Applications for wd my cloud ex2. The new WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra network storage solutions open up new opportunities for creative professionals. Several advantages at once
It would seem that the NAS market has existed for several years, but manufacturers are still trying to come up with something new and expand the boundaries of the possibilities of familiar things. Western Digital entered the home storage segment somewhat later than less well-known competitors, but this did not lead to a wave of criticism, but rather the opposite. It so happened that the American company produces all the necessary equipment for the production of NAS, which made possible the emergence of full-fledged "boxes" with installed hard drives. After all, how is it usually with us? You buy a very expensive and proper NAS (Synology etc.) and are faced with the need to buy an HDD. Is it normal? In fact, yes, it's okay if you are an expert and you know what you are doing. And if not? If you just need a NAS for photos? For such a case, WD has an impressive family of network drives with installed hard drives. In the meantime, there is no need to worry about it. ”
Finally, a truly eminent brand has entered the highly specialized segment "for the elite" - the professional NAS market. And this is good, since the arrival of such a major player means that, firstly, users will be offered a wider range of solutions, including solutions completely ready to work "out of the box". Secondly, the product itself will be tailored for a wider range of buyers (ease of setup and use). Thirdly, this means the popularization of the segment of network storage (including for photos) for a wider audience, that is, the development of the professional NAS market.
We will talk about one of these devices today.
My Cloud EX2 Ultra... Description, scope of delivery, technical characteristics
MyCloud EX2 Ultra Front
The package contains only the most necessary items. This is a documentation, a 12V 3A power supply with two adapters (Type G and Type F according to international classification).
Power Supply. Twisted pair patch cord for connecting NAS to 1Gbit LAN.
RJ45 network cable
The My Cloud EX2 Ultra itself is delivered fully assembled and the consumer only needs to connect it to a power outlet and a computer network, after which you can start setting up, but more on that later. Now let's talk about the appearance of the My Cloud EX2 Ultra and its features.
In fact, WD did not skimp on trifles and preferred to make a complete solution in every sense of the word. The laconic design of the device gives hope that there are still companies in the world that are able to organize the work of various departments and get a decent result that does not cause rejection both among specialists and ordinary users. The My Cloud EX2 Ultra does not have a single polished part or other mark of surface (such as anodized aluminum - auth.). The color of the case is not coal-black, but a little lighter, and thanks to this the drive looks great in the interior of any apartment (unless of course you have a Victorian castle). The ventilation of the case works on the principle of forced circulation, which means that in addition to the hard drives, a fan is spinning inside this NAS.
On the front panel of the device there are three LEDs informing the user about the status of the drive. Everything is very simple here - power supply and status indication of hard drives.
Front panel LEDs
Hard drives are installed under the top cover.
Two hard drives can be seen under the cover
In our case, this is WD Red 2TB which is positioned by WD as a product for NAS. In general, you can take a NAS for photos both without disks (at the same time, the solution is more than competitive in terms of price and capabilities), or with factory-installed WD Red disks, recognized as the best for NAS systems. If you choose the no disks option, all you have to do is install the disks. The operating system is preinstalled on a separate flash memory and, after a quick setup and formatting of the drives, the NAS is ready to go.
WD Red is marketed as storage HDD
The back of the My Cloud EX2 Ultra contains a power connector, a LAN port, and two USB 3.0 connectors. In addition, a hole for attaching the Kensigton lock is noticeable, which is useful in an unfriendly environment.
WD MyCloud EX2 Ultra Connector Set
Compared to the exterior, the specifications of the My Cloud EX2 Ultra are not as impressive. The circuitry is implemented on the basis of a Marvell Armada 385 processor with a clock frequency of 1.3 GHz, the amount of RAM is 1 GB and most likely this is a non-expandable option. A separate memory block is allocated for firmware and updates, so that system files on the HDD will not appear.
Operation and testingWD MyCloud EX2 Ultra
We have already written above that to start the device into operation, it is enough just to connect the power and a cable from the computer network to it, but this is a little cunning. In fact, there are a few more points that will be useful to a potential user. At the very beginning of the furious tearing of the packaging films, you can easily lose the sticker that describes the three main stages of connecting and configuring the My Cloud EX2 Ultra.
Clear instructions for installing the device
So, after you plug the NAS into a power outlet and connect it to the LAN, it's time to go to mycloud.com/setup and enjoy the simple life. And the author of this text was not used to easy ways and looked for the device's IP address in the properties of the network activity of the clients of the home router (he found it there). But for everyone else, the official path is recommended, via mycloud.com/setup, there is only one button, and everything is very clear.
Main interface window
When you launch the web interface, another interesting point becomes clear - the My Cloud EX2 Ultra comes pre-configured and you don't need to do any incredible manipulations like setting up a RAID before the first launch.
However, you need to define routes to folders on the NAS and grant users the appropriate rights. This can be done in the "Resources" tab.
Setting up remote access to NAS folders
It is not for nothing that the name of the product mentions "the cloud", since the user is offered an impressive set of extensions to increase storage fault tolerance. Various kinds of "cloud" backup methods are offered to the user from the very first steps of the initial setup, and if you look at it, the My Cloud EX2 Ultra offers a smart service for saving the most valuable data.
Cloud settings
In general, in the process of testing the My Cloud EX2 Ultra, the thought firmly stuck that this device does not claim to be the best NAS in the world, but in terms of the convenience of backup, including automatic and scheduled data transfer, it will willingly compete with the market leaders. This is especially true if we consider it as a network storage for photos. So, to copy photos from the camera, you just need to connect the latter to the USB port and the hardware itself will download the results of the photographer's work. There was a feeling that all actions with NAS maximally reveal the philosophy of the lost concept of Plug and Play, when the consumer does not think about the detailed configuration of the drive and immediately gets the desired result.
And for viewing files on any connected device, there's WD Sync. With its help, all data is constantly synchronized on a phone, laptop, tablet, PC - all devices based on Android or iOs.
If you have a DLNA-capable TV at home, then the My Cloud EX2 Ultra can be used as a broadcast media server, for which the user just needs to enable the corresponding option in the NAS settings and understand a little about how it all works. But the advantages are obvious: streaming data transmission and information reading speed up to 100 Mbps will allow you to watch movies and TV series in high definition without stopping to download.
Network multimedia broadcast settings
Well, for Apple fans, the option to work with iTunes is available.
The disk subsystem of the drive is implemented on the basis of the two WD Red 2TB mentioned above. The pre-installed 1st level of the RAID array determines the mirrored mode of the disk subsystem. RAID of the first level of two disks is considered the most reliable, since in this case data is written simultaneously to two drives. However, you can use RAID level zero (data summarization), but we will not recommend that because if one of the HDDs is damaged, you will lose all data and photos in the array. The JBOD structure is also available, but this is more likely for professionals. So RAID 1 is good, and we do not recommend touching the basic settings unless absolutely necessary.
Setting up and managing the NAS disk subsystem
Operation of the My Cloud EX2 Ultra proceeded without the slightest problems, although at the beginning of testing it was difficult to reconfigure the RAID array. However, after updating the firmware, the annoying bug disappeared and we were able to test the controller's operation.
WD MyCloud EX2 Ultra Firmware Update
Of the minor, but noticeable moments, we note a little noise when the built-in fan is running, so do not place the device on the bedside table. However, the cooling system of the NAS is predictable and rarely activated. In this regard, a big thank you should be said to the WD Red drives, which can safely operate at temperatures up to 65 degrees Celsius.
TestingWD MyCloud EX2 Ultra
A huge and detailed test protocol is usually used to test professional disk solutions, but for home storage, it is not synthetic tests that are important, but convenience here and now. Therefore, we, of course, “ran” the My Cloud EX2 Ultra through CrystalMark, but still buyers take NAS for convenient storage and access to information. And see the test results just below - the screenshot is attached. By the way, we took as a basis several files ranging from 1 to 10GB and tracked the speed and time of their recording on the My Cloud EX2 Ultra.
Data transfer rate (min, max).
- 82Mbps
- 99Mbps
- 117Mbps
- 105Mbps
- 104Mbps
The results of testing NAS loading with 1GB test packages are shown in the form of a screenshot.
Testing NAS Transfer Rate in Network Folder Mode
Let's just say - faster than other flash drives and external HDDs.
Having dealt with the "synthetics", let's move on to real cases of using NAS. For example, you are a photographer who needs constant access to files and photos from any device. You are looking for inspiration, including watching movies and TV shows and photographs of famous masters, and you also have a lot of documents and folders that take up extra space on your home PC, laptop or mobile device. But here's the bad luck: you can't delete this information.
Let's start with the standard one. What will the photographer look at when choosing a home "cloud"? Of course, on the amount of memory, so as not to compress photos. Here you will also need the option to sort files into folders with the ability to share them (for example, this way it will be possible to show a potential customer a portfolio with photos without having to take a laptop and / or a USB flash drive with you). Synchronization happens thanks to WD Sync, which can be set up to Google clouds, Dropbox, OneDrive, or other devices. And from a smartphone, tablet or laptop, the storage is opened using the My Cloud app.
For the moviegoer and TV show buff, the My Cloud EX2 Ultra is a complete multimedia server thanks to Plex Media Server support. With NAS, you can make it as easy as possible to prepare for the coming winter evenings. You buy food, download the latest season of Game of Thrones, connect the My Cloud EX2 Ultra to your TV over Wi-Fi, and enjoy Jon Snow's life. In general, to expand the functionality of the network storage, you can add other third-party applications, for example, Transmission - that is, the NAS will be able to download Game of Thrones itself for viewing in Plex. At the same time, there is no need to dig into embedded Linux: applications are added in the same My Cloud EX2 Ultra web configuration interface.
It is easy and convenient to use this NAS as a storage for photos, documents and folders thanks to constant synchronization, backup and additional information protection in the RAID 1 mode. Recall that this option duplicates files between disks: if one suddenly fails, the materials are still will be with you.
conclusions
The My Cloud EX2 Ultra is a home and semi-professional NAS, recommended for those who are responsible for file storage. This is truly the first NAS to offer a price-to-feature ratio, with a simple setup before use. In addition, the My Cloud EX2 Ultra works great as a multimedia server and backup station for large amounts of data, and tests have confirmed the truth of the declared port speed of 1Gb / s. So the device turned out to be successful and is strongly recommended for possible purchase by professional photographers.
It's no secret that nowadays many are switching from stationary PCs to laptops, where SSD drives rule the ball. And about such a drive as HDD is remembered less and less. WD is known primarily for its hard drives. And she, of course, does not want to lose you and me as buyers. Therefore, cloud storage for storing and viewing your video and photographic material is exactly what we will need anyway for a very long time. In this review, we will take a look at the WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra two-disk secure cloud storage, with which you can not only securely store all the necessary information, but also have access to it literally from anywhere in the world and from any device.
WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra Video Tour
Design and filling
Externally, EX2 Ultra looks stylish and minimalistic. It will fit well into the interior of both office and home. There are only system and hard drive status indicators on the front. At the back you can find a gigabit network connector with indicators, two USB 3.0 ports for connecting expansion drives, a hole for resetting settings and a power supply input.
The EX2 Ultra can be purchased without disks or in multiple versions up to 16TB total from two 8TB WD RED Server Series hard drives.
For example, if you are switching from a desktop PC to a laptop, then you can buy the basic version of the EX2 Ultra without screws, insert your own from the PC, and later, when needed, buy first one for 8 TB, and then the second. But for reliable operation 24/7, it is still better to use hard drives that were originally intended for this, that is, WD Red.
The process of replacing the HDD is very simple - open the top cover, unscrew the pressure plate and pull on the sticker. Discs are easy to remove and just as easy to insert back.
Between them is a board on which a dual-core 1.3 GHz Marvell® ARMADA® 385 processor, 1 GB of DDR3 RAM and 256 MB of flash memory are soldered.
Power consumption is declared at 5 W. You don't have to steam at all, turning it off, for example, during vacation.
Interface
When you turn it on for the first time, you need to connect the power and LAN cable. After turning on the device, enter mycloud.com/setup in the browser. The auto setup process creates a mycloud.com account and a set of folders on the EX2 Ultra.
In the main window, you can immediately observe how much free space is left on the disk (s), what kind of content occupies the disk space, readings of hardware sensors, you can also check for firmware updates, the current load of the network, processor and RAM.
In the next window, we configure the access of users and user groups to our disk and their access rights. Thus, you can assign special access rules, for example, for your wife / girlfriend / husband / boyfriend / brother / mom / dad and, most importantly, for the child.
In the third paragraph of the interface, you can see the folders on the disk, indicate which of them should be made public and which should be hidden, plus a number of additional parameters.
One of the items is responsible for setting up remote access to our storage. After completing the basic settings, you will be able to work with media data on EX2 Ultra from anywhere in the world via the network either through a browser or the proprietary MyCloud application available on tablets and smartphones with iOS and Android operating systems.
From your phone, you can watch videos, listen to music, work with other files, and also back up your entire library with photos and videos. For those who take a lot of photos and videos, and the built-in memory of the smartphone is not enough, this is a great opportunity to quickly free up space in just one click.
Initially, in the settings, the mirror mode is selected, that is, RAID 1. But you can choose other RAID 0, JBOD, or even two separate disks. I checked - even in the mirror mode, the speed indicators of hard drives rest against the bandwidth of a gigabit connection. Therefore, I don't see much point in doing RAID 0 at speed even for video editing or processing heavy RAW files. Moreover, in case of failure of one of the disks, you can say goodbye to all the information. If you store really valuable photo / video materials, then it is worth sacrificing half of the disk space in favor of a RAID 0 mirror. In which case, buy a new disk, insert the defective one together and continue working.
The S.M.A.R.T. technology is used to monitor the status of the disks. Thus, you can be warned in advance about an impending problem with some of the HDD.
In the application section, 4 modules are preinstalled at once, but you can download others from the catalog. With modules, the capabilities of WD EX2 Ultra can be significantly expanded to suit your personal needs.
One of the applications allows you to download torrents directly to the network storage. I put tens of gigabytes of movies on the download and they quietly swayed in the background, without loading my main working laptop.
The settings-\u003e network section contains a mass of all kinds of access protocols, ports and everything that a discerning user may need.
Here you can configure DLNA media server and iTunes server.
With the built-in DLNA media server, you can watch movies on most smart TVs. But it's much more enjoyable to do this using the pre-installed Plex media server. This is a service that structures your entire library of movies and TV series, downloads the correct title, description and covers from the network, even if you just downloaded one file from a torrent. A browser is enough to work on a PC, and TVs have corresponding applications.
In the item with the settings, you can select the language, time zone, change the password and much more.
Naturally, you have access to a number of desktop applications, of which you need to highlight WD SmartWare most of all, with which you can save information from certain partitions on your PC, or even a separate folder. And all this can be configured to automatically work at a given time.
In tests, WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra showed that the bandwidth will be limited by the gigabit port, not the speed of the hard drives. It doesn't matter if you connect to it through a router, or directly. On Wi-Fi, here, of course, everything depends on the router, the wi-fi module in the laptop, or PC, and other individual parameters.
I was able to copy and simultaneously write information to the hard disk at separate speeds of 80-90 MB / s with active torrent downloading of several films. As for me, this is an excellent indicator of a productive device.
The noise from the disks and the fan is practically inaudible even under maximum load, and the temperature also did not go beyond the norm during testing.
Outcome
For reliable storage of information, a regular two-disk storage is quite enough, which you will connect via USB 3.0 to a PC. But if you want to be sure that all this information will be available to you 24/7, and even from anywhere in the world and any device, then WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra is practically the only option.
You can find out detailed specifications and buy WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra on our partner page:
I must say that I do not really like to understand the network settings, so the illustrated three-step instruction instilled optimism.
It's really simple:
- connect the power supply,
- connect the network cable to the device and to a free port of the home router (router),
- go to the My Cloud Setup website (it is indicated in the memo), and then the system independently detects the device,
- create an account,
- we come up with a username and password for ourselves and for all those who want to give access to the "cloud".
In the future, if necessary, you can and should use the My Cloud Setup link for settings.
The device is ready for use! This is how the web interface looks like:
You can visit the WD Learning Center manufacturer's device training site. There are instructions for use, useful tips, a description of all the characteristics.
Software for more efficient use of cloud capabilities:
For example, WD Setup Software automatically connects the device as a network drive to your computer, no need to tinker with settings.
Capabilities
Experts will be pleased with the wide possibilities for setting up and using the device. I will analyze the main ones from the point of view of an ordinary user.
The main purpose of the My Cloud EX2 Ultra is safe storage of information with secure access to it via the Internet. You can access your files and configure your drive from anywhere in the world via MyCloud.com or the My Cloud smartphone app. Of course, the storage itself must be connected to the Internet and the network at this time.
The device can automatically synchronize the selected files from different computers using the WD Sync function and on the "cloud" My Cloud, as well as make backups. On a personal computer to which the device is connected, you can directly upload files to a shared folder through Explorer.
The My Cloud mobile application is available for free download in the AppStore and Google Play, but, alas, it is not available for Windows Phone owners.
Synchronization between the "cloud" and the gadgets on which the application is installed occurs almost instantly. So, the latest versions of the files will always be at hand.
There is also a shared access for collaboration through the "cloud": just add a user, specifying his details (name and email), or create user groups (for example, home, work, vacation).
Specify the desired folder with access rights, send the link. It doesn't matter what's inside: photographs or documents. In general, you can either allow users to edit, delete and add documents, or give only viewing rights. You can also share the folder with one specific person without the possibility of forwarding the link.
Unlike online services, there is no file size limit. No need to split the archive with photos, just upload it to your "cloud" and send the link. All!
I liked the fact that you can upload photos and videos directly to your computer in the archive or separately via the My Cloud site. This is convenient, for example, if you use iOS devices. You just sync photos from your smartphone to the cloud, and then easily send photos back and forth.
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WD My Cloud EX2 Network Attached Storage (NAS) - Overview
The topic of network attached storage (NAS) has been of interest to me for a long time. Because nowadays, it is practically impossible to do without separate autonomous drives, especially in a family where you are not the only one using a computer. I have studied many models - from highly advanced and expensive to simple and fairly cheap - and continue to study what appears on the market. align \u003d "justify"\u003e Today we are going to take a look at a rather nice looking home NAS from Western Digital called WD My Cloud EX2. In this series, the company is releasing this model, two-disk, and four-disk My Cloud EX4. So, the two-disk home storage My Cloud EX2.
RAM: 512 MB DDR3
Number of disks: 2
Protocols: FTP, CIFS / SMB, AFP, NFS, SNMP, SSH, HTTP, P2P
Interface: 2 × USB Host 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet
The size: 171.45 x 99.06 x 154.94 mm
The weight: 800 g (without discs)
Price: in Moscow 12-14 thousand rubles (without disks) Equipment WD-branded blue box.
Inside: NAS, power adapter, RJ-45 network cable, hardware, brochures. 
Appearance and features
The design of the drive is very similar to external drives from WD, which are produced under the WD Passport brand (I had a couple of these). 
On the front panel there is a power indicator and two drive indicators. At the top there is a latch that, when pressed, opens two drive bays. On the rear panel there are two USB 3.0 ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port, a power adapter input and a Kensington lock.
Open the top cover. There are two drive bays and a special retainer with a screw, which must first be removed.
Western Digital has kindly provided two of its WD Red drives for the NAS test, designed to work specifically in network drives in 24 × 7 mode, and I put them in this NAS. 
Disks, by the way, are different - one WD Red Pro, the other just WD Red. In general, I have been using WD Red drives (as well as WD Green for docking stations and WD Black for computers) for a long time - the impressions are the best, there have never been any problems. I inserted the drives, screwed on the latch.
The NAS looks good, the workmanship and materials are very solid. The drive is a bit shorter than conventional 2-disk NAS, where the drives are usually horizontal but taller. It doesn't have a power button as a class, but on the other hand, such devices usually operate in 24 × 7 mode, so why do they need a power button?
After formatting, the program launched the NAS control panel. 
There was a message in the control panel stating that there were some problems with the second disk and the firmware needed to be updated. I updated the firmware, went to the "Storage" section to deal with the disk and possible configuration options. 
In the "Storage" section, you can set the mode of the used disks. And, as expected, there are several of them. JBOD mode. In this case, it is meant that the two disks are used strictly separately. (Although in many network drives, JBOD means the use of two disks as a single space.) Plus, it is possible to switch from the used mode to JBOD, that is, save the data. 
Combine mode - two disks are used as one space. That is, you get, as it were, one 6 TB disk (when using two 3 TB each). Reliability is small: if one disk fails, you will most likely lose all data. Well, that is, some files will be saved on the second disk, but which ones and those that you really need is a big question. RAID0 - two disks provide their total capacity as one disk, performance is maximum, but reliability is minimal. Something happens to one disc - everything is covered. It makes sense to choose this mode only if the data is constantly backed up to other media. RAID1 - the contents of the first disk are mirrored onto the second disk. Maximum reliability (two copies), performance is not very high, the total capacity is equal to the capacity of one disk. Formatted disks in JBOD. Everything went fine, there were no error messages. I got two 3 TB drives. 
Next, go to the "Resources" section - configure folders. There is a Public folder (for everyone), a SmartWare folder (for everyone), and a TimeMachineBackup folder for storing copies of Apple computer files. 
You can create any of your folders on any disk (if they are considered as different) and set the types of access to different users: write-read, read-only, invisible folder. 
You can also connect external drives to the NAS via USB, give them your own names and set the types of access. 
Users are specified in the "Users" section. If you need to restrict access to some folders for some users (for writing or even hide some folders on your home network) - then set the appropriate users. It's quite simple, but for some reason you can't use Cyrillic. 
To restrict user access to a specific folder, you need to turn off "Public" access in the resources and set permissions for specific users. 
For example, like this. Read-write access, read-only, folder is hidden. 
In the resources section, the administrator (that's you) can also set the types of access for each user. For folders open to everyone, access is set to read-write by default, for folders not for everyone you can set the appropriate permissions. 
Cloud Access - You can set up access to your NAS over the Internet from any smartphone or tablet (and computer). 
This is protected: you first need to get a special code for each device, then install the My Cloud program on the device, and then enter the appropriate code for access. After that, on your smartphone-tablet from anywhere, you get the appropriate access to your drive folders and can use uploaded media files, for example, access from a smartphone. Folders are all files.
Video.
A photo.
Music.
Likewise, you can remotely connect to this drive from regular computers using the WD My Cloud app.
In the "Backups" section, you can set the saving of various folders on internal or external media. USB backup - saving some folders of the drive on external drives connected to the NAS. 
Create a copy job to a mapped drive. 
This can be done automatically, on a schedule. The mode of adding new data to an already created archive is also supported. 
Data can also be copied to the cloud, but only ElephantDrive and Amazon S3 are supported. But Dropbox is not supported, which is a little offensive. However, copying to Dropbox is quite possible by other means. 
Section "Applications". Here you can configure the operation of various download protocols. 
Well, the drive settings. It is possible for disks to go into hibernation mode when not in use - a useful thing.
DLNA media server and iTunes connection.
And various diagnostic and recovery tools. By the way, ISO image support is also configured here - it's also a useful thing. 
I checked how it all works. Copying large files from a computer disk to a NAS disk averaged 55 megabytes per second, which is quite normal.
A similar copy to the drive of my home NAS (Synology DS213) shows the same results - 55-57 megabytes per second.
Copying large files to an external drive connected via USB 3.0 is twice as slow: about 25-26 megabytes per second. It's the same on my NAS.
Simultaneous copying of large files to the first and second drives of the drive.
Simultaneous reading of a large file from a storage disk and copying a large file to the same disk.
Now about the price. The cost of this NAS without disks in Moscow is about 12-14 thousand rubles (about $ 170 at the current exchange rate). The cheapest analogous Synology (model DS215j) is about 18 thousand. Advanced Synology (DS213), which I use, is already 34 thousand. So the price for WD My Cloud EX2 seems to be quite adequate. I liked the device very much. Simple, convenient and very visual admin panel, silent, but at the same time quite productive work, remote access, availability of all the necessary services. For that kind of money - a very good option, it seems to me.
vulnerability in NAS devices from Western Digital. Or rather, a natural built-in backdoor, for which there is still no official patch at the moment.
The backdoor allows you to get root access to devices simply by using a hard-wired login and password for many NAS solutions.
More details under the cut.
James Bercegay discovered the vulnerability in mid-2017, but after 6 months that WD was given to fix the problem, no official patch was released.
Details of the vulnerability and an example exploit were posted on GulfTech on January 5, 2018.
An additional nuisance of the backdoor is that the login and password are hardcoded and cannot be changed just like that - anyone can use the admin login "mydlinkBRionyg" and the password "abc12345cba" to log into the My Cloud and gain access to the shell, which unties their hands for a lot of options unauthorized use. The situation should sensitively hit the reputation of the company - to overlook such shortcomings in the production of network NAS solutions, about the security of which WD writes a lot (including on Habré) - this is very unprofessional.
If you think that your home NAS does not hang openly from the Internet, but is simply turned on in your home network, it can still be attacked through another user device (computer, tablet, phone). A user from his device can visit a website where an attacker has hung a specially generated HTML image or IFrame, through which he can try to query devices on your local network using predictable host names and gain unauthorized access without even trying to attack you with active scanning.
Models that are vulnerable:
My Cloud Gen 2My Cloud EX2
My Cloud EX2 Ultra
My Cloud PR2100
My Cloud PR4100
My Cloud EX4
My Cloud EX2100
My Cloud EX4100
My Cloud DL2100
My Cloud DL4100
Metasploit is publicly available - anyone can download it and use it to attack NAS devices. Yes, this is the very moment when ddi scripts are dangerous for every owner of the above models.
Until the manufacturer releases a patch and proposes a fix for the vulnerability, it is recommended to disable (or disable for the period of non-use) devices in your LAN and block their access to the Internet.
Update 1:
The November patch is rumored to fix the issue, thanks to FenrirRNot Vulnerable:
MyCloud 04.X Series with MyCloud 2.30.174
But WD did not elaborate on the existence of the problem, so many users did not update the firmware. For an actual test, you should not just try to enter your login and password, but use Metasploit.
Update 2:
In the official blog WD just the other day (January 9) published, in which they confirm the closure of this vulnerability with an update v2.30.172.In addition, it is reported that some models with firmware version 2.xx, except My Cloud Homemay contain a vulnerability in " Dashboard Cloud Access"and port forwardingwhat the WD team is working on, and a patch will be released very soon. Until this point, it is recommended to restrict local access to trusted users and disable port forwarding.
Models that support Dashboard Cloud Access:
My Cloud EX2
My Cloud EX4
My Cloud EX2100
My Cloud EX4100
My Cloud EX2 Ultra
My Cloud DL2100
My Cloud DL4100
My Cloud PR2100
My Cloud PR4100
My Cloud Mirror
My Cloud Mirror Gen 2
And models with My Cloud Home do not contain such vulnerabilities, since they were architecturally developed from scratch, without legacy problems.
