TP-Link Archer C7 User Manual page 76

Service Status - Indicates the Network Sharing service's current status. You can click the
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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. Volume 1-8 is
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mapping to USB port1, and Volume 9-16 is mapping to USB port2.
Capacity - The storage capacity of the USB driver.
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Used - The used space of the USB driver.
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Free - The available space of the USB driver.
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Use% - The percentage of the used space.
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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 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 4-54) 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.
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Note:
1. The router can automatically locate new USB drive. But to display the information about your
USB device, you need to click the Rescan button manually.
Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
Figure 4-54 Safe Unplug Message
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