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Chapter 5
Guest Network
5. 1.
Create a Network for Guests
1. Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username and password you set for the
router.
2. Go to
Advanced
>
Guest Network
. Locate the
Wireless
section.
3. Create a guest network as needed.
1 )
Enable
2.4GHz Wireless
network or
5GHz Wireless
network.
2 ) Customize the SSID. Don‘t select
Hide SSID
unless you want your guests to
manually input the SSID for guest network access.
3 )
Set
Security
to
WPA/WPA2 Personal
, keep the default
Version
and
Encryption
values, and customize your own password.
4. Click
Save
. Now your guests can access your guest network using the SSID and
password you have set!
Tips:
To view the guest network information, go to
Advanced
>
Status
and locate the
Guest Network
section.
5. 2.
Customize Guest Network Options
1. Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username and password you set for the
router
.
2. Go to
Advanced
>
Guest Network
. Locate the
Settings
section.
3. Customize guest network options as needed.
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Guest Network
•
Allow guests to see each other
Select this checkbox if you want to allow the wireless clients on your guest network
to communicate with each other via methods such as network neighbors and Ping.
•
Allow guests to access my local network
Select this checkbox if you want to allow the wireless clients on your guest network
to communicate with the devices connected to your router’s LAN ports or main
network via methods such as network neighbors and Ping.
4. Click
Save
. Now you can ensure network security and privacy!
Tips:
To view guest network information, go to
Advanced
>
Status
and locate the
Guest Network
section.
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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.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
Local Storage Sharing
•
Remote Access via FTP Serverr
•
Media Sharing
•
Printer Sharing
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Chapter 6
USB Application
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 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 or NTFS.
•
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
.
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 by referring to
Customize Your Settings
.
Windows
computer
¾
Method 1:
Go to
Computer
>
Network
, then click the Network Server Name
(
Model number
-share
by default) in the
Computer
section.
Note:
Operations in different systems are similar. Here we take Windows 7 as an example.
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Windows
computer
¾
Method 2:
Open the
Windows Explorer
(or go to
Computer
), type the server
address
\\tplinkwifi.net
or
ftp://tplinkwifi.net
in the address bar,
and then press
[
Enter
].
Mac
1 )
Select
Go
>
Connect to Server
.
2 )
Type the server address
smb://tplinkwifi.net
.
3 ) Click
Connect
.
4 )
When prompted, select the
Guest
radio box. (If you have set up
a username and password to deny anonymous access to the
USB disks, you should select the
Registered User
radio box. To
learn how to set up an account for the access, refer to
To Set up
Authentication for Data Security
.)
pad
Use a third-party app for network files management.
Tips:
You can also access your USB disk by using your Network/Media Server Name as the server address. Refer to
To
Customize the Address of the USB Disk
to learn more.
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