How do I use my TP-LINK router as a media server?

How do I use my TP-LINK router as a media server?

Plug the USB storage into the USB port of the TP-LINK router and wait until the USB LED is solid green. You can setup the media server by the following steps: Step 1 Open a web browser (IE/Chrome/Firefox/Safari), type tplinklogin.net in the address bar, and then press Enter button.

How can I use my modem as a media server?

How to setup and use the Media Server feature on modem router (self-developed UI)?

1. Step 1 Plug a USB Storage device into the USB port.
2. Step 3 Enable Media Server service and choose the folders you want to share.
3. Step 4 Run Windows Media Players and Go to Library.

How do I connect to my TP-LINK NAS?

How to access my USB NAS device on the TP-Link wireless routers from my Mac computer?

1. Go to Finder->Go->Connect to Server.
2. In the pop-up window, please type in smb://192.168.1.1/volume1 and then click on Connect.

How do I turn my router into a NAS?

Connecting a Network Attached Storage to your router

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port of your NAS to any of the numbered ports at the back of the router.
2. Ensure that the power adapter for the storage link device is properly and securely plugged in.

How do I map a network drive to a router?

1. Connect your network drive to your router.
2. Open This PC in Windows Explorer.
3. Select ‘Map Network Drive’
4. Search for your network drive.
5. Locate or create a shared folder.
6. Authenticate with a username and password.
7. Access the drive.
8. Move files to the network drive.

How do I use DLNA on Windows 10?

How to Enable the Windows 10 DLNA Server

1. Open Control Panel. Press the Start button and type “Control Panel”.
2. Open Media streaming options.
3. Turn on Media Streaming.
4. Adjust your Windows 10 media streaming options.
5. Find the server on your Windows 10 DLNA client.
6. Switch the media collection.
7. Manage your media via File Explorer.

How do I access the USB media that is connected to my router Windows 10?

1. Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Run.
2. Type \\ IP address of the router (default is 192.168.0.1)
3. Example- \\192.168.0.1.
4. Click OK.
5. If you are prompted to enter a Username and Password, enter the credentials that you use to log in to the router’s web-based configuration utility.

How do I access tp share?

How to share and access files on your local network drive through the Archer C8, C9, C5 V2 router

1. If you want to share the whole USB device, select Share All ->Save.
2. If you want to customize the shared content, select Share Selected Folders->Create Share Folder.
3. Set up the folders one by one on this page->Save.

How do I setup a NAS in Windows 10?

Media Device Access

1. Open the Kodi home menu and select Video.
2. Select Add videos… then Browse.
3. At the bottom of the list, select Add Network Location…
4. Choose Protocol, selecting Network File System (NFS).
5. Locate the home network and select the Shared folder on the NAS device.
6. Enter a name for the source and click OK.

How do I Map a network in Windows 10?

Just follow these steps:

1. Press Win + E to open a File Explorer window.
2. In Windows 10, choose This PC from the left side of the window.
3. In Windows 10, click the Computer tab.
4. Click the Map Network Drive button.
5. Choose a drive letter.
6. Click the Browse button.
7. Select a network computer or server and then a shared folder.

How do I share a network drive in Windows 10?

To share a file or folder over a network in File Explorer, do the following:

1. Right-click (or long-press) a file, and then select Show more options > Give access to > Specific people.
2. Select a user on the network to share the file with, or select Everyone to give all network users access to the file.

How do I set up DLNA on Windows 10?