Mybook Live presentation

Friday, 31 December 2010 07:17 administrator

Western digital Mybook Live is the 2010 NAS device generation. it has good performance
(800MHZ/256MB) and can stream HD. It is a Network only NAS, as it has only an Ethernet port,
and no USB port.

You can easily install more features on your Mybook Live using the feature pack manager:

Feature pack manager is a single-click installer, with a friendly user interface, displaying
available feature packs for your NAS.

Each feature pack is a ready to use set of tools, with an associated web interface for the
configuration of the feature. Most of the time, configuration of these features is very easy.

The following feature packs are available for free on your Mybook Live:

Transmission : download torrent files directly on your Mybook.
AccessBook : share your photos and other files with your family and friends,
manage your videos and add thumbnails and descriptions
remotely zip/ unzip folder and others.

Some features will require that you register for the MybookLive (10):

AB Skins : Additional skins for AccessBook.
MP3 Audio : AccessBook Plugin that allows you to listen to your music stored
on the device remotely via internet.
Cinedb : helps you find thumbnail and description for videos
NZBGET : download News files from binary news.
OpenVpn : access your Mybook from anywhere, as if you were at home. You
can also use your home internet connection to browse internet
even if you are in a remote location.













Last Updated on Friday, 14 J anuary 2011 23:23
Install Mybook Live Feature Pack Manager
Friday, 31 December 2010 07:40 administrator
The FeaturePack Manager for the Mybook Live will add an additional web interface to the
standard Western Digital Interface. This new administration interface will allow you to install
additional features to your Mybook very easily.
Installation procedure:

1) Activate SSH on the Mybook Live:
Connect to the Western digital standard interface http://Local IP
and type your password (if requested).
Then, change the address in the internet explorer address bar to http://localip/UI/ssh




Tick the Active ssh option and read the warning about risks when activating ssh...
Now, you can use the PUTTY tool to connect to your Mybook:

2) Install PUTTY on your windows computer:
Download the PuTTy.exe tool from the following URL: http://www.putty.org/

3) Connect to your Mybook using PUTTY
Launch PuTTy.exe on your windows computer, then type your Mybook's IP Address:

Click the Open Button

Login as root
Type the password: welc0me
(Note the "zero" character after welc ...)
4) Install the Feature pack manager
If you use static ip address , please, ensure that your Mybook has correct DNS, and gateway
configured in the standard Western digital interface before you start installation.

Copy the following line in your clipboard: (be careful, it is a single line)
cd /root;wget -q http://highlevelbits.free.fr/download-
MBLIVE/fpinstaller/fpkmgr_install.sh -O /root/fpkmgr_install.sh;sh
/root/fpkmgr_install.sh
Then, Right Click on the Green Cursor in the PUTTY Window.
This action will paste the line in your PUTTY Window.
Press enter to launch the script.

The installation of the FeaturePacks Manager is then launched. A lot of text will scroll across the
screen. Please wait the end of the installation when it says "Installation complete"

When the installation is finished, you can close your PUTTY Window (you should not need it
anymore ...).
You are now ready to connect to the FeaturePacks Manager...
5) Connect to the Feature pack manager
you can then connect to the feature pack manager :
http://ipaddress/fpkmgr

you will be prompted for a password : welc0me,
then, you will be connected to the feature pack manager.

You can change the admin password in the System Configuration menu





Last Updated on Friday, 14 J anuary 2011 23:25
How to configure Remote-Access to Mybook Live
(To be able to browse your data from anywhere in the world)

In order to allow remote connection to your Access Book Application, it is needed to forward 2
ports (TCP 443 and TCP 8080) from your Home Router to youre Mybook Live:

What does it mean?
All 443 and 8080 traffic coming to your Router / Internet-Box will be forwarded to the internal IP
address of youre Mybook Live:

Before you start, you should note the internal and external IP addresses of your Mybook Live:
Internal IP Address: 192.168.X.X
External IP Address: 174.X.X.X

(Click the following link from your home windows computer to automatically detect your External
IPaddress: http://highlevelbits.free.fr/download-MBWEW/FPInstaller/Ipguess.php )

Then, connect to your Router / Internet-Box Administration interface, and search "Port Forwarding
Option". Configure this option to forward port TCP 443 to the internal IP Address, port TCP 443.

Do the same with port 8080.

If you have a router, you can check the following site which gives detailed instruction for a large
range of routers:
http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm
Select your Router from the list,
Click the "Skip Advertisement" link
Select "HTTPS" from the list of applications displayed
Follow the displayed instructions on your Home Router.

As soon as you have done this configuration, you can test by typing:
https://ExternaIPAddress
Should display the AccessBook Interface
http://ExternaIPAddress:8080
Should display "Hello World".

Other Notes:
If you want to understand deeper what opening ports means, you can read this guide:
http://www.portforward.com/help/portforwarding.htm
More generally, if i use technical terms you do not understand, there are several guides here which
intends to explain how it works.

Additional infos:
You can check the following schemas also, to better understand how the remote access works:
Schema of Standard Configuration description : a visual schema of open ports on your Mybook
Live.