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WiDrive DX-325 User Manual

Wireless 802.11n multi-functional storage router
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DX-325
Wireless 802.11n Multi-functional Storage Router
WiDRIVE DX-325 User's Guide
Copyright © 2012 EDSLAB Tech. Inc.
Version 4.0

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  • Page 1 User’s Manual DX-325 Wireless 802.11n Multi-functional Storage Router WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide Copyright © 2012 EDSLAB Tech. Inc. Version 4.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 Understand Your WiDRIVE Overview of Your WiDRIVE DX-325 Package Content The LED Status Indicators Understand the LED indicators Power on Your WiDRIVE Shutdown Your WiDRIVE Reset Your WiDRIVE 2 Setup Your WiDRIVE AP Mode Setup Client Scan Mode Setup...
  • Page 3 Copyright © 2012 EDSLAB Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. Disclaimer Any loss, corruption or destruction 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 restoration of this data.
  • Page 4 Sparks can cause an explosion or fire resulting 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 heating devices such as microwave oven, stove, or radiator.

  • Page 5: Understand Your Widrive

    Understand Your WiDRIVE Overview of Your WiDRIVE DX-325 • Power button • Antenna • LED status indicators • WAN port • DC power input • Mini USB port • Reset • AP /Client Scan mode switch WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide...

  • Page 6: Package Content

    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 Utility CD with Manual 5V 2A power adapter Ethernet cable (40cm) Mini USB to USB cable (40cm) The LED Status Indicators •...

  • Page 7: Understand The Led Indicators

    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.

  • Page 8: Mode Selection

    Mode Selection 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.

  • Page 9: Setup Your Widrive

    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 until you hear a click. WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide Copyright © 2012 EDSLAB Tech. Inc.

  • Page 10: Ap Mode Setup

    AP Mode Setup In AP mode, your WiDRIVE connects to and shares the internet. Your devices connects to WiDRIVE wirelessly: Internet/modem/DSL CLIENT SCAN 1. Slide the mode switch to AP mode. 2. Connect your WiDRIVE with internet/DSL/modem with an ethernet cable.

  • Page 11: Client Scan Mode Setup

    Client Scan Mode Setup Internet CLIENT SCAN 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.

  • Page 12: Usb Mode Setup

    USB Mode Setup Connect your device to WiDRIVE with an USB cable, your WiDRIVE automatically switches to USB mode and performs as an external mass storage device. CLIENT SCAN Note! The network function switches off automatically once the USB cable connects to your WiDRIVE.

  • Page 13: Cloud Setup

    Cloud Setup 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.
  • Page 14 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. WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide Copyright © 2012 EDSLAB Tech. Inc.
  • Page 15 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.

  • Page 16: Widrive Y

    WiDRIVE Utility The WiDRIVE Utility is a convenient Windows application to quickly search, connect, and control your WiDRIVE. Search WiDRIVE Searched Device Box Click to search the The searched devices WiDRIVE in your are listed here. network. Current Wireless Signal...

  • Page 17: Install Your Widrive Utility

    Install your WiDRIVE Utility To search and operate your WiDRIVE through Utility WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide Copyright © 2012 EDSLAB Tech. Inc.

  • Page 18: Widrive Web Control

    WiDRIVE Web Control Login Enter your account and password to login WiDRIVE Web Control. Note! Default account and password Account: Admin Overview of WiDRIVE Web Control Icon Web Folder is an ideal data center of your Web Folder network. WiDRIVE, and manage them (move, delete, rename, etc.) in Web Folder.

  • Page 19: Web Folder

    Working with Folders and Files View accessable partitions Once you enter the Web Folder you are located in “WiDRIVE Disk“. The accessable partitions of the disk installed in your WiDRIVE are displayed. Notice! Only the first two partitions are accessible from WiDRIVE webpage.
  • Page 20 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 WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide Copyright © 2012 EDSLAB Tech. Inc.
  • Page 21 Search File download process begins; else if you click on the folder, the folder is opened. Click on Rename icon or Move icon current path. WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide Copyright © 2012 EDSLAB Tech. Inc.
  • Page 22 Note! 3. Click on Delete icon View Access to Folders You may see the access rights on the right side of the folder. for full access, and for readonly WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide Copyright © 2012 EDSLAB Tech. Inc.

  • Page 23: Bittorrent

    Preference Setting You can setup speed limit and basic configurations here. Notice! You have to install and enable the BitTorrent application to activate this function. See “WiDRIVE Applications” on page 1 for operation guide. Upload a Torrent Seed and Start Download Click on Open button to upload torrent seed for file download.
  • Page 24 Click to see the detailed information of the selected torrent file. Configure BitTorrent Parameter Through Preference Setting You can configure BitTorrent parameter such as download folder, port, rate, etc in Preference Setting at the left bottom of the BitTorrent page. WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide Copyright © 2012 EDSLAB Tech. Inc.

  • Page 25: Itunes Server

    Server Your WiDRIVE DX-325 can be an iTunes Server. Configure the share folder and the iTunes share password in WiDRIVE, enable the iTunes Server application in System Settings, the iTunes® on your computer automatically detects and add your WiDRIVE to the Shared list.

  • Page 26: System Setting

    Time Wired IP AP mode: the IP address obtained from router/modem connected. Client Scan mode: The IP address of your WiDRIVE in local network. Wireless IP AP mode: The IP address of your WiDRIVE in local network. Client Scan mode: The IP address obtained from wireless router connected.
  • Page 27 Not installed Disabled WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide Copyright © 2012 EDSLAB Tech. Inc.
  • Page 28 WiDRIVE IP Address First, setup the IP address of your WiDRIVE in the entry page of WiDRIVE IP Address Current IP Address The default value is: 192.168.2.1, however you can always manually assign the IP address to your WiDRIVE. an de WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide...
  • Page 29 The start of the range of IP available for your WiDRIVE network. Ending IP The end of the range of IP available for your WiDRIVE network. Your WiDRIVE performs as a wireless router in AP mode. Click on the AP Mode icon in the [Select Setup page: SSID points of the wireless network and cannot exceed 32 characters.
  • Page 30 WPA+WPA2 Channel to the best channel available. • Otherwise you can manually assign a channel to your WiDRIVE. Wireless Mode • 802.11 b/g mixed: select if your use 802.11 b and 802.11 g devices. • 802.11 b/g/n mixed: select if your use 802.11 b, 802.11 g, and 802.11 n devices.
  • Page 31 Client Scan Mode page. You can setup up to 3 preferred wireless networks. When you connect your WiDRIVE in Client Scan 1. If your WiDRVE is in Client Scan mode, it detects wireless signals around and list them down for cted wireless signal.
  • Page 32 2. Setup the account access right for /home, /share, /public folders. R/W for full read/write access; R for readonly; and No for invisible and no access for the folder. 3. Press “Sa folder, Samba, and FTP. DDNS WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide Copyright © 2012 EDSLAB Tech. Inc.
  • Page 33 Password Type the password of your DDNS account. External Port Type the port of your DDNS service. Maintenance WiDRIVE in the Maintenance page. Firmware Upgrade device your browser runs on. blinks between green and orange during upgrade. Note! the device your browser runs on.
  • Page 34 Click on the control buttons to proceed WiDRIVE control. Button Action Reset Reset your WiDRIVE to its factory default settings. You can also press the Reset button in the back of the case for the same operation. Reboot Reboot your WiDRIVE.

  • Page 35: Widrive Applications

    You can access data in your WiDRIVE via My Network Space in Windows operation system. Type “//WiDRIVE IP“ in the address box of the File Manager in your Windows OS and then type your WiDRIVE account and password to log on.

  • Page 36: Media Center

    You can access data in your WiDRIVE via File Transfer Protocol (FTP) directly. Type “ftp://WiDRIVE IP” in the address box of the web browser or your FTP software and then type your WiDRIVE account and password to log on. The port is set to 21.

  • Page 37: Specifica N

    Account control, IP (DHCP, Static), DDNS, firmware upgrade, application package upload, factory reset, reboot, HDD format Others Power AC 110/230V 50/60HZ, DC 5V +- 5%, 2A USB power in USB mode Regulatory FCC, CE WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide Copyright © 2012 EDSLAB Tech. Inc.

  • Page 38: Regulatory Informa N

    Industrial environment (e .g . environments where a mains voltage of 380V three-phase is being used mainly): Danger of disturbances of this product due to possible strong electromagnetic fields especially near to WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide Copyright © 2012 EDSLAB Tech. Inc.
  • Page 39 As a typical home/office equipment this product has no special resistance against ingress of moisture and is not strong shock proofed. NCC Compliance 根據國家通訊傳播委員會 (NCC)「低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法」第 12 條和第 14 條規定： 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加 大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能。 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停 用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。 前項合法通信，指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信。低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業、 科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。 WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide Copyright © 2012 EDSLAB Tech. Inc.

  • Page 40: Trouble Shooting

    Do check that the WiDRIVE is operating in AP mode. A computer will not be able to detect if WiDRIVE is switched to Client Scan mode. To ensure a good wireless signal, you may place...
  • Page 41 Contact Informa For technical support please contact support@edslab.com. For general inquiries please contact sales@edslab.com. WiDRIVE DX-325 User’s Guide Copyright © 2012 EDSLAB Tech. Inc.

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