How to use ThecusShare TM Downloading, streaming, and uploading from iphones and ipads 2011-4-12
Contents Introduction 3 A. Prerequisites 3 B. Necessary Tools 3 C. Applicable Reference Tools 3 D. Applicable Models 3 Downloading ThecusShare 4 Turning on Bonjour from the Thecus UI 5 Connecting to your NAS from ThecusShare 6 A. Auto-discovery 6 B. Manual IP input 7 C. Deleting NAS from your list 7 Streaming Multimedia from your NAS with ThecusShare 8 A. Music 8 B. Photos 10 C. Videos 12 Uploading Photos and Videos to your NAS 14 A. Uploading photos or videos from your albums 14 B. Uploading photos directly from your camera 15 Completing Uploading and Downloading Tasks 16 Using ThecusShare as a Self-Contained Media Player 17 A. Adding directories (folders) 17 B. Managing and moving media and folders with "delete", "copy", "cut" and "paste" 18 C. Playing media 18 D. Image size reduction 19
Introduction Introduction A. Prerequisites (click links for how-to guide) You have installed and set up TwonkyMedia version 2.0 or higher on your NAS B. Necessary Tools One Thecus NAS running firmware V5 or higher One iphone or ipad A local wireless or Internet connection C. Applicable Reference Tools (click links for how-to guide) How to Access the Thecus User Interface, Web Disk, and Photo Server D. Applicable Models Any Thecus NAS with firmware V5, check the Thecus Download Center for information on specific models. Note 1: For the purpose of this how-to guide, the images shown will all be from an iphone, but ipad functionality is identitical and can be used in the same way. Note 2: ThecusShare supports the following formats: Video formats:.mov,.mp4,.mpv,.3pg using H.264 Baseline Profile 3 or MPEG-4 Part 2 compression. Image formats: GIF, PNG, TIFF, and JPEG. Audio formats: AAC-LC and MP3. With the ThecusShare ios app, users can access their Thecus NAS via the TwonkyMedia module to stream or download video, music, and photos from their NAS, or upload photos to their NAS. This function works over local networks or remote networks as long as your NAS and router are set up correctly. 2011-4-12 2011 Thecus Technology Corp.. All Rights Reserved. 3
Downloading ThecusShare Downloading ThecusShare Go to the App Store on your iphone and search for ThecusShare. Install the app and read the rest of this guide for detailed instructions on use. 2011-4-12 2011 Thecus Technology Corp.. All Rights Reserved. 4
Turning on Bonjour from the Thecus UI Turning on Bonjour from the Thecus UI This makes your NAS visible on the local network when browsing with ThecusShare. Without this activated, it is still possible to connect to your NAS by manually inputting the IP address. See the Connecting to your NAS from ThecusShare section of this guide. 2 1 3 1. Select Bonjour from System Network in the Thecus UI menu. 2. Bonjour Service: Enable this to be able to find your NAS with ThecusShare automatically. 3. Select Apply. 2011-4-12 2011 Thecus Technology Corp.. All Rights Reserved. 5
Connecting to your NAS from ThecusShare Connecting to your NAS from ThecusShare From the ThecusShare homepage, tab Add A. Auto-discovery A list of all the local NAS with Bonjour activated will appear, select your NAS from the list and continue to the Streaming Multimedia from your NAS with ThecusShare section of this guide. *If your NAS is not on the list, you may have to change its IP address or, although unlikely, your phone s. Check out the IP Address how-to guide for more information. 2011-4-12 2011 Thecus Technology Corp.. All Rights Reserved. 6
B. Manual IP input 1. Input any name you want for the NAS and the correct IP address (See the IP address how-to guide for details on setting up your NAS s IP address). 2. Select Create to have your NAS added to the NAS list on the ThecusShare homepage. 3. Your NAS will be saved for easy access in the future. C. Deleting NAS from your list Swipe the NAS you want to delete and select delete. 2011-4-12 2011 Thecus Technology Corp.. All Rights Reserved. 7
Streaming Multimedia from your NAS with ThecusShare Streaming Multimedia from your NAS with ThecusShare Select your NAS from the list - You will be brought to Media List page. Home-return to the NAS list Media List-Return to this page Media Filter-Show only one type of file Upload-Upload photos to your NAS Refresh-Refresh this page A. Music 2011-4-12 2011 Thecus Technology Corp.. All Rights Reserved. 8
Streaming Multimedia from your NAS with ThecusShare 1. Downloading Tab the music icon to have a window pop up with the option to download. Select Download the file or the x to cancel. The song will then be added to your Tasks list, but not downloaded. See the Completing Uploading and Downloading Tasks section of this guide for more information. 2. Streaming Tab the song title to stream the track directly from your NAS. This will play the song and jump you into the Current Playlist. Current Playlist Your song list will be decided by what you chose from the category stage, for example if you chose an individual album, it will only play songs from that album. 1. Current Song Progress Bar This bar is visible from any page in ThecusShare. 2. Toolbar - Toggle Single Play - Play one song or many. Toggle Random - Play songs in order or random. Go Back - Return to the previous page. 2011-4-12 2011 Thecus Technology Corp.. All Rights Reserved. 9
Streaming Multimedia from your NAS with ThecusShare Downloading Swipe a song to pull up the downloading option. Tab download to add the song to your Tasks list or tab the to cancel. See the Completing Uploading and Downloading Tasks section of this guide for more information. B. Photos 2011-4-12 2011 Thecus Technology Corp.. All Rights Reserved. 10
Streaming Multimedia from your NAS with ThecusShare 1. Downloading - Tab the photo icon to have a window pop up with the option to download. Select Download the file or the x to cancel. The photo will then be added to your Tasks list, but not downloaded. See the Completing Uploading and Downloading Tasks section of this guide for more information. 2. Viewing Tab the photo title to view the photo directly from your NAS without downloading it. This will jump you into full screen mode. Full Screen Mode From this mode you can view photos vertically or horizontally and swipe to go to the next or previous photos. 2011-4-12 2011 Thecus Technology Corp.. All Rights Reserved. 11
Streaming Multimedia from your NAS with ThecusShare C. Videos 1. Downloading Tab the film icon to have a window pop up with the option to download. Select Download the file or the x to cancel. The video will then be added to your Tasks list, but not downloaded. See the Completing Uploading and Downloading Tasks section of this guide for more information. 2. Streaming Tab the title of the video to stream the video directly from your NAS. This will play the video and jump you into full screen mode. 2011-4-12 2011 Thecus Technology Corp.. All Rights Reserved. 12
Streaming Multimedia from your NAS with ThecusShare Video Playlist When you select Done from full screen mode, you will be brought to your video playlist. 1.Toolbar - Toggle Single Play - Play one video or many. Toggle Random - Play videos in order or random. Go Back - Return to the previous page. 2.Downloading Swipe a video to pull up the downloading option. Tab download to add the song to your Tasks list or press the to cancel. See the Completing Uploading and Downloading Tasks section of this guide for more information. Multiple items can be swiped at once. 2011-4-12 2011 Thecus Technology Corp.. All Rights Reserved. 13
Uploading Photos and Videos to your NAS Uploading Photos and Videos to your NAS To upload photos to your NAS, Tab the Upload button while browsing your NAS in ThecusShare. A. Uploading photos or videos from your albums 1. Tab From Albums 2. A list of all the photos and videos from your iphone will appear, tab the items you want to select 3. Tab Done to add them to your Tasks list. See the Completing Uploading and Downloading Tasks section of this guide for more information. 2011-4-12 2011 Thecus Technology Corp.. All Rights Reserved. 14
Uploading Photos and Videos to your NAS B. Uploading photos directly from your camera 1. Tab From Camera 2. The iphone s native camera function will appear, allowing you to take a photo. The iphone 4 s forward facing camera is also supported 3. Once taken, you will have the option to Use or Retake. 4. Tab Done to add them to your Tasks list. See the Completing Uploading and Downloading Tasks section of this guide for more information. 2011-4-12 2011 Thecus Technology Corp.. All Rights Reserved. 15
Completing Uploading and Downloading Tasks Completing Uploading and Downloading Tasks The Streaming Multimedia from your NAS with ThecusShare section of this guide describes how to add files for download to your Tasks list by selecting Download after either tabbing the file icon in normal view or swiping the file in playlist view. The Uploading Photos and Videos to your NAS section describes how to add files for upload to your Tasks list by selecting files from your iphone s existing albums or directly from your iphone s camera. Avoiding the Tasks list: Uploads and Downloads can be turned to Automatic, so that once a file is selected for download or upload from within ThecusShare, it will instantly be transferred from the NAS to the iphone or from the iphone to the NAS without needing to activate it in from Tasks list. Completing downloads 1. From the list of NAS, select the Tasks menu. 2. From the Tasks menu, tab the Automatic button to let uploads and downloads proceed. Note: The Automatic button will remain in the On position until it is tabbed again or ThecusShare is closed. 2011-4-12 2011 Thecus Technology Corp.. All Rights Reserved. 16
Using ThecusShare as a Self-Contained Media Player Using ThecusShare as a Self-Contained Media Player After downloading files from your NAS to your iphone, you can access these at any time from My iphone on the ThecusShare homepage without an Internet connection. A. Adding directories (folders) 1. Tab Add. This can be done within other folders. 2. Enter the name of your new folder and press OK. 2011-4-12 2011 Thecus Technology Corp.. All Rights Reserved. 17
Using ThecusShare as a Self-Contained Media Player B. Managing and moving media and folders with delete, copy, cut and paste 1. From within a list of items, tab the icon to pull up a list of options. 2. Select to remove the file from your iphone. 3. Select and input a new name. 4. Select or to add the file to your clipboard. Files that are copied and pasted to another location are duplicated. 5. Select the Clipboard button at the location you wish to move the file to. From here you can Paste All, or tab the to paste each item individually. Items are not deleted from the clipboard as they are pasted, you must select Clear All to clear the clipboard. C. Playing media The only significant difference between playing media directly from the iphone and playing media from your NAS is that the media filter becomes useful because items are grouped according to folder and not type. See the Streaming Multimedia from your NAS with ThecusShare section of this guide for instructions on playing media. 2011-4-12 2011 Thecus Technology Corp.. All Rights Reserved. 18
Using ThecusShare as a Self-Contained Media Player D. Image size reduction If an image exceeds 1399x1873, ThecusShare will ask you to reduce the size of the image before viewing. Select OK to permanently reduce the size of the image. For any questions regarding this How To Guide, please email us: webmaster@thecus.com 2011-4-12 2011 Thecus Technology Corp.. All Rights Reserved. 19