TP-Link TL-WR842ND Installation and operating instructions

Configuration and Access of FTP Server

TL-WR1042ND TL-WR1043ND

TL-WR2543ND TL-WR842ND

This guide applies to all the models above.

Rev: 1.0.0

1910010521

CONTENTS

Chapter 1. Topology and USB Device .................................................................2

1.1 Typical Topology......................................................................................................... 2

1.2 Special Topology ........................................................................................................ 3

1.3 USB Device................................................................................................................ 3

Chapter 2. Configuration of the Wireless Router ...............................................4

Chapter 3. Access via Web Browser ...................................................................8

3.1 WAN Access............................................................................................................... 8

3.2 LAN Access.............................................................................................................. 12

Chapter 4. Access via PC Client Software ........................................................17

4.1 WAN Access............................................................................................................. 17

4.2 LAN Access.............................................................................................................. 21

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Chapter 1. Topology and USB Device

1.1 Typical Topology

Figure 1-1 Typical Topology

)Note:

1. USB Flash Device stands for FTP Server in this topology.

2. Local PC here means the PC that is in the same subnet with the FTP Sever. Local PC can

access the FTP Server by LAN (Local Area Network), which is called LAN Access.

3. Remote PC here means the PC that is not in the same subnet with the FTP Sever. Remote PC

needs to go through the Internet if needed to access the FTP server, which is called WAN

Access.

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1.2 Special Topology

Figure 1-2 Special Topology

)Note:

The WAN port of TL-WR1043ND is linked to the LAN port of an xDSL modem. If the modem has

already obtained a public IP by dialing to the Internet with the username and password provided

from your ISP and TL-WR1043ND obtains its IP through Dynamic IP service provided by the

modem, the remote PC cannot reach the FTP server through the WAN IP of TL-WR1043ND

because the WAN IP of TL-WR1043ND is not a public IP in case of this situation. You can consult

the vendor of the modem to modify some settings to let the TL-WR1043ND obtain public IP or

assign a specific port for FTP server application with private IP.

1.3 USB Device

The USB Flash Device taken for example here is Kingston 1GB USB Flash with one volume

which includes 3 folders (tplink01, tplink02, tplink03) and 3 files (test01.doc, test02.doc,

test03.doc).

The following part would help you set up a FTP server and download the files from the FTP server

through a USB Flash.

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Chapter 2. Configuration of the Wireless Router

To set up your FTP Server, please follow the instructions below:

1. Make sure you have a PC connected to the wireless router, either through wireless connection

or wired connection.

2. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into the USB port on the back panel of

the Router.

3. Open a Web browser and type the Router’s default domain name http://tplinklogin.net in the

address field to log in the Web-based configuration utility. Then press Enter key.

Figure 2-1 Type in Default Domain Name

4. After a moment, a login window will appear. Enter admin for the User Name and Password,

both in lower case letters. Then click the OK button or press the Enter key.

Figure 2-2 Login Window

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5. Go to USB Settings->FTP Server, the screen will appear as shown in Figure 2-3. The IP

behind Internet Address would be used to access the FTP server.

Figure 2-3 FTP Server Configuration

6. Select the Enable box to enable Internet Access to FTP from WAN port.

7. Specify a Service Port for FTP Server. (The default is 21. Do not change it unless necessary.)

8. Click Add New Folder to add new folders for the FTP Server. The Local PC or Remote PC can

only access the folder you add here.

9. Enter a display name for the share folder in Display Name edit box, for example, TP-LINK.

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10. Select the Share entire partition or a specific folder option. If you select Share entire

partition, the folders contained in this partition will all be shared.

Figure 2-4 Add or Modify Share Folder

11. Click the Save button to save the settings and the screen will appear as shown in the figure

below.

Figure 2-5 Click Save

12. Click the Start button to start the FTP Server.

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)Note:

1. The max share folders number is 10. If you want to share a new folder when the number has

reached 10, you can delete an existing share folder and then add a new one.

2. The change of the FTP settings will not take effect until the FTP Server is restarted.

3. Currently, there is quantitative restriction of FTP Server user. TL-WR1043ND supports 2 users

at the same time, and TL-WR2543ND, TL-WR1042ND, TL-WR842ND supports 4 users at the

same time. Therefore, if you want to log in, make sure that the number of login-user is less than

the maximum quantity. Once the number of users had reached the maximum quantity, the

following users would fail to log in even if they have input the correct username and password.

4. If a folder contains subfolders, you will see the configuration page as below when you try to

Add New Folder. You can select the radio box under Select to share the specified folder and

click the upper button to go to the upper folder.

Figure 2-6

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Chapter 3. Access via Web Browser

Here we take the Web browser Internet Explorer for example.

3.1 WAN Access

1. Input the Internet Address in IE address field. (The address can be found on FTP Server

page as shown in Figure 3-2. Here is ftp://218.18.0.163.).

Figure 3-1 Input Internet Address

Figure 3-2 Internet Address

2. Press the Enter key and a login window will pop up as shown below. Enter the User name and

Password of the wireless router (default username: admin, default password: admin, both in

lower case letters) and then click Log On.

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Figure 3-3 Log On

3. Now you can see the IE as Figure 3-4. Double-click the folder TP-LINK.

Figure 3-4

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