Usb Application; Local Storage Sharing - TP-Link TOUCH P5 User Manual

Chapter 2

2. 20. USB Application

This section describes how to share and access USB devices connected to your Touch
P5 among different clients
Utility to log into your Touch P5.
Touch P5 only supports USB external flash drives, hard drives and USB printers, and
does not support 3G/4G USB 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.
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:
1. If you use USB hubs, make sure no more than four devices are connected to your Touch P5.
2. If the USB storage device requires using bundled external power, make sure the external power has been
connected.
3. If you use a USB hard drive, make sure its file system is FAT32 or NTFS.
4. Before you physically disconnect a USB device from your Touch P5, safely remove it to avoid data damage:
select Advanced
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
Your Settings.
a . Press
b . Type in the server address
Windows
computer
the dialog box.
c . Click OK.
a . Select
b . Type the server address
Mac
c . Click
Pad Use a third-party app for network files management.
through web-based
> USB Settings > Device Settings
Windows ( )+ R
Go > Connect to Server.
Connect.
Configure Touch P5 as a Router
utility. Refer to
and click
on the keyboard (or select
\\tplinkwifi.net or
smb://tplinkwifi.net
Through Web-based
.
Customize
Start > Run).
ftp://tplinkwifi.net
or ftp://tplinkwifi.net.
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