Emtec Power connect User Manual

USER GUIDE

WEB INTERFACE

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1. Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 4

2. Install and Set Up ............................................................................................................................. 4

2.1. 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

3. Main interface ................................................................................................................................. 5

3.1. Home page .................................................................................................................................. 5

3.2. Play movie / video ....................................................................................................................... 6

3.3. View pictures ............................................................................................................................... 7

3.4. Listen to music ............................................................................................................................. 8

3.5. View documents .......................................................................................................................... 9

3.6. Explorer functions ....................................................................................................................... 9

3.6.1. Download/upload files ............................................................................................................ 9

3.6.2. Copy/Paste/Rename/Delete files .......................................................................................... 11

4. Settings .......................................................................................................................................... 13

4.1. Information ................................................................................................................................ 14

4.2. User manager ............................................................................................................................ 15

4.3. Network settings ....................................................................................................................... 16

4.3.1. Host Name ............................................................................................................................. 16

4.3.2. Wi-Fi & LAN ........................................................................................................................... 17

4.3.3. DHCP Server........................................................................................................................... 22

4.3.4. Internet .................................................................................................................................. 22

4.4. Services settings ........................................................................................................................ 25

4.4.1. Samba .................................................................................................................................... 25

4.4.1. UPNP (Media server) ............................................................................................................. 25

4.5. System settings .......................................................................................................................... 26

4.5.1. Time settings ......................................................................................................................... 26

4.5.2. Firmware upgrade ................................................................................................................. 28

4.5.3. Reset settings ........................................................................................................................ 29

4.6. Wizard settings .......................................................................................................................... 29

4.6.1. Step 1: Internet settings ........................................................................................................ 30

4.6.2. Step 2: User setting ............................................................................................................... 32

5. Log out ........................................................................................................................................... 33

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WARNING!

To avoid damage or malfunction:

Do not expose the product to excessive heat caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight.

Do not drop the product or allow objects to fall on your device.

Do not allow the product to be submerged in water. Do not expose device to water, as water
entering the set may cause major damage.

Avoid damp environments.

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.

Do not use any cleaning agents containing alcohol, ammonia, benzene, or abrasives as these
may harm the product.

About operating and storage temperatures:

Best operating conditions: 41° to 104°F (5°C à 40°).

Technical Support:

Online assistance:

[e-mail]

https://twitter.com/EMTEC_Support

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1. Overview

2. Install and Set Up

2.1. Charge your Power Connect

Connect the included microUSB cable into any available USB port on your computer. The battery LED
will start flashing while it is charging and will turn off once it is fully charged. You may use any power
adapter (not included) with 5V/2.1A charging current to charge the product.

Note: 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: Thanks to Power Connect 5200mAh battery, charge your smartphone up to 2 times!

1. Battery level LED

Red: Low battery
Flashing Green: Charging
Solid Green: Drive On
Off: Battery full or Drive Off

2. Wi-Fi LED

Blue: Wi-Fi ready

3. Internet LED

Green: connected to Internet

4. USB 2.0 port

5. Power Button

Press and hold for 2 seconds to power
on/turn off the device.
On: Power Connect mode.
Off: Synchronization mode (The HDD works
as a standard portable HDD).

6. microUSB connector

7. microSD slot

8. Reset

9. Ethernet port (RJ45)

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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.

3. Enter the password (default: EMTEC4567).

2.4. Access to the Web interface

There is no software to install on your computer! Simply open your web browser and enter the

10.10.10.254 IP address.

3. Main interface

3.1. Home page

Video Gallery:

Allows you to see all the videos available on the Power Connect.

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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.

Explorer menu:

Allows you to manage and upload files (copy/paste, create new folder…) from your computer to your
Power Connect.

Settings menu:

Access to all the settings of your Power Connect.

3.2. Play movie / video

To play a video, you can go in the “Videos” gallery or in Explorer.
Just click on the video you want to play.

Click on the TV icon to display on your TV screen (UPNP/Digital media sharing).

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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.

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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

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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."

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To access the files on your microSD click on “SDCard_Volume1”.

To access the files on your USB storage device click on “USBDisk1_Volume1”.

Then click on “Share” and you will access the folders Videos, Pictures, Music and Documents.

Refresh

Create a new folder

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

3. Select the file(s) in your computer explorer and click on “Open”