WD My Cloud EX4100 4-Bay 8TB Network Access Storage

Western Digital
WD My Cloud EX4100 4-Bay 8TB Network Access Storage

Versatile storage - save all of your valuable media for secure access!

Marvell ARMADA 388 1.6GHz processor | 2GB DDR3L RAM

Twonky DLNA-certified media streaming | WD Red NAS drives

Features:

  • WD storage
  • Model: My Cloud EX4100 Network Access Storage (WDBWZE0080KBK)
  • Capacity: 8TB (2 x 4TB hard drives)
  • Bays: 4 x 3.5 inch hard drive bays, hot swap capable, tray-less design
  • Save your valuable photos, videos, music and files
  • Interface:
    • 2 x Gigabit Ethernet
    • 2 x Power supply (DC in)
    • 2 x USB 3.0 expansion port on rear
    • 1 x USB 3.0 port with direct copy on front
  • Powered by Marvell ARMADA 388 1.6GHz dual-core processor
  • 2GB DDR3L memory
  • Read speeds up to 116MB/s
  • Write speeds up to 116MB/s
  • Utilises WD Red NAS hard drives, built for 24x7 work environments
  • My Cloud OS for easy set up, storage management and system customisation
  • Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports for link aggregation for enhanced HD media streaming
  • Dual power ports for a second external power supply
  • In-built, one-touch copy button - copy all the files you have stored on an external USB
  • Professional-grade features:
    • iSCSI target and initiator
    • Integrated FTP and WebDAV server
    • Integrated SSH Secure Shell
    • Link aggregation and network redundancy
    • Dual power ports for failover support
    • Jumbo frame support
    • IPv4 and IPv6
    • UPS support (USB and network)
    • Real-time resource monitor
    • SNMP
    • Microsoft Active Directory support
    • Energy-saving options
  • What’s in the box:
    • NAS
    • Ethernet cable
    • Power supply and cable
    • Quick Install Guide
  • 12 Month Manufacturer Warranty

System requirements:

  • Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP3) operating system
  • Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, Snow Leopard and Mavericks operating systems
  • DLNA/UPnP devices for streaming
  • Internet connection for remote access
  • Supported web browsers:
    • Internet Explorer 8 or higher
    • Safari 6 or higher
    • Firefox 21 or higher
    • Google Chrome 27 and later on supported Windows and Mac OS platforms

Technical Specs:

  • Network protocols:
    • DHCP Client or Static IP
    • NTP Client
    • Dynamic DNS (DDNS)
    • Apple Bonjour and Windows Rally
    • Jumbo frame support up to 9K
    • VLAN (802.1Q)
    • Link Aggregation(802.1ad)/ Ethernet teaming and failover for 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports
    • UPnP port forwarding
    • IPv6
    • iSCSI
    • SSH
  • Network file services:
    • OS Supports:
      • Windows XP Home/ Pro/ 64-bit SP3+
      • Windows Vista/ 7/ 8 (All versions)
      • Mac OS X 10.6, Lion, Mountain Lion
    • CIFS/SMBv3 for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux
    • NFSv3 for Linux and UNIX
    • AFP for Mac OS X
    • Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS)
    • WebDAV Server
  • Security:
    • Active Directory support for Windows Server
    • Volume Encryption (256 bit AES)
  • File system:
    • EXT4 for internal HDD
    • Support following formats for externally attached USB drives:
      • FAT/FAT32
      • NTFS (read and write capability)
      • HFS+J (case sensitive)
      • Linux EXT2, EXT3, EXT4
  • FTP server:
    • Support Port Setting
    • Set port range of passive FTP
    • Option to report external IP in PASV mode
    • Client language selection
    • Anonymous FTP
    • Secure FTP Support
    • Support File eXchange Protocol (FXP)
    • FTP bandwidth restriction (upstream/downstream)
    • IP address block (block access from undesired IP address)
  • Download management:
    • HTTP downloads from a URL to a user specified folder on the NAS
    • FTP downloads of files or folders from an FTP server to another files/folders on the NAS
    • P2P Download Manager
  • Disk management:
    • RAID: JBOD, spanning, 0/1/5 10/5 + hot spare support
    • RAID migration:
      • JBOD to RAID 1
      • JBOD to RAID 5
      • RAID 1 to RAID 5
    • Hot swapping
    • Hot spare (in four disk mode)
    • Disk roaming
    • Array roaming
  • Power management:
    • Drive Spin Up/Down (including Attached WD USB drives)
    • Automatic power recovery (with UPS)
    • Schedule power on/off
    • Graceful shutdown on UPS low battery
    • FAN Control
    • Network UPS
    • Wake On LAN
  • Remote access:
    • My Cloud and WD Photos mobile app
    • My Cloud desktop app
  • User/Group management:
    • Max No. of Users: 512 for Samba, 800 for ADS
    • Max No. of User Groups: 64 for Samba, 200 for ADS
    • Max No. of Network Shares: 128
    • Max. concurrent CIFS connections: 10
    • User/Group assignment for network sharing/FTP
    • Quotas for groups or users
    • Assignment of users to multiple groups
    • Batch assignment of users to groups
    • Batch user creation
    • Importing users (CSV Delimited Format)
    • Importing groups (CSV Delimited Format)
  • LCD panel: 2 lines of 16 characters for status and alerts
  • Backup management:
    • Remote backups: My Cloud Business Series to My Cloud Business Series locally or remotely
    • Apple Time Machine (10.5.8+) support
    • Backup internal files or folders of the device to other files/folders on the NAS
    • Cloud-based backup services:
      • Amazon S3
      • ElephantDrive (http://home.elephantdrive.com/)
    • Disk sync management for the attached USB ports
  • System management:
    • LCD display information:
      • IP Address of connected server (and friendly name)
      • Fan monitor
      • System temperature monitor
      • Disk monitor
      • Disk volume monitor
      • Ethernet plug monitor
      • Device uptime
      • Capacity remaining
      • Firmware version
    • System status: Device Information:
      • Capacity usage status for the external storage
      • File category breakdown of how much video, photo, music is stored
    • Alert notifications:
      • Event UI message
      • UI Alert (with message acknowledgment required)
      • Email notice
      • QuickView pop-up message
      • RED LED status
    • Network recycle:
      • Support Windows CIFS
      • Support Apple AFP
    • System/FTP Log (Syslog Client)
    • HTTP/S (Web) Administration Interface (HTTP Server)
    • Firmware upgrade
    • Configuration backup and restore
    • SNMPv2
    • System Information:
      • CPU percentage
      • RAM usage
      • Network performance in MB/s
  • USB port:
    • Support UPS monitoring
    • Support External Storage device
    • Support MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) and PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol)
  • Media streaming:
    • UPnP AV Media server (Twonky)
    • DLNA certification
    • Support WD TV Live, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows 8, connected TVs, Blu-ray players and digital picture frames
    • iTunes Server
  • Add-on support:
    • aMule - peer to peer file sharing application
    • Icecast - media streaming app
    • phpBB - Internet forum application
    • Joomla! - content management system
    • SqueezeCenter - streaming audio server
    • phpMyAdmin - My SQL administration tool
    • WordPress - blogging tool and content management system
    • Transmission - BitTorrent client
  • iSCSI:
    • iSCSI Target:
      • CHAP authentication
      • iSNS (Internet Storage Name Service )
      • Up to 64 iSCSI Targets
    • Volume Virtualization: NAS can be configured as an iSCSI initiator and capable of mapping any iSCSI target of the other device to be one virtual volume:
      • Virtual Disk Drive (via iSCSI Initiator)
      • Max number of virtual disk drives supported is eight (8)
  • Power supply:
    • Input voltage: 100V to 240V AC
    • Input frequency: 50 to 60 Hz
    • Output voltage: 19V DC, up to 6.32A
  • Temperature:
    • Operating Temperature: 0° C to 35° C ( 32° F to 95° F)
    • Non-op Temperature: -40° C to 70° C (-40° F to 158° F)