1. Overview
Lack of a modern browser on the Surface 2 RT is one of the most major drawbacks of using it as a day-to-day machine. Even if you're patient enough to find workarounds for some use-cases, it's neither sustainable nor robust, since IE is straight up not supported by a lot of websites now.
So, I decided to explore the viability of using an AWS EC2 machine as a "browser server" via RDP, for my browsing needs. Here's how that went. If you want to know how I liked it and/or how much it will cost, you can skip to the final two sections before picking up from here!
2. Prerequisites
To follow this tutorial, you'll need:
- An AWS account.
- Some familiarity with AWS services like IAM and EC2.
- AWSPowerShell. The steps to get it can be found here.
- Finally, for some of the one-time setup, you'll need a browser other than IE as well. It could work with IE, I haven't tried it, I just used my phone's browser.
3. Steps
3.1 Get IAM Credentials
In this step, we're going to create IAM credentials that will be used by the Surface 2 RT machine to turn the browser server on/off, to get details like its DNS name etc.
- Log into your AWS account, and go the IAM console.
- Create a new IAM user and give it programmatic access. Also attach to it the AmazonEC2FullAccess permissions policy.
- Once you generate an aws_access_key_id and aws_secret_access_key pair, create a ~\.aws directory on your Surface and put the pair in a file called credentials, like so:
Code:
PS C:\Users\Tony> cat ~\.aws\credentials
[browser]
aws_access_key_id=<your-key-id>
aws_secret_access_key=<your-secret-key>
- If you don't know what "[browser]" means, don't worry about it, it's just a profile name. Profiles are used by AWSPowerShell to keep track of different credentials in the credentials file.
3.2 Create a Browser Server
- In your AWS account, go to the EC2 console, and choose a region from the top-right closest to where you are. I'm picking N. Virginia (us-east-1).
- Once you've done that, click on the "Instances" tab from the menu on the left, and click on the prominent "Launch Instance" button.
- On the new screen, once you see "Step 1: Choose an Amazon Machine Image (AMI)", scroll down and select the "Free tier only" checkbox from the grey bar on the left.
- I'll cover what this means in the "Cost" section.
- Scroll down until you see this AMI, and click "Select".
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- Keep clicking "Next" until you reach "Step 6: Configure Security Group". At this point, start PowerShell on your Surface machine, and do:
Code:
PS C:\Users\Tony> $(Invoke-RestMethod http://ipinfo.io/json).ip
<your-ip-addr>
- Now, in the "Source" column, in the table above the "Add Rule" button, add <your-ip-addr>/32. Don't change anything else, except maybe the description, and click "Review and Launch".
- On the next screen, click "Launch" after reviewing, and when you get the key-pair popup, select "Create a new key pair" and download the .pem file.
- Click "Launch Instances". Your browser server should be starting!
3.3 Get Credentials to connect to the Browser Server
- In your AWS account's EC2 console, once again go to the "Instances" tab. This time, you should see your instance there in the list.
- Note down its Instance ID, and select the checkbox next to its row. Then, click "Connect" from the top of the list.
- On the new screen, if there is an "RDP client" tab, go to it. If not, you're seeing the older version of the console, which is fine too.
- You should be seeing three things there: the DNS, username, and a "Get Password" button.
Your browser server's DNS - Ignore it for now, we'll need to get it dynamically since each time you stop and restart your server, its DNS can change.
Username - This will most probably be "Administrator". In any case, note this down.
Get Password - Click on this button, and it'll prompt you to upload the .pem file you downloaded in section 3.2's penultimate step. It'll then show you a plaintext password, note that down.
3.4 Connecting to the Browser Server
- We are ready to try to connect to the browser server! Make a PS script called start_browser_server.ps1 on your Surface, like so:
Note: You'll have to replace the region, your browser server's instance-id, its username, and the plaintext password in the script below.
Code:
PS C:\Users\Tony\Desktop> cat .\start_browser_server.ps1
$aws_profile = "browser";
$region = "<your-region>";
$instance_id = "<your-instance-id>";
$aws_args = $("-InstanceId " + $instance_id + " -ProfileName " + $aws_profile + " -Region " + $region);
echo "Starting ...";
iex "Start-EC2Instance $aws_args";
echo "Browser server started. Checking status ...";
$browser_server_status = iex "Get-EC2InstanceStatus $aws_args";
while ($browser_server_status.InstanceState.Name.Value -ne "running") {
$(Get-Date).DateTime;
echo $("Browser server is " + $browser_server_status.InstanceState.Name.Value + ". Checking again in 5s.");
Start-Sleep -s 5;
$browser_server_status = iex "Get-EC2InstanceStatus $aws_args";
}
echo "Browser server running!";
$browser_server = iex "Get-EC2Instance $aws_args";
$browser_server_dns = $(nslookup $browser_server.Instances.PublicIpAddress resolver1.opendns.com | Select-String "Name") -Split ":\s+" | Select -Index 1;
echo $("Browser Server DNS: " + $browser_server_dns + ". Connecting ...");
cmdkey /generic:"$browser_server_dns" /user:"<your-username>" /pass:"<your-plaintext-password>";
mstsc /f /v:$browser_server_dns;
Start-Sleep -s 30;
cmdkey /delete:"$browser_server_dns";
- Now simply run this script. Accept any certificate warnings it throws at you, and voila! You should be able to RDP into the browser server. It should have the Chromium-based MSFT Edge in it already.
- When you're done, you can stop the server using:
Code:
Stop-EC2Instance -InstanceIds <your-instance-id> -ProfileName browser -Region <your-region>
4 - Cost
At the time of writing, AWS' Free Tier for EC2 includes 750 hours worth of runtime per month of a Windows t2.micro. That's the one we selected when we checked "Free tier only". So for the first year, you won't be billed for your browser server even if it's running 24x7.
After that, a Windows t2.micro instance costs $0.0162 / hr. If you're planning to use this for, let's say, 5 hours a day, then it'll only cost you ~$2.43 / month.
5 - Verdict
For me, it's well worth the cost. While not ideal, this has made browsing definitely possible on the Surface 2 RT. I'm mostly using mine as a dev machine, so I don't do a lot of media-heavy browsing anyway. It's mostly checking docs, maybe browsing Reddit, XDA, etc.
I did try playing a YouTube video. It took some minor work to get the sound playing on my Surface 2 RT, but it worked. The video was a bit laggy, but the sound was okay. If you're planning on listening to songs or podcasts, or even just watch not-media-heavy videos like technical tutorials and stuff, this will do the trick for you.
Lastly, I wrote this post on my browser server too!
Yours truly,
Tony
Can you help me?
I have evertthing done without problem but now im stuck at opening the browser.ps1 file
It says Starting... for long time.
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Can you help me?
I have evertthing done without problem but now im stuck at opening the browser.ps1 file
It says Starting... for long time.
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Hey! Sorry for the late reply. I can try to help, please DM me. Fair warning though, it can be somewhat of a pain to debug over text, but we'll give it a shot~
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Hey guys,
I want to present you my newest app "Shutdown Start Remote". Like the title says, you can remote shutdown, restart, hibernate and start your PC.
I often watch movies in the evening and control the VLC Media Player with a app. It was really annoying to get up and shutdown the PC after that. I needed a solution for this situation.
Here is a list of the features:
-Supports Windows, Mac and Linux
-Easy setup with network scanner
-Intuitive design
-No installation required (only run a Java application)
-All screen sizes supported
-Possibility to choose between shutdown, restart and hibernate
-Wake on Lan
You can find out more about this app and a detailed instruction on my homepage.
Market Link
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Hi,
I just wanted to let you know, that a new version is out, which has a option to choose a special theme. For example Android 3.x and 4 now can use the Hole themes. I hope you enjoy the feature
Need a program for PC?
Yes, you need a program to shut down the PC. To start a PC you don't need it. It is a small .jar file (java) running in the background.
Looks great, trying it
Thanks Please let me know whether everything works or you have any problems.
Hi. I'm having problems with this app.
I've got the JAR file on my computer. And the app is also picking up my computer when they go to scan it. However when I click on my found device nothing happens. Then around 10-15 second later an option will pop-up saying "Could not find the PC".
Is there a way to fix this?
giga502 said:
Hi. I'm having problems with this app.
I've got the JAR file on my computer. And the app is also picking up my computer when they go to scan it. However when I click on my found device nothing happens. Then around 10-15 second later an option will pop-up saying "Could not find the PC".
Is there a way to fix this?
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Same here finds PC but won't connect
nice app, works for me. Some issues/suggestions
-I had to manually enter my IP address for it to even see my PC.
-It notifies me of me using a ad blocker app even though i'm not and never have.
-suggestion: I didn't exactly know how to use the app, you should make a "tutorial" phase first...
I saw the timer, pressed it and it went to 000000 and on my PC a message popped up saying "windows is shutting down"
I think you should put a option there saying something like "Press this to cancel shutdown/restart/hibernation etc."
for people who can't connect:
Instead of searching, press menu and enter the ip manually.
If you don't know your ip, first of all you should be ashamed of yourself, and then give yourself a facepalm
then if you have windows, type cmd in the search and then in the cmdprompt type ipconfig and get the IPv4 or IPv6 ip, the ipv4 is shorter for me.
tried those and still the same result ;[
great app, i do the same thing! can you add a "sleep" function for windows? I find this more useful than shutdown or hibernate.
Hi,
Thank you for the suggestions.
Referring to your problems: if you can't connect although the network scanner found your PC, then your firewall is blocking the connection. The scanner works on another IP address and port than the real connection. So please check your firewall settings.
The network scanner uses following address: 239.1.2.3
The manually inserted IP uses one of the following ports: 57143, 57144, 57145
The final connection uses port 52899 and higher.
@NguyenHuu: No I can't add the sleep function. Windows only has the possibility to shutdown, reboot and hibernate. However you can take a deeper look into the windows settings. It is possible to use the sleep function instead of hibernate. If you see a sleep option in the start menu, then hibernate in my app let's your PC sleep.
@xriderx66: Hm I thought the handling was simple. Isn't the instruction point enough? How would you change it?
Sounds like a neat app. I'd like to check it out but I guess it doesn't support the Droid1.
Definitely won't hold that against you though, my phone is OLD! (But I'm looking forward to an upgrade next month!)
Yes, unfortunately at least Android 2.1 is required.
Hi,
Two weeks ago I've published the new version of the app. I've updated the first post.
really nice app...
can you add a support for dynDNS. I can only insert an IP number.
App worked instantly for me, great app! Thank you for sharing this
I was on vacation a few weeks ago and saw a commercial for a product that promised to give you a full desktop on an iPhone, iPad, or Android device. I was interested so I looked it up. Can't remember the name, but it was basically some remote access software along with a Linux box they provided with OpenOffice, Gimp, etc. on it. You paid a fair amount for a year of service and renewed every year.
I got to thinking... why can't I just do that myself? I have tried remoting into my main desktop before, but that stinks because I have giant dual displays, and fancy 3D desktop effects, and all that. But it made me think: why not set up a virtual Linux box and access it anywhere I have a network connection. You could do this with Windows too or a variety of other tweaks, but I'm going to give you the broad strokes for what you need and you can customize as you see fit.
Here's what the end result looks like:
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You need a few things:
1) A computer that is always on that can run VirtualBox or other virtualization software.
2) A public IP address for that computer. I use dyndns but sadly they are now making it hard to sign up for free.
3) A copy of Linux (I use Kubuntu)
4) Some setup on your Android device
You can probably figure out from here but follow along anyway, for a few observations.
1) https://www.virtualbox.org/ - Install this on your computer
2) Like I mentioned, I use dyndns.org but if you don't have an account you may want to try someone else. If your router supports a service, use that. Otherwise look at http://www.no-ip.com/ and http://www.dnsdynamic.org/ and pick what you like. For a dd-wrt router, look under Setup and DDNS for a lot of options. Set it up so your always on computer has a name like mycomputer.dyndns.org or whatever you are using.
3. Create a new virtual machine in Virtual Box. I'm using Kubuntu 386 (http://www.kubuntu.org/). Download Regular Download .iso. I named my machine TabletBack - I set the Base memory to 1GB (I have a lot of RAM; you may want to change this) and set the video memory to 32MB. I created a new virtual hard drive of 20GB and mounted Kubuntu iso as the virtual CDROM. I also set the remote desktop port to 9999 (you can change this, and you may not use it but it doesn't hurt to set it; see later in this guide). All the other settings were the normal settings, except later I will add a shared folder (more on that later). Boot the machine and go through the Kubuntu install. When you are booted completely, install the Virtual Box extensions and shut down. Go back to configure and set a VirtualBox shared folder so that you can access your normal home directory as a shared folder inside the virtual machine. Remove all the fancy wallpapers, 3D, etc. In fact, I may switch down to lxde as a window manager, but have not yet.
4. Here's the tricky part. You need to make the virtual machine have a screen to match the size of your tablet. You might want to make the screen slightly smaller. With the VM shutdown you want to issue this command:
VBoxManage setextradata "TabletBack" "CustomVideoMode1" "1250x695x16"
Obviously use your own VM name and screen size. The size listed works nice for my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1.
5. Boot up the VM again (use the regular VirtualBox GUI). Then you need to select this resolution in your xorg.conf. You need an xorg.conf section like this:
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1250x695"
EndSubSection
If there is a request, I will attach my entire xorg.conf.
6. Almost there. While you are in the VM, browse to http://www.teamviewer.com/en/index.aspx. You might not want to use TeamViewer, and you do have a few options. However, TeamViewer is not only pretty good, but you can also get to your remote machine via any Web browser which is pretty slick. Install TeamViewer on the VM. Also install TeamViewer on your tablet (obviously, the Android version).
7. Tell the VM OS to start TeamViewer automatically. If you use KDE, System Settings, Autostart will let you do that.
8. Ok... now, while the VM is up, start up TeamViewer and do all the the logins. You should be able to start Teamviewer on the Android and using your dynamic DNS name. If it all worked, you should connect and can use your remote machine. If not, you need to fix things until you can. You do not have to use this setup, however, see step 9. TeamViewer should punch a hole in your router assuming it supports uPNP. If you don't use uPNP on your router, you'll need to open the TeamViewer port yourself (5050, usually).
9. You can also use any RDP client (I like the 2X Client from the market) to connect to the RDP server on port 9999 of your dynamic DNS computer. Note: You will need to open your router for port 9999 if you expect to use this outside your local network. If your client needs a password you will need to run the following:
vboxmanage setproperty vrdeauthlibrary "VboxAuth"
10. One last thing. Shut down the VM now that it is all working. Set your main computer to launch the following script:
vboxheadless -startvm TabletBack
Or whatever name you gave it. You won't see anything but you'll be able to connect to the virtual computer.
11. Install all the stuff you want on your VM. OpenOffice, GIMP, whatever.
Wow. That turned out uglier than I thought. But you should get the idea. Ask questions and if there is demand I'll try to clean it up paying special attention to the areas people are having trouble wit
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Introduction:
Hi guys, first all, sorry my English. My name is Jesus and I have a Raspberry for several months. It has passed for many stages (multimedia center, retro games center, etc.). Now, it's my experiments center .
I would like to present you an Android application that took weeks to develop (and many months in my mind to develop ). I called it RaspControl and, simply, connects your phone to your Pi, via SSH, for remote control.
Features:
RaspControl sets connection with your Raspberry, via SSH, anywhere. If you Raspberry has external conection, you can control it outside (obviously :laugh
RaspControl has three sections: Status, Explorer and Terminal
Status
Get your Raspberry's information, for example, running processes, available memory, network status, temperature, etc.
Allows restart and shutdown your Raspberry remotely.
Allows mount and dismount drives and filesystems remotely.
Explorer
RaspControl includes a simple file explorer, in order to send and receive files local and remotely.
Allows copy, cut, paste and delete folders and files from your smartphone.
Allows send folders and files from your smartphone to your Raspberry.
Allows copy, cut, paste and delete folders and files from your Raspberry remotely.
Allows receive folders and files from your Raspberry to your smartphone.
Allows download files to your Raspberry, setting the download link.
Terminal
RaspControl includes a simple console terminal, where you can have a full control for your Raspberry anywhere.
It has a commands used history (up to 100 commands).
To navigate through the command history, you can use volume keys, from your smartphone.
NEW!: Now, you can clear your command history
NEW!: Now, you can create custom commands and use it in Terminal!
Supported languages:
English (by default)
Spanish
Nothing more at this moment, but, I would like add more sections/functions in future to improve the app. I have some ideas (for example, a XBMC remote control) but I have to think it well; first, if can be do it; second, if I can do it and, finally, if it's useful.
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Requirementsto work correctly:
RaspControl needs the following to work correctly:
A SSH server: Most Raspberry's distributions has a SSH server installed. Otherwise, you can install the openssh package.
To show bandwith correctly, it's neccesary have installed the ifstat package.
Screenshots:
A last point:
This app was designed to use on Raspberrys, but, "accidentally", you can use it on any Linux distribution, provided you have a SSH server installed (is the app's core to work ). I've tested with a pair of VM, a Arch distro and a Mint distro, and works without problems.
And, well, surely the app could have some errors to fix (many people have not tried), so, any comment is appreciated (assume ). For example, at this moment, I can say that connection sometimes is slow, all depends the network quality and smartphone, but, additionally, it has an extra time to SSH connection (compression data, validation, etc.). So, if you change section, while RaspControl is connecting to Raspberry, sometimes app could FC (force close). I've improved and optimized some code and I tought that I fixed it... but sometimes could FC . So I'm trying to fix this to make it more stable, also, I would like to improve it for tablets. It is not ugly, but not pretty
I hope you find it useful and you like it. Please, be not cruel , it's my second "formal" Android app and I'm still in the learning stage . I am currently looking for a job and I'm doing this to improve professionally (and improve my resume too ).
Link:
Finally, here you are!:
Google Play download link
Kind regards!
XDA:DevDB Information
RaspManager, App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
ercea
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 1.5
Stable Release Date: 2014-06-25
Created 2014-06-28
Last Updated 2015-06-01
Changelog:
Version 1.5:
Main:
Changed main icon due to trademark violation
App renamed to RaspManager due to suspended application
Add compatibility with Lollipop styles
New toolbar
State:
Added controls to show/hide sections
Shows error messages when no connections
New Connection:
Avaible SSH certificate connections
Version 1.2.1:
Main Window:
Changed "About" dialog
Terminal -> Custom Commands:
Added a confirm dialog before delete a custom command
Added custom commands help demo screen
Version 1.2:
Main Window:
Deleted connection dialog removed (now, using a simple better way).
State:
Fixed OFF state when is connected
Added a confirm dialog before mount/dismount filesystems
Explorer:
Fixed continuous "Go-Back" when Back button pressed
Terminal:
Added "Refresh" button to reconnect with remote PC
Added "Clear history" command in context menu
Added "Custom Commands" section, to create/edit/delete custom commands and use it in Terminal.
Improved terminal output, using a handler.
Version 1.0:
First version of RaspControl
Hey guys, recently, I've updated to 1.2.1 version, please, check Changelog to see the changes and improvements I hope you like the application ^^
Regards!
Hey guys, recently my application was suspended due to trademark logo violation, I've contacted with the Raspberry Foundation and I can upload a new application without the official logo... but I can't modify the original app because it will be suspended always .
So, I had to rename the application and here is the new version with some changes (you can see them in the Changelog) and the new logo.
Sorry the inconveniences :S I hope to upload more versions with new feautures
Regards!
When you click on upload to remote where does the file go?
Sent from my SM-N920C
@ercea pretty awesome app. The only caveat I'm having is that it doesn't work if you have two factor authentication setup in the raspberry. After you enter the ssh password, it asks for a verification code, but since the app doesn't show the message and a text input to type it, is impossible to log in. Could you check if it's possible to add a type input for this case? I can help you check things if you need
skyleth said:
@ercea pretty awesome app. The only caveat I'm having is that it doesn't work if you have two factor authentication setup in the raspberry. After you enter the ssh password, it asks for a verification code, but since the app doesn't show the message and a text input to type it, is impossible to log in. Could you check if it's possible to add a type input for this case? I can help you check things if you need
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@skyleth, please, I apologize for the delay in my response, I was out of my home during these days for my work. Thanks for your words about RaspManager, about two factor authentication, sorry the inconveniences, I will try to add this feature in the next update. Please, could you tell me how I can replicate your setup? (how did you put a verification code on your Raspberry?) Lately, due to my work, I only use my Raspberry for watching series and movies (for relaxing ) and, the truth is, I'm spending little time testing other things
Regards and sorry again for the delay :S
ercea said:
@skyleth, please, I apologize for the delay in my response, I was out of my home during these days for my work. Thanks for your words about RaspManager, about two factor authentication, sorry the inconveniences, I will try to add this feature in the next update. Please, could you tell me how I can replicate your setup? (how did you put a verification code on your Raspberry?) Lately, due to my work, I only use my Raspberry for watching series and movies (for relaxing ) and, the truth is, I'm spending little time testing other things
Regards and sorry again for the delay :S
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Hi ercea, don't worry I set up the two factor authentication following this guide: https://www.sbprojects.net/projects/raspberrypi/ga.php
Anyway, if you need any help let me know, I'm currently at home because of an injury so I have time to check
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So lets go ahead and start. Here are the steps to getting setup:
1. Go to http://yunpan.360.cn
2. You should see a blue and white screen with a login box towards the right with some scrolling images to the left. Click the blue text at the bottom of the forum.
3. You should now be on a registration screen, here is the translation:
Welcome to register 360 cloud disk
Email (Mailbox)
Password (6-20 Characters)
Confirm Password
Verification Code (Not Case Sensitive)
I have read and agree to the "360 User Terms of Service"
Sign up now
4. You should then be redirected to a site with a green android looking guy and instructions to check your email to activate. You have 48 hours.
5. After you've verified your email go to http://down.360safe.com/yunpan/360wangpan_setup.exe to download the Qihoo 360 Windows Client
6. Once you have everything downloaded and install run the application
7. When the application first starts you should get a login screen (blue box) that has 2 tabs. Here is the translation:
Tab 1: Ordinary Login | Tab 2: Seamless Login
360 Account Login
Account
Password
Remember Password | Automatic Login
Log in
Forgot Password (Under log in button)
Note: If you get a pop up while logging in means you haven't activated your account yet
8. After you log in you should see that you start with 360GB, and after your first login you should get a pop-up like this:
Translation:
Congratulation
Obtain large cloud disk space permanently
"Something about how many harddrives it equals"
Click to receive
9. If you click the link you should now be at 10.4 TB, but what about the other 26TB?
10. To get the other 26TB you have to install the Android app which is the reason for me posting this so we can get it translated!
11. Download link for the android app: http://down.360safe.com/yunpan/360yunpan_android.apk (There is an iOS app)
12. Install the downloaded apk, one weird thing is that the app seemed to auto close on tablet. I used and old junk tablet we let the kids play with incase it was infected.
13. Open the app and this is where maybe someone can shed some light as I didn't translate the splash screen so I'm not sure what the 2 options are for. I can tell you that option 1 (Blue) will only allow you to enter a phone number but not sure what it's linked back to. Option 2 the grey option is the one that we want as we already created a 360 account.
14. Click the grey 360 tab to open the login screen
15. Input your email, pass and login (This is actually in english if your phone is set to english)
16. Press the login button and BAM 26TB instantly!!!!
17. I can't move around the app very well in Chinese but if you go back to your desktop client and check your space it should be at 36.4TB now!!!
Thats it! If you look at the first screen shot you will see it lists 36.4TB the second shot is initial setup showing the 360GB
Links:
Main Site/Sign up - http://yunpan.360.cn/
Desktop Client - http://down.360safe.com/yunpan/360wangpan_setup.exe
Android App - http://down.360safe.com/yunpan/360yunpan_android.apk
iOS App - http://itunes.apple.com/cn/app/360yun-pan/id508401605?mt=8
I just got this installed today so I haven't done anything with it really but thought I'd pass this along now lets get it translated!
If you have any questions be more than happy to ask and I'll do my best to answer as well as post my progress
@bmxmike thank you for the guide, but i think that now who doesn't live in China would have problems to register on Yuanpan 360 because it asks of SMS verification. I tried with SMS receivers online but no luck
I Just made an account here but i only got 4TB in total even after installing and logging in an app & client.
Get 36TB of cloud storage for FREE!!
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How would you like 36TB's of storage?? FOR FREE!!!
So who is offering this? Qihoo 360, which is some Chinese company, only information I could find: is a Chinese company best known for its antivirus software. I would advise you to be cautious I haven't use any of the services yet and it does require you to download a desktop app and mobile client. You can delete these after all is setup and everything will stay you don't have to have them installed but you must install them to get the extra space.
*NOTE:This is a Chinese company, use your best judgment on what you store. I do not plan on storing sensitive information on here or any type of data that you would hate to loose or for someone else to get their hands on; that's what Dropbox, OneDrive, Share, Copy, and all the other secure cloud hosts are for and why you get a limited amount of free storage I'm a Network Technican in a call center and have tons of non sensitive stats, reports, and recording that we use just to track progress of the system that is in multiple locations so this give me another backup and will remove it off my computer at home atleast. I have 3 other backups to the data this is just another avenue so if all my stuff get's deleted I'm not at a loss, nor if anyone happens to get access to my account and look through it they'll see lots of numbers and data but nothing that's gonna hurt me or anyone else and more or less just annoy someone looking at the data trying to find a meaning.
Think of it this way:
This is like your front porch; You can use it to store things, but someone can still walk by and take something.
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NOTE: If you have any problems or troubles and can't figure something out I suggest this trick. Download the new Google Translate app off of Play store and use the new camera feature!! This made everything simple (had use 2 phones) because all I had to do was take a picture of the screen I was stuck at to find out the translation.
So lets go ahead and start. Here are the steps to getting setup:
1. Go to http://yunpan.360.cn
2. You should see a blue and white screen with a login box towards the right with some scrolling images to the left. Click the blue text at the bottom of the forum.
3. You should now be on a registration screen, here is the translation:
Welcome to register 360 cloud disk
Email (Mailbox)
Password (6-20 Characters)
Confirm Password
Verification Code (Not Case Sensitive)
I have read and agree to the "360 User Terms of Service"
Sign up now
4. You should then be redirected to a site with a green android looking guy and instructions to check your email to activate. You have 48 hours.
5. After you've verified your email go to http://down.360safe.com/yunpan/360wangpan_setup.exe to download the Qihoo 360 Windows Client
6. Once you have everything downloaded and install run the application
7. When the application first starts you should get a login screen (blue box) that has 2 tabs. Here is the translation:
Tab 1: Ordinary Login | Tab 2: Seamless Login
360 Account Login
Account
Password
Remember Password | Automatic Login
Log in
Forgot Password (Under log in button)
Note: If you get a pop up while logging in means you haven't activated your account yet
8. After you log in you should see that you start with 360GB, and after your first login you should get a pop-up like this:
Translation:
Congratulation
Obtain large cloud disk space permanently
"Something about how many harddrives it equals"
Click to receive
9. If you click the link you should now be at 10.4 TB, but what about the other 26TB?
10. To get the other 26TB you have to install the Android app which is the reason for me posting this so we can get it translated!
11. Download link for the android app: http://down.360safe.com/yunpan/360yunpan_android.apk (There is an iOS app)
12. Install the downloaded apk, one weird thing is that the app seemed to auto close on tablet. I used and old junk tablet we let the kids play with incase it was infected.
13. Open the app and this is where maybe someone can shed some light as I didn't translate the splash screen so I'm not sure what the 2 options are for. I can tell you that option 1 (Blue) will only allow you to enter a phone number but not sure what it's linked back to. Option 2 the grey option is the one that we want as we already created a 360 account.
14. Click the grey 360 tab to open the login screen
15. Input your email, pass and login (This is actually in english if your phone is set to english)
16. Press the login button and BAM 26TB instantly!!!!
17. I can't move around the app very well in Chinese but if you go back to your desktop client and check your space it should be at 36.4TB now!!!
Thats it! If you look at the first screen shot you will see it lists 36.4TB the second shot is initial setup showing the 360GB
Links:
Main Site/Sign up - http://yunpan.360.cn/
Desktop Client - http://down.360safe.com/yunpan/360wangpan_setup.exe
Android App - http://down.360safe.com/yunpan/360yunpan_android.apk
iOS App - http://itunes.apple.com/cn/app/360yun-pan/id508401605?mt=8
I just got this installed today so I haven't done anything with it really but thought I'd pass this along now lets get it translated!
If you have any questions be more than happy to ask and I'll do my best to answer as well as post my progress