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Emtec Power connect User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    USER GUIDE WEB INTERFACE...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Charge your Power Connect ......................4 2.2. Charge your smartphone battery with Power Connect .............. 4 2.3. Connect your Power Connect to your computer (no Internet connection required) ....5 2.4. Access to the Web interface......................5 Main interface ..........................5 3.1.
  • Page 3 Protect the device against electromagnetic sources. Back up your files. Ensure that you retain the original files you have downloaded to your device. EMTEC is not responsible for any loss of data if the product becomes damaged or not readable / legible.

  • Page 4: Overview

    Wi-Fi function works when the battery is charging. Just turn on the Power Connect before you start charging. 2.2. Charge your smartphone battery with Power Connect Connect your smartphone to Power Connect USB port with your USB cable and turn on your Power Connect. Note:...

  • Page 5: Connect Your Power Connect To Your Computer (No Internet Connection Required)

    2.3. Connect your Power Connect to your computer (no Internet connection required) 1. Turn-on your Power Connect. Once the Wi-Fi blue LED stops flashing, the Wi-Fi function is ready. 2. Go to Wi-Fi settings on your computer and activate your Wi-Fi connection. Then choose the name of your Power Connect in the network list.

  • Page 6: Play Movie / Video

    Photos Gallery: Allows you to see all the photos available on your Power Connect. Music Gallery: Allows you to see all the music available on your Power Connect. Documents Gallery: Allows you to see all the documents available on your Power Connect.

  • Page 7: View Pictures

    3.3. View pictures To watch pictures, you can go in the “Photos” gallery or in Explorer. Click on the photo you want to display. Go back to the photos list. Go to previous/next photo.

  • Page 8: Listen To Music

    3.4. Listen to music To listen to music, you can go in the “Music” gallery or in Explorer. Click on the music file you want to play. Play Pause Volume...

  • Page 9: View Documents

    3.5. View documents To see a document, you can go in the “Documents” gallery or in Explorer. Just click on the file you want to access and it will open or download. 3.6. Explorer functions 3.6.1. Download/upload files From the homepage, select "Explorer."...
  • Page 10 Upload files from your computer to your Power Connect Go back to previous screen To upload files from your computer to your Power Connect: 1. Select the folder where you want to upload the files 2. Click on the icon...

  • Page 11: Copy/Paste/Rename/Delete Files

    4. The transfer status will show you when the files have been successfully uploaded. 3.6.2. Copy/Paste/Rename/Delete files Click on the icon on a folder or a file and choose the action you want to do.
  • Page 12 Copy the selected folder/file Cut the selected folder/file Rename the selected folder/file Delate the selected folder/file...

  • Page 13: Settings

    4. Settings Access the settings of the Power Connect by clicking on System icon on homepage. Available settings depend on connection status. When you are connected in Guest mode to your Power Connect, only a few settings are available. Settings page when connected...

  • Page 14: Information

    4.1. Information This section provides detailed information regarding the Power Connect and the storage. Device information Storage information Indicates available capacity on your Power Connect.

  • Page 15: User Manager

    4.2. User manager In addition to the connection password to access your Power Connect, you can define an “Admin” and a “Guest” modes, with dedicate passwords for each. So your friends or coworkers can access your Power Connect with limited access to your settings and data (photos/videos/music/documents) via Guest mode.

  • Page 16: Network Settings

    4.3.1. Host Name You can change the host name of the Power Connect. Host name will be used to access your Power Connect via web browser (host name or IP address can be used to access your Power Connect via web browser).

  • Page 17: Wi-Fi & Lan

    Choose the new name and save. Enter http://emtec (or replace emtec by the new host name you save) in the address bar of your web browser to access your Power Connect via the web browser. 4.3.2. Wi-Fi & LAN The settings in Wi-Fi & LAN section can be modified based on your needs. See the screenshot below for the available options.
  • Page 18 Mode: The default setting is 11b/g/n. You can manually set the modes to 11Mbps (802.11b), 54MBPS (802.11g), and 150Mbps (802.11n) by selecting in the list. Save your change before exiting.
  • Page 19 Password: Change the password. Save your change before exiting. IP Adress: The default IP address is set to 10.10.10.254. You can change it. Save your change before exiting.
  • Page 20 Subnet mask: The default subnet mask is set to 255.255.255.0. You can change it. Save your change before exiting. Region: Choose your region among the list.
  • Page 21 Channel: Change the number of channels on your Power Connect. Save your change before exiting. Auto mode is recommended. Security: Change the security mode and the password of the Wi-Fi connection of your Power Connect. Save your change before exiting.

  • Page 22: Dhcp Server

    Save your changes before exiting. 4.3.4. Internet There are two available Internet Access options: Wireless Access, connecting the Power Connect to another wireless device to have the internet access. Wired Access, connecting an Ethernet cable into the Power Connect Ethernet port.
  • Page 23 Wireless access: Select “Wireless access” in Internet access mode and “Save”. Then you can choose the Wi-Fi connection in the network list. Enter the Wi-Fi password if needed (Password is requested for secured connection). You can modify the wireless access to Internet clicking on “Manual”. See the screenshot below.
  • Page 24 Wired access: Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port of your Power Connect. Select “Wired access” in Internet access mode and “Save”. You are connected. By selecting the Wired Access option, the Dynamic IP is selected as the default setting. You can...

  • Page 25: Services Settings

    4.4. Services settings 4.4.1. Samba To enable Samba click on “ON”. This service enables you to map your Power Connect as a network drive and to access the files stored on your Power Connect via your computer explorer. 4.4.1. UPNP (Media server) To enable UPNP click on “ON”.

  • Page 26: System Settings

    4.5. System settings 4.5.1. Time settings Click on the drop-down list and select the region you are located and switch-on the “Automatically synchronize with an Internet Time Server”. This will automatically update the time when the Power Connect is connected to the internet.
  • Page 27 The “Time Sync Frequency” can be set to everyday, every 2 days, every 3 days, up to every 7 days. Save your changes before exiting.

  • Page 28: Firmware Upgrade

    4.5.2. Firmware upgrade Web Upgrade: The device firmware can be upgraded by following the simple steps below. 1. Download and save the latest firmware version on your computer. 2. Click on “Browse”, search and locate the firmware file on your computer and then click on the “Open”...

  • Page 29: Reset Settings

    4.5.3. Reset settings This function will reset all your customized settings or whatever changes you made back to its original settings. The Power Connect will automatically reboot once the restoring to the factory default settings have been completed. 4.6. Wizard settings This wizard will guide you through the step-by-step process on configuring the Power Connect as seen on the screenshots below.

  • Page 30: Step 1: Internet Settings

    4.6.1. Step 1: Internet settings There are two available Internet Access options: Wireless Access, connecting the Power Connect to another wireless device to have the internet access. Wired Access, connecting an Ethernet cable into the Power Connect Ethernet port. Wireless access: Select “Wireless access”...
  • Page 31 Wired access: Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port of your Power Connect. Select “Wired access” in Internet access mode and “Save”. You are connected. By selecting the Wired Access option, the Dynamic IP is selected as the default setting. You can...

  • Page 32: Step 2: User Setting

    4.6.2. Step 2: User setting The next step is to change the admin default password. Click on the “Next” button once the password has been modified. You can click on the “Skip” button to keep the default password. The system will start rebooting. This process will take approximately 2 minutes as seen on the image below.

  • Page 33: Log Out

    5. Log out To log out, click on the icon...

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