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8° 3° 1°

Access the USB disk

1°

Connect Your USB Disk

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

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

Note:

•

If you use USB hubs, make sure no more than 4 devices are connected to the modem 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 modem router, safely remove it to avoid data

damage: Go to

Advanced

>

USB Settings

>

Device Settings

and click

.

2°

Access the Media Files on Your USB Disk

Now the DLNA-supported devices (such as your computer and pad) connected to

the modem router can detect and play the media files on the USB disks.

Windows

computer

• Go to

Computer

>

Network

, then click the Media Server Name (

Archer_D2

by

default) in the

Media Devices

section.

Note:

Here takes Windows 7 as an example.

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• Use a third-party DLNA-supported player.

8° 3° 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://tplinkmodem.net

, then log in with the password you set for the modem

router.

2°

Select

Basic

>

USB Settings

>

Sharing Access

.

3°

Focus on the section of

Folder Sharing

. Click the button to disable

Share All

, then

click

Add

to add a new sharing folder.

4°

Select the

Volume Name

and

Folder Path

, then enter a

Folder Name

as you like.

5°

Tick

Enable Media Sharing

and click

OK

.

Tips:

The modem router can share eight volumes at most. You can click

on the page to detach the corresponding

volume you do not need to share.

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To Specify the Media Server

You can also modify the media server name or disable the feature of Media Sharing as

needed.

1°

Visit

http://tplinkmodem.net

, then log in with the password you set for the modem

router.

2°

Select

Advanced

>

USB Settings

>

Sharing Access

.

3°

Enter a

Network/Media Server Name

as you like, such as

MyShare

. You can deselect

the check box of Media Server to disable the media server feature.

4°

Click

Save

.

8° 4°

Printer Sharing

The feature of Printer Sharing helps you share a printer with different computers

connected to the modem router.

Note:

Printers unlisted on this page may be incompatible with the modem router:

.

1°

Install the Driver of the Printer

Make sure you have installed the driver of the printer on each computer that needs

printer service.

If you do not have the driver, contact the printer manufacturer.

2°

Connect the Printer

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Cable a printer to the USB port with the USB cable. Wait several seconds until the

USB LED becomes solid on.

3°

Install the TP-LINK USB Printer Controller Utility

TP-LINK USB Printer Controller Utility helps you access the shared printer. Download

and Install the utility on each computer that needs printer service.

1 ) Visit

.

2 )

Click

PC Utility

(for Windows users) or

Mac Utility

to download the installation

file and uncompress it.

3 )

Open the uncompressed folder, then click

TP-LINK USB Printer Controller Setup

(for Windows users) or

TP-Link UDS Printer Controller Installer

(for Mac users) to

install the utility.

4°

Access the Printer

You should set the shared printer as Auto-Connect Printer on every computer that

needs printer service.

1 )

Double-click the icon

on your desktop to launch the USB Printer Controller.

2 )

Highlight the printer you share.

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3 )

Click the

Auto-Connect for printing

tab to pull down a list, then select

Set Auto-

Connect Printer

.

Windows

Mac

4 )

Select the printer you share, then click

Apply

.