Connecting my cloud to laptop

Hi, my cloud is not connecting to my wifi only through dasboard. I cant logon…I would like to connect it directly to my laptop. When I plug in the ethernet cable, i cant find my cloud. what am i doing incorrectly please? All I want to do is plug it in directly and download photos without using wifi. is this possible?

Hi paul7773,

As the My Cloud is not connecting with your Wifi, you can follow below article to connect My Cloud with your Laptop.