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Customizing Your Storage Device

The media app provides two levels for customizing your storage device: More and Settings. You can review and change options to suit your needs.

Note: Your storage device might not support all features listed below.

More

The More icon () is available on the top right of the app's screen. Tap on it see the menu.

  • Refresh: Refresh the page.
  • Select item: Select one or more items in a library or folder.
  • Info: See the percentage of battery charge. Tap on Advanced for important network details: Network Name; MAC Address; IP Address; Wi-Fi Channel; and, Security.
  • Help: Tap on Help for tips on how to use your wireless storage.

Note: Certain options may not be available in all views. For example, the More menu has fewer options on the Home page.

Settings

Settings is an option in the More menu. Tap on the More icon ) and tap Settings.

  • Application Settings:
    • Tap Language to change the language.
    • Tap Download Location to change the download destination on your mobile device.
    • Enable/disable Stream and Download by tapping on its checkbox. This option is not available when your storage device is connected to a Wi-Fi network with access to the Internet.
    • Enable/disable the Internal player by tapping on its checkbox.
    • Enable/disable the Remote Video Pre-Buffer by tapping on its checkbox.
    • Tap on Clear cache to empty the cache.
  • Server Settings:
    • Tap Change name to change the name of the storage device.
    • Tap Enable password to prevent unauthorized access to the storage device. You will be prompted to enter a password. Make certain to note the password as you will be required to enter it when logging on to your mobile device.
    • Tap Change password to change the current password for the storage device. You must enable a password to use this option.
    • Tap ECO mode to enable/disable power conservation. Doing so will help to increase battery life. See the Help section Conserving Battery Life.
    • Tap Rebuild database to initiate a scan of the storage device. The scan attempts to find and rebuild data that can cause errors. A prompt will ask you to confirm the rebuild.
    • Tap Reset the device's settings to restore the storage device to its factory default.
    • Tap Restart to reboot the storage device.
    • Tap Shut Down to power off the storage device.
  • Cloud Storage: Synchronize content on your storage device with your Dropbox or Google Drive accounts. Tip: Your storage device must be connected to the Internet to access this feature. Google Drive is not available on all storage devices.
  • Report a problem: Send an email to report a problem with the media app.
  • About: Tap to review: versions of the media app and your storage device; the number of users connected to the storage device; and, capacity (total, used, and available).
  • About (Advanced info): Advanced info is an option in About. Tap Advanced info to review important network details: Network Name; MAC Address; IP Address; Wi-Fi Channel; and, Security.
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