Chapter

5

Guest Network

This function allows you to provide Wi-Fi access for guests without disclosing your

main network. When you have guests in your house, apartment, or workplace, you can

create a guest network for them. In addition, you can limit the network authorities for

guests to ensure network security and privacy.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

Create Guest Network

•

Customize Guest Network Options

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5. 1.

Create Guest Network

1. Visit

http://tplinkwifi.net

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

router.

2. Go to

Advanced

>

Guest Network

.

3. Create a 2.4GHz or 5GHz guest network according to your needs.

1 )

Enable

Wireless Network 2.4GHz

or

Wireless Network 5GHz

.

2 )

Set an easy-to-identify SSID. Don‘t select

Hide SSID

unless you want your guests

and other people to manually input this SSID for Wi-Fi access.

3 )

Set

Security

to

WPA/WPA2 Personal

, keep the default

Version

and

Encryption

values, and set an easy-to-remember

Password

.

4. Click

Save

. Now your guests can access your guest network using the SSID and

password you set!

Tips:

To view guest network information, go to

Advanced

>

Status

and find the Guest Network section.

5. 2.

Customize Guest Network Options

1. Visit

http://tplinkwifi.net

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

.

2. Go to

Advanced

>

Guest Network

.

3. Customize guest network options according to your needs.

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•

Allow guests to see each other

Select this checkbox to allow the clients in your guest network to access each other.

•

Allow guests to access my local network

Select this checkbox to allow the clients in your guest network to access your local

network, not just Internet access.

4. Click

Save

. Now users in your guest network can enjoy only the network authorities

you assigned!

Tips:

To view guest network information, go to

Advanced

>

Status

and find the

Guest Network

section.

Chapter

6

USB Application

This chapter describes how to share and access USB devices connected to the router

among different clients.

The router only supports USB external flash drives, hard drives and USB printers, and

does not support USB 3G/4G modems.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

Local Storage Sharing

•

Remote Access via FTP Server

•

Media Sharing

•

Printer Sharing

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6. 1.

Local Storage Sharing

Share your USB storage devices with different users on the network.

6. 1. 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 four 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 and

HFS+.

•

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

to

Advanced

>

USB Settings

>

Device Settings

and click

Safety Remove

.

2.

Access Your USB Disk

By default all the network clients can access all folders on your USB disk. Refer to

the following table for access instructions. You can also customize your sharing

content and set a sharing account referring to

6. 1. 2. Customize Your Settings

.

Windows

computer

1. Press

Windows

(

)+

R

on the keyboard (or select

Start

>

Run

).

2. Type the server address

\\tplinkwifi.net

or

ftp://tplinkwifi.net

in the dialog box.

3. Click

OK

.

s

Mac

1. Select

Go

>

Connect to Server

.

2. Type the server address

smb://tplinkwifi.net

or

ftp://tplinkwifi.net

.

3. Click

Connect

.

Pad

Use a third-party app for network files management.

Tips:

You can also access all folders by using your Network/Media Server Name. Refer to

To Customize the Address of

the USB Disk

to learn more.

6. 1. 2.

Customize Your Settings

¾

To Only Share Specific Content

By default,

Share All

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

only share specific folders, follow the steps below:

1. Visit

http://tplinkwifi.net

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

router.