Page 2 - CONTENTS
CONTENTS Chapter 1. Topology and USB Device ................................................................. 2 1.1 Typical Topology ......................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Special Topology .........................................
Page 3 - Application Guide; Chapter 1. Topology and USB Device; Typical Topology; Figure 1-1 Typical Topology; USB Flash Device stands for FTP Server in this topology.; WAN
Application Guide - 2 - 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. Lo cal PC here means the PC t hat is in the same subnet with the FTP Sever. Local PC can access the FTP Server by LAN (Lo...
Page 4 - Special Topology; Figure 1-2 Special Topology
Application Guide - 3 - 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 obta...
Page 5 - Chapter 2. Configuration of the Wireless Router; To set up your FTP Server, please follow the instructions below:; Enter; Figure 2-1 Type in Default Domain Name; admin; Figure 2-2 Login Window
Application Guide - 4 - 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...
Page 6 - Figure 2-3 FTP Server Configuration
Application Guide - 5 - 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. Speci...
Page 7 - Share entire partition; Figure 2-4 Add or Modify Share Folder; Save; Figure 2-5 Click Save; Start
Application Guide - 6 - 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 appea...
Page 8 - Add New Folder
Application Guide - 7 - ) 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. Curren...
Page 9 - Chapter 3. Access via Web Browser; Here we take the Web browser Internet Explorer for example.; Figure 3-1 Input Internet Address; Password of the wireless router (default username:; letters) and then click
Application Guide - 8 - 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...
Page 11 - You will see the files contained in; Open; To download a file, right; Copy
Application Guide - 10 - 4. You will see the files contained in TP-LINK as below. Figure 3-5 5. To open a folder, right click the folder, for example tplink02 , and select Open option. To download a file, right click the file, for example test03.doc , and select Copy option. Figure 3-6
Page 12 - We recommend that you use
Application Guide - 11 - Figure 3-7 ) Note: When trying to open a file by double-clicking the file, an error will occur as shown in Figure 3-8 . We recommend that you use Copy and Paste method to download the file on FTP Server. Figure 3-8
Page 13 - Run; You will see the interface as below.; ipconfig; key. Write down the IP address behind
Application Guide - 12 - 3.2 LAN Access 1. Go to Start- > Run , input cmd as below, then click OK or press Enter key. Figure 3-9 2. You will see the interface as below. Figure 3-10 3. Input ipconfig , and press Enter key. Write down the IP address behind Default Gateway as shown in Figure 3-11. (...
Page 14 - in format of
Application Guide - 13 - Figure 3-11 4. Input the address (The address written down in Step 3. Here is192.168.0.1) in IE address field in format of ftp://192.168.0.1 and then press Enter key, Figure 3-12 A login window will pop up as below. Enter the User name and Password of the wireless router (de...
Page 15 - Now you can see the IE as below, double-click the folder
Application Guide - 14 - Figure 3-13 5. Now you can see the IE as below, double-click the folder TP-LINK . Figure 3-14
Page 16 - You will see the files contained in
Application Guide - 15 - 6. You will see the files contained in TP-LINK as below: Figure 3-15 7. To open a folder, right click the folder, for example tplink02 , and select Open option. To download a file, right click the file, for example test03.doc , and select Copy option. Figure 3-16
Page 18 - Chapter 4. Access via PC Client Software; Here we take; CuteFTP Professional 8; Open the CuteFTP and it will show as below.
Application Guide - 17 - Chapter 4. Access via PC Client Software Here we take CuteFTP Professional 8 for example. 4.1 WAN Access 1. Open the CuteFTP and it will show as below. Figure 4-1
Page 19 - or press
Application Guide - 18 - 2. Go to File -> New -> FTP Site or press Ctrl+N to open a new Site properties . Figure 4-2 3. Set the dialog box as below and click Connect . Label: Name of the site. Host address: The Internet Address of FTP Server configuration page (Here is 218.18.0.163). Figure 4-...
Page 20 - Normal
Application Guide - 19 - Username: Default setting of the wireless router is admin in lower case letters. Password: Default setting of the wireless router is admin in lower case letters. Comments: The information that you want to record for the specific site. Login method: select Normal ¾ Normal - T...
Page 21 - Now you can see the folder
Application Guide - 20 - 4. Now you can see the folder TP-LINK in the panel. Double-click the folder. Figure 4-5 5. You will see three subfolders and three files in the TP-LINK folder. Figure 4-6
Page 22 - Double-click a file and it will be downloaded automatically.; cmd; as shown below and then click
Application Guide - 21 - 6. Double-click a file and it will be downloaded automatically. Figure 4-7 ) Note: When you connect to a site, your My Documents folder is the default local folder to save your downloaded files, and the default remote folder is the folder specified when you configured the si...
Page 23 - and press; key. Write down the IP address of
Application Guide - 22 - 2. You will see the interface as below. Figure 4-9 3. Follow the cursor, input ipconfig and press Enter key. Write down the IP address of Default Gateway as shown in Figure 4-10. (Here is 192.168.0.1). Figure 4-10
Page 24 - Open the CuteFTP and it will show as below.
Application Guide - 23 - 4. Open the CuteFTP and it will show as below. Figure 4-11 5. Go to File -> New -> FTP Site or press Ctrl+N to open a new Site properties . Figure 4-12
Page 25 - Connect
Application Guide - 24 - 6. Set the dialog box as below and click Connect . Label: Name of the site. Host address: The IP of the Default Gateway written down in Step 3 (here is 192.168.0.1). Username: Default setting of the wireless router is admin in lower case letters. Password: Default setting of...
Page 26 - Now you can see the folder
Application Guide - 25 - 7. Now you can see the folder TP-LINK in the panel. Double-click the folder. Figure 4-14 8. You can see three subfolders and three files in the TP-LINK folder. Figure 4-15
Page 27 - Double-click a file and it will be downloaded automatically.
Application Guide - 26 - 9. Double-click a file and it will be downloaded automatically. Figure 4-16 ) Note: When you connect to a site, your My Documents folder is the default local folder to save your downloaded files, and the default remote folder is the folder specified when you configured the s...
