Setting up Eye-Fi Direct Mode with an Android phone or tablet

Enabling Eye-Fi Direct Mode provides you with the freedom to send photos and videos directly to your Android smartphone or tablet. By enabling Eye-Fi Direct Mode, your Eye-Fi card will broadcast a pre-defined wireless network that your Android device can use to receive photos and video from the card. In order to make use of Eye-Fi Direct mode on your Android Smartphone or Tablets you will need to be sure you have the following before you begin.

• Eye-Fi Center version 3.3.0 or higher
• Eye-Fi Card with firmware version 4,5021 or higher
• Android device running Android 2,1 or higher
• The Eye-Fi App for Android
• Computer and Android device with an internet connection
• Android device with WiFi enabled

Setting up Eye-Fi Direct Mode involves updating Eye-Fi Center, updating your Eye-Fi card firmware, deploying your cards Direct Mode WiFi network and finally, pairing your card to your Android device. Thereafter whenever your card has media to transfer it will broadcast its direct Mode network that your Android device will use to receive media from your Eye-Fi card via the Eye-Fi App for Android.

Step I: Enable Direct Mode on your Eye-Fi card

1. Update Eye-Fi Center
2. Update your Eye-Fi Card Firmware
3. Launch Eye-Fi Center if not already running and insert your Eye-Fi card
4. Select your card from the Device list and click the Settings gear icon
   
5. From the Network Tab, select the ‘Direct Mode’ sub-tab
   
6. Check the ‘Enable Direct Mode’ check box*
   
7. Choose different settings for the “Wait” sliders if desired
   
8. Click the “Save” button
   

*The Direct Mode network will only deploy if there are no other networks for the Eye-fi Card to join.

Step II: Download and set up the Eye-Fi App for Android

1. Go to the Eye-Fi app for Android page on your Android device
2. Download Eye-Fi for Android
3. Be sure that Wi-Fi is enabled under the “Wireless & network settings”
4. Install Eye-Fi for Android
5. Sign into your Eye-Fi account
   
6. Under the “Eye-Fi Card Pairing” screen, select the Eye-Fi card you used in Step I above
7. Select the media types you want delivered to your Android device, Photos, Videos and RAW
   
8. Tap the ‘Ok’ button
9. You will see a small pop-up at the bottom of the screen stating that you have successfully paired your Eye-Fi card with your Android device
10. Tap “Continue” to display the FAQ
    
11. Tap “Continue” to proceed to the Home screen
    

Your Eye-Fi Card and Android device have been paired. When your card has photos ready to be transferred, your Eye-Fi card will start a Direct Mode network. About 30 seconds later, your device will prompt you to disconnect from the internet and connect to your Eye-Fi card Direct Mode network. Press the “Connect” button to start to receiving files.

Step III: Sending photos to your Android device

1. Insert your Eye-Fi Card into your camera and shoot several pictures
2. Start the Eye-Fi app if it is not already running on the device
3. Click “Connect” when prompted on your device to connect to Eye-Fi card Direct Mode network
   
4. Photos will start to be received in a few moments