WiDrive DX-325 User manual

WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide

User’s Manual

Wireless 802.11n Multi-functional Storage Router

DX-325

Version 0.4

WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide

Table of Contents

Declaraons, disclaimers, instrucons of guidings                                  iii

Safety and care instrucons iv

1 Understand Your WiDRIVE                           1

Overview of Your WiDRIVE DX-325 1

Package Content 2

The LED Status Indicators 2

Understand the LED indicators 3

Power on Your WiDRIVE 3

Shutdown Your WiDRIVE 3

Mode Selecon 3

2 Setup Your WiDRIVE  5

HDD Installaon                                                                5

AP Mode Setup 6

Client Scan Mode Setup 7

USB Mode Setup 8

3 WiDRIVE Utility  9

Install your WiDRIVE Ulity 10

To search and operate your WiDRIVE through Ulity                                   10

4 WiDRIVE Web Control  11

Overview of WiDRIVE Web Control 11

My Folder (Disk Management) 12

Working with Folders and Files 13

Quick Connecon 16

BitTorrent 17

System Seng 19

Account Seng 23

System Status 24

Maintenance 26

5 WiDRIVE Applications  28

The Default Applicaons in your WiDRIVE                                           28

6 Specification  30

7 Regulatory Information                            31

FCC Compliance 31

CE Compliance 31

8 Trouble Shooting  33

9 Contact Information  34

WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide

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Declarations, disclaimers, instructions of guidings

Note, Noce, Cauon symbols among the user manual

NOTE!

Provides extra informaon for beer use of the products.

Noce!

Indicates behaviours that might cause a potenal data loss on WiDRIVE or on the device that con-

nects to it.

Cauon!

Indicates behaviours that might cause damage on product, human injury, or death.

Declaraon

Informaon in this document is subject to change without noce or obligaon.

Disclaimer

Any loss, corrupon or destrucon of data while using a WiDRIVE is the sole responsibility of the

user, and under no circumstances will EDSLAB be held liable for the recovery or restoraon of this

data. To help prevent the loss of your data, EDSLAB highly recommends that you at least keep one

copy of your data. For example, you can save the copy either on your internal hard disk or portable

storage media.

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Safety and care instructions

Please read the following safety informaon prior to using WiDRIVE.

• Only qualied personnel should service WiDRIVE. Faulty installaon or service may be dangerous

and may invalidate any warranty applicable to WiDRIVE.

• WiDRIVE can cause interference to pacemakers, hearing aids, and medical equipment. Keep safe

distances from medical devices when operang in such environments.

• Do not store or carry ammable liquids, gases, or explosive materials in the same compartment as

WiDRIVE.

• Switch your WiDRIVE o when in any area with a potenally explosive atmosphere, and obey

all signs and instrucons. Sparks can cause an explosion or re resulng in bodily injury or even

death.

• Do not drop or knock WiDRIVE. Rough handling can damage the electronics board and hard drive

in WiDRIVE.

• Do not expose WiDRIVE to extreme temperature. Do not put WiDRIVE on heang devices such as

microwave oven, stove, or radiator. The device may explode when overheated.

• Clean WiDRIVE surface with so damp cloth. Do not use any cleaning agent.

• Keep WiDRIVE dry. Any precipitaon, humidity, and liquids can corrode electronic circuits in WiD-

RIVE.

WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide

1 Understand Your WiDRIVE

Overview of Your WiDRIVE DX-325

• LED status indicators

• Antenna

• Power buon

• WAN port

• DC power input

• Mini USB port

• AP /Client Scan mode switch

• Reset

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Package Content

Your WiDRIVE DX325 has shipped along with the following content. Ensure you have all the

following items.

WiDRIVE DX-325 Quick Start Guide Ulity CD with Manual

5V 2A power adapter Ethernet cable (40cm) Mini USB to USB cable (40cm)

The LED Status Indicators

• System indicator

• LAN indicator

• WiFi indicator

• HDD indicator

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Understand the LED indicators

Indicator Status Indicaon

Power on Green

Boong up Flashing between orange and green

System ready Green

Shung down Flashing between orange and green

Not ready Flashing between orange and green

WiFi ready Green

WiFi on work Flashing green

LAN port plugged in Green

Data transferring Flashing green

Data transferring Flashing between orange and green

Power on Your WiDRIVE

Press the Power buon to power on your WiDRIVE.

Shutdown Your WiDRIVE

Normal shutdown

You can click Shutdown buon on Maintenance page in web control or shortly press the Power

buon to normal shutdown your WiDRIVE.

Force shutdown

Long press the Power buon to force shutdown your WiDRIVE.

Noce!

Performing force shutdown might cause potenal data damage to HDD installed in your WiDRIVE.

Mode Selection

You can connect your device with WiDRIVE in three ways: Access Point (AP) mode, Client Scan

mode, and USB mode.

Access Point (AP) Mode

Your WiDRIVE performs as a wireless storage router in AP mode.

Slide the mode switch down and power on your WiDRIVE.

Connect WiDRIVE and router/modem with an ethernet cable, and then

wirelessly connect your PC to WiDRIVE (See “AP Mode Setup” on page 6 to

setup AP mode).

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Client Scan Mode

Your WiDRIVE performs as a driverless 802.11N wireless adapter in Client Scan

mode.

Slide the mode switch up and power on your WiDRIVE. Connect your computer

with WiDRIVE by an ethernet cable, and then wirelessly connect your WiDRIVE

to a router (See “Client Scan Mode Setup” on page 7 to setup Client Scan mode).

USB Mode

Connect WiDRIVE and your computer with an USB cable, your WiDRIVE is behaved as an external

storage device in USB mode.

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2 Setup Your WiDRIVE

HDD Installation

Please follow these 3 steps to install a HDD.

1. Dissemble the HDD side cover.

i. Press the back of the middle frame to loosen the hook.

ii. Take apart the HDD side cover.

2. Slide HDD into SATA connector (ensure HDD is fully inserted into connector).

3. Hook on and then push the side cover toward the middle frame unl you hear a click.

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AP Mode Setup

In AP mode, your WiDRIVE connects to and shares the internet. Your devices connects to

WiDRIVE wirelessly:

1. Slide the mode switch to AP mode.

2. Connect your WiDRIVE with internet/DSL/modem with an ethernet cable.

3. Connect the power cable to your WiDRIVE and power on your WiDRIVE.

4. Now your WiDRIVE behaves like an wireless router. Connect your WiDRIVE by Windows XP.

i. Open Windows Start Menu, select “Connect To”, le-click “Wireless Nerwork

Connecon”.

CLIENT SCAN

Internet/modem/DSL

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