WiDrive DX-325 User manual

WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide
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User’s Manual
Wireless 802.11n Multi-functional Storage Router
DX-325
Version 4.0

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Table of Contents
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1Understand 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
Reset 3
2Setup Your WiDRIVE 5
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AP Mode Setup 6
Client Scan Mode Setup 7
USB Mode Setup
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3 WiDRIVE y 12
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4 WiDRIVE Web Control 14
Login 14
Overview of WiDRIVE Web Control 14
Web Folder 15
BitTorrent 19
iTunes Server 21
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5 WiDRIVE Applica ons 31
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6 Specifica n 33
7Regulatory Informa n34
FCC Compliance
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Your WiDRIVE
Cloud Setup
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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
connects 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.
Copyright © 2012 EDSLAB Technologies Inc. All rights reserved.
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
WiDRIVE.

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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
Power on Green
Flashing between orange and green
System ready Green
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
to power on your WiDRIVE.
Shutdown Your WiDRIVE
Normal shutdown
You can click Shutdown Maintenance page in web control or shortly press the Power
to normal shutdown your WiDRIVE.
Force shutdown
to force shutdown your WiDRIVE.
Reset Your WiDRIVE
Reset from device
You can to normal
reset your WiDRIVE.
Press to
reset

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Mode Selecon
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).
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”.
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CLIENT SCAN
AP
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ii. Le-click “View Wireless Networks“ buon.
iii. Select “WiDRIVE“ to connect.
5. Now you can open the web browser with WiDRIVE IP address (default: hp://192.168.2.1). See
“WiDRIVE Web Control” on page 1ϰ for operaon guide.
Note!
See “WiDRIVE AP Mode Seng” on page 2ϱ to congure AP mode.
Client Scan Mode Setup
In Client Scan mode, your device connects to WiDRIVE with an ethernet cable. Your WiDRIVE performs
as a wireless adapter:
1. Slide the mode switch to Client Scan mode.
2. Connect your device to WiDRIVE with an ethernet cable.
3. Connect the power cable to your WiDRIVE and power on your WiDRIVE.
4. Open web browser with WiDRIVE IP address (default: hp://192.168.2.1). See “WiDRIVE Web
Control” on page 1ϰ for operaon guide.
Note!
See “WiDRIVE Client Scan Mode Seng” on page 2ϳ to congure Client Scan mode.
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2
3
4
CLIENT SCAN
AP
Internet

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USB Mode Setup
Connect your device to WiDRIVE with an USB cable, your WiDRIVE automacally switches to USB
mode and performs as an external mass storage device.
Note!
The network funcon switches o automacally once the USB cable connects to your WiDRIVE.
Noce!
Shutdown your WiDRIVE before switching to USB mode.
Noce!
Run Safely Remove Hardware process before you unplug WiDRIVE from computer to ensure the data
completeness.
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CLIENT SCAN
AP

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Cloud Setup
1. Before Start
i. Please Check if your WiDRIVE is On
ii.Please Check if you have connect WiDRIVE to Internet.
2. Cloud Name
i. WiDRIVE default cloud name is wireless MAC address.
ii. Users can change cloud name when login WiDRIVE.
iii. Users can find out wireless MAC address by:
Web Interface,
Underneath WiDRIVE, Or, on the Retail Box.
Make your WiDRIVE DX-325 become your own cloud within few steps, then you can access to
your WiDRIVE DX-325 even if your DX-325 is not with you.
Note!
Cloud service only offer to device with FW version 3.0.3.0 or above.

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3. Cloud Main Page
i. Please go to the website of our cloud service: www.widrivecloud.com
find and redirect to your WiDRIVE DX-325.
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4. Change Cloud Name
Enter the new cloud name and it will auto update to the server once you have login.
i. Go to wbepage of WiDRIVE DX-325.
It can be any characters except space.
5. Successful connect
Now you are able to access your WiDRIVE DX-325 anywhere.
NOTE!
FOR SECURITY CONCERN REMEMBER TO CHANGE YOUR ACCOUNT PASSWORD
BEFORE YOU USING THE CLOUD SERVICE.
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3 WiDRIVE Utility
The WiDRIVE Ulity is a convenient Windows applicaon to quickly search, connect, and control
your WiDRIVE.
Note!
The WiDRIVE Ulity only works in Windows operaon system with .Net Framework 2.0 support.
Searched Device Box
The searched devices
are listed here.
Login
Click to login
the WiDRIVE
you selected in
Searched Device
Box.
Search WiDRIVE
Click to search the
WiDRIVE in your
network.
Current Wireless Signal
Connecon
Shows the network
connecon status
of your PC when
searching WiDRIVE.
Current WiDRIVE Connecon
Shows the SSID and IP
address of the WiDRIVE
connected.
Logout
Logout your WiDRIVE.
Note!
The connecon does not
terminated aer you click on
Logout buon.
Operaon Buons
Click to access the WiDRIVE
web page, Web Folder, and
connecon sengs.

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Install your WiDRIVE Ulity
To search and operate your WiDRIVE through Ulity
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4 WiDRIVE Web Control
Login
Enter your account and password to login WiDRIVE Web Control.
Overview of WiDRIVE Web Control
Icon
Web Folder Web Folder is an ideal data center of your
network.
WiDRIVE, and manage them (move, delete,
rename, etc.) in Web Folder.
iTunes Server In iTunes Server
BT Client You can upload the torrent seed, and performs
PC-less BitTorrent download in BitTorrent.
System Set- System
.
Note!
Default account and password
Account: Admin
Logout Logout WiDRIVE.

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Operaon Display
Displays the le menu in the locaon you
are navigang, and the message of your le
management acons.
Folder Operaon Bar
You can operate le selecon, copy,
move, delete on this bar. You can also
go to any allowed le locaon by typing
address directly.
Links
List down the links to default
categorized folders
Web Folder
Enter the Web Folder The navigaon menu is divided into three main secons.
Working with Folders and Files
View accessable parons
Once you enter the Web Folder you are located in “WiDRIVE Disk“. The accessable parons of the
disk installed in your WiDRIVE are displayed.
Noce!
Only the rst two parons are accessible from WiDRIVE webpage.

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Create Folder
1. Navigate to the path in which you want to create a new folder.
2. Click on New Folder icon
2. Click the Upload File icon