WDBVBZ0160JCH-SESN | Western Digital 16,000GB (16TB) My Cloud EX2 Ultra Private Cloud Storage - NAS Storage - Black

Overview

Keep your media safe in a single place on this high-performance Network Attached Storage (NAS) solution, and access it securely from anywhere. With My Cloud EX2 Ultra, you'll be able to automatically sync content across computers, easily share files and folders, and enjoy multiple backup options so you can create your own personalized system with ease.

Upgraded for high-performance

With the powerful Marvell ARMADA 385 1.3GHz dual-core processor, youll get ultra-fast transfer rates for high performance streaming. Youll also be treated to 1GB of DDR3 memory, so you can multitask with ease.

Centralized Storage

Anywhere access

Keep your photos, videos, music and documents safe in a single place, and with MyCloud.com or the My Cloud mobile app, you can access or share from anywhere.

Synchronized content

Automatically synchronize your media and files between your computers and your My Cloud with WD Sync. Youll be confident your content is always up-to-date and accessible with all your devices.

Sharing, simplified

Share files or folders with friends and family so they can download or upload content to your My Cloud. You can also share a private link to a folder giving users read and write access for easy collaboration.

Custom backup

With WD SmartWare Pro backup software, PC users can customize when and where their content is saved, while Mac users have full access to Apple Time Machine for personalized backup. You can even automatically back up your data to a separate My Cloud NAS device, or any supported cloud service.

Volume encryption

Equipped with 256 AES volume encryption, you can securely store files across your entire network. Whether youre using a PC or a Mac, your content is protected.

Multiple RAID options

With the RAID settings of the My Cloud EX2 Ultra, you can customize your system with the configuration thats best for you. Use RAID 0 for enhanced performance, RAID 1 for mirrored data protection, or a JBOD / spanning structure for non-RAID configurations.

Media streaming by Plex

With the Plex Media Server, all your HD content will be organized and prepared for streaming. Whether youre on your PC, mobile device, game console, or other certified media player, Plex keeps your media ready.

Keep an eye on your home, wherever you're at

Equipped with award-winning Milestone ARCUS Surveillance software, delivering a powerful surveillance system to keep watch on what matters to you most.

Key Features

• Supports up to 10 cameras
• Unlimited camera licenses. No added cost.
• Automatic camera detection with more than 3,700 cameras
• Easy to install and manage
• Free mobile app to view live and recorded video anywhere
• Set recording schedules, receive automated trigger alerts and more

Compatibility

Specifications 

 Interface

• Gigabit Ethernet
• Power supply (DC in) x 1
• USB 3.0 expansion port x 2 rear

CPU

• Marvell® ARMADA® 385 1.3 GHz dual-core

Memory

• 1 GB DDR3

Drive bays

• 2 x 3.5 inch hard drive bays, hot swap capable, tray-less design

Internal hard drives

• WD Red NAS hard drives

Expansion Ports

• 2 USB 3.0 ports

System Requirements

• Windows 10, Windows 8, or Windows 7 operating system
• Mac OS X El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, or Lion operating systems
• DLNA/UPnP devices for streaming
• Router with Internet connection

Supported Web Browsers

• Internet Explorer 10 or higher
• Safari 6 or higher
• Firefox 30 or higher
• Google Chrome 31 or higher on supported Windows and Mac OS platforms

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 and failover for 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports
• UPnP port forwarding
• LLTD Link Layer Topology Discovery Protocol
• 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/SMB for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux
• Linux Distributed File System (DFS)
• AFP for Mac OS X
• FTP/SFTP Server
• WebDAV Server
• Microsoft Active Directory support

Backup management

• Remote backups: My Cloud Expert Series to My Cloud Expert Series locally or remotely
• Backup internal files or folders of the device to other files/folders on the NAS or attached USB drive
• WD SmartWare Pro for Windows clients
• Apple Time Machine (10.5.8+) support
• Cloud-based backup services
  • Amazon S3
  • ElephantDrive (https://home.elephantdrive.com/)
• Disk sync management for the attached USB ports

Disk management

• RAID: JBOD, spanning, 0/1
• RAID migration
  • JBOD to RAID 1
• Hot swapping
• Disk roaming
• Array roaming

Security

• 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
• Support for mounting ISO-Image

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

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 mobile app
• My Cloud.com web access

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: 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)

System Management

• 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

Media Streaming

• PLEX media app
• UPnP AV Media server (Twonky)
• DLNA certification
• Support WD TV, WD TV Live, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows 8, connected TVs, Blu-ray players and digital picture frames
• iTunes Server

iSCSI

• iSCSI Target
  • CHAP authentication
  • iSNS (Internet Storage Name Service )
  • Up to 64 iSCSI Targets
• Volume Virtualization
  • 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: 12V DC, up to 4A

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)

Package Includes

• NAS
• Ethernet cable
• Power supply
• Quick install guide