Document No. 480-16FUM-002.A00
Kingston MobileLite Wireless G2
Accessing the Internet via WI-FI (Bridge Mode)
Traditionally, the Wi-Fi antenna on your iPad or iPod touch device is used to access the Internet. The MobileLite
Wireless, however, uses the Wi-Fi antenna on your Apple device to stream content, which effectively disconnects
your iOS device from the Internet. Fortunately, MobileLite Wireless’s Wi-Fi antenna supports bi-directional traffic
and can be used for implementing a feature called Bridge Mode. This mode allows you to be connected to
MobileLite Wireless G2 while it is connected to a Wi-Fi network (as a host client) that has access to the Internet.
To set up this feature and see a list of available wireless networks in your range, open the Kingston MobileLite
App and navigate to settings. Under the ‘Network Connection’ tap on the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to.
After making your selection, MobileLite Wireless will prompt you for the Wi-Fi password (if security is enabled)
and reboot. If there is no password, the device will automatically reboot.
Once MobileLite Wireless G2 has rebooted, you will be prompted to select a wireless network. You MUST select
your MobileLite Wireless G2 network in order to maintain access to its contents. Since you’ve already connected
to the network via MobileLite Wireless’s App, there is no need to select it from the list again. If you do select it,
you will be disconnected from MobileLite Wireless G2.
To verify that you have successfully enabled Bridge Mode:
1. From the 'Home screen', select the menu icon
When the list of wireless networks appears, you will
notice a 'check mark' symbol located to the left of the
network you selected in the Kingston MobileLite App.
See Figure 24.1 This indicates that the bridge
function is working properly and you are connected to
MobileLite Wireless G2 and the Internet at the same
time.
So if you're streaming content from the MobileLite
Wireless to your Apple device and need to quickly
look something up on-line, just open your internet
browser and away you go.
When you want the device to forget a wireless
network, click on the icon next to the Wi-Fi icon.
See Figure 24.1. Select Forget network on the next
pop up and the device will reboot with the bridge LED
off. Once it is rebooted reconnect to the MobileLite
Wireless G2 network in the iOS device Wi-Fi settings.
Now the blue ‘check mark’ symbol will no longer
appear next to the network. This indicates that the
bridge function is disabled. (MLW will remember
multiple networks).
Figure 24.1 – Bridged MobileLite Wireless G2
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