TP-Link TL-WR1043ND User Manual page 59

Service Status - Indicates the Storage Sharing service's current status, started or stopped.
You can click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service and click the Stop button
to stop it.
Volume - The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to.
Capacity - The storage capacity of the USB driver.
Used - The used space of the USB driver.
Free - The available space of the USB driver.
Use% - The percentage of the used space.
Shared Indicates the shared or non-shared status of the volume. When the volume is
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shared, you can click the Disable to stop sharing the volume; when volume is non-shared,
you can click the Enable button to share the volume.
Click the Eject Disk button to safely remove the USB storage device that is connected to
USB port. This takes the drive offline. A message (as shown in Figure 4-31) will appear on
your web browser when it is safe to detach the USB disk.
Click the Rescan button to start a new scan.
Follow the instructions below to set up your Router as a file server:
1. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router.
2. Click the Rescan button to find the USB drive that has been attached to the Router. The
screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-32.
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Figure 4-31 Safe Unplug Message
Figure 4-32 Storage Sharing
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Wireless N Gigabit Router