raid type of Ex4 (requires at least 2 hard drives) but can not ensure data completely but this way just makes My Cloud lower costs constitute one class temporary protection of the data in the drive.
Because the network hard drive support Gigabits should network cable attached drives also use CAT5e type premium and press Gigabits standard.
We tested data access from devices connected family, including PC to LAN Smart TV and telephone connection via WiFi all cables using standard 10 / 100Mbps usually ensures 1080p movie directly from drive at an acceptable frame (about 26FPS) 720p movie also is not smooth operation stumbling. Of course because of the absence of sufficient standard cable Gigabits should speed only reaches that level, if invest intranet standards Gigabits from A-Z, the story movie 1080p or 2K via LAN is nothing to discuss.
Management software is not a minimalist
If My Cloud Ex 4 for reasons of security and depth when used for business management software can be complicated and difficult to use, it ought to My Cloud software should be simple to many. But in practice management software of My Cloud is based on the same a platform with My Cloud Ex 4. The simplified interface that WD mention just cut out the unnecessary features, but have not been easy to use as services cloud like Dropbox or SkyDrive.
Of course it’s not too interesting part because it complicates things because only one reason is to create the maximum security on the device WD. So when the cloud sync, My Cloud is almost no risk of users being crooks hack into your home network and steal personal data in the drive.
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Access speed
Cloud array is part makes the difference between My Cloud and popular NAS systems today. On this section of My Cloud quality is affected in no small part by the quality of Internet connections per person family.
Namely with ordinary copper cable Internet speeds currently Down / Up to about 6Mb / 512Kb, the speed of accessing data from the hard drive Internet will be limited by the speed of connection is 512Kb upload the equivalent of about 60KB / s at this rate.
Because of this reason, My Cloud seems more suited to families already upgraded to fiber optic lines, a network cable form is characterized by speed download equal speed upload falls between 6Megabits with family package.
Privacy
To gain access to My Cloud from outside the internal network, we are obliged to register with My Cloud and enter confirmation 2 code for the first time be able to freely access the data warehouse comfortable. The registered account will have to do on the LAN with the relatively straightforward steps. We have nothing to complain about this section because it is indispensable.
Application for Cloud
WD native app is designed for all operating systems including Windows, Mac, Android and iOS have the same management features and access the data. Want to copy or download data between computers My Cloud and simply drag and drop files or folders between windows. This feature is really useful to have to work with the data on the My Cloud.
Besides, another application for the WD Photos phone sounds optimized dedicated phone to store photos taken from the phone to the Cloud, it has no different features common management tools for users must open the app, select an image and select upload to the Cloud, not convenient and automatic as iCloud is available on the iPhone.
Advantage:
– Quality good hardware.
– Application of advanced technologies
– High security.
Disadvantages:
– Installation is not really easy.
– Software needs more investment.