Access The Usb Disk - TP-Link Archer C2600 User Manual

• Share photos and other large files with your friends without logging in to (and paying for) a photo-sharing site or email system.
• Get a safe backup for the materials for a presentation.
• Remove the files on your camera's memory card from time to time during the journey.
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.

6. 2. 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.
Tips:
• 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 connected.
• If you use a USB hard drive, make sure its file system is FAT32, exFat, NTFS and HFS+.
• Before you physically disconnect a USB device from the router, safely remove it to avoid data damage: Go to
Settings > Device Settings
2.
Enable Authentication for Data Security
It is strongly recommended that you set and apply a sharing account for data security.
1 ) Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, then log in with the username and password you set for the router.
2 ) Go to Advanced
3 ) Choose to Use default Account
4 ) Enable Authentication
• If you leave Share All
• If Share All is disabled, enable
3.
Enable the FTP (via Internet)
Select the check box to enable
Chapter 6 . USB Application
and click Safety
> USB Settings > Sharing
(admin) or
to apply the sharing account.
enabled, click the button to enable
Authentication for specific folders.
FTP (via Internet), then click Save.
Remove.
Access.
Use New Account and click Save.
Authentication for all folders.
Advanced > USB
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