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Chapter 4
Configure the Router in Standard Router Mode
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 2 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
>
Storage Sharing
and click
Eject Disk
.
2. Access the Media Files on Your USB Disk
Now the DLNA-supported devices (such as your computer and pad) connected to the
router can detect and play the media files on the USB disk.
Windows
computer
• Go to
Computer
>
Network
, and click the Media Server Name in the
Media
Devices
section.
Note:
Here we take Windows 8 as an example.
Tablet
• Use a third-party DLNA-supported player.
4. 5. 4. User Accounts
You can specify the username and password for Storage Sharing and FTP Server access.
The default user account is
admin
. It has read and write access to Storage Sharing and
can access FTP Server.
1. Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username and password you set for
the router.
2. Go to
Advanced
>
USB Settings
>
User Accounts
.
3. Click
Add New User
.
4. Specify a new username and password in the
User Name
and
Password
fields, and
reenter the password for confirmation.
