Kingston Technology Wi-Drive User manual

Wi-Drive User Guide
(for use with Amazon’s Kindle Fire)
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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 ....................................................................................................... 6
Connecting Wi-Drive to a Computer...................................................................................... 8
Loading Content Onto Wi-Drive ............................................................................................. 8
Connecting to Wi-Drive over Wireless................................................................................... 9
Usage........................................................................................................................................ 9
Configuring Wi-Drive............................................................................................................. 10
Network Connections (Bridge Mode)................................................................................... 11
Upgrade Firmware................................................................................................................. 12

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 Kindle Fire tablet 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 16GB or 32GB 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:
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•1 Wi-Drive (16GB or 32GB)
•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)
•Tablet(s) running Android v2.2 or newer
•Internet access to install the Wi-Drive application (from the Amazon Appstore)
Supported File Types*:
TXT, PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, MP3, MIDI, OGG, WAV, MP4
*Wi-Drive can store files of any type. The supported file types are what the Wi-Drive application can open without a 3rd party app.

Install the Wi-Drive Application
To configure Wi-Drive, you must first install the Wi-Drive App (on your tablet) from the on-line Amazon Appstore
(Internet access required). The Wi-Drive App is free and allows you to customize the wireless network settings
and access your Wi-Drive’s content you’ve uploaded to Wi-Drive. To install the App, please follow these steps:
1. Open the Amazon Appstore on your tablet and search for “wi-drive.” See examples below.
2. Locate and select the Wi-Drive App by Kingston Technology and tap the ‘FREE’ button link.
3. After selecting ‘FREE’, the button will turn green and change to ‘Get App.’ Select this button to install the
Wi-Drive application to your Kindle Fire tablet.
Once the App has been installed, you may exit the Amazon Appstore and proceed to the next section of this
manual.
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Amazon’s Kindle Fire Tablet with Wi-Drive Installed
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Getting to Know Wi-Drive
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.
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
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 app. (Note: DRM content NOT supported.)
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 Kindle Fire tablet 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 Kindle Fire tablet, 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 tablet, you are establishing a dedicated link to Wi-Drive over that wireless signal. Once you connect to
Wi-Drive, you will substitute your tablet’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 Kindle Fire tablet
by following these steps:
1. Open the Wi-Drive App on your Kindle Fire tablet (found in the carousel after installing the app.)
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(s) you want to open or stream, simply tap the file name in the list.
*Wi-Drive can store files of any type. However, Wi-Drive does NOT support DRM content and will only stream file types supported by the app.
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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 carousel section of your Kindle Fire tablet.
2. Select the Device Name link, i.e. Wi-Drive (192.168.200.254).
3. Open the Wi-Drive Settings by selecting the App menu found at the bottom of
the screen on your Kindle Fire. (See image to the right.)
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
Kindle Fire tablet. 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 Kindle Fire tablet; 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 tablet, 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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