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Transfer content to your Gateway hard drive
To download (transfer) files (content) from your PC to the Gateway
(WMG) hard drive, do one of the following three methods:
- Method 1: The Networking Companion CD that came in the package (recommended), or
- Alternate Method 2: Network Share, or
- Alternate Method 3: Internet Explorer Browser
Method 1: Networking Companion CD
- Recommended. Make sure your PC is connected to the WMG.
- Put the Networking Companion CD into your disk drive. The
ViewSonic Main Menu appears on-screen automatically as
shown above. Click the button next to Wireless Media
Gateway.
- Select Setup WMG. Two new shortcuts appear on the desktop
that are links to the WMG hard drive; one is a WMG folder for
WMG Media and one is for the WMG USB. Click EXIT. Doubleclick
WMG Media. An Explore Window appears with three
folders for three type of media as shown below: music,
pictures, videos. If not, then make sure you are connected to
the WMG.
- Drag and drop, or copy and paste, the content from your PC
into one of the folders.
Alternate Method 2: Network Share
- Use Method 2 if Method 1 does not work. Right-click Windows
Start > choose Explore. A window appears like the one shown
above.
- Expand the drive to show the sub-folders as shown above.
- Double-click on the media on '192.168.1.1\samba ide share'
folder.
- Double-click one of the three media sub-folders.
- Drag and drop, or copy and paste, from your PC to the WMG
hard drive folder.
Alternate Method 3: Open Internet Browser
- Use this method if Method 1 and 2 do not work. Open your
Internet Explorer Browser. An Internet window appears.
- In the Address line, type http:\\192.168.1.1 and press Enter. A
window like the one shown above appears. Double-click
Samba ide share. Three media folders appear.
ATTENTION! Notice forward slashes (//) are
used here!
- Double-click one of the three folders.
- Drag and drop, or copy and paste, from your PC to the WMG
hard drive folder.
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