Chapter

8

USB Settings

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

router among different clients.

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

and USB 3G/4G modems.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

Local Storage Sharing

•

Remote Access via FTP Serverr

•

Media Sharing

•

Printer Sharing

•

3G/4G Settings

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8° 1°

Local Storage Sharing

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

8° 1° 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.

Tips:

•

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 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

(

ARCHER _VR900

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

) and type the

server address

\\tplinkmodem.net

or

ftp://tplinkmodem.net

in the

address bar, then press

[

Enter

].

Mac

1 )

Select

Go

>

Connect to Server

2 )

Type the server address

smb://tplinkmodem.net

3 ) Click

Connect

4 )

When prompted, select the

Guest

radio box. (If you have set up

a username and a 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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8° 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://tplinkmodem.net

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

router.

2°

Select

Basic

>

USB Settings

>

Sharing Access

. Focus on the

Folder Sharing

section.

Click the button to disable

Share All

, then click

Add

to add a new sharing folder.

3°

Select the

Volume Name

and

Folder Path

, then enter a

Folder Name

as you like.

4°

Decide the way you share the folder:

•

Enable Authentication:

Tick to enable authentication for this folder sharing,

and you will be required to use a username and password to access the USB

disk. 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 this

folder.

•

Enable Media Sharing:

Tick to enable media sharing for this folder, and you can

view photos, play music and watch movies stored on the USB disk directly from

DLNA-supported devices. Click

Media Sharing

to learn more.

5°

Click

OK

.

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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.

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://tplinkmodem.net

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

router.

2°

Select

Advanced

>

USB Settings

>

Sharing Access

.

3°

Choose to use the default Account (admin) or use a new account and click

Save

.

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.

•

If

Share All

is disabled, enable

Authentication

for specific folders.