Toshiba PFW008U-1ABW User manual

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FlashAir™ Configuration Software
User’s Manual
(Windows)
Revision 2
For the (MAC) User's Manual click here

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FlashAir™ Configuration Software (“Software”)
Support OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP SP3/ Windows Vista® SP2 / Windows® 7 (32bit/64bit)
Software Installation
1. Required Operating Systems: Windows® XP / Windows Vista® / Windows® 7
2. Required SD Interface Devices: SD slot on personal computers (“PC”) / USB SD reader
Please ensure your SD Interface Device is compatible with the SDHC interface.
3. Insert FlashAir™(“Product”) into SD slot, and go to the Product’s directory.
4. Double-click “FlashAir.exe”, and installer is launched.
Note: The latest FlashAir configuration software can be downloaded from the website below. Please
check the website and use the latest version available.
URL: http://www.toshiba.co.jp/p-media/wwsite/flashair.htm

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5. Choose the appropriate language and Click “Next >”.

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6.After preparation is finished, the screen below will be displayed. Click “Next >”.
7. Choose Destination location for installing Software and click “Next >”.
In this manual, the destination location is not changed.

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8. Click “Install”.
9.After installation is completed, the screen below is displayed. Click “Finish” to complete installation.

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10.After the installation is completed, a “FlashAirTool” icon will appear on the desktop of the PC.
This completes the Software installation.

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Operation Procedure
Insert the Product into the SD slot and double-click the “FlashAirTool” icon on the desktop of the PC.
After the Software starts up, the window below (“Main Window”) is displayed.
1. Drive
Select the drive in which the Product has been inserted from the pull-down menu before using the
Software.
2. Home Button
When this button is clicked, the Software returns to the Main Window.
2. Home Button
3. Card Setting
4. Wireless LAN Startup screen
5. Format the Card
6. Software Update
7. Online manual
1. Drive

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3. Card Setting
When the “Card Setting”button is clicked, the screen below is displayed.
(1) Start mode Setting
FlashAir Setting: Start automatically at boot
This mode is set as the default setting.
The wireless LAN functionality of the Product will run automatically when the device which contains
the Product is turned on. "SSID" and "Password" setup on this window will be used for the FlashAir
Wireless LAN connection.
FlashAir Setting: Start with the control image
(1) Start mode Setting
(2) Wireless LAN Setting
(3) Card Setting

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If this mode is selected, the wireless LAN functionality will not run automatically even if the device
which contains the Product is turned on.
The on-off operation for the wireless LAN functionality can be controlled by changing the status of
the JPEG file “FA000001.JPG”which is pre-written in the Product.
How to control the on-off operation with the digital still camera as an example:
The operation method varies by device. Please review your device manual.
Push “Play”button on the digital still camera and display the image below (FA000001.JPG).
Push the "Menu" button and select "Protect".
When the image above is unprotected, the wireless LAN
functionality is turned on.
To turn off the wireless LAN functionality, push “Menu”
button and select “Protect”again.
When the digital still camera is turned off, the wireless LAN
functionality is also turned off. After this, the wireless LAN
functionality will not be turned on automatically when the digital still camera is turned on. In this case,
please play the image above again, select “Protect”from the menu, and unprotect the image again to
turn on the wireless LAN functionality.
(2) Wireless LAN Setting
SSID
This is the input field for the SSID. The SSID is the network name that identifies a device for wireless
LAN communications. Please enter up to 32 alphanumeric characters in the field.
Password
This is the input field for the security key. The security key should have 8 to 63 alphanumeric characters.
Encryption mode is WPA2. If the field is blank, the Product is lax on security. Users should take
appropriate security measures to prevent from hacking or stealing data transmitted wirelessly by third
parties. Do not use easy-to-guess passwords and please select a strong password.
Toshiba recommends you to make a note of your SSID and security key.
(3) Card Setting
If there is no connection from a device (e.g. Smartphone) within a predetermined amount of time
(which is set with this setting), the wireless LAN functionality will be automatically turned off. This
results in the Product working as a normal SDHC memory card only.
In addition, after a predetermined amount of time has passed after disconnection from a device, the

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wireless LAN functionality will be automatically turned off. This results in the Product working as a
normal SDHC memory card only.
Please click “Apply”to save the Card Setting.