Gauntlet Connect App for Phone, Tablet, and Kindle Fire Device Data Transferring (available online at respective app stores) • Internet Explorer® 6 or higher, Firefox® 4 or higher, Chrome®, or Safari® 4 or higher • 2.5” HDD or SSD drive, NTFS formatted, maximum height 9.5mm, For Gauntlet Node enclosure...
LED STATUS LIGHTS Charging LED No light: When not charging. Red: Charging via using power adapter. Green: Device is fully charged. Wi-Fi LED Blue: Wi-Fi is ON. Flashing Blue: Wirelessly transferring data. Drive Activity LED No light: Drive is in sleep mode / not installed / not active. White/ Flashing White: When the drive is powered on and the Hard Drive or SSD Drive is active.
To Connect to Computer (PC, Mac, notebook): 1) Power “ON” the Gauntlet unit. 2) Wi-Fi Connection: Connect with the computer Wi-Fi to the SSID: Gauntlet Node 2) USB Connection: Connect the included USB cable to the computer’s USB port. A USB 3.0 port will provide the fastest file transfer speed.
TO UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD FILES You can copy, move, delete, upload, and download your files, documents and media between the Gauntlet Drive and other devices such as a PC, Mac, notebook, netbook, most smartphones, most tablets, and the Kindle Fire. For PC, Mac, Notebook, Netbook: If the Gauntlet Drive is connected to your Mac, PC, notebook or netbook you can move and copy files within “Windows Explorer”...
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iPhone/iPod • Files that have been Uploaded to the Gauntlet Drive are located in the “Wi-Fi Drive” tab on your device. (only DRM free movies and photos are uploadable). B. Downloading photo/video files to iphone or ipad • Select the “Download” tab > press + > select desired file(s) > Press Download button. iPad...
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iPad • Files that have been downloaded to your iOS based phone or tablet are located in the “Photo Gallery” folder on your phone or tablet. (only DRM free movies and pictures are downloadable). 2) Using Android Phone / Tablet / Kindle Fire A.
MANAGE FILES AND FOLDERS; CREATE PLAYLISTS To add, delete, move, or copy files and folders, press “Edit” button and select the action you desire. Press “Paste” button to complete copy and move. “Gauntlet Connect” app Icon Descriptions: These icons appear in the app home screen: •...
PLAYING MUSIC, VIEWING MOVIES OR PICTURES 1) Select the song / movie / or picture by tapping the file name in “Wi-Fi Drive” or “Local Files” tabs. The file will automatically start to play. 2) Press these buttons to control file playback. PLAY PLAY NEXT PAUSE...
MANAGE THE GAUNTLET DRIVE UNIT The ‘Settings’ tab at the bottom of the app main home page contains many network, system, and other general settings to manage the drive. Android app settings are in “Menu”. How to use each of them follows. HOME page Android iPad...
‘About’ Button: Click on this button to display the “Gauntlet Connect” App version number. UPLOAD PHOTO QUALITY Tap this box to change the photo upload quality from your tablet or phone to the Gauntlet Unit. Select the quality level preferred, and the photo will be uploaded with a higher or lower resolution than the original photo file.
SLIDESHOW Slideshow Time: Tap this box to set the transition time between photos as they are displayed. You can choose between 3 to 30 second intervals. Slideshow Type: Tap this box to change the visual effect mode for each photo as it transitions in the slideshow.
SETTINGS Status: Tap this box to view the current status information of the following items: Host name (Windows network system name) Workgroup (Windows network workgroup name) Gauntlet Drive firmware version Your device current Date and Time Android iPad...
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iPhone/iPod Disk Allocation: Tap this window to display the Gauntlet Drive storage information -- total drive storage, available unused storage, and the percentage of total storage used. Note: The drive name cannot be changed. Also, if a partition is created on the Gauntlet Drive, its name cannot be changed from the default system name.
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System: Tap this box to view or change the Host name and Workgroup name used in Windows computer networks. The default host name is set to: “GauntletNode” and the default Workgroup is set to: “WORKGROUP”. This is used if you wish to connect the Gauntlet drive to your home computer network. This is not required to transfer files which can be done by simply plugging in the included USB 3.0/2.0 cable.
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Network: Tap on this box to view or change the wireless SSID or the Samba (SMB) account settings. Wireless SSID: The SSID is the name you choose to identify the Gauntlet drive unit to select when connecting to smartphone, tablet, wireless computers, and other supported wireless devices.
TO ACCESS YOUR DATA WIRELESSLY ON A WINDOWS SYSTEM: Connect your Windows computer Wi-Fi to the Gauntlet drive SSID. Next on the Windows computer, click on the “Start Menu” button > in the ‘search’ window type in \\10.10.10.254 and press ‘enter’ on the keyboard. It will prompt you to enter the Samba Username and Password.
iPhone/iPod Wi-Fi: Tap this box to connect your Gauntlet unit to your home or work wireless internet. This will enable you to have access to the Internet and the Gauntlet unit at the same time. It is called Internet Pass-Thru. Any devices connecting wirelessly to the Gauntlet Drive will also all be able to access the internet thru the Gauntlet drive once connected to your home or public wireless network.
FORMATTING THE DRIVE For Gauntlet Node Enclosure or if you must reformat your drive, you must use NTFS only. Operating System Filing System Action Windows NTFS None, Enjoy! Windows Format to NTFS Windows/Mac Uninitialized new Initialize / drive Format to NTFS...
TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR DEVICE Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Q: Can the device be connected via USB and Wi-Fi at the same time? A: No, this device can be accessed via USB or Wireless but not both at the same time. This is a failsafe feature built in to the device to prevent from overheating or power fluctuations.