Use Finder on Mac OS to access all the content on filePod
There are two main ways to access files on filePOD’s SD card. One is using the standard USB Mass Storage Mode; the other is to use a built-in WebDAV server.
In this article, we will show the process behind utilizing a WebDAV server. Please note that when using the WebDAV approach, while you can access the SD card from your host computer using native file manager applications (e.g. MacOS Finder or Microsoft Windows Explorer), filePOD’s 2-way-sync applications (e.g. Dropbox and Google Drive) can be accessing the SD card simultaneously.
Using WebDAV to access files on the FilePOD’s SD card does not require any third-party software. Mac operating system can all do this out-of-the-box
Mac OS X has built-in WebDAV support. On your Mac OS X computer, start the Finder application. Open the Finder, click the Go menu, and select Connect to Server to see the Connect to Server dialog (See Picture 1).
Picture 1: To connect to WebDav open the Finder, click the Go menu, and select Connect to Server
Type a server address to connect to the WebDAV server. For example, you’d enter http://myfilepod.io:3000 (See Picture 2).
Picture 2: Type a server address http:myfilepod.io:3000 to connect to the WebDAV server
After you did, you’d be prompted for a username and password. If your WebDAV server is configured with username /password you would enter it or otherwise select Guest (See Pictures 3 and 4).
Picture 3: If your FilePOD WebDAV server is configured with username /password, enter it nowPicture 4: If your FilePOD WebDAV server is not configured with username /password select Guest and click Connect button
You’ll then be able to browse its contents and download files directly from the Finder window (Picture 5 and 6).
Picture 5: Your FilePOD SD card is now connected as WebDAV server
Picture 6: Select myfilepod.io location from the sidebar menu to display any directory and file on your FilePOD SD card
Use Windows Explorer on Windows OS to access all the content on filePod
There are two main ways to access files on filePOD’s SD card. One is using the standard USB Mass Storage Mode; the other is to use a built-in WebDAV server.
In this article, we will show the process behind utilizing a WebDAV server. Please note that when using the WebDAV approach, while you can access the SD card from your host computer using native file manager applications (e.g. MacOS Finder or Microsoft Windows Explorer), filePOD’s 2-way-sync applications (e.g. Dropbox and Google Drive) can be accessing the SD card simultaneously.
Using WebDAV to access files on the FilePOD’s SD card does not require any third-party software. Windows 10 operating system can all do this out-of-the-box.
Windows Explorer has built-in WebDAV support. On your Windows 10 computer, start Windows Explorer (See Picture 1).
Picture 1: On your Windows 10 computer start Windows Explorer application
To access a WebDAV server on FilePOD simply type its address into the location box. For example, you’d enter http://myfilepod.io:3000 (See Picture 2). If a username or password is necessary, you’ll be asked for it and you can provide it when prompted.
You can also use the Add a Network Location wizard for this. The wizard shows you how to properly enter the path to a WebDAV server. It also provides a Browse dialog that will scan for nearby shares on your local network and provide an easy list so you can add them.
On Windows 10, right-click This PC in the sidebar (See Picture 3).
Picture 3: Right-click This PC in the sidebar to open the pop-up menu
Click “Add a network location” on the pull-down menu and the “Map Network Drive” pop-up window will appear (See Picture 4)
Picture 4: Click “Add a network location” on the pull-down menu to open “Map Network Drive” pop-up window
In the Folder text field enter http://myfilepod.io:3000 and click the Browse button (See Picture 5).
A shortcut for the network location will appear under This PC or Computer when you’re done, giving you easy access to the remote location in File Explorer or Windows Explorer (See Picture 6).
Picture 6: A shortcut for the new network location will appear
You can rename this and give it a shorter name, such as MYFILEPOD (See Pictures 7, 8 and 9).
Picture 7: Right-click on the new network drive shortcut to open the pull-down menu and click RenamePicture 8: Rename giving it a shorter name, e.g. MYFILEPOD Picture 9: Network drive with a new short name MYFILEPOD
A shortcut for the network location appears under This PC or Computer when you’re done, giving you easy access to the remote location in File Explorer or Windows Explorer. Now at any time, you can access the content of the FilePOD SD card by simply clicking on the MYFILEPOD Drive under This PC in the sidebar or click on the MYFILEPOD Drive icon under Devices and Drives (See Pictures 10 and 11).
Picture 10: A shortcut for the network location appears under This PC or Computer “Devices and drives”Picture 11: Click on the MYFILEPOD(Z:) shortcut to open and show a content of any directory in that drive
Use Nautilus on Ubuntu Linux to access all the content on filePod
There are two main ways to access files on filePOD’s SD card. One is using the standard USB Mass Storage Mode; the other is to use a built-in WebDAV server.
In this article, we will show the process behind utilizing a WebDAV server. Please note that when using the WebDAV approach, while you can access the SD card from your host computer using native file manager applications (e.g. MacOS Finder or Microsoft Windows Explorer), filePOD’s 2-way-sync applications (e.g. Dropbox and Google Drive) can be accessing the SD card simultaneously.
To use WebDAV to access files on the FilePOD’s SD card you don’t need any third-party software. Linux operating system can all do this out-of-the-box.
Linux offers a wide variety of different desktop environments, and each one has its own file manager with its own way of accessing network shares. We’ll focus here on the Nautilus file manager used in Ubuntu and other GNOME-based distributions, although other file managers will function in very similar ways. Just try finding a “Connect to Server” option in your file manager of choice (See Picture 1).
Nautilus makes this very obvious with a “Connect to Server” option under the Network heading in its sidebar. You can also use the menu — just click File > Connect to Server.
Picture 1: Use Connect to Server in the sidebar of Nautilus file manager to find or add new WebDAV server location
Connect to Server window will pop up (see Picture 2)
Picture 2: Connect to Server is used to browse existing or to enter new remote server
As on other operating systems, you’ll need to enter the appropriate server address starting with the protocol. Enter dav://myfilepod.io:3000 for FilePOD WebDAV server (See Picture 3).
Picture 3: To connect to filePOD WebDav server enter dav://myfilepod.io:3000 into the Server Address field
Linux will connect to the WebDAV server and mount the SD card as an external disk. The files on the SD card will be shown. You can browse the files just as you would for those on your own computer. The server will also be added to the sidebar myfilepod.io:3000 so you can access it quickly in the future (See Pictures 4 and 5)
Picture 4: Now that your computer is connected to a server you can browse and view files on that server, exactly as if they were on your own computer.Picture 5: Showing the content of the FILEPOD directory on FilePod SD card
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