Sony WG-C20 Series Quick Start Manual

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Portable Wireless Server

Quick Start Guide

WG-C20 Series

For Computer users

Read this Quick Start Guide when using this unit with a computer.
When using with a smartphone or tablet, refer to the Quick Start
Guide supplied with this unit or download “Quick Start Guide for
Smartphone or Tablet Users” from the following website.
http://www.sony.net/c20/

Trademarks

ˎ Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are either registered

trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries.

ˎ Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and

other countries.

ˎ Wi-Fi® and Wi-Fi Alliance® are registered marks of the Wi-Fi

Alliance.

ˎ The N Mark is a trademark or registered trademark of NFC

Forum, Inc. in the United States and in other countries.

ˎ DLNA and DLNA CERTIFIED are trademarks and/or service marks

of Digital Living Network Alliance.

Other product names, trade names, service names etc. used in this
manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies or organizations.

Identifying the Parts

USB A port *1

USB microB port *2

ACCESS (data access) lamp

(Wireless LAN indicator) lamp

(Power feeding indicator) lamp

Battery indicator lamp

(Power) button

Card slot (SD card)

NFC touch point

*1 For powering a smartphone or tablet/

For connection with USB memory, etc.

*2 For charging this unit/

For connection with a computer

Reset switch

Indicator Lamp of this Unit

Battery indicator lamp

Lamp condition Status

Charging indicator

Remaining battery
level indicator
while in use

* Some USB ports do not support battery charging although they

actually supply power. In this case, even if charging is complete,
the battery indicator lamp does not turn off.

Amber Charging in progress

Amber -> off* Charging complete

Green, blinking
slowly

Green, blinking Battery level is medium

Red, blinking
rapidly

Off Battery has run out or

Battery level is high

Battery level is low

power is off

Wireless LAN indicator lamp

Lamp condition Status

Green Wireless LAN is on

Green, blinking Wireless LAN is starting up

Off Wireless LAN is off

ˎ When this unit is in the power feeding mode, the lamp is turned

off.

Power feeding indicator lamp

Lamp condition Status

Green During or ready for power feeding

Red, blinking Error

Off Power feeding is off

ˎ When a device such as a computer is connected to the USB

microB port, power feeding and data access from the USB A
port is not available. In this case, the power feeding indicator is
turned off.

ACCESS (data access) lamp

Lamp condition Status

Amber Updating the system software or an error

occurred

Amber, blinking Accessing data

Connecting an SD card or a
USB device to this unit

Insert an SD card into the card slot of this unit or connect a USB
device to the USB A port of this unit.

Notes

ˎ Removing an SD card or a USB device from this unit while

accessing it, can damage important data. Before removing it,
make sure that the data access lamp is not blinking.

Charging this unit

This unit has a built-in rechargeable battery pack.
Charge this unit before use.

Charge this unit from a computer or with a USB AC adaptor (sold
separately).

Turning on the power

Press and hold down the (Power) button for 3 seconds
or more.

The power of this unit turns on, then the battery indicator lamp
lights up.
During wireless LAN start-up, the wireless LAN indicator lamp
blinks. When start-up is complete, the lamp remains lit.

(Wireless LAN indicator) lamp

Battery indicator lamp

(Power) button

Notes

ˎ When the battery level is low, the remaining battery level

indicator blinks (red). Charge this unit.

ˎ It may take several minutes for this unit to start after turning the

power on. This is not a malfunction.

ˎ To charge this unit from your computer when the power of this

unit is on, connect your computer to an AC adaptor, then
connect this unit to your computer.

To turn off this unit

Press and hold down the (Power) button for 3 seconds or more.
The power of this unit turns off, then the wireless LAN indicator
lamp and the battery indicator lamp turn off.

Notes

ˎ Do not turn off the power of this unit during data transfer.

Changing the modes

The mode of this unit changes depending on how long you press
and hold the power button, as follows.

Power-off

Wireless LAN mode

lights up.

Power feeding mode

lights up green, and turns off.

Press and hold the power button for 3 seconds or
more.

Press the power button 0.5 to 1 second.

ˎ In power feeding mode, high power feed is available to charge

your device at a maximum output of 1.5 A.

ˎ High power feed is not available in the wireless LAN mode.

For details on connecting to a computer by USB and
wireless LAN, see the respective pages according to your
computer.

For Windows  page 2
For Mac  page 3

MAC address

Serial number

Charging from a computer

Connect this unit to your computer with the USB cable (supplied)

Battery indicator lamp

USB cable
(supplied)

Charging with a USB AC adaptor (sold separately)

You can charge this unit by connecting the USB cable (supplied) to
this unit and the USB AC adaptor (sold separately), then connect
the USB AC adaptor to the wall outlet (wall socket).

Refer to the support page (http://www.sony.net/c20/) for
information about USB AC adaptors that have been confirmed to
work with this unit.

When charging is complete, the battery indicator lamp turns off*.
When charging is complete, remove the USB cable.

* Some USB ports do not support battery charging although they

actually supply power. In this case, even if charging is complete,
the battery indicator lamp does not turn off.
Refer to the following table for estimating the charging time.

Approximate charging time

© 2013 Sony Corporation

Charging devices Charging time

Computer 8 hours

USB AC adaptor (when using AC-UD10) 3.5 hours*

* Approximate charging time varies depending on the USB AC

adaptor (sold separately) used.

Wireless LAN Connection (Windows)

USB Connection (Windows)

Step1: Connecting for the first time

Notes

ˎ When this unit (WG-C20) connects to a computer by wireless

LAN, the computer’s Internet connection is disconnected.

ˎ To connect to the Internet, see the Help Guide.
ˎ If this unit’s security has already been set, you need to enter

your password when connecting to your computer for the first
time. In this case, you do not have to set in Step2 and Step3.

1 Turn on the power of this unit.

2 Connect your computer to this unit.

Windows XP/Windows Vista

 Right-click on the task tray at the bottom right of the

screen.

 Click [Available Networks/Connect to a network].
 Select WG-C20-xxxxxx* and click [Connect].

Windows 7/Windows 8

 Click on the task tray at the bottom right of the screen.
 Select WG-C20-xxxxxx* and click [Connect].

* “xxxxxx” is the last 6 digits of the MAC address.

Check the MAC address in “Identifying the Parts” in this Quick
Start Guide.

3 Confirm that the computer and this unit are

connected.

Notes

ˎ When using Windows 7 or Windows 8, a warning message

may appear when connecting. You can proceed.

ˎ Depending on the operating environment, it may take time

for this unit to connect to the computer.

Step2: Security set-up

mportant!

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It is very important that you set up security before using a wireless
LAN device. If you do not set up security, other compatible devices
within transmission range can connect to this unit.

1 Confirm that the proxy setting of the web

browser is not set.

To cancel the proxy settings

 Click [Tool]  [Internet Options]  [Connect]  [LAN

Settings] in the menu bar of Internet Explorer.

7 Enter a personal password of at least 8

numbers or letters.

8 Reenter your password to confirm it and

select [Save].

9 The wireless LAN connection is turned off

when the password is set.

Step3: Reconnecting to the wireless LAN

1 Connect this unit.

Windows XP/Windows Vista

 Right-click on the task tray at the bottom right of the

screen.

 Click [Available Networks/Connect to a network].
 Select WG-C20-xxxxxx* and click [Connect].

Windows 7/Windows 8

 Click on the task tray at the bottom right of the screen.
 Select WG-C20-xxxxxx* and click [Connect].

* “xxxxxx” is the last 6 digits of the MAC address.

Check the MAC address in “Identifying the Parts” in this Quick
Start Guide.

2 Enter your password.

Enter the password you set in Step2.
Confirm that the computer and this unit are connected.

From next time, you do not need to enter the password when
connecting to a device set up for this unit.

If an authentication error occurs:

The password may be wrong.

If you forget your password:

Press and hold down the Reset switch for about 10 seconds
to return to the default setting. Then set the password again
from Step1.

Step4: Accessing a file in this unit

When accessing an SD card

1 Insert the SD card into this unit.
2 Connect this unit to your computer by

wireless LAN.

3 Enter the address “\\192.168.41.1” into the

address bar of Internet Explorer.

The [SD_Card] folder is displayed. You can now read and write
the files in the SD card.

Connecting this unit to a computer

1 Turn off the power of this unit.
2 Insert an SD card into the card slot of this

unit.

3 Connect this unit to a computer with the USB

cable (supplied).

Be careful of the orientation of the cable.

USB cable
(supplied)

4 Open [Computer] (or [My Computer] in

Windows XP) on the computer.

5 Confirm the newly recognized “Removable

disk (E:)*” icon on the screen.

You can now access the folders and files in the SD card.

* The drive name may differ from “(E:)”, depending on your

computer.

Notes

ˎ Other USB devices cannot be used with this unit when it is

connected to a computer by USB.

To disconnect the USB cable

1 Confirm that access to this unit is finished.
2 Click

icon on the task tray at the bottom right of
the screen.

The device currently connected to the computer is displayed.

3 Click this unit.
4 Confirm the message “Safe to Remove

Hardware” and click [OK].

If using Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows XP, you do not
need to click [OK].

5 Disconnect the USB cable from this unit.

, or (Removing the hardware)

 Uncheck [Use a Proxy Server for your LAN] of the proxy

server on the LAN settings screen.

To restore the proxy settings

Check [Use a Proxy Server for your LAN] of the proxy server on
the LAN settings screen and undo the settings associated
with it.

“Favorites” and “shortcut” are useful features.
To mark “\\192.168.41.1” as a Favorite, right click “Favorites” and
select “Add current location to Favorites”.

When accessing a USB device

1 Connect this unit to the USB device.
2 Connect this unit to your computer by

wireless LAN.

3 Enter the address “\\192.168.41.1” into the

address bar of Internet Explorer.

The [USB_Device] folder is displayed and you can read and
write files in the USB device.

2 Enter the address “http://192.168.41.1/” into

the address bar of Internet Explorer.

3 Select [Settings] at the top right of the

screen.

4 Select the [Access control] tab.
5 Click [Owner].
6 Select [WPA2-PSK (AES)] in [Security

method].

The screen display may be subject to change.