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Fantec MWiD25-DS User Manual

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    Fantec mwid25-ds wireless docking station english.

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    1 1. Product overview ............................................................................................... 2 1.1 p roduct f eatures ........................................................................................................................ 2 1.2 h ardware and a ccessories ......

  • Page 3: 1. Product Overview

    2 1. Product overview the fantec mwid25-ds mobile wireless docking station enables wireless access to your videos, music, photos and data and allows you to stream everything to your ipad®, iphone®, tablet, smartphone or notebook. Cords and cables are not needed anymore. With this additional docking ...

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    3 • built-in micro usb port for charging and data sync function • supports hot-plug • supports multiple nas, including samba/webdav 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 a...

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    4 the wi-fi sd/usb works as sd memory card reader and charges the internal battery 1.2 hardware and accessories the fantec mwid25-ds mobile wireless docking station kit includes the following: enclosure usb 2.0 cable 1.3 minimum requirements • internet access and app store access • pc operating syst...

  • Page 6: 2. Product Parameters

    5 1.4 product view 2. Product parameters 2.1 product dimensions dimension: 72mm (w) x 98mm (d) x 18mm (h) operating temperature: the normal operating temperature is between 5-35°c. 2.2. Product specification wifi: standard: 802.11 b/g/n, frequency: 2.4 ghz speed: 72mbps at 20mhz 150mbps at 40mhz net...

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    6 3. Interface 3.1. Device interface 3.1.1 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. 3.1.2 m...

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    7 3.2. 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: will soon shut-down, must be charged ...

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    8 4. Hardware installation 4.1 sd memory card note: do not touch the exposed connectors on your sd memory card. Installing the sd memory card is very simple. Locate the sd memory card slot. Simply insert the memory card as seen on the image below. Gently push the memory card all the way in until it ...

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    9 5. Using personal computer 5.1. Wireless connection to pc switch-on the wifi docking station by pressing the power button at the front panel. Wait for a few moments until the wireless led remains on. Enable the wifi feature on your pc and open the wireless network connection. Select the wifi docki...

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    10 type the default user name “admin” and leave the user password blank. Click on the “log in” button to access the web management interface. If you choose to click on the “my storage” button, enter the admin login name and password to gain access to the wifi docking station. Once successfully logge...

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    11 2. Click on the “next” button. By default, the access point (ap)+client is selected. There are two available internet access options – a. Access point (ap) + client. Connect the wifi hdd to another wireless device to have the internet access. B. Wan. Directly connect the wifi hdd to a port of you...

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    12 3. Click on the “next” button. The next step is to configure the wifi docking station. • ssid: type-in the combination of letters and numbers only. 32 characters is the maximum supported ssid length. • channel: the default setting is set to auto. There are 14 available channels to choose from. • ...

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    13 5. Click on the “finish” button to complete and save the changes made. The 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...

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    14 6. Using mobile devices 6.1. 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 ...

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    15 3. Click on the “wifi” option. Inside of the wifi network, the ssid “wifisd-xxxx” should appear on the list. Click on the “wifisd-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 “wi...

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    16 6.3. 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 process. The password is only required during the first login. The device remembers the password and there is no need to ente...

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    17 6.4. 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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    18 6.5. 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 se...

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    19 4. The word “connected” will appear under the ssid name and indicates that the android device is connected to the wifi hdd. 6.6. Android user login 1. Click on the “fantec mwid25” icon to launch the app as seen on the image below. 2. Enter the admin password that you assigned during the configura...

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    20 7. Basic functionality 7.1. Ios device client once you have successfully connected to the wifi docking station, by default, you will be inside the “my widisk”. The “my widisk” is the wifi docking station and the “my device” is the device that you are using to access the wifi docking station. Foll...

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    21 home button – back to the main screen. View button - change to list or thumbnail view. Setting button – change the wifi docking station configuration. 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...

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    22 7.2. Android device client once you have successfully connected to the wifi docking station, 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 docking station. Following buttons that can be...

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    23 home button – back to the main screen. View button - change to list or thumbnail view. Setting button – change the wifi hdd configuration. This feature only appears when switched to the “my wifi device”. Back button – back to previous screen share button – to share, copy, delete, and upload files...

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    24 7.3. Playing music/audio (ios and android) tip: it is highly recommended to create separate folders for all your music files stored on the wifi hdd for easy use and file organization. The music or audio files can be played regardless if you are inside the “my widisk” (or “my wifi disk for android...

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    25 b. - repeat current song: the player will always play the current song, and it will only stop playing when the button is clicked. C. - shuffle all songs: the music or the audio files will be played randomly. D. - play current list: the music or the audio files will be played sequentially. E. E. -...

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    26 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. - click, hold and sl...

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    27 7.5 playing movie/video (android only) tip: it is highly recommended to create a folder or folders where to copy all your movie files into the wifi hdd for ease of use and file organization. The movie or video files can be played regardless if you are inside the “my widisk” (or “my wifi disk for ...

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    28 7.6. 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 wifi docking station currently supports .Jpg, .Png, .Tif, .Gif and .Bmp image files. The supported image f...

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    29 • 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 mu...

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    30 7.7. Viewing/playing photos (android only) tip: it is highly recommended to create a folder or folders where to copy all your pictures into the wifi hdd for ease of use and file organization. Note: the wifi docking station currently supports .Jpg, .Png, .Tif, .Gif and .Bmp image files. The suppor...

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    31 • 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. 7.8. Sharing photos/images (ios only) there are a few options to share photos/image to your f...

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    32 2. Add to photo – when clicked, the selected photo/image will be saved 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. 7.9. Shar...

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    33 7.10. 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. This will automatically open the supported file. Click the button to return from the previous screen o...

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    34 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 at the lower-left corner of the screen. This is an indication that the email was sent successfull...

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    35 7.11. Opening/viewing documents (android only) to open/view a document using your android 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: ...

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    36 7.12. Copy, delete, download, upload functions (ios and android) 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. At the bottom of the screen, there are ne...

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    37 - from the my widisk (or my wifi disk), the file or files may be downloaded to the local drive or to my device. The down arrow indicates that you are currently in the my widisk (my wifi disk). - from the my device, when clicked, the file or files may be uploaded to the remote storage or to my wid...

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    38 7.13. 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 device). 1. Click on the . 2. Use your index finger to select a single file or multiple files or use the icon ...

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    39 • 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 max...

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    40 7.14. 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 use the icon to select all files that should be copied/transferred. 3. Click on the . 4. Select and click th...

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    41 • 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 max...

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    42 7.15. Deleting/erasing a single file or multiple files (ios and android) a single file or multiple files can easily be deleted/erased whether you are in “my device” or in “my widisk” 1. To delete file or files, click on the . 2. Use your index finger to select a single file or multiple files or c...

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    43 8. Web management functions the built-in web management interface is a unique web-based configuration utility. No software is needed to be installed on the personal computer to use this utility. Simply launch the “client login utility” tool to locate the device and open the web browser interface ...

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    44 copy button - to copy file or 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 wil...

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    45 2. On the folder level, you can right-click using your mouse and a pop-up menu will appear. You can open, copy, cut, 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...

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    46 • open command -select a folder and right-click. Inside the pop-up menu, select “open” to view the contents or open the folder. • copy command - select a folder or a file and then right-click. Inside the pop-up menu, select “copy” to make a copy of the entire folder or a file and paste into anoth...

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    47 8.1.3. Keyboard shortcuts the built-in web management interface supports keyboard commands and shortcuts such as the following: tab key, enter key, home key, page up, page down, end key, up arrow, down arrow, left, arrow right arrow, and delete key windows: ctrl+c = copy; ctrl+v = paste mac: cmd+...

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    48 8.2.2. Storage information provides information about the internal storage like the total capacity, hard drive manufacturer and available storage as seen on the screenshot below. 8.2.3. Network information provides detailed information about the current network settings like the connection to acc...

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    49 8.3.1. User click on the “user” thumbnail. This window will allow you to modify the admin password as seen on the screenshot below. The password should have minimum 5 characters and maximum 32 characters. Click on the “save” button the password has been changed. The default user name is admin and...

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    50 8.3.3. Network settings 8.3.3.1. Hostname the hostname is a name that is assigned to a device connected to a computer network. The hostname can be modified. It must begin with a letter and followed by a combination of letters and numbers. Required are minimum 2 characters to maximum 8 characters....

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    51 8.3.3.3. Dhcp server the dhcp or dynamic host configuration protocol is a network protocol that enables a server to automatically assign an ip address to a computer connected to a network. By default, the dhcp server option is enabled. This option can be disabled if needed and the ip address can ...

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    52 wireless access (ap+client) option • ssid: type-in the ssid name or click on the “rescan” button for automatic search for available wireless networks. • password: type-in the correct password to join the wireless network. • ip address: select either dhcp or manually assign an ip address o by sele...

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    53 8.3.5. Power setting this is another way to reboot/restart the wifi docking station device. Simply click on the radio button and click on the “save” button to proceed. Click on the “ok” button to continue on rebooting the device. 8.3.6. System settings 8.3.6.1 time settings the time settings can ...

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    54 the “time sync frequency” can be set to everyday, every 2 days, every 3 days, up to every 7 days. 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...

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    55 to restore the backup, click the folder icon. Locate and select the .Bin or .Bin.Gz file. The backup file will appear below the folder as seen on the screenshot below. Click on the “save” button to restore the settings. A warning message will appear as seen on the screenshot below. The device wil...

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    56 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 “open” button as seen on the following screenshot. 3. The latest firmware update file will appear at the bottom of the folder....

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    57 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 reboot automatically. See the screenshot below. Note: this process will reset the wifi ssid back to wifisd-xxxx, and all passw...

  • Page 59: 9. Gpl Statement

    58 9. Gpl statement „this product contains free software which is licensed under the gnu general public license. You may procure modify or distribute the source code of the gpl/lgpl software that is used in this product. To obtain a copy of our open source software, please contact our support center...