Western Digital Default NAS Passwords
This page lists 3 confirmed default credentials for Western Digital equipment, covering 3 models. The pairing you are most likely to need is admin with a password you set at first login.
Entries are reachable over http. All of these entries use a protocol that sends the password in clear text, so use them on a trusted network and change the password once you are in.
admin3 of 3 entries| Model | Protocol | Access | Username | Password |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MY CLOUD (SINGLE-BAY PERSONAL CLOUD, OS 3) | HTTP | Admin | admin | no password set |
| MY CLOUD EX2/EX4/EX2100/EX4100, DL2100, DL4100 (MY CLOUD OS 3) | HTTP | Admin | admin | no password set |
| MY CLOUD OS 5 (EX2 ULTRA, EX4100, PR2100, PR4100) | HTTP | Admin | admin | you create this on first boot |
About Western Digital
The entries are logged as NAS and storage systems. 3 distinct Western Digital models are covered.
Reaching the login page
Point a browser at whatever your computer reports as its default gateway. On Windows that is the Default Gateway line from ipconfig; on macOS, Network settings shows it under the active connection.
What the Western Digital defaults look like
Every entry uses the username admin. 2 of them shipped with no password at all. All of them are reached over a protocol that puts the password on the wire in clear text, so work from a machine on the same wired network rather than across the internet, and change the password once you are in.
If the Western Digital password has already been changed
There is a recessed reset button on the back or underneath that needs a straightened paperclip. Hold it in for thirty seconds with the unit powered on. Let go when the lights change pattern, and give it a couple of minutes to come back up.
A reset clears more than the password. The Wi-Fi name and key go back to what is printed on the label, port forwards and firewall rules are discarded, and any static addressing is lost. Photograph the settings pages first — it takes two minutes and saves an evening.
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