To Alucardx23: As this is an office network, I am unable to make changes to the firewall, but thanks for your input.
I’m glad to say that I have managed to solve my problem after some correspondence with [edited] of WD Support. In short, I have MBL and my router configured for FTP, which I can then use WinSCP to gain access. The transfer speeds are quite reasonable and this really helps in the backing up of data on my end.
[edited] has also listed the links below for information on configuring for FTP, which I found to be very useful:
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Answer Title: How to configure a My Book Live NAS drive with a Static IP
Answer Link: http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5872
Answer Title: How to enable port forwarding on a network router for use with a My Book Live or My Book Live Duo
Answer Link: http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8526
Answer Title: How to access data on a My Book Live, WD ShareSpace, or My Book World (White Light) using FTP
Answer Link: http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2680
Also see http://winscp.net/eng/docs/start for more information on using WinSCP.
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Again, many thanks to [edited] of WD Support and also to Alucardx23 for his post.
