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- Page 1 WI-FI DOCKING STATION USB 3.0 Single Bay for 2.5"/3.5" SATA III Hard Disk User Manual HXDDWIFI www.hamletcom.com...
- Page 2 Dear Customer, Thanks for choosing a Hamlet product. Please carefully follow the instructions for its use and maintenance and, once this item has run its life span, we kindly ask You to dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way, by putting it in the separate bins for electrical/electronic waste, or to bring it back to your retailer who will collect it for free.
- Page 3 Description Hamlet Wi-Fi Docking Station offers a quick and easy way to access and share files stored in a 2.5" or 3.5" SATA hard disk over the Wi-Fi network from a Smartphone, Tablet PC, Computer or any other wireless device. The free App for iOS and Android is available from App Store and Google Play.
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Page 4: Product Overview
Product overview Hard Disk slot Antenna Reset button LED indicators On/Off power button USB 3.0 port Power input WAN/LAN port 2.1 LED description Color Description READ/WRITE Blue HDD activity Green Device powered ON White LAN connection WLAN Wi-Fi activity... - Page 5 Please refer to your operating system manual for the correct formatting procedure. Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a Hamlet drive is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances will Hamlet be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data.
- Page 6 Operation modes of Wi-Fi Docking Station Hamlet Wi-Fi Docking Station can be used in different ways depending on the user needs. The different operation modes of the device are shown below. 3.1 USB Hard Drive The docking station is connected directly to the computer via the USB cable and the hard disk is used as a standard external drive.
- Page 7 3.3 Access Point The docking station is connected to an ADSL modem/router with a LAN cable and works as a wireless access point to the Internet. The hard disk installed in the docking station is available via Wi-Fi. 3.4 Wireless Repeater The docking station is connected to an existing Wi-Fi network to extend the coverage area of the wireless signal.
- Page 8 3.5 Network drive (NAS) The docking station is connected to an ADSL modem/router with a network cable and works as a network drive (NAS) and as an access point. The disc inserted in the docking station is available as a network drive via LAN and as wireless hard disk through Wi-Fi.
- Page 9 Turn on the docking station pressing the power button. Please wait at least 40 seconds for the Wi-Fi signal to be ready. Open the wireless utility of your operating system and connect to “Hamlet-WiFiDisk-XXXX” wireless network. When requested, input the Wi-Fi key. The default password is “az48486y”.
- Page 10 4.3 Access Point mode (Internet/Hotel connection) The Access Point mode allows you to use Wi-Fi Docking Station as access point to the Internet for devices connected to its Wi-Fi network. To provide the Internet connection to the devices, the docking station must be connected via a network cable to an ADSL modem or a local area network with Internet access.
- Page 11 Turn on the docking station pressing the power button and wait at least 40 seconds for the Wi-Fi signal to be ready. Connect to “Hamlet-WiFiDisk-XXXX” wireless network and input the Wi- Fi key when requested (default password is “az48486y”). Open the web browser, type in http://192.168.169.1 in the address bar and press Enter.
- Page 12 Press the Search all APs button to view the available Wi-Fi networks. Select the network you want to connect the docking station, if the network is secured enter the Wi-Fi password, and press the Apply button to save the configuration. 10.
- Page 13 Turn on the docking station pressing the power button and wait at least 40 seconds for the Wi-Fi signal to be ready. Connect to “Hamlet-WiFiDisk-XXXX” wireless network and input the Wi- Fi key when requested (default password is “az48486y”). Open the web browser, type in http://192.168.169.1 in the address bar and press Enter.
- Page 14 Look at the “DHCP Info” table and take note of the IP address of your Router next to “Default Gateway” item. 10. Click on the Advanced icon and change the IP address of the docking station with a new IP address in the same range of the Router (Default Gateway) in the “LAN port IP address setting”...
- Page 15 13. Click on Router Settings > LAN to Router and select AP Mode to view the following page. 14. Now press the Get Gateway MAC button to automatically get the MAC address of the Router. 15. Once the IP address of the router is detected, press the Change to AP mode button to save the configuration and restart the device.
- Page 16 Data access modes The data stored on the HDD installed in the docking station can be accessed in various ways as shown in the following sections. 5.1 Data access using browser You can access data on the HDD installed in the docking station using a common web browser as described below.
- Page 17 5.2 Data access using Android App The “ES File Explorer” app gives you access to the docking station as a wireless network drive from Android devices. To download the app, access to Google Play Store from your Android device and search for "ES File Explorer". Alternatively, you can scan the QR code shown below to go directly to the download page.
- Page 18 5.3 Data access using iOS App The “File Explorer Free” app gives you access to the docking station as a wireless network drive from iOS devices (iPhone/iPad). To download the app, access to the App Store from your iOS device and search for "File Explorer Free".
- Page 19 5.4 Data access using SMB The configuration access via the SMB (Samba) protocol allows you to use the hard disk installed in the docking station as a network drive (NAS) from computers connected via LAN or Wi-Fi. Connecting using Windows In Windows Explorer, click Map Network Drive.
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Page 20: Firmware Upgrade
Firmware upgrade You can update the firmware of Wi-Fi Docking Station through the web interface. Connect to the Wi-Fi network of the docking station. Open your web browser, type http://192.168.169.1 in the address bar and press Enter to access the web interface. When the login window appears, enter the user name (admin) and password (admin) and press OK.