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Wi-Drive Installation Manual 

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3.2 

OPTION2 A: 3G Phone connected with USB cable setup 

For  configuring  the  3G  phone  access  via  USB  cable  (RNDIS)  please  follow  these  steps! 
Please check your Phones compatibility on www.dension.com/widrive. 

Usually  phones  with  Windows  Mobile  support  this  operating  mode.  On  Windows  Mobile  6 
follow these steps. Your phone has to be configured according to your 3G operator settings. 

1.  Power on Wi-Drive by starting the engine. The Wi-Drive “Status LED” should turn on 

Orange  for  a  few  seconds  (boot  up),  than  blink  green  slowly  –  to  indicate  Access 
Point (AP) mode. 

2.  Connect the phone to one of the USB Extension ports on Wi-Drive, by using the USB 

cable provided with the phone. 

3.  On your Phone set the followings: 

i.  Set  (checkbox)  “Enable  advanced  network  functionality”  under  Start  / 

Settings / Connections / USB to PC. 

ii.  Click on “Internet sharing” application under “Start”. 

iii.  Select  USB  for  “PC  Connection”,  and  select  your  configured  3G 

connection for “Network Connection”. 

iv.  Click Connect

Your Internet connection will be active and available for the Wi-Fi devices connected through 
Wi-Drive’s secure Access Point. If you disconnect the Phone, Internet connection will not be 
available  to  the  connected  devices.  Next  time  you  connect  the  Phone,  just  click  on 
Start/Internet sharing and Connect to re-establish the Internet connection. 

3.3 

OPTION2 B: 3G Phone connected via Bluetooth PAN setup 

For configuring the 3G phone access via Bluetooth Personal Area Networking (PAN) please 
follow these steps. Please check your Phones compatibility on www.dension.com/widrive. 

Prerequisites  are  a  Bluetooth  USB  Adapter  (dongle)  and  a  Bluetooth  enabled  3G  Phone 
implementing the Bluetooth PAN profile.  

Apple iPhone example is shown here, consult your Phone’s manual to perform these steps, 
and also check 

www.dension.com/widrive

 for other Phone configuration examples. 

1.  Connect a Bluetooth USB modem (dongle) to one of the USB Extension ports on Wi-

Drive. 

2.  Configure and connect your Phone

i.  Enable 3G Network connection on your Phone. 

Go to Settings/General/Enable 3G and turn it ON. 

Summary of Contents for WI DRIVE WID11GEN

Page 1: ...ument version 1 03 Rev 3 March 2010 Dension Wi Drive Version WID11GEN Firmware 1 03 The installation procedure of Wi Drive is a relatively simple process however the end result is strongly depends on the details So please read carefully and follow the instructions of this document ...

Page 2: ... Wi Fi connection 8 2 5 USB CONNECTION MP3 playback 9 2 6 Test your physical Installation Part2 MP3 playback 9 3 In vehicle Internet Access Point Application 3G configuration 9 3 1 OPTION1 3G USB dongle setup 10 3 2 OPTION2 A 3G Phone connected with USB cable setup 13 3 3 OPTION2 B 3G Phone connected via Bluetooth PAN setup 13 3 4 OPTION2 C 3G Phone connected via Bluetooth DUN setup 15 4 Wireless ...

Page 3: ... home or office wireless network When the vehicle is parked within your WLAN s coverage area Wi Drive can be set to regularly connect with your home computer and automatically and wirelessly synchronize your car s device USB disk Pendrive iPod1 with the multimedia content on your home PC Internet Radio By using the 3G connection Wi Drive can make your original car stereo to play Internet radio sta...

Page 4: ...indicators Front Push button Change operating mode reboot the device see chapter 6 Status LED indicate status of the device see chapter 6 Signal LED indicate signal level in Station mode see chapter 6 USB Extension USB ports for 3G and Bluetooth modems Internet radio configuration pendrive USB Storage USB port for hard disk pendrive Note the slide switch is not used ...

Page 5: ...bles behind the dashboard and use an USB extension cable for the USB storage The device physical installation typically takes 30 60 minutes BEFORE STARTING THE PHYSICAL INSTALLATION PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR IGNITION AND TURN OFF YOUR CAR RADIO PLEASE DO NOT CONNECT THE CAR USB CONNECTOR TO THE CAR YET 2 1 POWER CONNECTION FOR TEMPORARY INSTALLATION If you don t want to install the Wi Drive permanently...

Page 6: ...rofessional installation shop 2 3 WI FI ANTENNA CONNECTION AND PLACEMENT The Wi Drive package includes two Wi Fi antennas the device is capable of dual antenna operation CONNECT one of the supplied antennas to Antenna1 and the other to Antenna2 and screw them on The Wi Fi range and performance depends on many things both at the vehicle side and the Wi Fi installation at your home office garage For...

Page 7: ...n in vehicle Internet Access Point In most cases the signal strength will be enough due to the short distance however it is worth testing before finalizing the installation If your car has metallic content in the windscreen than the inside antenna installation will not work for external connectivity you have to use the plastic bumpers or the side mirrors as installation locations In this case the ...

Page 8: ...stallation Part1 Wi Fi connection PLEASE DO NOT CONNECT THE CAR USB CONNECTOR TO THE CAR YET CONNECT the power connector to Wi Drive now In order to test the successful device installation check the followings 1 Power on Wi Drive by starting the engine The Wi Drive Status LED should turn on Orange for a few seconds boot up than blink green slowly to indicate Access Point AP mode 2 Connect your com...

Page 9: ...In order to test the successful device installation check the following 1 Power on Wi Drive by starting the engine The Wi Drive Status LED should turn on Orange for a few seconds boot up than blink green slowly to indicate Access Point AP mode 2 Insert the USB Flash drive containing some music files into the USB Storage port and select the USB playback on the radio the music playback should functi...

Page 10: ...e position recommended for the Wi Fi antenna the front middle center of the dashboard Use standard USB extension cable if necessary In case of metallic windscreens you face the same problem as you want to make phone calls from the cabin The options you have o Use the factory installed phone kit if you have to access the Internet and share the connection with Wi Drive via Bluetooth o Install a 3G m...

Page 11: ...by clicking the Delete button 7 Click on Choose from presets or add new drop down list and select your 3G operator listed by countries After selecting your operator the parameter fields will be filled Name APN Username Password DNS1 DNS2 Gateway If the pre defined list does not contain your operator type in the parameters manually Consult your telecom operator for these settings 8 Click on Add nex...

Page 12: ...ty Setting On demand on is recommended 11 Set Roaming check this on if you allow Internet access when roaming Check your subscription plan s International data roaming charges before use 12 Set Limit type in traffic limit in MBytes When limit is reached the connection will be disconnected You can see and reset the counter on the Status tab 13 Click on Apply under Limit 14 Connect your 3G modem to ...

Page 13: ...lect your configured 3G connection for Network Connection iv Click Connect Your Internet connection will be active and available for the Wi Fi devices connected through Wi Drive s secure Access Point If you disconnect the Phone Internet connection will not be available to the connected devices Next time you connect the Phone just click on Start Internet sharing and Connect to re establish the Inte...

Page 14: ...Enable Internet tethering on your Phone Go to Settings General Network Internet Tethering and turn it ON If Bluetooth is currently turned OFF turn Bluetooth ON iii Go to Settings General Bluetooth dension widrive Bluetooth device will appear in the Devices list ...

Page 15: ...ooth DUN setup For configuring the 3G phone access via Bluetooth Dial Up Networking DUN please follow these steps Please check your Phones compatibility on www dension com widrive Prerequisites are a Bluetooth USB Adapter dongle and a Bluetooth enabled 3G Phone implementing the Bluetooth DUN profile Nokia E51 example is shown here consult your Phone s manual to perform these steps and also check w...

Page 16: ...rive Utility Setup steps 1 Make sure that Wi Drive is in sleep mode see Push button operation in chapter 6 and the car radio is switched off 2 Insert a USB pen drive to the USB Storage slot single of Wi Drive Turn on Wi Drive by switching on the ignition or by starting the engine or just simply pressing the Push button on Wi Drive Wi Drive will write a configuration file to the pendrive named wid ...

Page 17: ... Wizard If one or more previous devices are configured WDU will start in tray mode look for the Wi Drive logo and double click to open it 4 Insert the pen drive to your PC containing Wi Drive configuration file from Step 2 and select the drive when the Install Wizard asks for it ...

Page 18: ...onnect safely the pen drive from the PC and insert it again to Wi Drive s USB Storage port and turn on Wi Drive Wi Drive learns the new configuration data reboot itself and will work accordingly Now your Wi Drive system is set up and ready to work You can re configure your Wi Drive anytime with this method Notes Each time Wi Drive wakes up it writes its configuration out to the USB storage found 4...

Page 19: ...ok and make connection Perform the network search manually automated Windows recognition can be extremely slow Connect manually to the Wi Drive AP 4 Check connectivity with Wi Drive Utility Open WDU by double clicking the Wi Drive logo in the tray Check if connection status is indicated Status IP Address provided The Status LED on Wi Drive should light on Green continuously Finally disconnect Wi D...

Page 20: ...rk the Keep device connected option Your computer must be connected to the home WLAN network Wi Drive must be configured to connect to this home WLAN network 12 Figure Launch WDU and mark Keep device connected 2 Make sure that Radio is OFF and USB storage device is connected Switch on Wi Drive wait for the blinking Green Status LED AP mode and force Station mode by ...

Page 21: ...igure WDU is connected with Wi Drive Notes If Wi Drive cannot connect because of weak signal try to relocate the router install external antenna or repeater on your router or add a second antenna to Wi Drive 4 2 USB Mass Storage Synchronisation from shared folders Samba To perform a content synchronisation from a shared folder you do not need the Wi Drive Utility The shared storage folder and Wi D...

Page 22: ...i Drive Internet Radio configuration files to an empty pendrive from www dension com widrive 4 Switch on Wi Drive and start playing music from the USB Sorage memory 5 Make sure that your 3G Internet connection is up and working 6 Plug in the Wi Drive Internet Radio configuration pendrive to one of the USB Extension ports 7 After a few seconds Wi Drive will switch to Internet radio mode you will he...

Page 23: ... 15 Figure www shoutcast com 3 Select the station you want to copy and click on Tune in When File download comes up select Save change the default file name to the name you want to see and save the file playlist file to the Internet radio configuration pendrive s netradio directory Make sure that you do not change the file extension it must remain pls or m3u The radio station has to be MP3 format ...

Page 24: ...When pressed in Station mode Wi Drive goes to sleep mode Very long 8 16 sec Restore all factory default settings Double Short 2 press in 1 second Manual reboot from AP and Station modes Color Blinking Status Orange Fast Wi Drive operating system is booting up Orange Steady System firmware update is in progress Do not disconnect Wi drive s power line Red Short pulse Wi Drive is in Standby sleeping ...

Page 25: ...00 uA Operating temperature 20 C 65 C Battery protection level 11 7 V USB device supply current Min 1 5A Sum of all the 3 USB ports USB Storage compatibility Most of the Kingston Transcend SanDisk memories are compatible Some noname pen drives may not work Long USB extension cable may cause problems 3G USB modem and 3G Phone compatibility Check it on www dension com widrive Car USB compatibility C...

Page 26: ...to correct the interference by one or more 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 In order to maintain compliance with the FCC regulations s...

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