Just got a Duo and am immediately dissapointed

[GridWork]

I just bought a Duo storage device to replace my older IX2 NAS. Really dissapointed seeing that it REQUIRES an internet connection. I don’t recall seeing that listed on the site selling it, otherwise I would have looked elsewhere. I just want network drives that I can drop the data to for backup. I don’t want or need a live internet connection for the device, just more of a security risk. I don’t want to have to sign in to WD whatever dot com just to get to my data. I wish you (WD) would learn that not everyone likes to share all of their stuff with you corporations. I just need a simple device to back up my WORK and PHOTOS!

If someone knows of a way to set this up as a simple network drive please let me know, that’s all that I want or need.

[mike27oct]

you did not buy a nas, you got a Home product. Return the Home Duo and get a NAS from EX or PR series.

[GridWork]

That is what I am planning on doing, Just not fond of being led to believe that it was more of a NAS than what it actually is.

[Whatevs1]

lol yeah, same here. I actually thought I bought a NAS with some cloud capabilities (that I was not going to use). Silly me.
No access to anything without dedicated applications being downloaded through other dedicated applications, even on a PC. Ridiculous.

I’ll sleep on it and see if I’m fine with barring the device from accessing the internet and just use the public folder.

EDIT:
seeing that the EX2 is being recommended all over the forum and cheaper, this flaming pile of garbage is going back to where it came from.