Questions about WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra

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Yes, they are.

The My Cloud EX2 Ultra is a NAS device that is mainly connected to a network via an Ethernet cable. It has USB ports, but these are not intended for direct connection to a PC for data transfer. Instead, the data is usually transferred via the network. If you want to transfer data from a USB device to the NAS, you can connect the device to the NAS and manage the data via the My Cloud Dashboard, but the primary connection is via Ethernet.

I would no longer buy the WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra as a NAS because Western Digital has a very peculiar update policy for the firmware. There is a lot of information about this on the Internet, e.g. here: https://www.digitec.ch/de/page/western-digital-zwingt-my-cloud-user-zum-update-28394 Furthermore, I cannot recommend WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra as a NAS because, among other things, it is also very slow.

There's a fan in it, and there are tips on the internet that they are not always quiet. My recommendation would be to invest in a real NAS, which costs a bit more, but you can do a lot more with it than with a WD NAS and there is also support and updates for years, so that would definitely be better and these fans in the Synology NAS, they are practically silent: Synology DS220+ (2 x 1 TB, Seagate Ironwolf)

Unfortunately I cannot answer this very technical question

Hello Notarmon Have you already measured the WLAN speed of your router? And is the NAS connected to 2 GHz or 5 GHz? There are so many criteria that could be the cause. Has it worked in the past?

https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/29230

I agree -- the current description I see when I look at this is for something else, the the WD EX2 sitting in front of me is 10cm wide, 17cm high and about 17cm deep not counting room for cables, it is simple air cooled, and room for a pair of disk in carriers that are easy to pop out and replace a failing disk.

I would advise against a WD NAS, they are toy NAS which are not worth much. It would therefore be better to buy a real NAS, e.g. the Synology DS218play, which is a very well-equipped NAS that can also do something (even 4K transcoding) and also offers much better security and years of updates: Synology DS218play (WD Red Plus) The DS218Play offers a Quad Core processor with 4 x 1.4 GHz with fast DDR4 RAM, while the WD device has an ancient 1.3 GHz Dual Core CPU with outdated DDR3 RAM. The brochure conveys ultra, but the only thing I can tell is that these WD devices are ultra old.

You can change the SMB from 1 to 3 and even combine them. I'm not a computer scientist, I don't even know what SMB is. But I had to change it from SMB 3 to SMB 2+3 so that I can access the NAS with my smartphone and computer via the home network. It works, I'm thrilled! Regarding your question, yes, the My Cloud can do SMB 1.

https://www.hardware-journal.de/testberichte/data/2452-test-wd-my-cloud-ex2-ultra - How could it be otherwise, WD uses its own Red series. In this case, two of the 4TB models (WD40EFRX). These hard drives come with 64MB cache and are operated with a maximum rotational speed of 5400 rpm. The manufacturer specifies an operating volume of 28dB(A) (operation) and 25dB(A) (idle). Exact volume measurements / assessments were also recorded and documented by us. The results can be found in the volume measurement.

Hello, yes the WD already includes 2 hard drives of 4Tb each which can be used as a mirror (4Tb visible) or as an 8GB hard drive.

Mac Time Machine Backup: Yes iPhone backup: I don't know Back up directly to it: Yes Streaming of photos / videos possible: Yes Remote access: Yes (also available as app)

Hello Markavelia Have had the WD My Cloud connected to the Mac for about 5 years. Even with the current operating system. IPhones sync automatically via the WD app. Everything works fine. I haven't connected an external, additional hard drive as the current capacity is more than sufficient. Many greetings

you can configure to backup from a mac to this device using the time machine. Although you cannot back up from this device to another time machine backup device. you can create cloud access, but i have not tried it. from the help text "Before a smart phone or tablet can access the content of your device, you need to register it as part of your personal cloud ecosystem. You generate a code that will pair your mobile device with the My Cloud device"

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I have no experience, because I use Windows 10.

The NAS is network-compatible and is connected directly to the router with a network cable. The device is then accessible in the entire home network, no matter where it is located. The data can be moved back and forth from all computers in the same network. Most new TVs and players are network-compatible and can therefore access films stored on the NAS directly. As far as the TV streaming box via USB is concerned, it depends more on the TV box, what it can do, than on the NAS. This is certainly possible on the NAS. It is easier if the box accesses the NAS via the network. Then it doesn't matter where the NAS is located.

The NAS was not in use at all. Only the packaging was opened and the seal broken.

Press the top of the lid on the front side. Fold the cover upwards. Loosen the wing nut from the retainer and remove the retainer. Pull out the plate at the rear by the tab on the defective plate in question. Read the type on the plate and reorder it from Digitec.

Hello St.rudin - as far as I know, you can access the cloud all over the world (via website). It worked for me in the USA. You could also set up FTP access for the EX2, from which you could also access it worldwide. I hope that I was able to help. Greetings Lars

Again, I have now also tried this via wifi. That doesn't work either. The router is the Media Box from UPC. Anyone with experience

Oui. Voilà la page du fabricant: https://www.wdc.com/fr-fr/products/network-attached-storage/my-cloud-expert-series-ex2-ultra.html#WDBVBZ0080JCH-EESN

You should be able to connect the RJ45 connector directly to the Ethernet cable from the PC.