TP-Link Touch P5 User Manual page 51

For example:
Share photos and other large files with your friends without logging in to (and paying for) a photo-sharing site or
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email system.
Get a safe backup for the materials for a presentation.
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Remove the files on your camera's memory card from time to time during the journey.
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Note:
If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address (such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x), you cannot use this feature because private
addresses are not routed on the Internet.
1. Access the USB disk
1) Connect Your USB Disk
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.
Note:
 If you use USB hubs, make sure no more than four devices are connected to the router.
If the USB storage device requires using bundled external power, make sure the external power has been
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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:
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Advanced > USB Settings > Device Settings
Select
2) Enable Authentication for Data Security
It is strongly recommended that you set and apply a sharing account for data security.
a. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net/, then log in with the username and password you set for the router.
Advanced
b. Select
c. Choose to use the default Account (admin) or use a new account and click Save.
d. Enable Authentication
 If you leave
Chapter 2 Configure your Touch P5 as a Router
USB Settings Sharing Access
> >
to apply the sharing account.
Share All enabled, click the button to enable
and click .
.
Authentication for all folders.
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