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--- dvr:nas:wd:single [2022/11/09 03:05] – [Manual installation for older WD NAS models] neds
+++ dvr:nas:wd:single [2026/05/19 00:24] (current) – neds
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 **Before you continue, make sure you have the following:**
-  * [[DVR:subscription|HDHomeRun DVR subscription]]
   * One or more compatible HDHomeRun device: see **[[:dvr tuners|List of DVR compatible HDHomeRun devices]]**
   * **A non-"Home" WD My Cloud NAS**
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 The install program will auto-detect when SSH has been enabled and then ask you to enter your username and password.
-<WRAP alert>
-Security: Some NAS products use a default username and password for SSH. If this is the case for you, the NAS should be on a home network firewalled by a home router. It may also be a good idea to disable SSH on your NAS when not using the NAS install tool.
-</WRAP>
 </panel>
 <panel type="success" title="Step 6"><image shape="thumbnail">{{ :step_4_-_nas_install_5_-_all_done.png?direct&600|}}</image>
 **Success:**
 The NAS Install program should download and start the HDHomeRun DVR software and report SUCCESS.
+Don't forget to turn SSH back off when you are done.
 </panel>
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   - Go to the NAS webpage. This is usually available at http://wdmycloud/ or http://wdmycloud.local/. If you know the IP address of your My Cloud you can also enter that in your browser's address bar. Log in once you arrive at the page.
-  - Enable SSH support. Go to the Settings page, Network, and set SSH to ON. <WRAP alert>
+  - <wrapper>Enable SSH support. Go to the Settings page, Network, and set SSH to ON.
-Security: Some NAS products use a default username and password for SSH. If this is the case for you, the NAS should be on a home network firewalled by a home router. It may also be a good idea to disable SSH on your WD My Cloud when not needed.
+<WRAP tip>Western Digital now uses "sshd" instead of "root" for the ssh username.</WRAP></wrapper>
-</WRAP>
-<wrap tip>Western Digital now uses "sshd" instead of "root" for the ssh username.</wrap>
   - <wrapper>Open a terminal window (on Mac OS, open Terminal.app. For Windows 10 **[[https://www.howtogeek.com/336775/how-to-enable-and-use-windows-10s-built-in-ssh-commands/|click here]]**) and type "ssh sshd@wdmycloud" or "ssh sshd@<ip address of My Cloud>", e.g. "ssh sshd@192.168.0.102"
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   - Install the HDHomeRun DVR software package. Run the following command: <code>upload_apkg -d -s 1 -p ../../../../../tmp/hdhomerun_dvr.apkg</code>
   - Start the DVR. Run the following command: <code>/mnt/HD/HD_a2/Nas_Prog/hdhomerun_dvr/start.sh</code>
+  - Disable SSH support. Go to the Settings page, Network, and set SSH to OFF.
 </WRAP>
-===== Manual installation for older WD NAS models =====
+===== Older WD NAS models =====
 <WRAP indent>
+Manual installation for older WD NAS models that don't support install packages:
   - Go to the NAS webpage. This is usually available at http://wdmycloud/ or http://wdmycloud.local/. If you know the IP address of your My Cloud you can also enter that in your browser's address bar. Log in once you arrive at the page.
-  - Enable SSH support. Go to the Settings page, Network, and set SSH to ON. <WRAP alert>
+  - <wrapper>Enable SSH support. Go to the Settings page, Network, and set SSH to ON.
-Security: Some NAS products use a default username and password for SSH. If this is the case for you, the NAS should be on a home network firewalled by a home router. It may also be a good idea to disable SSH on your WD My Cloud when not needed.
+<WRAP tip>Western Digital now uses "sshd" instead of "root" for the ssh username.</WRAP></wrapper>
-</WRAP>
-<wrap tip>Western Digital now uses "sshd" instead of "root" for the ssh username.</wrap>
   - <wrapper>Open a terminal window (on Mac OS, open Terminal.app. For Windows 10 **[[https://www.howtogeek.com/336775/how-to-enable-and-use-windows-10s-built-in-ssh-commands/|click here]]**) and type "ssh sshd@wdmycloud" or "ssh sshd@<ip address of My Cloud>", e.g. "ssh sshd@192.168.0.102"
  Log in with the same password you use to access the web interface.</wrapper>
-  - <wrapper>Enter the following commands one by one, pressing return/enter after each line:
+  - <wrapper>Copy and paste the following commands one by one, pressing return/enter after each line:
-cd /shares/HDHomeRun
+<code>cd /shares/HDHomeRun
 wget -O hdhomerun_record http://download.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/hdhomerun_record_linux
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 echo RecordPath=/shares/HDHomeRun/ | sudo tee /shares/HDHomeRun/hdhomerun.conf
-sudo /etc/init.d/hdhomerun_record start
+sudo /etc/init.d/hdhomerun_record start</code></wrapper>
-</wrapper>
+  - Disable SSH support. Go to the Settings page, Network, and set SSH to OFF.
 </WRAP>

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