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DIR-506L
LEDs
SharePort™ Go
Your Mobile Companion
Power LED - A solid amber light indicates a
proper connection to the power supply. The
light will blink green when the USB cable is
disconnected.
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SharePort Mobile App
Scan this QR code using your mobile
device to download the App and
begin le sharing.
Requirements: Compatible with
iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
Requires iOS 4.3 or later.
Router Mode Repeater Mode Wi-Fi Hotspot Mode
This feature allows you to share a single internet
connection with multiple devices such as a laptop,
mobile phone, ipad, etc. It behaves as a router in areas
where you cannot take your home router.
This feature extends your wireless coverage allowing
you to share your wireless signal with all your portable
devices such as your mobile device or laptop.
This provides your own private network from anywhere
that you may travel and allows you to share a single
connection with multiple devices (laptop, mobile
phone, Ipad etc.).
Pleaser refer to the user manual for further
information regarding SharePort Mobile App. Please
download the user manual from http://www.dlink.
com/support/
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Router Mode
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Connect your device to your laptop to charge using
a USB cable. Then, turn on the power switch and wait
until the power LED turns green.
Connect one end of the Ethernet cable into the
Ethernet port of the Internet-enabled device (e.g.
modem) and then plug the other end of this cable
into the Ethernet port of the DIR-506L.
From your laptop or mobile device go to your
Wireless Utility to display the available wireless
networks and select the dlink_DIR-506L for the
Wi-Fi name. The password should be left blank.
Open a web browser and type http://192.168.0.1 in
the address bar. Then, type admin as your user name
and click Login.
Go to Setup > Internet and click on Internet
Connection Setup Wizard to run the wizard.
Internet
Welcome to the Setup Wizard please read the steps
and click Next to continue.
Select your Time Zone from the drop-down
list and click Next to continue.
Select the Internet connection type you
would like to use. Then, click Next and follow
the on-screen instructions to complete
the setup. Once you completed the setup,
proceed to step 10.
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From your laptop or mobile device go to
your wireless utility to display the available
wireless networks and select the network
that you previously connected to for internet
access.
Choose a password to secure your networking
device. Enter your new password under
Password and Verify Password. Then, click
Next.
AP Mode
SharePort
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SharePort SharePort
Note: The SharePort Mobile App only
works on Router and Wi-Fi Hotspot Mode.
Use Access Point (AP) mode if you want to connect
wireless clients (such as laptops, tablets, smartphones,
and media players) to your wired network (via router,
switch, or PowerLine devices).
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Wi-Fi Hot Spot Mode
1
Connect your device to your laptop to charge using
a USB cable. Then, turn on the power switch and wait
until the power LED turns green.
Verify if the Power LED is lit amber and Wi-Fi LED
turn green.
Open a web browser and type http://192.168.0.1 in
the address bar. Then, type admin as your user name
and click Login.
Go to Setup > Internet and click on Internet
Connection Setup Wizard to run the wizard.
Welcome to the Setup Wizard please read the steps
and click Next to continue.
Select your Time Zone from the drop-down
list and click Next to continue.
Select the Wi-Fi HotSpot and click Next.
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From your laptop or mobile device go to
your wireless utility to display the available
wireless networks and select the network
that you previously connected to for
internet access.
Choose a password to secure your networking
device. Then, enter your new password under
Password and Verify Password. Click Next.
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SharePort
Note: the USB cable is only for power. It
does not transmit data.
USB LED - A solid green light indicates that the
USB cable is attached. A ashing green will
indicate access to a le is being transmitted.
Wi-Fi LED - A blinking green light will indicate
data is being transmitted.
Select the wireless network you would like to
connect to and click Select. Then, enter your
Pre-Shared Key information. Click Next and
follow the on-screen instructions to complete
the setup and proceed to Step 10.
Ethernet LED - A green light indicates the
Ethernet connection has been established.
A blinking green indicates data is being
transferred.
IOS
Android
From your laptop or mobile device go to your
Wireless Utility to display the available wireless
networks and select the dlink_DIR-506L for the
Wi-Fi name. The password should be left blank.
Ethernet Cable
Battery
Please make sure you
insert the battery before
using the DIR-506L.
SharePort™ Go
Your Mobile
Companion
USB cable
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Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11g, 802.11a and 802.11n specications.
Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of
network trac, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput
rate. Environmental conditions will adversely aect wireless signal range.
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may dier from that depicted on the package. Visit dlink.com (US) or dlink.ca (Canada) for more details.
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U.S. and Canadian customers can contact D-Link technical support through our web site or by
phone. You can nd software updates and user documentation on the D-Link website as well
as frequently asked questions and answers to technical issues.
Before you contact technical support, please have the following ready:
• Model number of the product (e.g. DIR-506L)
• Hardware Revision (located on the label on the bottom of the product (e.g. rev A1))
• Serial Number (s/n number located on the label on the bottom of the product).
United States
Telephone: (877) 453-5465
Internet: http://support.dlink.com
Canada
Telephone: (800) 361-5265
Internet: http://support.dlink.ca
Technical Support
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SharePort Mobile (Only Works with Router & Wi-Fi HotSpot Mode)
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Connect one end of the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet
port of the Internet-enabled device (e.g. modem) and
then plug the other end of this cable into the Ethernet
port of the DIR-506L. Insert your USB ash drive to
DIR-506L.
Note: The DIR-506L supports FAT32 and NTFS USB
format. Also, if your USB storage contains more than
1000 les(total size over 500GB), please be patient as
it will take more time to sort out all the les in your
storage.
Scan the bar code or search the app from the Google Play or
iTune store to download the Shareport Mobile App to your
iPhone, iPad or Android devices. Once the application has been
downloaded, continue to the next step.
From your mobile device, click Settings.
Click Wi-Fi and select the Wi-Fi name (SSID) that
you assigned during initial setup. Then, enter your
Wi-Fi password.
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Once connected click on the SharePort Mobile icon.
Then, the following screen will pop up.
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Click on the Settings icon located on the right top corner
of the screen. Then, click Edit to enter your User Name and
Password (refer to the Create User section below). Once
you nish, click Done to continue. By default, User Name is
“admin” and Password is blank.
Note: If you set the password for the “admin” in your DIR-506L,
you need to enter the password.
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For the Movie section, click the Movie icon to play
your movie from your USB ash drive.
Note: iOS supports video formats such as MP4 and MOV.
Android supports MP4 and MOV video formats.
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For the Music section, click the Music icon to
play your music from your USB ash drive.
Note: iOS support MP3 & WAV music formats.
Android supports MP3 & WAV.
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For the Photo section, click the Photo icon to
open your photo from your USB ash drive.
Note: iOS & Android both support the
following image formats : JPG, BMP,GIF, PNG.
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For the Files section, click on the Files icon
to open your le from your USB ash drive.
Note: iOS and Android both support the
following document formats: html, key, pages,
numbers, txt, ref, doc, PPt, XIS, Pdf.
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For the Folder section, click on the Folder
icon to open a le from your USB ash drive.
To upload a photo le from your mobile
device to your USB go to + sign located on
the upper right.
SharePort Mobile - Create User
For iOS devices For Android devices
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Settings
Movie
Music Photo File Folder
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Once you open a le, you may add this le
to your Favorite folder by selecting the
“Star” icon. For the Favorite section, click
on the Favorite icon to open your favorite
le from your USB ash drive.
Favorite
Internet
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Make sure your laptop or mobile device connect to the DIR-506L.
Enter http://192.168.0.1 in the URL, go to SETUP -> STORAGE.
Make sure “Enable SharePort Web Access” is checked.
Click Modify to modify the user settings. Then, click
Browse to locate the folder you would like to use.
Click OK to continue.
Click on the folder you want to open (i.e. usb_A1). Select
Read Only or Read/Write and Click Ok to continue.
Once you complete all the setting, click Save Setting to
continue.
Create your own User Name and Password,
then click Add/Edit to add your user name
and password.
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Connect your device to your laptop to charge
using a USB cable. Then, turn on the power switch
and wait until the power LED turns green.
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Repeater Mode
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Go to the drop-down menu on Wireless Mode
and select Repeater.
Open a web browser and type http://192.168.0.1 in
the address bar. Then, type admin as your user name
and click Login.
Go to Setup > Wireless Settings and click on
Manual Wireless Connection Setup.
Click on Site survey and select the Wireless
Network from the AP List. Then, click Save to
complete the setup.
Router Mode Shown
From your laptop or mobile device go to your
Wireless Utility to display the available wireless
networks and select the dlink_DIR-506L for the
Wi-Fi name. The password should be left blank.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
The device complies with the FCC SAR limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment for body-worn
configuration in direct contact to the phantom.
Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user authority to operate the equipment.