ðə dɪvˈaɪs kæn biː ʌnlˈɑːkt ænd ˈæksɛst vˈaɪəɹ ˌɛsˌɛsˈeɪtʃ tˈɜːmɪnəl nˈuːɚ vˈɜːʒənz ʌv dˌʌbəljˌuːdˌiːˈeɪtʃ wˈʌn ˌɛnsˈiː tˈɛn θˈaʊzənd duːnˌɑːt nˈiːd tə bˈiː "ʌnlˈɑːkt": ˌɛmbˌiːdˌʌbəljˌuːˈiː ˌɛsˌɛsˈeɪtʃ ˈæksɛs, mˈiːnɪŋ ðætðə dˌʌbəljˌuːdˈiː mˈiːoʊ nˈɛt dʒˈɑːvəbˈeɪst sˈɔftwɛɹ kæn biː dˌɪsˈeɪbəld sˌoʊ ðə dɪvˈaɪs kæn biː ɹˈʌn wɪð ɐn ˌʌnɹᵻstɹˈɪktᵻd lˈɪnʌks ˌoʊˈɛs, æt ðə kˈɔst ʌv vˈɔɪdɪŋ ðə wˈɔːɹənti.
The device can be 'unlocked' and accessed via SSH terminal (newer versions of WDH1NC10000 do not need to be "unlocked": MBWE SSH Access), meaning that the WD MioNet Java-based software can be disabled so the device can be run with an unrestricted Linux OS, at the cost of voiding the warranty.