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6. 1. 2.

Customize Your Settings

¾

To Only Share Specific Content

By default,

Share All

is enabled so all contents on the USB disk is shared. If you want to

only share specific folders, follow the steps below:

1.

Visit

http://tplinkwifi.net

, and log in with the username and password you set for

the router.

2.

Select

Basic

>

USB Settings

>

Sharing Access

. Focus on the

Folder Sharing

section.

Click the button to disable

Share All

, and click

Add

to add a new sharing folder.

3.

Select the

Volume Name

and

Folder Path

, and then enter a

Folder Name

as needed.

4.

Decide the way you share the folder:

•

Allow Guest Network Access:

If you tick this check box, guest network users

can access the folder.

•

Enable Authentication:

If you tick this check box, you will be required to use a

username and password to access the folder. Refer to

To Set up Authentication

for Data Security

to learn more.

•

Enable Write Access:

If you tick this check box, network clients can modify the

folder.

•

Enable Media Sharing:

If you tick this check box, you can view photos, play

music and watch movies in the folder directly with DLNA-supported devices.

Click

Media Sharing

to learn more.

5.

Click

OK

.

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Tips:

The router can share 32 volumes at most. You can click

on the page to detach the corresponding volume you do

not need to share.

¾

To Set up Authentication for Data Security

If you enable

Authentication

, network clients will be required to enter the username

and password you set when accessing the USB disk.

1.

Visit

http://tplinkwifi.net

, and log in with the username and password you set for

the router.

2.

Select

Advanced

>

USB Settings

>

Sharing Access

. Focus on the

Sharing Account

section.

3.

Choose

Use Default Account

(admin) or

Use New Account

and click

Save

.

Note:

For Windows users, do not set the sharing username the same as the Windows username. Otherwise, Windows

credential mechanism may cause the following problems:

•

If the sharing password is also the same as the Windows password, authentication will not work since the

Windows will automatically use its account information for USB access.

•

If the sharing password is different from the Windows password, the Windows will be unable to remember

your credentials and you will always be required to enter the sharing password for USB access.

4.

Enable

Authentication

to apply the account you just set.

•

If you leave

Share All

enabled, click the button to enable

Authentication

for all

folders.

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•

If

Share All

is disabled, enable

Authentication

for specific folders.

Note:

Due to Windows credential mechanism, you might be unable to access the USB disk after changing Authentication

settings. Please log out from Windows and try to access again. Or you can change the address of the USB disk by

referring to

To Customize the Address of the USB Disk

.

¾

To Customize the Address of the USB Disk

You can customize the server name and use the name to access your USB disk.

1.

Visit

http://tplinkwifi.net

, and log in with the username and password you set for

the router.

2.

Select

Advanced

>

USB Settings

>

Sharing Access

.

Focus on the

Sharing Settings

section.

3.

Make sure

Network Neighborhood

is ticked, enter a Network/Media Server Name

as you like, such as

My-Share

, and then click

Save

.

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4.

Now you can access the USB disk by visiting

\\My-Share

(for Windows) or

smb://My-Share

(for Mac).

6. 2.

Remote Access via FTP Server

You can access your USB disk outside the local area network.

For example:

• Share photos and other large files with your friends without logging in to (and paying

for) a photo-sharing site or email system.

• Get a safe backup for the materials for a presentation.

• Store the files on your camera’s memory card from time to time during the journey.

Note:

If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address (such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x), you cannot use this feature because

private addresses are not routed on the Internet.

6. 2. 1.

Access the USB Disk

1.

Connect Your USB Disk

Insert your USB storage device into the router’s USB port directly or using a USB

cable. Wait several seconds until the USB LED becomes solid on.

Tips:

•

If you use USB hubs, make sure no more than 4 devices are connected to the router.

•

If the USB storage device requires using bundled external power, make sure the external power has been

connected.

•

If you use a USB hard drive, make sure its file system is FAT32, exFat, NTFS or HFS+.

•

Before you physically disconnect a USB device from the router, safely remove it to avoid data damage: Select

Advanced

>

USB Settings

>

Device Settings

and click

.

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2.

Enable Authentication for Data Security

It is strongly recommended that you set and apply a sharing account for data

security.

1 ) Visit

http://tplinkwifi.net

, and log in with the username and password you set

for the router.

2 )

Select

Advanced

>

USB Settings

>

Sharing Access

.

3 )

Choose

Use default Account

(admin) or

Use New Account

and click

Save

.

Note:

For Windows users, do not set the sharing username the same as the Windows username. Otherwise, Windows

credential mechanism may cause the following problems:

•

If the sharing password is also the same as the Windows password, authentication will not work since the

Windows will automatically use its account information for USB access.

•

If the sharing password is different from the Windows password, the Windows will be unable to remember

your credentials and you will always be required to enter the sharing password for USB access.

4 )

Enable

Authentication

to apply the sharing account.

•

If you leave

Share All

enabled, click the button to enable

Authentication

for all

folders.

•

If

Share All

is disabled, enable

Authentication

for specific folders.