Cannot be done! The USB port on the My Cloud cannot be connect to a computer or other device to use the My Cloud as a basic dumb external USB hard drive.
If you do a subforum search you’ll find that quite a few have problems with Samsung smart TV’s. If you can reach the My Cloud (on the local network) using a computer but cannot reach it with the Samsung TV then the problem is either network related or with the Samsung TV configuration/DLNA client.
Generally most smart TV’s use DLNA to access NAS devices like the My Cloud. Often those DLNA clients can have problems if not properly programmed and coded by the TV manufacturer. One should read through their TV’s user manual to ensure they properly configure their TV to access the local network, and the My Cloud’s embedded Twonky media server. One problem that can apprise is if the smart TV is if Twonky uses the wrong Media Receiver type on the Twonky administration page (http://wdmycloud:9000). Further one should have their media in a format supported by both the Twonky media server and their DLNA client within their TV or other device. And one should have their media in a folder that has Media Serving set to ON within the My Cloud Dashboard Shares page.
If using DLNA one should review the following unofficial FAQ link:
http://community.wd.com/t/faq-twonky-dlna-media-server-setup-use/95373
