TP-LINK AC1750 User Manual

Archer C7

AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router

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Service Status - Indicates the Network Sharing service's current status. You can click the
Start button to start the Storage Sharing service and click the Stop button to stop it.

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Volume - The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to. Volume 1-8 is
mapping to USB port1, and Volume 9-16 is mapping to USB port2.

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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
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.

Figure 4-54 Safe Unplug Message

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.