Using WD My Cloud Home without internet

can i use WD My Cloud Home + access point only from local network and without internet ? i want to access it from laptop and android phone at home only.
some people say the new model needs internet connection for activation because it need to connect to https://mycloud.com. is it correct? thx

See the My Cloud Home subforum. The My Cloud and My Cloud Home are not the same devices.

https://community.wd.com/c/home-cloud-storage/my-cloud-home