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WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 
Notifications
The WD My Cloud device provides notifications about various events, such as firmware
updates, the success of firmware installations, and system shutdowns. Notifications display
in the Alert area at the top of the screen and are also available by email, depending on how
your device is configured (for additional information on Alerts, see “Managing Alerts” on
page 25).
The Notification page allows you to set up email addresses for up to five users who will
r
eceive notifications, set up SMS alert messages for mobile devices, and set the level of alert
for which you will be notified
.
Notifications Email
The Notification Email area allows you to set up email alerts and SMS notifications for
specified users.
Enabling Email Alerts
1. On the Navigation bar, click the Settings icon and click Notifications on the left
pane.
2. To enable Alert emails, click the toggle button to ON.
3. Click Configur
e.
4. On the Alert Notification screen, use the slider bar to select the level of alerts you’d like
to r
eceive by email:

Critical Only: Send only critical alerts to the specified email address.

Critical and Warning: Send both critical and warning alerts to the specified email
address.

All: Send all alerts (Informational, Critical, Warning) to the specified email address.
5. Click New Em
ail.
6. Enter the email address where you’d like to receive alert emails and click Save.
7. Repeat Steps 5 - 6 to enter up to 5 email addresses.
8. Click Send T
est Email to validate the email addresses you entered.