Fantec MWiD25, Manual

Page 1: ...FANTEC MWiD25 2 5 Mobile Wireless Disk ENGLISH ...

Page 2: ... 6 ANDROID USER LOGIN 25 8 BASIC FUNCTIONALITY 26 8 1 IOS DEVICE CLIENT 26 8 2 ANDROID DEVICE CLIENT 28 8 3 PLAYING MUSIC AUDIO IOS AND ANDROID 30 8 4 PLAYING MOVIE VIDEO IOS ONLY 31 8 5 PLAYING MOVIE VIDEO ANDROID ONLY 33 8 6 VIEWING PLAYING PHOTOS IOS ONLY 33 8 7 VIEWING PLAYING PHOTOS ANDROID ONLY 36 8 8 SHARING PHOTOS IMAGES IOS ONLY 37 8 9 SHARING PHOTOS IMAGES ANDROID ONLY 38 8 10 OPENING VI...

Page 3: ... with your Smartphone s power adapter with Micro USB connector The mobile wireless disk can be accessed while the battery is charged 1 1 Product Features Wirelessly stream media for up to 5 users simultaneously Access and stream your music videos photos and data by using the a free app for iOS and Android operating systems Up to 6 Hours of continuous data transfer or activity Energy saving by HDD ...

Page 4: ...y assign an IP address External USB 3 0 HDD mode Simply connect the WiFi HDD to the computer s USB 2 0 3 0 port The WiFi HDD will automatically mount on your desktop or under My Computer The WiFi HDD now works as an external USB 3 0 hard drive and the internal battery will be charged at the same time During charging the battery LED is blinking in green color Once the battery is fully charged the b...

Page 5: ...ernet Access and App Store Access PC Operating System Requirements o Windows XP Vista Windows 7 o Mac OS X 10 5 0 and later o Others Fedora 12 Linux and late PC Web Browser o Windows Supports Internet Explorer 7 0 and higher version o Mac Supports Safari 3 0 and higher version o Others Firefox 3 5 and higher version Router or Switch 1 4 Product View ...

Page 6: ...cification WiFi Standard 802 11 b g n Frequency 2 4 GHz Speed 72Mbps at 20MHz 150Mbps at 40MHz Network Interface 100Mbps Ethernet RJ45 WAN port for Internet access USB Interface Micro USB 3 0 for data transfer and charging Battery Capacity 3000mAh Power consumption Maximum reading and writing data 3 7W Stand by HDD Spinning no activity 2 5W Stand by HDD Sleep Mode 2 1W ...

Page 7: ... with each other 3 2 Micro USB 3 0 Interface The Micro USB 3 0 interface is for faster data transfer up to 5Gbps and charging the internal battery 3 3 LED Indication Battery LED LED Off The device is switched off Green Color Steady Light Battery is fully charged Slowly Blinking Battery charging Blinking Fast Device Shutting Down Red Color Steady Light Less than 30 available power Blinking Fast Wil...

Page 8: ... to USB 3 0 Port Blinking Read Write activities WiFi LED Blue Color Flashing Starts the Initialization process Steady Light a Initialization process completed b Ready to use c WiFi signal is normal LED Off The device is switched off WAN LED Router Mode Blue Color Good signal Blue Red Weak signal LED off No connection established Bridge Mode Blue Color Good signal LED off No connection established ...

Page 9: ...e you have closed the enclosure it s not possible to open it again without damaging the cover Please make sure to install the HDD properly Please follow the steps for 2 5 hard drive installation 1 Open the back cover of the device 2 Carefully fix the included screws together with the rubber shock mounts at the screw holes of the HDD as seen on the images below ...

Page 10: ...nt Note Once you have closed the enclosure it s not possible to open it again without damaging the cover Please make sure to install the HDD properly 5 Congratulations Now you can use the device as an external USB3 0 hard drive when connected directly to the computer s USB Port or as a WiFi disk if not connected to an USB interface A simultaneous usage as external USB3 0 hard drive and WiFi hard d...

Page 11: ...volume back up your data and delete previously defined partitions If no hard disk drives are connected to the device the disks appear as Not Initialized with no capacity allocated to it Do not initialize or modify that device 1 Please connect the device to your computer s USB 3 0 interface Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Manage from the pop up window 2 Select Disk Manag...

Page 12: ... select Revert to Basic Disk Within a few seconds the disk should be marked as a Basic disk If a disk is marked Not Initialized right click the disk icon and select Initialize Disk An additional dialog box appears allowing you to select which disks to initialize Uncheck the Disk item and click OK Within a few seconds the selected disk s should be marked as a Basic disk 3 Right click the configured...

Page 13: ... Specify the partition size By default the partition occupies the entire volume Click Next 7 Assign a drive letter or mount path and click Next 8 Name and format the partition and click 9 Review the file system settings and click to create the logical partition ...

Page 14: ...and partition the new volumes restore the backed up data to the new configuration 1 Please connect the device to your computer s USB 3 0 interface Launch Disk Utility from the Application Utilities folder 2 Select a configured disk and click the Partition tab This procedure illustrates the BIG Storage Policy configuration which concatenates the capacity of all hard drives connected to the device 3...

Page 15: ...ecify the size of the partition in the Size field 7 Click the Partition button 8 Click Partition to acknowledge the warning Disk Utility mounts the created partition and represents it with an icon on the desktop The icon is labeled with the partition name ...

Page 16: ...rch for your device and complete the configuration process 6 2 PC Client Login Utility The Client Utility software is the only software that you will need to run on your computer This software utility allows you to easily search and look for your WiFi HDD that is connected to your home network 1 To run the tool double click on the NAS Client Login Utility file and follow the on screen instructions...

Page 17: ...connected to the WiFi HDD the NAS Client Login Utility will allow you to access the Web Management Interface and simply configure your device by the Wizard For detailed information about all available configurations options please visit point 9 Web Management Interface inside of this manual 1 During the initial setup the Wizard will automatically run and will guide you through the process of confi...

Page 18: ...ess network connections Password Type in the correct password to join the wireless network connection selected IP Address Select either DHCP or Manually assign an IP address By selecting DHCP the host will provide an automatic IP address to connect to the internet By selecting Manual you manually have to enter an IP address to connect to the internet Selecting the WAN Option By selecting the WAN o...

Page 19: ...o 11Mbps 802 11b 54MBPS 802 11g and 150Mbps 802 11n Security The default setting is NONE WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Mixed WPA WPA2 PSK are available Password for WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Mixed WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Minimum 8 Maximum 63 characters IP Address The default IP address is set to 10 10 10 254 with subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 The IP address can be changed 4 Click on the Next button The next step is to change t...

Page 20: ... system will start rebooting This process will take approximately 5 minutes as seen on the image below The step by step wizard can be canceled at anytime Click on the X located at the top right of the window as seen on the image below Click on the OK button to exit or Cancel ...

Page 21: ... screen installation instructions 2 Once the installation process has been completed the FANTEC MWiD app can be found on the desktop as seen on the image below 7 2 Wireless connect your iPhone iPad 1 Turn on the WiFi HDD Wait for few minutes to complete the initialization process The blue WiFi LED on the device should remain solid indicating that the initialization process has been completed ...

Page 22: ...should appear on the list Click on the WifiDisk XXXX as seen on the image below The 4 characters XXXX represent the 4 last digits of the device s MAC Address The standard WiFi password is 11111111 Once the WifiDisk XXXX is selected a check mark will appear before the SSID and the WiFi logo will appear after the device s name on the top left of the display ...

Page 23: ...ord that you assigned during the configuration process The password is only required during the first login The device remembers the password and there is no need to enter it again 3 Once the password has been entered correctly you will be automatically connected to the My WiDisk The My WiDisk is the MWiD25 storage device ...

Page 24: ...lled FANTEC MWiD25 from the official website as seen on the screenshot below 2 Click on the Install button and follow the on screen instructions 3 Once the Client App is successfully installed the FANTEC MWiD icon can be found on your desktop as seen on the image below ...

Page 25: ...ompleted 2 Click on the Settings icon on your desktop as seen on the screenshot below 3 Click on the WiFi option Inside of the WiFi Network the SSID WifiDisk XXXX should appear on the list Click on the WifiDisk XXXX as seen on the image below The 4 characters XXXX represent the 4 last digits of the device s MAC Address The standard WiFi password is 11111111 4 The word Connected will appear under t...

Page 26: ...ow 2 Enter the Admin password that you assigned during the configuration process The password is only required during the first login The device remembers the password and there is no need to enter it again 3 Once the password has been entered correctly you will be automatically connected into the My WiDisk The My WiDisk is the WiFi HDD Storage ...

Page 27: ...HDD and the My Device is the device that you are using to access the WiFi HDD Following buttons that can be found inside the Main Screen are listed below My Device Main Screen View By default the Documents folder Music folder Photos Folder Videos folders and iPad or iPhone folder are available to easily organize your files inside the My Device My WiDisk Main Screen View ...

Page 28: ...n Back Button back to previous screen Share Button to share copy delete and upload files Search Box to search for specific file name and or extension My WiDisk the WiFi HDD or the Remote Storage My Device the device that you are using to access the WiFi HDD or the Local Storage Status Button to view the download upload status list ...

Page 29: ... are using to access the WiFi HDD Following buttons that can be found inside the Main Screen are listed below My Device Main Screen View By default the Documents folder Music folder Photos Folder Videos folders and SDCard folder are available to easily organize your files inside the My Device My WiFi Disk Main Screen View Home Button back to the main screen View Button change to List or Thumbnail ...

Page 30: ...creen Share Button to share copy delete and upload files Search Box to search for specific file name and or extension My WiFi Disk the WiFi HDD or the Remote Storage My Device the device that you are using to access the WiFi HDD or the Local Storage Status Button to view the upload downalod status current song video playing and to exit the app ...

Page 31: ...ll automatically start to play Note Please consult your device s manual to check whether it will support the music audio files that you would like to play When clicked the current music that is playing will restart at 0 00 Clicked twice it will play the previous music file When clicked it will play the next music file When clicked it will start playing the music or audio file Click again the will ...

Page 32: ...ewind the music Tip You can exit the Music Player Interface at any time and it will continue to play the music or audio file in the background 8 4 Playing movie video iOS only Tip It is highly recommended to create separate folders for all your movie files stored on the WiFi HDD for easy use and file organization The movie or video files can be played regardless if you are inside the My WiDisk or ...

Page 33: ...l scale your movie according to the screen size 3 Click hold and slide the progress button to fast forward or rewind the movie 4 Click hold and slide the volume control to increase or lower the volume 5 Press and hold to fast rewind the movie while playing 6 Press and hold to fast forward the movie while playing 7 When clicked it will start playing or resume playing the movie 8 When clicked it wil...

Page 34: ...ll appear as seen on the screenshot below Note The control panel will vary depending on the movie player installed on your Android devices Please consult the movie player s user guide on how to control the movie 8 6 Viewing playing photos iOS only Tip It is highly recommended to create separate folders for all your picute files stored on the WiFi HDD for easy use and file organization Note The WiF...

Page 35: ...or click the button to automatically play the slideshow Click the button to pause the slideshow and press again to continue playing Click the button to restart or to replay the slideshow Click the button to play the slideshow once and it will stop at the last image or photo Click the button to return from the previous screen Background music can be added while playing the slideshow Click the butto...

Page 36: ...button search and locate the file or files that you would like to play as the background music Click on the to return to the slideshow as seen on the screenshot below Repeat button the background music will repeat same music when it is switched on By default this option is switched off ...

Page 37: ...shot below All images that are not supported will have generic thumbnail or icon Click on any pictures or images and it will automatically play as a slideshow as seen on the screen shot below There are a few functions are available to control the slideshow You can swipe your finger across the screen to manually view the pictures or images or click the button to automatically play the slideshow Cli...

Page 38: ...nds and family Note An Internet connection is required to share photos images via email or accessing any social media network Click on the button located at the top right of the screen to show the three options available to share your photos images Click the button to return from the previous screen 1 E Mail button when clicked the default email app will automatically launch and the selected photo...

Page 39: ...otos images using your Android device will vary depending on the apps installed on your device Note Internet connection is required to share photos images via email or accessing any social media networks Click the button to return from the previous screen or to exit Click the button at the top right of the screen to show the three options to share your photos images 1 Share button when clicked a l...

Page 40: ...client app supports keynote numbers page Excel Word pdf txt and ppt files To open or view any documents simply click on the file This will automatically open the supported file Click the button to return from the previous screen or click the button to send the file via email as seen on the screenshot below Note Internet connection is required to send emails ...

Page 41: ...sent as an attachment Once the email is sent there will be a message Mail Sent located at the lower left corner of the screen This is an indication that the email was sent successfully Mail Canceled message will appear at the lower left corner of the screen when the email is canceled See the screen shot below ...

Page 42: ...app on your Android device as seen on the screenshot below Note Internet connection is required to send emails To send the document as an attachment click on the button at the top right of the screen Click on the File then Send Once the Send button is clicked a list of installed app will appear on your screen You may select from the list of app that you wish to use to send or share the selected do...

Page 43: ...ir functions Click once all the files will be selected The icon will turn into blue color and a check mark will appear on every file Click once again all the files will be unselected The check marks will no longer be visible Tip You may select a single file or multiple files by clicking on the thumbnail As well you may click and hold on the thumbnail for few seconds and drag it to icon to download...

Page 44: ...k From the My Device when clicked the file or files may be uploaded to the remote storage or to My WiDisk or My WiFi Disk The up arrow indicates that you are currently in the My Device When clicked the list of files that are in queue for uploads downloads will appear as well as the list of files that were copied transferred successfully When clicked any selected files will be deleted ...

Page 45: ...nsfer a single file or multiple files to the local storage My Device 1 Click on the 2 Use your index finger to select a single file or multiple files or use the icon to select all files that should be copied transferred 3 Click on the 4 Select and click the folder where you want the file or files to be copied or transferred ...

Page 46: ...minimum 2 characters and maximum 26 characters Click the Cancel button to exit 5 Click on the Select button to start copying transferring files as seen on the screenshot below Note Successfully copied transferred file or files will be listed below inside the Recent window as seen on the screenshot above Click on the Clear button to remove or clear the list 6 Click anywhere on the screen and you wi...

Page 47: ... are in the My Device 1 Click on the 2 Use your index finger to select a single file or multiple files or use the icon to select all files that should be copied transferred 3 Click on the 4 Select and click the folder where you want the file or files to be copied or transferred ...

Page 48: ... click the Create button as seen on the screenshot below The folder name can have minimum 2 characters and maximum 26 characters Click the Cancel button to exit 5 Click on the Select button to start copying transferring files as seen on the screenshot below into the My WiDisk 6 Click anywhere on the screen and you will return to the previous screen Once done click on the to exit ...

Page 49: ...s to delete erase 3 Click on the to delete or erase the selected file or files A warning message will appear on the screen to confirm file deletion as seen on the screenshot below Click OK to continue deleting files 8 16 Upload download history and status If you have uploaded or download multiple files from to the WiFi HDD to your local storage My Device simply click the to check the files on the ...

Page 50: ...re your PC is connected to the WiFi network of the device You can search for WiFiDisk SSID and then enter WPA2 key 11111111 9 1 Explorer Function Our user friendly web based utility allows the user to upload files to the device create folders copy cut delete and rename folders and file names We provide similar functionality as the windows explorer which makes the interface much easier to use Refre...

Page 51: ... your computer supports a specific file type this file will automatically be openned Note Downloading a folder or folders is currently not supported Delete button to delete a file or files Renaming button to make name modification or changing the file name 9 1 2 Context Menu 1 On the file level you can right click using your mouse and a pop menu will appear You can Copy Cut Delete Rename or Downlo...

Page 52: ...t Delete or Rename the folder as seen on the screenshot below 3 Select multiple files and right click on the mouse will allow to either Copy Cut or Delete the files as seen on the screenshot below 4 Right clicking at the bottom of the window as seen below will allow to either Paste Create or Upload file or files ...

Page 53: ... or folders Create Command Right click on the blank area inside the window and a pop up menu will appear Select Create Enter the folder name inside the Create Folder window and click on Save Rename Command Right click on the folder or the file name and select Rename This allows to make changes on the folder or file name Click on the Save after the name has been changed Upload Command Right click a...

Page 54: ... 9 1 4 Drag and Drop A single file drag and drop is supported by the built in Web Management Interface simply click and hold on the file inside the main window and drag it to any folders available inside the Folders tree 9 2 Information Provides detailed information about the hardware condition network status and storage usage 9 2 1 Device Information Provides information about the Host Name Devic...

Page 55: ...l capacity hard drive manufacturer and available storage as seen on the screenshot below 9 2 3 Network Information Provides detailed information about the current network settings like the connection to access the internet WiFi SSID and IP Address as seen on the screenshot below 9 3 Settings ...

Page 56: ...n and no password is assigned Click on the X to cancel and exit 9 3 2 Disk Click on the Disk thumbnail This window provides information about the internal hard drive as seen on the screenshot below It provides detailed information including firmware version serial number disk total capacity and more As seen on the screenshot below the Volume screen provides information about the File System of the...

Page 57: ...in the combination of letters and numbers only 32 characters is the maximum allowable SSID length Channel The default setting is set to Auto There are 14 available channels to choose from Modes The default setting is 11b g n You can also manually set the modes to 11Mbps 802 11b 54MBPS 802 11G and 150Mbps 802 11n Security The default is set to NONE The WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Mixed WPA WPA2 PSK are availa...

Page 58: ...gned manually Click on the Save button after the changes are done Click on the X to exit and cancel Click on the DHCP List button and it will provide a list of all the computers and devices connected to your WiFi HDD Device Please see the screenshot below 9 3 3 4 Internet Settings There are two available Internet Access options A Wireless Access AP Client Connect the WiFi HDD to another wireless d...

Page 59: ...ng Manual you have to manually assign an IP address to connect to the internet Wired Access Option By selecting the Wired option the Dynamic IP is selected as the default setting You can manually assign your own IP address by clicking on the green arrow and select the Static IP option 9 3 4 Services Windows sharing and network services are available to access the WiFi HDD 9 3 4 1 Windows Sharing S...

Page 60: ... settings can be changed based on the region on earth you are located You can choose to synchronize the time with the Internet or the time on your PC Click on the drop down list and select the region you are located and switch on the Automatically synchronize with an Internet Time Server This will automatically update the time when the WiFi HDD is connected to the internet The Time Sync Frequency ...

Page 61: ...make a backup of the WiFi HDD system settings Please note that this process will not create a backup of the WiFi HDD contents stored on the hard disk itself Simply click on the Save button to create a backup file of the system settings This process will create a bin gz or bin file which can be used to restore the current settings later on and you do not have to make all the settings again Click th...

Page 62: ... seen on the screenshot below The device will reboot automatically once the restore process has been completed and will return to login screen 9 3 6 3 Firmware Upgrade The device firmware can be upgraded by following the steps below 1 Download and save the latest firmware version on your computer 2 Click on the folder icon search and locate the firmware file on your computer and then click on the ...

Page 63: ... device will reboot and go back to the login screen automatically 9 3 6 4 Resetting to factory defaults Resetting to factory defaults will reset all your customized settings or whatever changes you made back to its original settings Click on the radio button after the Restore to Factory Default Settings Click on the Save button to continue A Warning Message window will appear The WiFi HDD will reb...

Page 64: ...provides information on the HostName Device Serial Number and Model Number MAC address CPU and Memory utilization like on the screenshot below 9 3 7 Wizard This will guide the user through a step by step process to configure the device 9 4 Help The Help icon provides information and basic instructions on how to setup and configure the WiFi HDD production ...

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