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  • Fantec MWiD25 | Manual - Page 1
    FANTEC MWiD25 2.5" Mobile Wireless Disk ENGLISH
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    5. HDD FORMAT ...10 5.1. MS WINDOWS ...10 5.2. MAC OS X ...13 6. USING PERSONAL COMPUTER 15 6.1. WIRELESS CONNECTION TO PC 15 6.2. PC CLIENT LOGIN UTILITY 15 6.3. WIFI HDD CONFIGURATION WIZARD 16 7. USING MOBILE DEVICES...20 7.1. IOS CLIENT APP INSTALLATION 20 7.2. WIRELESS CONNECT YOUR IPHONE
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    FANTEC MWiD25 mobile by using the a free app for iOS and Android operating systems • Supports for 2.5" SATA HDD ( max. 9.5mm high), no SSD (stand 26.11.2012) • Supports NTFS, exFAT, and FAT • Supports LAN data-shares and cross-platform access including Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android. • Supports
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    Wireless mode: Wirelessly connect the WiFi HDD to your existing wireless router to have internet access as illustrated below. Wired mode: Connect the RJ45 cable to an available RJ45 port of your router, then enable the DHCP feature of the WiFi HDD to automatically assign an IP address. External USB
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    1.2 Hardware and Accessories The FANTEC MWiD25 mobile wireless disk kit includes the following: Enclosure USB 3.0 cable 1.3 Minimum Requirements • Internet 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:
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    2. Product Parameters 2.1 Product Dimensions Dimension: 80mm (W) X 128mm (D) X 25mm (H) Operating Temperature: The normal operating temperature is between 5-35°C. 2.2. Product Specification WiFi: Network Interface: USB Interface: Battery Capacity: Power consumption: Standard: 802.11 b/g/n,
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    3. Interface 3.1. RJ45 WAN Port A. Router Mode: The WiFi HDD will serve as host. With the built-in DHCP function, it can assign IP address to connect two or more devices through WiFi. B. Bridge Mode: Allows two or more wireless devices to communicate with each other. 3.2. Micro USB 3.0 Interface
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    Read/Write LED: LED Off: White LED: Steady Light: Blinking: Blue LED: Steady Light: Blinking: The device is switched-off a) Ready to use b) Connected to USB 2.0 Port Read/Write activities a) Ready to use b) Connected to USB 3.0 Port Read/Write activities WiFi LED: Blue Color: Flashing: Steady
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    4. Hardware Installation As far as you bought the WiFi enclosure without the internal hard drive, you have to install the hard drive yourself. Important 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
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    3. After installing the screws together with the rubber shock mounts, carefully push the hard drive into the SATA connector as shown on the image below. 4. Once the internal hard drive is adjusted and secured correctly, put the top cover into the grooves of the bottom enclosure and then snap it in
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    the HDD before usage. Refer to the operating system's documentation for further guidance. Note: Following file formats are supported: FAT, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT 5.1. MS Windows Important: Before reconfiguring a volume, back up your data and delete previously defined partitions. If no hard disk drives
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    available storage capacity, and a status of "Online". Instead of Basic, a disk could appear Unknown, Dynamic, or Not Initialized. A window opens with the selected disk (all Unknown disks may appear in this window). Make sure the box next to each disk is checked and click OK. The disk should now be
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    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. 12
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    5.2. MAC OS X Important: Before reconfiguring a volume, back up your data and drag the old drive to the trash to un-mount previously defined partition. If no hard drives are connected to the Storage Appliance, the Processor disk (8.0 GB Config Disk Media) will appear. Do not remove or modify that
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    5. Select exFAT from the Format drop-down list. 6. Specify 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
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    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. If you do not find the
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    inside of this manual. 1. During the initial setup, the Wizard will automatically run and will guide you through the process of configuring the WiFi HDD as seen on the screenshot below. You can cancel this process by clicking on the "X" at the top right corner of the window
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    . • IP Address: Select either DHCP or Manually assign an IP address • By selecting DHCP, to connect to the internet • By selecting Manual, you manually have to enter an IP address to connect to IP is selected as the default setting. You can manually assign your own IP address by clicking on the green
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    in the combination of letters and numbers only. 32 characters is the maximum supported SSID length. • Channel: The default setting is set to Auto. 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
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    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". 19
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    Mobile Devices 7.1. iOS Client App Installation 1. Click on the "App Store" icon on the desktop as seen on the image below. Search and locate the free "FANTEC MWiD25" app and follow the on-screen installation instructions. 2. Once the installation process has been completed, the "FANTEC MWiD" app
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    2. Click on the "Settings" icon on the 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
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    7.3. iOS User Login 1. Click on the "FANTEC MWiD" icon to launch the app as seen on the image below. 2. Enter the Admin password that you assigned during the configuration been entered correctly, you will be automatically connected to the "My WiDisk". The "My WiDisk" is the MWiD25 storage device. 22
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    7.4. Android Client App Installation 1. Download the Client App called "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
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    7.5. Wireless connect your Android devices 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. 2. Click on the "Settings" icon on your desktop as seen
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    Device is connected to the WiFi HDD. 7.6. Android User Login 1. Click on the "FANTEC MWiD" icon to launch the app as seen on the image below. 2. Enter the Admin password that you assigned during the will be automatically connected into the "My WiDisk". The "My WiDisk" is the WiFi HDD Storage. 25
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    8. Basic Functionality 8.1. iOS Device Client Once you have successfully connected to the WiFi HDD, by default, you will be inside the "My WiDisk". The "My WiDisk" is the
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    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. 27
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    8.2. Android Device Client Once you have successfully connected to the WiFi HDD, by default, you will be inside the "My WiFi Disk". The "My WiFi Disk" is the WiFi 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
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    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. 29
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    8.3. Playing Music/Audio (iOS and Android) Tip: It is highly recommended to create the file and your music will 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
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    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 : Please consult your device's manual to check whether it will support the movie or video files that you would like to play. 31
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    By default, the video playback is in the landscape mode. See the button functionality below. 1. - When clicked, the movie that is currently played will stop and you exit the Movie Player Interface. 2. - When clicked, this will scale your movie according to the screen size. 3. movie. - Click,
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    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 file organization. Note: The WiFi HDD currently supports .jpg, .png, .tif, .gif and .bmp image files. The supported image files can be viewed as thumbnails or
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    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. • Click the button to pause the slideshow and press again
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    • Stop/Continue button - to stop or continue playback of the background music. • Select button - search and locate the file or files that you would like to play as the background music. Click on the screenshot below. to return to the slideshow as seen on the • Repeat button - the background
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    organization. Note: The WiFi HDD currently supports .jpg, .png, .tif, .gif and .bmp image files. The supported image files can be viewed as thumbnails 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
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    at the last image button to return from the previous screen. 8.8. Sharing photos/images (iOS only) There are a few options to share photos/image to your friends and family. when clicked, the default email app will automatically launch and the selected photo/image will be added as an attachment. 37
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    into the Photo Album of the device. 3. Upload to Facebook - when clicked, you will be directed to the Facebook login screen. The Facebook app must be installed on your device. Facebook login and password is required. 8.9. Sharing photos/images (Android only) Sharing photos/images using your Android
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    Save Photo button - when clicked, the selected photo/image will be saved into the device's Photo Gallery. 8.10. Opening/viewing documents (iOS only) The device client app supports keynote, numbers, page, Excel, Word, .pdf, .txt and .ppt files. To open or view any documents, simply click on the file
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    Click the "E-Mail" button, the default email app will launch automatically and the selected document will be sent as an attachment. Once the email is sent, there will be a message "Mail Sent" located
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    device, simply click on the file that you wish to open/view. This will automatically open the file using the default viewer or the installed 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
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    ) You may click on the icon at anytime to share, copy, delete, download, and upload files. As seen on the screenshots below, the will appear at the top as part of the menu once the is clicked. Screenshot from iOS Device Screenshot from Android Device At the bottom of the screen, there
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    WiDisk (or My WiFi Disk), the file or files may be downloaded to the local drive or to My Device. The down arrow 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,
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    8.13. Copying/transferring file to My Device (iOS and Android) Once you get connected to the WiFi HDD, you can only copy/transfer a single file or multiple files to the local storage (My
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    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
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    8.14. Copying/transferring file to My WiDisk (iOS and Android) Make sure you are in the "My Device". 1. Click on the . 2. Use your index finger to select a single file or multiple files or
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    • A new folder may be created to copy/transfer the selected file or files. To create a new folder, simply click on the "New Folder" button. Enter the new folder name inside the box and click the "Create" button as seen on the screenshot below. The folder name can have minimum 2 characters and
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    15. Deleting/erasing a single file or multiple files (iOS and Android) A single file or multiple files can 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 (
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    interface is a unique web-based configuration utility. No software is needed to be installed on the Personal Computer to , delete and rename folders and file names. We provide similar functionality as the windows explorer which makes the interface much easier to use. Refresh button - to refresh
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    files and paste them into another folder. Move button - to move a file or files from one location to another. Download button - to download a file or files to a specific location. If the software installed on your computer supports a specific file type, this file will automatically be openned. Note
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    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. 51
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    be uploaded inside the current location. • Download Command - Select and right-click on the file that should be downloaded. From the pop-up menu, select "Download". The file will automatically be openned if any of the software installed on the computer supports this file type otherwise, it will ask
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    +C = Copy; Ctrl+V = Paste CMD+V = Past 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
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    9.2.2. Storage Information Provides information about the internal storage like the total 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
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    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
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    . • 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
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    connected to a network. By default, the DHCP Server option is enabled. This option can be disabled if needed and the IP address can be assigned 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
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    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 Services Data sharing and accessing the WiFi HD
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    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" can be set to everyday, every 2 days, every 3 days
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    The automatic time synchronization can be switched-off and apply the PC time instead. Applying the PC time will automatically adjust the time and date based on the PC time. See the image below. Click on the "X" button to exit and cancel the Time Settings. 9.3.6.2. Backup Settings You can make a
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    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
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    to continue updating the firmware. 4. During the firmware updating process a warning message as seen on the screenshot below appears and the 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
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    Note: This process will reset the WiFi SSID back to WiFiDisk-XXX, and all passwords 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
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    or distribute the source code of the GPL/LGPL software that is used in this product. If you contact our Support Center, we will provide you with a CD sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get
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    recipients to know that what they have is not the original, so that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original authors' reputations. Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software patents. We wish to avoid the danger that redistributors of a free program will
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    the complete corresponding machine-readable source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or, b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give any third party, for a charge no more
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    in reliance on consistent application of that system; it is up to the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute software through any other system and a licensee cannot impose that choice. This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to be a consequence of
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    software which is copyrighted by the Free Software Foundation, write to the Free Software Foundation; we sometimes make exceptions for this. Our decision will be guided THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. 12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED
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FANTEC MWiD25
2.5” Mobile Wireless Disk
ENGLISH