Western Digital My Passport Wireless User Manual - Manual (Page 28)

CONNECTING THE DRIVE
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MY PASSPORT WIRELESS
USER MANUAL
Connecting to a Public Wi-Fi Network/Internet
A public Wi-Fi network (also called a hotspot) provides network and Internet access to
mobile devices such as laptops or mobile phones. These networks are typically in public
locations like coffee shops, airports, and hotels. For example, if you connect your My
Passport Wireless drive to the Wi-Fi network in a hotel and then connect numerous other
devices to the drive, all devices can securely connect to each other and to the Internet.
Connecting the My Passport Wireless drive to a public Wi-Fi Network gives you access to
your files as well as to the Internet. If you set up a password for your drive during setup,
when you are connected to a public Wi-Fi Network, others are not be able to see the
content of the drive.
To connect to a public Wi-Fi Network:
1. On the My Passport Wireless dashboard, click Wi-Fi to display the current connection,
in this case, a direct connection.
2. Click Switch to Another Network and in the list of available Wi-Fi networks that
displays, select one.