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My Passport Wireless: Password Protect Dashboard Access


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My Passport Wireless, Wireless Pro and SSD save products images and files from computers, tablets and smartphones to this single portable drive using a wireless connection.

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Access to the My Passport Wireless dashboard can be password protected from the Admin page of the Dashboard

This password prevents unauthorized assess to the device settings available from the dashboard.
The dashboard password is not associated with the Wireless Wi-Fi network password.

Follow the steps below to password protect and secure the dashboard from unauthorized access.

  1. Access the dashboard.
    For assistance with accessing the dashboard, please refer to Answer ID 19786: Steps to Access the Dashboard on My Passport Wireless

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  3. Click the Admin icon
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  5. Enable the Settings Password by clicking on the toggle shown below

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  7. Type a password. Then retype the password to confirm and click Save

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  9. Log Out of the dashboard and refresh the window to verify the changes and password protection
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  11. Access the dashboard.
    For assistance with accessing the dashboard, please refer to Answer ID 19786: Steps to Access the Dashboard on My Passport Wireless

  12. Type the password and click Login to open the dashboard

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  14. Store the password in a secure location to guard against lost access to the dashboard due to a lost or forgotten password.

    Western Digital Technical Support cannot assist with password recovery if forgotten.
    For password recovery assistance, please refer to Answer ID 4259 My Passport Wireless Pro & SSD: Forgot password

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Answer ID 13139
Published 08/20/2018 01:52 AM
Updated 09/14/2022 02:34 PM

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