Setting up Eye-Fi Direct Mode with an Apple iOS device

Enabling Eye-Fi Direct Mode provides you with the freedom to send photos and videos directly to your Apple iOS device. By enabling Eye-Fi Direct Mode, your Eye-Fi card will broadcast a pre-defined wireless network that your iOS device can use to receive photos and video from the card. The card will only broadcast this network when no other known wireless network is available in order to conserve your camera’s battery life. In order to make use of Eye-Fi Direct Mode on your Apple iOS device you will need to be sure you have the following before you begin.

• Eye-Fi Center version 3.3.1 or higher
• Eye-Fi Card with firmware version 4,5021 or higher
• An iOS device with iOS 4,0 or higher
• The Eye-Fi app for the iPhone or iPad version 2.0.1 or higher
• Computer and iOS device with an internet connection

Setting up Eye-Fi Direct Mode involves updating the Eye-Fi Center software and your Eye-Fi Card firmware if necessary, pairing your card to your iOS device and deploying your Eye-Fi Card Direct Mode network. Thereafter, whenever your card has media to transfer it will either make use of an existing WiFi network or deploy its direct mode network that your iOS device can use to receive media from your Eye-Fi card via the Eye-Fi App for iOS.

Step I: Download and set up the Eye-Fi App for Apple iOS

1. On your iOS device, access the App Store and search for “Eye-Fi”
2. Download and install the Eye-Fi App for iOS
3. Launch the Eye-Fi app for iOS on your device
4. Login to your Eye-Fi account using the same credentials you use to login to Eye-Fi Center
5. On the “Eye-Fi Card Setup” screen tap the “Yes” button to receive photos from your Eye-Fi Card
   
6. Tap the “Add Network” button
   
7. Tap the “Install” button
   
8. Tap the “Install Now” button to add your cards network profile to your device
   
9. Tap the “Done” button
   
10. Tap the small Eye-Fi Center icon that appears in the web page displayed.
    
11. Tap the “Next” button
    
12. Tap the “Done” button
    

Your Eye-Fi Card and iOS device have been paired. The next step is to enable Direct Mode for your Eye-Fi card. Go to Step II below to enable Direct Mode.

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

1. Update Eye-Fi Center if necessary
2. Update your Eye-Fi Card Firmware if necessary
3. Launch Eye-Fi Center if not already running and insert your Eye-Fi card into the card reader and into your computer
4. Select your card from the Device list and click the Settings gear icon
   
5. Select the ‘Direct Mode’ sub-tab from the Network tab
   
6. Check the ‘When no known Wi-Fi networks are in range, start the Direct Mode network.’ check box
   
7. Choose different settings for the “Wait” sliders if desired, we recommend setting both sliders to 2 minutes for initial setup
   
8. Click the “Save” button
   
9. Click the “Start Direct Mode Network” button to view and add the Eye-Fi card network to your iOS device
   

   The Direct Mode network will now be deployed by your Eye-Fi card while it is in the card reader.

Step III: Transfering photos to your iOS device via Direct Mode

When your card has photos ready to be transferred and there are no other known networks for your card to join, your Eye-Fi card will create a Direct Mode network. All you need to do is connect your iOS device to the Eye-Fi Card Direct Mode Network (described below) to start receiving photos on your iOS device. If you are within range of a wireless network your card will be able to use that network instead of deploying its Direct Mode network.

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. New photos will appear as they are received on the Home screen
   

It is important to understand that if other WiFi networks are available, your iOS device will most likely connect to these even if your Eye-Fi Card deploys its network. If this is the case, you will need to manually connect to the Eye-Fi card Direct Mode network before transfers via Direct Mode can be received by your iOS device.