EDSLab Technologies EDS 1388 User Manual

User’s Manual

PORTABLE WIRELESS STORAGE SERVER

English (EN), French (FR), German (DE), Spanish
(ES), Dutch (SE), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT)

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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

Copyright © 2008 EDSLab Technologies Inc. All rights reserved.

EDSLab Technologies Inc. reserves the right to make technical changes. EDSLab Technologies Inc. assumes
no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly from errors, omissions or discrepancies between this prod­uct and the documentation.

Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of ED­SLab Technologies Inc. every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is as accurate
as possible.

WiDRIVE logo is trademarked.

Other company and product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective companies. Mention of
third-party products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommen­dation. EDSLab Technologies Inc. assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these
products.

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Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, whi ch can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one of the following measures:

● Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

● Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

● Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

● Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)
This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must ac cept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.

For product available in the USA/Canada market, only channel 1~11 can be operated. Selection of other
channels is not possible.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limit s set forth for an un controlled environment. Thi s
equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your
body.

TABLE OF CONTENT

1. INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 WiDRIVE Overview 1

1.2 Data Access 1

1.3 Indicators and Switches 2

2. GETTING STARTED 3

2.1 STEP 1: Check for supplied items 3

2.2 STEP 2 : Connecting WiDRIVE for the
FIRST time 3

2.3 STEP 3 : Installing WiDRIVE Utility 3

3. WiDRIVE CONFIGURATION 4

3.1 WiDRIVE Presets 4

3.2 WiDRIVE Setup Wizard 4

3.3 WiDRIVE Connection Utility 4

3.4 WiDRIVE Control Panel 5

3.4.1 Status 5

3.4.2 Login 6

3.4.3 Base Network Setup 6

3.4.4 Infrastructure Network Setup 7

3.4.5 Maintenance 7

3.4.5.1 Firmware Upgrade 7

3.4.5.2 Application Upload 7

3.4.5.3 Language Pack Upload 7

3.4.5.4 Hard Drive Format 7

3.4.5.5 Hard Drive Repair 7

3.4.5.6 WiDRIVE Reboot 8

3.4.5.7 WiDRIVE Shutdow 8

3.4.5.8 Factory Reset 8

3.4.6 Help 8

4. WEBFOLDER 9

4.1 WebFolder Mode 9

4.1.1 Working with Folders 9

4.1.2 Working with Files 10

4.1.3 Managing Access to Files and
Folders 12

4.2 WebDAV Mode 12

4.2.1 Using Internet Exporer 12

4.2.2 Using Windows XP 13

5. TORRENT 14

5.1 Torrent Operation 14

5.1.1 Install a Torrent Client 14

5.1.2 Download the Torrent File 14

5.1.3 Torrent File Upload 14

5.1.4 Update Status 14

5.2 Torrent Client Conguration 14

5.3 TCP Port Status 15

5.4 Torrent’s Status View 15

6. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 16

7. SAFETY AND CARE 17

8. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 18

9. REGULATORY INFORMATION 19

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1. INTRODUCTION

Welcome and thank you for choosing a EDSLab prod­uct.

For your convenience, your EDSLab product is fur­nished with two guides:
a) a Quick Start Guide, and
b) This comprehensive PDF User’s Manual.

1.1 WiDRIVE Overview

o WiDRIVE is a pocket-size portable wireless
storage server that is accessible through 802.11b/g
WLAN interface. It provides up to 54Mbps bandwidth
based on WLAN networks operating at 2.4 GHz fre­quency band.

o With WiDRIVE, consumers can enjoy the ease
and mobility of wireless lifestyle in accessing and shar­ing their digital content without the hassle of cables.

o A wireless network connection to WiDRIVE
can be secured by one of encryption types, i.e. WLAN
64-bit, 128-bit WEP, WPA or WPA2. Prior to the con-

nection to a host, the verication of username and

password will be provided for authentication.

- Infrastructure mode is used when there is an exist­ing Wireless Router where all wireless Notebooks/

PCs are connected to. WiDRIVE can be congured

to automatically join the wireless network

o The manual conguration of IP addresses for

both WiDRIVE and host can be avoided during the
transition of wireless network types.

1.2 Data Access

o WiDRIVE offers two mode of data access, the
USB mode and WebFolder mode.

o There are two types of wireless networks,
Access Point(AP) and Infrastructure modes. WiDRIVE
operates easily in both types of wireless networks.

o In AP mode, WiDRIVE acts as a Wireless
Router and a DHCP server that assigns IP addresses
to hosts that join the wireless network.

- AP mode is normally used under condition
when there is no available Wireless Router.

o In Infrastructure mode, WiDRIVE will join Wire­less Routers automatically to obtain the necessary IP
address.

o In USB mode, WiDRIVE is behaved as an
external storage device.

o In WebFolder mode, WiDRIVE appears to the

connected computer as a web-based le manager.

- WiDRIVE enables users from different
hardware platforms (PC, PDA, PSP, Set-top
box, etc) to share the content at WebFolder
mode.

o WiDRIVE operates in both USB mode and
WebFolder mode.

- Infrastructure
Network

- AP Network

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.3 Indicators and Switches

o The diagram below shows the LEDs and
Switches on WiDRIVE:

WiDRIVE

o Power Indicator LED is status indicator for
charging:

o Activity Indicator LED is the status indicator for
data transfer. The BLUE indicator light will commence

ashing during data transfer or communication.

o The Power ON/OFF button near the upper left
corner of WiDRIVE is to switch on and off WiDRIVE

o When booting up, the Power Indicator LED
will stay ORANGE in color until WiDRIVE completes
its booting process and ready for operation. If suc­cessfully boot up, the Power Indicator LED will turn to
GREEN color. The Power Indicator LED will also turn
to ORANGE color during shutdown and factory reset.

o The Network Type Selection switch near the
lower left corner of WiDRIVE is to select the wireless
network type (AP/Infrastructure).

DC- Power Adapter

Power indicator LED•

Activity indicator LED•

Factory reset button•

USB 2.0 high speed data port•

DC power charge port•

Power ON/OFF button•

Network Type Selection switch•

(AP/Infrastructure)

Infrastructure Mode

o Refer to the gure above for further details.

AP Mode

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2. GETTING STARTED

2.1 STEP 1: Check for supplied
items

WiDRIVE portable storage server
Quick start guide
Power adapter
USB cable

2.2 STEP 2 : Connecting WiDRIVE
for the FIRST time

AP mode:

Make sure that WiDRIVE is power off.
Swtich to AP mode.

Power on WiDRIVE.
Now WiDRIVE behaves like a wireless router.

Connect WiDRIVE with Windows XP:

Open Wireless Newwork Connection tool.

1. Start -> Connect to -> Wireless
Network Connectoion page

Infrastructure mode:

Make sure that WiDRIVE is power off.
Swtich to infrastructure mode.

Power on WiDRIVE.
Now WiDRIVE connects to a wireless router

which you had dened in AP mode before.

Connect WiDRIVE with Windows XP:

Connect devices like PC to the same router.
Search WiDRIVE by using *the WiDRIVE util­ity.

Login WiDRIVE:

Open browser and type in the searched IP
address to log in.

2.3 STEP 3 : Installing WiDRIVE
Utility

Setup program can be found in HDD or download from

ofcial website. Please install utilities with following

steps:
Double click the setup icon.
Follow instructions to install software.

Select on “WiDRIVE“ to connect.

Login WiDRIVE:

Open browser with: http://192.168.2.1

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Two utilities will be available includes:

1. WiDRIVE Setup Wizard.

2. WiDRIVE Connection Utility.

The rst one is used to quickly congure basic settings

within WiDRIVE, and another one is used to discover
WiDRIVE when in infrastructure mode.

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3. CONFIGURATION

3.1 WiDRIVE Presets

WiDRIVE comes pre-congured from the factory with

the following settings:

IP Address : 192.168.2.1
Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0
Wireless Channel : 10
SSID : WiDRIVE
WEP/WPA/WPA2 Key : none

These factory settings can be changed.

Admin Username : Admin
Admin Password : admin
Guest Username : Guest
Guest Password : guest

3.2 WiDRIVE Setup Wizard

WiDRIVE Setup Wizard provides step-by-step congu­ration of WiDRIVE in AP and Infrastructure modes.

3.3 WiDRIVE Connection Utility

Step 1: Start WiDRIVE Connection Utility from the Start
menu.

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