TP-Link Dual-Band Wireless :: How To Use Media / Storage Share On Wdr4300
Dec 5, 2012
Region : UnitedStates
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version : 3.13.17 Build 120426 Rel.29216n
ISP : Comcast
I got my router 2 days ago and it's set up working perfectly. I was playing around with the USB funtions and want to set up a media share drive and a storage sharing. I've connected two drives A - this drive is 500GB with movies
Media Server Setting Server Name:TP-LINK_BE4914.Server Status:Started
I've shared the movies folder but when I go to another PC, it doesnt show anything when I open Media player (in the library section, only shows my ipod)for this, it sees the drive and shows a link that says open drive but when i click it, it doesnt open. i'm using chrome.i have to go to the explorer window and manually type in file://192.168.0.1/volume9/
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Mar 5, 2013
Region : UnitedStates
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP :
The router is working and when I plug in an external drive to usb I can see in the admin tool. It is setup to share without a password. I am using a PC with Vista on it...so I go to RUN and enter [URL] but I get the following message:'Windows cannot access [URL]
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Jan 26, 2013
Region : Singapore
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
I need to set up remote access to my HDD connected to my WDR4300, so I can always go online when I am out to retrieve the saved files in the HDD. However I have zero knowledge of network setting of the FTP servers, I can gain access when I am home and connected to the Wireless network, but how to gain access remotely.
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Feb 14, 2013
Region : Argentina
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP :
Region : Netherlands
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version : TL-WDR4300_V1_121225
ISP : Ziggo
Set up the WDR4300 with a USB drive connected (Platinum MyDrive CP 500 GB USB 3.0).Enabled the Media server, shared the entire drive, stuck an test .avi on there.My laptop has no trouble playing it from the attached storage, my Xbox sees the folders and files, recognizes them as playable formats but then does nothing once I hit play to get the file going.If I copy the exact same file to the shared folders on my laptop, navigate from the Xbox to that location it streams within the second.Also tried the same thing with a 16 Gb USB thumbdrive, same result.
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May 3, 2013
Region : Argentina
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I've just set up my new WDR4300. I have a media center PC that is able to access the router and a media center extender that is also able to access the router as well without issue. However, the media center pc cannot see the extender. I found this post which describes a similar issue and talks about another tp-link router that "Blocks SSDP Search or Notify packets, so the PC can never find the Extender during setup."I believe this may be the issue but am unsure where to start looking or how to correct it. I have enabled UPnP on the router and am still having no success. I believe it has to be something with the router since everything works correctly if I hook my old router back up.
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Jan 26, 2013
Region : Germany
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version : latest
ISP : Kabel BW Germany
I have HDD (Toshiba 500GB) connected to router by USB and started media sharing. (The HDD is started on USB Sharing) Samsung LED UE40D7090 (2011 model) is successfully connected to network,. I can see TP-Link on my LED network but it appears with blue exclamation mark and if i try to access the released folders with files (i can see the files) with TV shows me a message "unknown file formatt" and i can�t access it. On the PC - I can access video, pictures and mp3 content on USB HDD, problem just with TV. If i connect the HDD direct to TV , TV can play all files.
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Mar 23, 2013
Region : United States
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I just got the TL-WDR3600.
It seems to work fine and my Smart TV recognizes my network drive or usb hdd connected to the router.
However, the files on the network drive or usb hdd don't seem to appear/work. The folder the files are stored in are recognized, but not the files themselves.
I've plugged the usb HDD directly to the TV and it recognizes and plays the movie files fine, however when trying to find them via the wireless router, they don't appear/work.
Are there some settings i need to change to allow the TV to see/play the files?
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Apr 15, 2013
Region : Hongkong
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
During long, heavy download streams (such as BT, video streaming) the router WDR4300 would still lock up the internet (WAN) connection for that client. I could still go to the admin web page on that client but no internet activity would occur until either rebooting the router.
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Dec 31, 2012
Region : UnitedStates
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version : 3.13.23
ISP : Comcast
I have no problems connecting on a 5 GHz band or wired to the router. However any device connecting on 2.4 Ghz gets barely any bandwidth and drops after running for a short time. I have test numerous devices and have the same issue. What was odd is a device on 5GHz that worked fine had the same issue when connecting on 2.4 GHz which seems to say it is only that band. I have an old router that works fine on 2.4 GHz on channel 1 with all the security settings I used on the 4300.
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Jan 6, 2013
Region : UnitedStates
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version : latest
ISP : Clear
Get GMT throws an error. I set known good public NTP servers, still get error. Also power cycling or rebooting the router seems to drop manual time settings, as well. I am using WDR4300 as a wireless access point, does that matter? Maybe I don't need time in access mode? It is connected to the Internet and is providing internet access to clients.
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Mar 28, 2013
Region : Venezuela
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : Not Clear
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I have an issue with my TL-WDR4300 (regular, internet sharing use, no Open WRT or similar things). It was working well, until one day that my devices only receive the 2.4 GHz signal (no 5 GHz) and then I try to connect to 2.4 GHz and it asks for a password. I put my regular password and it doesn't work. Then I tried to bring it to factory default settings, I push the reset button for 8 seconds as the manual points and then same thing. What could I do?
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Jan 14, 2013
Region : UnitedKingdom
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP : plusnet
How do I get the full 450 Mbps out of my router on the status it saying 300Mbps
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Nov 21, 2012
Region : Argentina
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
Region : Others
I have Enable WDS Bridging and run Survey which detect the other SSID to be joined with the correct MAC address.I had filled the password of my second THOMSON v 585 V7 with the correct Auth Type both routers broadcast on channel 11.But my TP-Link 2543ND cannot made it work.I also disable DHCP and changed my LAN ip to 192.168.1.2 and can access it over my lan.
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Feb 11, 2013
Region : Netherlands
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version : 121225
ISP : Online
Recently I replaced my Linksys WRT54G for a TP-Link WDR4300. But unfortunately this did not result in an increased speed.On both the 5GHz and 2.4GHz speed is limited to roughly 2.5-3 MByte/s, which is OK for watching movies etc. but I could reach those speeds with the 802.11g router as well!
I'm using the WDR4300 as access point, so I disabled DHCP server and NAT functionality, left the WAN port empty. And I set fixed IP in the subnet range of my modem/router. (horrible Speedtouch device). All works fine and stable, but too slow.
In the wireless settings I tried the 20 and 40MHz bandwith, disabled WMM, tried to lower the transmission power, tried to set a fixed channel. But all those changes do not have a significant influence on the transfer speed. (both on 2.4 and 5GHz) I'm the only 5GHz access point in my neighborhood, so interference cannot be a problem.
The clients indicate a link speed of 300mbps very close to the router, and this drops to indication of 54mbps further away, but effective link speed remains fairly constant (and stable!) (I find it strange that indicated link speed already drops at 3 meters with clear line of sight to the router)
I did the tests with fixed IPs on two laptops and no devices connected on the LAN ports, to rule out problems caused by the modem/router or other clients.The tests were done using a Lenovo x220 and Asus Zenbook, both with Intel dual band 802.11n wifi interfaces. The Lenovo reaches 22MByte/s via the Cisco access point at my work (with less signal as at home).
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Dec 6, 2012
Region : UnitedStates
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : Not Clear
Firmware Version :
ISP : Verizon DSL
My DSL connection comes into our house in the basement and the DSL modem came with a router included. I bought the WDR4300 for the higher speed wireless connections and the gigabit ports. I really don't need the "router" functionality. I would like to put the WDR4300 on the second floor to give (hopefully) the broadest wireless range. However, I would like all my PCs (including those wirelessly connected) to be on the same sub-net. Is there a way to configure the WDR4300 so it acts like a switch rather than a router?
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Dec 26, 2012
Region : Others
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I got a new TP-Link TL-WDR4300, connected it to my online pure sine wave UPS like I did with my previous routers with no problem.After about 24 hours, router crashes - no access to web interface, no internet (wired or wireless), must reboot to get it to work again.Router was replaced, same problem with new router.The firmware is the latest one and is customized for Israel because of 5GHz limitations.I was told by the representative in Israel that I should try to connect it to another AC outlet instead of the UPS.
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Nov 7, 2012
Region : Denmark
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP : Waoo, fiber
i just bought a WDR4300. tried the quick start, then tried to manually set it up like my old Router. but i cant connect to the internet. when i check the status. it often says that WAN is unplugged, no cable. But when i use same cabels and settings on my old router it works fin.
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Feb 14, 2013
Region : UnitedStates
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP : charter, its smarter.
so i have a sb6141 cable modem that is mine and not a lease. it works like a champ when hard wired to my desktop. i just got my hands on a new shiny tp-link wdr4300 yesterday and after messing with it for the better part of 2 hours, something seems to be amiss with the communication between the two. everything will be humming along fine and all of a sudden i get the dreaded PAGE CANNOT BE DISPLAYED. sure as the world i look at the modem and all the lights are off and its resetting itself. and honestly this continues until i pull the power and plug it back up. i think maybe one time in the middle of the night i actually saw it reset itself and then come back online.
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Feb 25, 2013
Region : Argentina
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP : fullrate.dk
My ISP has provided me a router: Zyxel P-2601HN which has an ideal WLAN transfer rate of 150 mbps. I live in a concrete 2 story house so signals are weak at best on the other floor - therefore, I Have bought the TL-WDR4300 as an extension for the latter floor. I have connected the routers from LAN to LAN and the Zyxel has 192.168.1.1 on LAN and the TL-WDR4300 had 192.168.0.1 as out set. I have changed this to 192.168.1.2 and all the setup (disabled DHCP + other) seems to work alright. BUT i can not log into the TL-WDR4300 !! Not with http://192.168.1.2 and not with [URL]. What I can do to get into the setup of TL-WDR4300. I know I can alays backup the setting and reset the router and load the setting again, make alterations, saving .....but it kind of drastic !Can the two radios SSID names (2,4 MHz and 5 MHz) be the same name as the SSID name on the Zyxel P-2601HN ? What are the implications ?
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Nov 6, 2012
Region : Denmark
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version : 3.13.23 Build 120810 Rel.44064n
ISP : Arrownet
I purchased a WDR4300 yesterday and have set it up. The internet is running smoothly although the transfer speed is rather slow. When transferring from my computer to my Seagate GoFlex Home i get about 6 - 8 mbps with Wireless N. The router is set to only use Wireless-N and my laptop has the latest drivers. I have also tried other computers in the house and the speed is the same. The GoFlex Home is connected to the router via a LAN cable. Prior to updating i used a Linksys WRT54GL and managed speeds of about 3 or 4 mbps over its G only connection. As for transfers between 2 computes the rate is about 1 - 3 mbps
As for distance the Wireless router is only about 1.5 meters from the laptop (across the room) with nothing in between them to cause interference. I have also checked what channels my neighbors use (using inSSIDer) and picked 13 as there is only 1 other person nearby on that channel and they are quite far away.
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Jan 6, 2013
Region : UnitedStates
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version : 3.13.23
ISP : time warner
This is frustrating I owned the router for about 2 weeks. my 2.4ghz is out. Basically I connect to the router on 2.4 can get into the tp-link admin webpage for the router but no internet at all. if I switch to 5 ghz everything works great, or if i use direct connect wire everything is great. I tried disabling NAT but that shut down all my internet connections across all links and manually switching to channel 1 did nothing at all i also tried channel 7. Ideas why only 2.4 ghz is affected out of the blue all of a sudden?
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May 11, 2013
Region : Malaysia
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version : TL-WDR4300_V1_130319
ISP : unfi
I unable connect to internet after upgrade the new firmware
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Dec 10, 2012
Region : UnitedStates
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version : 3.13.23 Build 120810 Rel.44064n
ISP : Comcast
The 5 ghz connects fine for multiple machines however machines on 2.4 simultaneously lose their connection to the internet, sometimes saying it is still connected to the internet when it is not and sometimes losing connection with the router entirely. The 5ghz still works when this happens.
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Mar 10, 2013
Region : Australia
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I've been using inSSider on Windows and trying different settings on my 4300 to get wireless n @ 300MHz working with no luck. The maximum I seem to be able to get it to run is 144MHz.
Is this a fault with the router or the firmware? Since the router is advertised to run at 300Mhz, then by rights if it does not or cannot, then TP-Link owes everyone a refund, at least in Australia because this counts as false advertising.
I had a similar issue with my 1043ND as well. Has anyone got a 4300 working at 300 MHz?
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Apr 10, 2013
Region : UnitedStates
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version : 3.13.23 Build 121225 Rel.37950n
ISP :
Setting up access control for one PC. I just want to block all internet access to one PC during a certain time. It seems like my only options in the Access Control page in the GUI is to block websites or domains.
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Jan 8, 2013
Region : Canada
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I recently bought the N750 wireless dual band router and I would like to setup a bridge with another router that I'm currently using.
I have followed the instructions in the documentation [URL]. But I've had 0 success in getting this to work.
How to get this feature to work?
Additional info:
I followed each step to the letter. In the last step when my router reboots I noticed that the System light doesn't flash. Which indicates that there is a system error (according to the user manual). But I'm unable to determine what the system error is because I can no longer log into my router's Administration page anymore.
in the instructions (link above) it says to disable DHCP, so I manually assign an IP address to my computer setting the gateway IP address to the IP address I manually assigned to my router. I can see that a connection to the router is established, but I'm unable connect to the internet and when I type in the IP address of my router I'm unable to get into the administration menu.
I checked the wireless connections on my source router and I don't see the IP address of the N750 router.
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Feb 17, 2013
Region : Australia
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I need to capture packets from my device out to the internet... are there any utilities or something that I can use to hook into the router to do a packet capture for a device on my network so I can give my ISP some troubleshooting data.
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Jan 28, 2013
Region : Netherlands
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version : 121225
ISP :
I bought this router to replace my WNDR3700v1 (by Netgear).Although on short distance the Netgear is outperformed, on the other site of the house the 2,4GHz signal is lost often (where the Netgear would still work). Both routers are located on the same location (not simultaneously) and settings are identical (channel, band, security, etc.).
I was wondering if I could get more performance out of the TP-Link by positioning the antennas in different angles. All antennas were positioned vertically and I also tried having the outer antennas under 30 degrees.
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Dec 15, 2012
Region : Canada
Model : TL-WR1043ND
Hardware Version : v1
Firmware Version : 3.12.22 Build 120424 Rel.39632n
ISP :
I can access the USB storage via FTP, but I wanted to access files using a Windows Explorer format. Also, anyone access the Media share ? Manual tells you how to setup the USB functions but not how to access from a PC.
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Apr 26, 2013
Region : Australia
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I'm having difficullty configuring a USB hard drive to my WDR3600
The WRD3600 is acting as a switch with my netgear cable modem router as the DHCP server. The DHCP server on the WRD3600 is turned off. the WRD3600 is accessible on my home network and I can connect to attached wifi and Ethernet devices.
when I attach my WD USB hard drive, I can see the device on the WDR3600 web GUI USB settings page. The WD hard drive service status is started and enabled. when I click on the open the disk link, nothing happens. When I try to access the 192.168.x.x/volume1 address, I get a page that says the username or password is incorrect.
When I disconnect the WDR3600 from the rest of my network and turn the DHCP server back on and connect directly to the router, i am able to access the connected usb hard drive.
is it possible to have the WDR3600 acting as a switch with DHCP server off and still access usb devices connected to it?
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Feb 14, 2013
Region : Argentina
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP :
Region : UnitedStates
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version : 3.13.23 Build 121225 Rel.37950n
ISP : Comcast
I just upgraded my DLink DIR655 to WDR4300. My VOIP service has worked for the last 5 years. But with WDR4300, I'm frequently experiencing dropped calls. The call will be cut off every 20 seconds or so. This is really a deal-killer.
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Feb 13, 2013
Region : UnitedKingdom
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP : Sky
how to deselect the WMM option on the advanced wireless settings? The box is ticked and it won't allow me to deselect it?Model number TD-W8980
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Mar 31, 2013
Region : Malaysia
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP : TM UNIFI
I have recently bought a dual band router to replace the aging default router supply by the ISP.
After setting up, I found the message "No Internet Connection". I have checked the log and found that PPPoE was connected. However I am connect to the internet.
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