This application helps you to manage your files on the network drive. You can not only view and access your media files on the network drive but also upload the images and videos that are currently stored on your mobile device to backup a copy on the network drive.
Field | Description |
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My Device | Enter the MAC address or the device name that you have registered for your network drive. |
User Name | Enter the username of your account on the network drive (e.g. admin). |
Password | Enter the password of your account on the network drive (e.g. admin). |
Login | Login to your network drive. |
Find | Locate any network drives that are connected to the same local network. Your mobile device has to be connected through WiFi in order for this function to work. |
My Download | Access the files that you have previously downloaded to your mobile device to view when the device is offline. |
Recent Login | Lists all your recent logins for quick access. Simply select a login from the list and enter the password to login again. |
Clear history | Clear the history of recent logins. |
Application | Function | How To |
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Camera | Take a picture (or video) and upload the file directly to your NAS. | Click on Camera and then take a picture or video with the built-in camera of your device as usual. If you like it, click Use and the file is uploaded automatically to your NAS. |
Upload Photos | Upload photos from your album on the mobile device to your NAS. | Click on Upload Photos, select all the photos that you would like to upload and click on Done to upload the files to your NAS. |
Upload Videos | Upload videos from your album on the mobile device to your NAS. | Click on Upload Videos, locate the video that you would like to upload, select it and click on Choose to upload the file to your NAS. |
Voice Memo | Record a voice message and store it directly on your NAS. | Click on Voice Memo and then click on Record to record the message and automatically store the audio file on your NAS. |
Upload Manager | Check the status, pause and cancel file upload(s). | Click on Upload Manager and you can view the status of any file uploads that are currently in progress. By default and after the upload is completed, this screen is blank. |
You can use the upload manager to view the status of the file uploads that are currently in progress and if needed, pause or delete an upload. By default and after the upload is completed, this screen is blank.
The MyCloud file explorer allows you to browse and view the files that are stored on the network drive.
Folder | Description |
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home | Contains the private files of the currently logged in user. |
public | The public folder, which can be accessed by all the logged in users. |
share | Contains the folders and files that were shared with you by other users. |
device | The administrator can access the external USB drives inside this directory. |
downloads | The administrator can access the the files which were downloaded by the downloader application in this directory. |
If you would like to download a copy of a file and store it on your mobile device to view offline, click on the blue icon beside the file name. The downloaded files are available under My Download, both after you login as well as before you login.
Icon | Status | Function |
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![]() | File is stored only on the NAS but ready for download. | Click to start the download. |
![]() | File is currently downloading to the mobile device. | Click to cancel the download. |
![]() | A copy of the file is stored on the mobile device. | Click to delete the file from the mobile device. |
If the MyCloud App is unable to display the file that you would like to open, you can download it to your mobile device and then open it in another app that is able to open that particular format.
All the files that you have downloaded for offline viewing are listed under My Download. You can access these files even when you are not logged into the network drive. The files can be found in the same directory where the original files are stored on the network drive.
To delete a file from your mobile device, simply click on the green button beside the file name. This will not delete the file from your network drive but it will be removed from your mobile device to free up your storage space.
The downloader application allows you to add a file to the downloader on the network drive. The file will then be downloaded by the network drive and stored in the downloads folder for you to access either from the mobile device or from the computer when you get home.
Setting | Function |
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Capture | Compression setting for the captured images (100% = no compression). |
Play Each Slide For | Time interval for the slideshow. |
Image | Path where the uploaded images are stored. |
Video | Path where the uploaded videos are stored. |
Audio | Path where the uploaded audio files are stored. |
Logout | Logout from your network drive. |