TP-Link TL-WR842ND User Manual page 63

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
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 Start button to start the Network Sharing service.
Click the Stop button to stop the Network Sharing service.
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 4-39) 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.
3. Click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service.
4. Click the Enable button under Shared to enable the disk to share.
5. Click the Open the disk to visit the sharing disk.
Note:
1. The Router cannot automatically locate new USB drive. You have to click the Rescan button
manually to display a list of volumes and information about them.
2. The new settings will not take effect until you restart the service.
3. To unplug the USB drive, click Eject Disk button first. Simply pulling USB drive out of the
USB port can cause damage to the device and loss of data.
4. Mounted volumes are subject to the 8-volume limit. So you cannot access more than 8
volumes on the USB storage device.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router
Figure 4-39 Safe Unplug Message
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