Kingston Technology Wi-Drive User manual

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Wi-Drive User Guide

for Android

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Table of Contents

Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 3

Requirements........................................................................................................................... 3

Supported File Types*............................................................................................................. 3

Install the Wi-Drive Application.............................................................................................. 4

Getting to Know Wi-Drive ....................................................................................................... 5

Connecting Wi-Drive to a Computer...................................................................................... 7

Loading Content Onto Wi-Drive ............................................................................................. 7

Connecting to Wi-Drive over Wireless................................................................................... 8

Usage........................................................................................................................................ 8

Configuring Wi-Drive............................................................................................................... 9

Network Connections (Bridge Mode)................................................................................... 10

Upgrade Firmware................................................................................................................. 11

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Introduction

Wi-Drive is a portable USB Flash storage device that allows you to wirelessly stream digital media content (such

as music, photos, videos, etc.) to your Android-based device. Serving as its own wireless network, Wi-Drive’s

lithium-polymer battery and 30-ft range give you up to four hours of continuous access to your digital library

anywhere you go. Available in multiple capacities and simple to set up, Wi-Drive is the perfect solution for

expanding your on-the-go media library with devices that have no way of adding to their storage capacity.

What’s Included:

•1 Wi-Drive Unit

•1 USB Cable (3ft. A to Mini-B)

•AC adapter (U.S. only)

Requirements:

•Computer running Windows®7, Windows Vista®(SP1, SP2), Windows XP (SP2, SP3), Mac OS X

(10.5.x+), Linux (v.2.6+ kernel) operating system with USB 2.0 support (for uploading content to Wi-Drive)

•Device(s) running Android v2.2 or newer

•Internet access to install the Wi-Drive application (from the Google Play Store)

Supported File Types*:

•Audio: Audio file types may vary from one Android device to another

•Video: Video file types may vary from one Android device to another

•Image: Image file types may vary from one Android device to another

•Docs: Document file types may vary from one Android device to another

*Wi-Drive can store files of any type. The supported file types listed here are what the Wi-Drive application can open without a 3rd party app.

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Install the Wi-Drive Application

To configure Wi-Drive, you must first install the Wi-Drive App (on your device) from the on-line Google Play Store

(Internet access required). The Wi-Drive App is free and allows you to customize the wireless network settings

and wirelessly access the content you’ve uploaded to Wi-Drive. To install the App, please follow these steps:

1. Open Google’s Play Store on your Android device and search for “Kingston Wi-Drive.”.

2. Locate and select the Wi-Drive App by Kingston Digital, Inc. and tap the ‘FREE’ button link.

3. After selecting ‘FREE,’ the grey button will change to ‘INSTALL.’ Select this button to install the Wi-Drive

application to your Android device.

Once the App has been installed, you may exit the Play Store and proceed to the next section of this guide.

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Getting to Know Wi-Drive

Mini-B USB Port

Reset Button

Power Button

Internet LED

Wi-Fi LED

A. Mini-B USB Port – Allows you to copy

content to the Wi-Drive and/or charge

the device via USB 2.0.

B. Reset Button – Resets Wi-Drive back

to its original (default) configuration1for

the network settings.

C. Power Button 2– Allows you to power

on or power off the Wi-Drive.

D. Internet LED – Solid when powered on;

Flashes when there is Internet activity

E. Wi-Fi LED – Flashes when broadcasting

SSID or wireless network activity.

(Side View)

Power Button

Reset Button

1The default configuration for Wi-Drive is: 1) Device Name: Wi-Drive 2) Visibility Status: ON 3) Wireless Channel: 11 and 4) Security:

None. (Note: Resetting the device will not affect the user content on Wi-Drive.)

2The power button is also an indicator of how much battery time is left while the Wi-Drive is powered on. Green indicates 51% - 100% battery

charge remaining; amber indicates 25% - 50% battery charge remaining; and red indicates less than 25% or less battery charge remaining.

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Battery Status

In addition to switching Wi-Drive on and off, the power button also serves as a battery indicator for how much time

is left before Wi-Drive must be charged again. Green indicates 51%-100% battery charge remaining; amber

indicates 25%-50% battery charge remaining; and red indicates less than 25% battery charge remaining. A

Flashing green power button indicates that the Wi-Drive battery is charging (occurs when using AC power adapter

only.)

Green LED (51%-100% charge remaining)

Figure 2.1 – Power LED, Green

Amber (Orange) LED (25%-50% charge remaining)

Figure 2.2 – Power LED, Amber

Figure 2.3 – Power LED, Red

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Connecting Wi-Drive to a Computer

To add content to Wi-Drive, connect it to a computer using the USB cable that came with the device. See Figure

3.1 below.

Figure 3.1 – Connecting Wi-Drive

to a computer

Loading Content Onto Wi-Drive

When connected to a computer, Wi-Drive behaves like any

standard USB Flash drive, creating a data volume on your PC or

Mac (see Figure 3.2.). This volume allows you to populate Wi-Drive

with digital content that you can later share or access wirelessly via

the Wi-Drive application.

When copying content to Wi-Drive, it is highly recommended that

you create folders on the data volume to help you organize and

quickly locate files each time you update and/or change the content

of Wi-Drive (as opposed to dumping all of your files onto the root

volume or into a single folder). For example, you may want to store

all of your music files in a folder called “My Music”, or keep all of

your photos in a separate folder called “My Pictures”, and so on.

When you are finished loading content, please safely3disconnect

Wi-Drive from your computer. This will automatically power the

device off. To turn it back on, press and hold the power button until

it turns green.

Figure 3.2 – Wi-Drive Volume on PC

(Note: While connected to your computer, Wi-Drive does not broadcast a wireless signal. Therefore you cannot

access it from your Android device in this state.)

3For Windows users, please disconnect Wi-Drive safely by right-clicking the USB icon in the right-hand corner of the taskbar and selecting

‘Safely Remove Hardware’. For Mac users, please disconnect Wi-Drive safely by dragging the volume icon to the trash can.

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Connecting to Wi-Drive over Wireless

Wi-Drive is its own independent wireless network. When browsing for Wi-Fi networks from your Android device,

you will see ‘Wi-Drive’ in the list of available networks to join. By default, there is no password. When you

connect to it from your device, you are establishing a dedicated link to Wi-Drive over that wireless signal. Once

you connect to Wi-Drive, you will substitute your device’s Internet connection with Wi-Drive’s wireless connection.

This means you will no longer have access to the Internet. However, Wi-Drive does provide a bridging function

that allows you to maintain access to Wi-Drive’s content while connecting to a Wi-Fi Internet connection. See

Network Connections on page 10.

Usage

Once you’re connected to the Wi-Drive network, you can begin accessing its content from your Android device by

following these steps:

1. Open the Wi-Drive App on your Android device (generally listed under Apps.)

2. Tap the Device Name link, i.e. Wi-Drive (192.168.200.254). This will list the contents of your Wi-Drive.

3. Browse and select the media you wish to access. Only supported file types can be opened. See below.

A. The home button displays all stored content on the Wi-Drive regardless of type or extension. It also

returns you to the home screen from anywhere within the Wi-Drive application. If you created

folders during the content upload process on page 7, you will see them listed first. Individual files

are listed after the folders.

B. Buttons B, C, & D are all filter buttons and display only the content associated with each

represented type. The ‘Photo’ button represents photo/image file types. Wi-Drive will search

through all files and folders on the device and display the supported image file types.

C. The musical note button represents music or audio files. Wi-Drive will use this filter to search

through all files and folders for supported music file types and display them.

D. The filmstrip button represents video file types. Wi-Drive will search through all files and folders on

the device and display the supported video file types.

E. The gear button labeled ‘Settings’ allows you to access the Wi-Drive configuration menus.

Once you’ve located the file you want to open or stream, simply tap the file name in the list.

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Configuring Wi-Drive

Using the Wi-Drive App, you can customize the wireless network settings for Wi-Drive. The default settings are:

Device Name: Wi-Drive, Visibility Status: ON, Wireless Channel: 11, and Security: None.

To access Wi-Drive’s Network Settings, please follow these steps:

1. Select the Wi-Drive App in the application section of your Android device.

2. Select the Device Name link, i.e. Wi-Drive (192.168.200.254).

3. Open Wi-Drive’s app menu by selecting the Android device menu (icons may vary based on device.)

4. Select the settings icon (gear symbol in the app menu bar.)

5. Select the Wi-Drive Settings button.

A. Device Name – commonly referred to as an SSID, or

Service Set IDentifier, this field allows you to specify a

device name (between 1 and 32 characters) that will

broadcast in the list of available wireless networks on your

Android device. The default name is Wi-Drive as seen in

Figure 5.1.

B. Visibility Status – this gives you the option to hide or

unhide the SSID specified in the ‘Device Name’ field. By

default, the visibility status is turned ‘ON’. If you wish to

turn this feature ‘OFF’, the device name will NOT be

broadcasted1in the list of available wireless networks on

your Android device; however, you can still join the Wi-Fi

network by entering the device name manually using the

menu option, ‘Add Wi-Fi network’.

C. Wi-Fi Channel – this setting allows you to select a specific

frequency channel used to communicate with other devices

on your wireless network. The default setting is Channel 11

(2.462 GHz.)

Figure 5.1 – Wi-Drive Network Settings

D. Security – this option helps prevent unauthorized access to your Wi-Drive wireless network by prompting

users for a password. The security protocols supported by Wi-Drive are WEP, WPA, WPA2, and WPA2

Mixed. The default setting is ‘None.’

•WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) – User-defined password, must be exactly 13 characters in length

•WPA or WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access) – User-defined password, must be 8 to 13 characters in length

•Mixed – Combination of the other security protocols

1If the visibility status has been turned off, you can still join the Wi-Drive network by entering the SSID manually on your device, as long as

you know the ‘Device Name’ (Step A). Please note that a password will be required if the security option is enabled.

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Network Connections (Bridge Mode)

Traditionally, the Wi-Fi antenna on your iPad or iPod touch device is used to access the Internet. The Wi-Drive,

however, uses the Wi-Fi antenna on your Android device to stream content, which effectively disconnects your

device from the Internet. Fortunately, Wi-Drive’s Wi-Fi antenna supports bi-directional traffic and can be used for

implementing a feature called Bridge Mode. This mode allows you to be connected to Wi-Drive while it is

connected to a Wi-Fi network (as a host client) that has access to the Internet.

To set up this feature and see a list of available wireless networks in your range, open the Wi-Drive App and

select the settings icon (lower left) in the application. From the ‘Network Settings’ menu (Figure 6.1), tap

‘Network Connections’ and select the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. After making your selection, Wi-

Drive will prompt you for the Wi-Fi password (if security is enabled) and reboot. If there is no password, the

device will automatically reboot.

Once Wi-Drive has rebooted, you will be prompted to select a wireless network. You MUST select your Wi-Drive

network in order to maintain access to its contents. Since you’ve already connected to the network via Wi-Drive’s

App, there is no need to select it from the list again. If you do select it, you will be disconnected from Wi-Drive.

To verify that you have successfully enabled Bridge Mode:

1. Select the Wi-Drive App icon on your Android device (located in the Applications.)

2. Select the Device Name link, i.e. Wi-Drive (192.168.200.254).

3. Open Wi-Drive’s app menu by selecting the Android device menu (icons may vary based on device.)

4. Select the settings icon (gear symbol in the app menu bar.)

5. Select the Network Connections button.

When the list of wireless networks appear, you will notice a Wi-Fi signal

and ‘greater than’ symbol located to the right of the network you

selected in the Wi-Drive App. See Figure 6.1. This indicates that the

bridge function is working properly and you are connected to Wi-Drive

and the Internet at the same time.

So if you're streaming content from the Wi-Drive to your Android device

and need to quickly look something up on-line, just open your Safari

browser and away you go.

Development Lab

Internet Access

Test Lab 1

Test Lab 2

Test Lab 3

Verification Lab

Figure 6.1 – Bridged Wi-Drive

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