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Chapter 2 .
Configure Touch P5 as a Router
2. 20 USB Application
This section describes how to share and access USB devices connected to your Touch P5 among different clients
through
web-based utility
. Refer to
Through Web-based Utility
to log into your Touch P5.
Touch P5 only supports USB external flash drives, hard drives and USB printers, and does not support USB 3G/4G modems.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
Local Storage Sharing
•
Remote Access via FTP Server
•
Media Sharing
2. 20. 1. Local Storage Sharing
Share your USB storage devices with different users on the network.
1.
Access the USB disk
1 ) Connect Your USB Disk
Insert your USB storage device into your Touch P5’s USB port directly or using a USB cable.
Note:
• If you use USB hubs, make sure no more than four devices are connected to your Touch P5.
• 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 your Touch P5, safely remove it to avoid data damage: Select
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 referring to
Customize Your
Settings
.
Windows
computer
a . Press
Windows
( )+
R
on the keyboard (or select
Start
>
Run
).
b . Type in the server address
\\tplinkwifi.net
or
ftp://tplinkwifi.net
in the dialog box.
c . Click
OK
.
Mac
a . Select
Go
>
Connect to Server
.
b . Type the server address
smb://tplinkwifi.net
or
ftp://tplinkwifi.net.
c . Click
Connect.
Pad
Use a third-party app for network files management.
Note:
You can also access your USB disk using your Network/Media Server Name. Refer to
To Custo]mize the Address of
the USB Disk
to learn more.
2.
Customize Your Settings
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://tplinkwifi.net/
, then log in with the username and password you set for your Touch P5.
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.
