TP-Link Archer C7 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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

Confirm Password

- Re-enter the password here.



Storage Authority

- Authority of user: Read Only or Read and Write.



Name

- This folder's display name.



Partition

- The volume that the folder resides. Volume 1-8 is mapping to USB port 1, Volume

9-16 is mapping to USB port 2.



Folder

- The real full path of the specified folder.

You can edit the share folder by clicking

Edit

.

You can delete the share folder by clicking

Delete

.

Follow the instructions below to set up your Guest Network Storage Sharing:

1.

Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router.

2.

Make sure the Service Status on the page “USB Settings -> Storage Sharing” is

Started

.

3.

Make sure the Access shared storage with password on the page “USB Settings -> Storage

Sharing” is

Enabled

.

4.

Click the

Start

button to start the Guest Network Storage Sharing.

5.

Click the

Add New Folder

to Share

button to specify a folder to share for the guests.

There is one default user account that can access the Guest Network Storage Sharing. Clicking

Modify

on Figure 4-45, there will pop up Figure 4-46, where you can change the password and

storage authority of the account.

Figure 4-46 Modify User Account of Guest Network



Note:

1.

If you want guests visit folders of Guest Network Storage Sharing with guest account, you

must enable Access shared storage with password on the page “USB Settings -> Storage

Sharing”, or the guests can't access to the Guest Network Storage Sharing.

2.

The max share folders number is 6. If you want to share a new folder when the number has

reached 6, you can delete a share folder and then add a new one.

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4.9

DHCP

Figure 4-47 The DHCP menu

There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-47):

DHCP Settings

,

DHCP Clients List

and

Address Reservation

.

Click any of them, and you will be able to

configure the corresponding functions.

4.9.1

DHCP Settings

Choose menu “

DHCP

→

DHCP Settings

”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as

shown in Figure 4-48.The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration

Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to

the router on the LAN.

Figure 4-48 DHCP Settings



DHCP Server - Enable

or

Disable

the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must

have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer

manually.



Start IP Address -

Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning

IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address.



End IP Address -

Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP

addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address.

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

Address Lease Time -

The

Address Lease Time

is the amount of time a network user will

be allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount

of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up,

the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1

~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes.



Default Gateway -

(Optional.) It is suggested to input the IP address of the Ethernet port of

the router. The default value is 192.168.0.1.



Default Domain -

(Optional) Input the domain name of your network.



Primary DNS -

(Optional) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP or consult your ISP.



Secondary DNS -

(Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP

provides two DNS servers.



Note:

To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as

"Obtain an IP Address automatically".

4.9.2

DHCP Clients List

Choose menu “

DHCP

→

DHCP Clients List

”, you can view the information about the clients

attached to the router in the screen as shown in Figure 4-49.

Figure 4-49 DHCP Clients List



Client Name

-

The name of the DHCP client



MAC Address

-

The MAC address of the DHCP client



Assigned IP

-

The IP address that the router has allocated to the DHCP client



Lease Time

-

The time of the DHCP client leased. After the dynamic IP address has expired,

a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user.

You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current

attached devices, click the

Refresh

button.

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4.9.3

Address Reservation

Choose menu “

DHCP

→

Address Reservation

”, you can view and add a reserved address for

clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-50). When you specify a reserved IP address for a

PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the

DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent

IP settings.

Figure 4-50 Address Reservation



MAC Address -

The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address.



Reserved IP Address -

The IP address reserved for the PC by the router.



Status

-

The status of this entry, either

Enabled

or

Disabled

.

To Reserve an IP address:

1.

Click the

Add New…

button. Then Figure 4-51 will pop up.

2.

Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal

notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address.

3.

Click the

Save

button.

Figure 4-51 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry

To modify or delete an existing entry:

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1.

Click the

Modify

in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the

Delete

.

2.

Modify the information.

3.

Click the

Save

button.

Click the

Enable/Disable All

button to make all entries enabled/disabled

Click the

Delete All

button to delete all entries.

Click the

page.

4.10 USB Settings

Figure 4-52 The USB Settings menu

There are five submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 4-52):

Storage Sharing

,

FTP Server

,

Media Server

,

Print Server

and

User Accounts

. Click any of them, and you will be

able to configure the corresponding functions.

4.10.1

Storage Sharing

Choose menu “

USB Settings

→

Storage Sharing

”, you can configure a USB disk drive attached

to the router and view volume and share such properties as share name, capacity, used space,

and free space on this page as shown below.

Figure 4-53 Storage Sharing

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