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Technical Support
Version 1.0 July 2, 2012 11500Y20ND00301A1
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SharePort Mobile (Only Works with Router & Wi-Fi HotSpot Mode)
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Connect one end of the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet
port of the Internet-enabled device (e.g. modem) and
then plug the other end of this cable into the Ethernet
port of the DIR-506L. Insert your USB flash drive to
DIR-506L.
Note:
The DIR-506L supports FAT32 and NTFS USB
format. Also, if your USB storage contains more than
1000 files(total size over 500GB), please be patient as
it will take more time to sort out all the files in your
storage.
Scan the bar code or search the app from the Google Play or
iTune store to download the
Shareport Mobile App
to your
iPhone, iPad or Android devices. Once the application has been
downloaded, continue to the next step.
From your mobile device, click
Settings.
Click
Wi-Fi
and select the Wi-Fi name (SSID) that
you assigned during initial setup. Then, enter your
Wi-Fi password.
Settings
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Once connected click on the
SharePort Mobile
icon.
Then, the following screen will pop up.
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Click on the
Settings
icon located on the right top corner
of the screen. Then, click
Edit
to enter your User Name and
Password (refer to the
Create User
section below). Once
you finish, click
Done
to continue. By default, User Name is
“
admin”
and Password is blank.
Note:
If you set the password for the “admin” in your DIR-506L,
you need to enter the password.
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For the Movie section, click the
Movie
icon to play
your movie from your USB flash drive.
Note:
iOS supports video formats such as MP4 and MOV.
Android supports MP4 and MOV video formats.
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For the Music section, click the
Music
icon to
play your music from your USB flash drive.
Note:
iOS support MP3 & WAV music formats.
Android supports MP3 & WAV.
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For the Photo section, click the
Photo
icon to
open your photo from your USB flash drive.
Note:
iOS & Android both support the
following image formats : JPG, BMP,GIF, PNG.
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For the Files section, click on the
Files
icon
to open your file from your USB flash drive.
Note:
iOS and Android both support the
following document formats: html, key, pages,
numbers, txt, ref, doc, PPt, XIS, Pdf.
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For the Folder section, click on the
Folder
icon to open a file from your USB flash drive.
To upload a photo file from your mobile
device to your USB go to
+
sign located on
the upper right.
SharePort Mobile - Create User
For iOS devices
For Android devices
iOS Shown
Settings
Movie
Music
Photo
File
Folder
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Once you open a file, you may add this file
to your
Favorite
folder by selecting the
“Star”
icon. For the Favorite section, click
on the
Favorite
icon to open your favorite
file from your USB flash drive.
Favorite
Internet
iOS Shown
Make sure your laptop or mobile device connect to the DIR-506L.
Enter
http://192.168.0.1
in the URL, go to
SETUP -> STORAGE.
Make sure “Enable SharePort Web Access” is checked.
Click
Modify
to modify the user settings. Then, click
Browse
to locate the folder you would like to use.
Click
OK
to continue.
Click on the folder you want to open (i.e.
usb_A1
). Select
Read Only
or
Read/Write
and Click
Ok
to continue.
Once you complete all the setting, click
Save Setting
to
continue.
Create your own
User Name
and
Password,
then click
Add/Edit
to add your user name
and password.
LAN
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OFF
5V
LAN
ON
OFF
5V
SharePort
LAN
ON
OFF
5V
SharePort
LAN
ON
OFF
5V
LAN
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OFF
5V
SharePort
LAN
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OFF
5V
SharePort
Connect your device to your laptop to charge
using a USB cable. Then, turn on the power switch
and wait until the power LED turns green.
iOS Shown
Repeater Mode
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Go to the drop-down menu on
Wireless Mode
and select
Repeater
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Open a web browser and type
http://192.168.0.1
in
the address bar. Then, type
admin
as your user name
and click
Login
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Go to
Setup > Wireless Settings
and click on
Manual Wireless Connection Setup
.
Click on
Site survey
and select the
Wireless
Network
from the AP List. Then, click
Save
to
complete the setup.
Router Mode Shown
From your laptop or mobile device go to your
Wireless Utility to display the available wireless
networks and select the
dlink_DIR-506L
for the
Wi-Fi name. The password should be left blank.
