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CM1-Mini Wi Drive
Setup Guide • Ver 0.1

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  • Page 1 CM1-Mini Wi Drive Setup Guide • Ver 0.1...
  • Page 3 Please read the following safety information prior to using CM1. • • Only qualified personnel should service Do not drop or knock CM1. Rough han- CM1. Faulty installation or service may dling can damage the electronics board invalidate any warranty applicable to and hard drive in CM1.

  • Page 4: Included Items

    Thank you for purchasing Sabio’s CM1 Mini WiDrive. Included items: • USB Cable : This is a “Y” cable to allow you to connect the CM1 directly to your computer, with- out the need of any additional devices. • System CD: Install on a PC to discover the IP address of the CM1 on the network.
  • Page 5 Introduction to the CM1...
  • Page 6 1. Use the provided power adapter and Ethernet cable and connect to the unit and a router (figure - 01). figure-01...
  • Page 7 As the unit comes online you will notice the top two indicators flashing, and occasionally the bottom indicator as well. The CM1 is ready to use when all the indicators are green, with the LAN indicator flickering occasionally.
  • Page 8 CMQ on an Apple MAC computer. A discus- CM1’s connected to the local area network sion of how to locate the CM1 using a MAC is (LAN) and display them in the small box on the included in the user’s manual.
  • Page 9 figure-03 figure-04...
  • Page 10 “admin” (without the quotes) and then click on the “Login” button. figure-05 The buttons on the bottom half of the CM1 Util- ity page will then become active. Click on the “Web Page” button. Click on the “System Setting” icon...
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  • Page 12 “ON” (figure-08) Your CM1 is now ready to accept files and be used as a wired network attached storage device (NAS). Now that the CM1’s disk is prepared, you can move on to configuration of...
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  • Page 14 (figure-10) You will need to run the CM1 Discovery utility again to find the CM1 on the network, and log into the CM1 as previously explained. Click on the “System Setting” icon . The screen (figure-11) showing the system status is displayed first.
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  • Page 16 Click on the “Client Scan Mode” photo below cannot get the numbers to be close to 100, the wording. The screen in will ap you may want to use the CM1 in a wired figure-12 pear. configuration to ensure optimal perfor- mance.
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  • Page 19 “Apply” in the “Step 2” section of the page. The SSID will appear in the top most slot. Select/ Enter the appropriate security settings to allow the CM1 to join the wireless network (figure-14) figure-14...
  • Page 20 Click “Apply” down at the bottom and you will see a warning dialog appear (figure-15) Once the setting is applied, the CM1 will re boot. Once the WiFi light stops flashing red and green, and turns all green, you can then...
  • Page 21 The following screen should appear . These three folders can be mapped to your (figure-17) computer. figure-17...
  • Page 22 On a Windows PC, launch the CM1 utility. After you log in to the CM1, click on the Web Folder button, and the following screen will appear (figure-18) figure-18...
  • Page 23 Right clicking on any of the folders will allow you to map the drive as a local drive, (figure- . After the drive is mapped, you can use these folders as you would a local drive direct- ly connected to the your computer. figure-19...
  • Page 24 On a Mac computer, in Finder use the “Command K” key combination to connect to the CM1, and enter the IP address of the CM1 or the product name “CM1” (figure-20) figure-20...
  • Page 25 This will ask you for a Name and password as a registered user. Enter “admin” and “ad- min” as your name and password (figure-21) figure-21...
  • Page 26 Now the CM1 will appear in Finder as a network connected drive. Use the Home folder for: Use of the Home folder is optional, but can be used to store personal documents you do not wish others to see. Use the Public folder for: Use of the Public folder is optional, but can be used to store files you want everyone to have unrestricted access to.
  • Page 27 Setting the iTunes server Make sure the iTunes server is on in the status screen (figure-22) figure-22...
  • Page 28 Click on the iTunes button from the home screen, and make sure the default setting of “my Music” is selected (figure-23) figure-23...
  • Page 29 This will allow computers on your network to see the CM1 as a music server, and music files on the CM1 will be available through iTunes. (figure-24) NOTE: The music files must reside on the CM1 under the Share/Musicfolder in...

  • Page 30: Personal Cloud

    Personal Cloud Setting up the CM1 to allow for functionality We will show you one as an example to show as a Personal Cloud storage device. There you how it works. Others are similar and offer are two elements to gaining access to your similar services.
  • Page 31 Click on the “Sign In” button in the upper right hand portion of the web page. A drop down box will appear and ask for your login informa- tion (user name and password). Enter them in, if you have already registered, but if you haven’t, you will need to click on the option below and “Create an account”...
  • Page 32 You will then see the screen that will allow you to register for their DDNS services. You can use anything as a user name, but it should be something you will remember, as you will be using this once in a while. The other items are self-explanatory. Click on the “Create Account” button (figure-26)
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  • Page 34 The next screen is an advisory screen telling you that they will be sending a confirmation Email to the address that you gave them during the registration. Make sure you follow the instructions in the Email carefully, as this will verify your account. Once you have completed the confirmation Email go back to their site and sign in.
  • Page 35 figure-27...
  • Page 36 (figure-28) name you are going to create. This is the name that you will use to access your CM1 and its contents while you are out on the Internet, such as when you are traveling. The first item is the Hostname.
  • Page 37 figure-28...
  • Page 38 The next step is to select the last two segments of the name you will be using. The free service that DynDNS.com offers allows you to select from a dozen or more possibilities. For the example we are using, we have selected “dyndns.info” (figure-29) You then will need to select the service type.
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  • Page 40 Once that is done, you will need to type in the IP address where your CM1 can be located. This is NOT the IP address of the CM1 itself, as this is most often a private IP address. This is the address of your cable modem or DSL modem.
  • Page 41 figure-30...
  • Page 42 The next item on the page has to do with Mail Routing, and you will want to leave this unchecked. The next part of the setup for your new hostname is basically telling the folks at DynDNS.com what you intend to use the new hostname for. You do not have to volunteer this information, but it may help them improve their services.
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  • Page 45 The next screen shows you the new hostname you are about to activate. Please click on the “Activate Services” button to continue (figure-33) figure-33...
  • Page 46 You will then see the next screen showing your new hostname that you can utilize to access your CM1, from your PC, tablet, or web enabled phone, wherever you are on the Internet (figure-34) Now, even if the address of your home network changes, which can be the case with many Inter- net Service Providers, the name you have created, along with the services, will compensate for the changes, if and when they occur.
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  • Page 48 If your router is UPnP enabled, then the configuration of the router for port forwarding will take place automatically. This will allow your router to provide access to the CM1 from the Internet. If you do not know whether you have Universal Plug and Play features on your router, please check the manufacturer’s web site.
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  • Page 50 You are almost done, one last setting. Log back into the CM1. Please click on the “Account Set- ting” button on the left side of the page. When you arrive at the “Account Settings” page, click on the “DDNS” tab in the upper right sec-...
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  • Page 52 You will then see the “DDNS Settings” page. Please fill in the information from the DynDNS.com site that you created, including the hostname, login information, and the port number you wish to use. In most cases, the default port of 80 is used (figure-37) figure-37...
  • Page 53 Then click on “Save”. Please reboot the CM1 using the reboot option on the “Maintenance” page. This completes the setup for your per- sonal cloud – enjoy. Please refer to our web site for some examples on how to use your CM1.