Kingston Technology MLWG2, User Manual

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Document No. 480-16FUM-001.A00 Kingston MobileLite Wireless G2 Page 11 of 13
Accessing the Internet (Bridge Mode) and Network Connection
Traditionally, the Wi-Fi antenna on your Android device is used to access the Internet. The MobileLite Wireless
G2, however, uses the Wi-Fi antenna on your Android device to stream content, which effectively disconnects
your Android device from the Internet. Fortunately, MobileLite Wireless G2‟s Wi-Fi antenna supports bi-
directional traffic and can be used for implementing a feature called Bridge Mode. This mode allows you to be
connected to MobileLite Wireless G2 while it is connected to a Wi-Fi network (as a host client) that has access to
the Internet.
To set up this feature and see a list of available wireless networks in your range, open the MobileLite Wireless
App and select „more options‟ to access the settings. Under the „Network Connection‟ section (
Figure 11.1 ), tap
on the Wi-Fi network that you want to connect to. After making your selection, MobileLite Wireless G2 will prompt
you for the Wi-Fi password (if security is enabled) and reboot. If there is no password, the device will
automatically reboot.
Once MobileLite Wireless G2 has rebooted, you will be prompted to select a wireless network. You MUST select
your MobileLite Wireless G2 network in order to maintain access to its con
tents. Since you‟ve already connected
to the network via MobileLite Wireless‟s App, there is no need to select it from the list again. If you do select it,
you will be disconnected from MobileLite Wireless G2.
To verify that you have successfully enabled Bridge Mode:
1. Select the MobileLite Wireless App icon on your
Android device.
2. Select the Device Name link, i.e. MLWG2-XXXX (192.168.201.254) .
3.
Tap on the „more options‟ button to
select settings.
4. Scroll down to WiFi
Network Connection .
When the lists of wireless networks appear, you
will notice a 'tick' symbol located to the right of the
network you selected in the MobileLite Wireless
App. See
Figure 11.1 . This indicates that the
bridge function is working properly and you are
connected to MobileLite Wireless G2 and the
Internet at the same time.
So, if you're streaming content from the MobileLite
Wireless G2 to your Android device and need to
quickly look something up on-line, just open your
default browser and away you go.
When you want the device to forget a wireless
network, click the „Forget Network‟ button. See
Figure 19.1 . The bridge LED will turn off. Now the
blue „tick‟ symbol will no longer appear next to any
network. This indicates that the bridge function is
disabled.
Figure 11.1
– MobileLite Wireless G2 bridged