Fantec MWiD25 User manual

FANTEC MWiD25
2.5” Mobile Wireless Disk
ENGLISH

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1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW...........................................................................................................2
1.1 P RODUCT F EATURES ...........................................................................................................2
1.2 H ARDWARE AND A CCESSORIES .............................................................................................4
1.3 M INIMUM R EQUIREMENTS .....................................................................................................4
1.4 P RODUCT V IEW ...................................................................................................................4
2. PRODUCT PARAMETERS.....................................................................................................5
2.1 P RODUCT D IMENSIONS .........................................................................................................5
2.2. P RODUCT S PECIFICATION ....................................................................................................5
3. INTERFACE............................................................................................................................6
3.1. RJ45 WAN P ORT ...............................................................................................................6
3.2. M ICRO USB 3.0 I NTERFACE .................................................................................................6
3.3. LED I NDICATION .................................................................................................................6
4. HARDWARE INSTALLATION.................................................................................................8
5. HDD FORMAT ......................................................................................................................10
5.1. MS W INDOWS ..................................................................................................................10
5.2. MAC OS X.......................................................................................................................13
6. USING PERSONAL COMPUTER.........................................................................................15
6.1. W IRELESS CONNECTION TO PC..........................................................................................15
6.2. PC C LIENT L OGIN U TILITY .................................................................................................15
6.3. W I F I HDD C ONFIGURATION W IZARD ..................................................................................16
7. USING MOBILE DEVICES....................................................................................................20
7.1. I OS C LIENT A PP I NSTALLATION ...........................................................................................20
7.2. W IRELESS CONNECT YOUR I P HONE / I P AD ............................................................................20
7.3. I OS U SER L OGIN ..............................................................................................................22
7.4. A NDROID C LIENT A PP I NSTALLATION ...................................................................................23
7.5. W IRELESS CONNECT YOUR A NDROID DEVICES ....................................................................24
7.6. A NDROID U SER L OGIN .......................................................................................................25
8. BASIC FUNCTIONALITY......................................................................................................26
8.1. I OS D EVICE C LIENT ..........................................................................................................26
8.2. A NDROID D EVICE C LIENT ...................................................................................................28
8.3. P LAYING M USIC /A UDIO ( I OS AND A NDROID )........................................................................30
8.4. P LAYING MOVIE / VIDEO ( I OS ONLY ) .....................................................................................31
8.5 P LAYING MOVIE / VIDEO (A NDROID ONLY )...............................................................................33
8.6. V IEWING / PLAYING PHOTOS ( I OS ONLY )...............................................................................33
8.7. V IEWING / PLAYING PHOTOS (A NDROID ONLY ) .......................................................................36
8.8. S HARING PHOTOS / IMAGES ( I OS ONLY )................................................................................37
8.9. S HARING PHOTOS / IMAGES (A NDROID ONLY )........................................................................38
8.10. O PENING / VIEWING DOCUMENTS ( I OS ONLY )......................................................................39
8.11. O PENING / VIEWING DOCUMENTS (A NDROID ONLY )..............................................................41
8.12. C OPY , D ELETE , D OWNLOAD , U PLOAD FUNCTIONS ( I OS AND A NDROID )...............................42
8.13. C OPYING / TRANSFERRING FILE TO M Y D EVICE ( I OS AND A NDROID ).....................................44
8.14. C OPYING / TRANSFERRING FILE TO M Y W I D ISK ( I OS AND A NDROID ).....................................46
8.15. D ELETING / ERASING A SINGLE FILE OR MULTIPLE FILES ( I OS AND A NDROID ) .........................48
8.16. U PLOAD / DOWNLOAD HISTORYAND STATUS ........................................................................48
9. WEB MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS......................................................................................49
9.1. E XPLORER F UNCTION ........................................................................................................49
9.2. I NFORMATION ....................................................................................................................53
9.3. S ETTINGS .........................................................................................................................54
9.4. H ELP ................................................................................................................................63
10. GPL STATEMENT...............................................................................................................64

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1. Product Overview
The FANTEC MWiD25 mobile wireless disk 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 hard drive storage, you do not have to worry about running out of space on
your mobile device. Even the file transfer at a regular computer is easier and much faster
due to the USB 3.0 Superspeed interface.
For maximum portability, the mobile wireless disk has a built-in rechargeable Li-Ion
battery. You can charge it at any available USB port on your computer or 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 spin down after 5 minutes of no data transfer or activity
•Search function to locate and access your files much faster
•Internet access via the RJ45 port or even wireless using 802.11 b/g/n network
•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 multiple NAS, including samba/webdav

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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 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 battery LED is not blinking anymore and will stay in
green color.

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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
oWindows: XP/Vista/Windows 7
oMac: OS X 10.5.0 and later
oOthers: Fedora 12 (Linux) and late
•PC Web Browser
oWindows: Supports Internet Explorer 7.0 and higher version
oMac: Supports Safari 3.0 and higher version
oOthers: Firefox 3.5 and higher version
•Router or Switch
1.4 Product View

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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: 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

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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
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: Will soon shut-down, must be charged immediately

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Read/Write LED:
LED Off: The device is switched-off
White LED:
Steady Light: a) Ready to use
b) Connected to USB 2.0 Port
Blinking: Read/Write activities
Blue LED:
Steady Light: a) Ready to use
b) Connected 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

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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 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.

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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 to close it.
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 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 drive is not possible
Note: If you installed a brand new HDD or want to format the HDD, please follow
Point 5. HDD Format.

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5. HDD Format
This section explains how to format 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 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 Management under Storage to open the Windows Disk Manager.

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Every disk should appear with the word “Basic”, a size value that shows the 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 marked as a Basic disk. If a disk
appears as “ Dynamic”, right-click the disk icon, and 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 disk's unallocated space and select New Partition.
If the New Partition option is not available, select the disk and initialize it first.
To do this, right-click on the disk item and select „Initialize Disk".
4. Click Next to start the Partition Wizard.

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5. Select the Primary or Extended option and click Next.
6. 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.

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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 partition. After you configure 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. Select 1 Partition from the Volume Scheme drop-down list.
4. Enter a name for the volume in the Name field (such as “My BIG disk”.)

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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 partition name.

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6. Using Personal Computer
6.1. Wireless connection to PC
Switch-on the WiFi HDD 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 Disk wireless connection (default
wireless SSID: WiFiDisk, Password: 11111111). Once you have successfully connected to
your WiFi HDD, you can run the “NAS Client Login Utility” to search 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.
If you do not find the WiFi Disk on the list of devices connected in your network, click on
the “Refresh” button to refresh the device list.
Select the WiFi Disk on the list, then click on the “Log In” button to enter the web interface
as seen on the image below.

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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 HDD. Once successfully logged-in, it automatically
mounts the storage area of the WiFi HDD onto your desktop
6.3. WiFi HDD Configuration Wizard
Once your PC is successfully 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 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. If you
cancel the Wizard, you will keep the factory default settings of your WiFi HDD.

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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 your router.
Selecting the AP+Client Option
•SSID: Type-in the SSID name or click on the “Rescan” button to automatically
search for the available wireless network connections.
•Password: Type-in the correct password to join the wireless network
connection selected.
•IPAddress: 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 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.
Click on the “X” button if you wish to cancel and exit this window.

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3. Click on the “Next” button. The next step is to configure the WiFi Disk.
•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.
•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 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.
•IPAddress: 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 the admin default password.
Click on the “Next” button once the password has been modified. You may click on
the “Skip” button to keep the default password.

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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 the image below. Click on the “OK” button to exit
or “Cancel”.