Hey @Richard_Purcaro – unfortunately we’ve seen a lot of people struggle to get the MyCloud working. Most people have been able to get around this issue, but it’s taken a bit of effort.
I would read over this thread to get a sense of how people have worked around these issues. I know it’s a bit of a read, but I think you should be able to get the device to mount automatically without static IPs (which are fine, but may not be needed). @Lundmark and @Dale_Neidhammer’s posts are particularly helpful, but let us know if you’re not able to make sense of it.
@Carl has given you a succinct answer for this above, but if you want more information, give this a read.