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  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 1

    Archer C5 AC1 200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit R outer R EV1.1.0 191001 1055 ...

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    COPYRIG HT & TRADEMARKS S pecifications are subject t o change without notice. is a registered trade mark of TP - LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered tradem arks of their res pective holders . No part of the specifications m ay be reproduced in any form or b y any means or used to make any de ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 3

    N ote: T he manufacturer i s not responsible f or any radio or TV interferenc e caused by unauthorized modifications t o this equipment. S uch modifications could void the user ’s authority to operate the equipm ent. FCC RF Radiation Exposur e S t atement : This equipment c omplies with FCC RF radiation exposure li mits set forth for an uncontrol ...

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    Nor wa y Implemented This subsect ion does not appl y for the geogr aphical area within a radius of 20 km from the cent re of Ny - Åles und Russian Feder ation None Only for indoor applicatio ns Note: Please d on’t use the pr oduct outdoors in F rance. This device has been des igned to operate with t he antennas list ed below , and havin g a max ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 5

    당해 무선설비는 운용중 전파혼신 가능성이 있음 . NCC Notic e & BSMI Notice 注意！ 依據 低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法 第十二條 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機， 非經許可， 公司、 商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、 加大功率或變更原設計之特性或功能。 第 ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 6

    Safety Informatio n  When prod uct has power button, t he power button is one of th e way to shu t off the product; w hen there is no powe r button, t he only way to com pletely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power ada pter from the power sourc e.  Don’t disass emble the produc t, or mak e repairs yourself. Y ou run the ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 7

    TP - LI NK TECHNOLO GIES CO., L TD TP- LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5) , and 28 (floors 1 - 4) Central S cience and T echno logy Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECL ARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equi pment: Product Descri ption: AC1200 Wir eless Dual Band Gi gabit Router Model No.: C5 T rademark: ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 8

    - I - CONTENTS Package Contents ..................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the router ....................................................................... ...

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    - II - 4.7.1 Wireless Setti ngs .......................................................................................... 48 4.7.2 WPS ............................................................................................................. 50 4.7.3 Wireless Securit y ............................................................................ ...

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    - III - 4.16 Advanced Routing .................................................................................................. 100 4.16.1 S tatic Rout ing List ....................................................................................... 100 4.16.2 System Routing T able ................................................................... ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 1 - Package Contents The following i tem s should be found in your package :  Archer C5 AC120 0 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Rout er  DC P ower Adapter f or Archer C5 AC1200 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Router  Ether net Cable  Quick Installation Gui de  Resource CD for A rcher C5 A ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 12

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 2 - Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of th e router The Archer C5 A C1200 Wireless Dual B and Gigabit Router integrates 4- port Switch, Firewall, N AT - router and Wireless AP . T he AC1200 Wireless Dual B and Gigabit Router del ivers exceptiona l range and speed , which can fully meet th e ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 13

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 3 - 1.2 Conventions The rout er or Archer C5 mentio ned in t his gu ide stands f or Arc her C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router without any expla nation . 1.3 Main Features  Complies wit h IEEE 802.1 1 ac .  One 10/100/1000M Auto - Negotiat ion RJ45 Internet port, four 10/10 0 /10 ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 14

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 4 - 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 LEDs on the f ront panel The router ’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right) . Name St atus Indication ( Power ) Off Power is o ff . On Power is on . (System) On T he router is initializing or maybe has a syst em er ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 15

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 5 - ( WPS ) Slow Flash A wireles s devic e is c onnecting to the net work by WPS function. T his process will las t in the first 2 minut es. On A wirel ess devic e has been success fully added to th e network by WPS function . Quick Flash A wireles s device fail ed to be added to the netwo rk b ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 16

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 6 -  Internet : This port is where you wi ll connect t he DSL/cable M odem, or Ethernet .  Ethernet (1 , 2, 3, 4 ): These ports ( 1 , 2, 3, 4 ) connect the rout er to the local PC(s ) .  WPS/ R eset : Pressing thi s button for les s than 5 seconds ena bles the WPS fun ction. If you r c ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 17

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 7 - Chapter 2. Connecting the rou ter 2.1 System Require ment s  Broadb and Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/ Ethernet)  One DSL/ Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connec tor (which is not necessary if t he router is connected direct ly to the Ethernet)  PC s wit h a working Ethernet Adap ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 18

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 8 - 5. Plug the supplied power adapt er into the P ow er jack, and then pres s the On/Off butt on to turn on the router and w ait for 1 minute. Figure 2-1 Hardware I nstallation Figure 2-2 USB Installation  Note: If you want to use the router to share files or printer , plug the USB storage ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 19

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 9 - Chapter 3. Quick Inst allation Guide This chapter wil l show you how to configure th e basic f unctions of your AC120 0 Wi reless Dual Band Gigabit Rout er using Quick S etup Wiz a rd within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP C onfiguration The default IP address of the router is 192.168.0.1 and the defau ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 20

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 10 - Figure 3-2 Failure res ult of Ping command Please check the conn ection follow ing these steps: 1. Is the connecti on between your PC and the router c orrec t?  Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of Ethernet port s which you link to on the router and LEDs on your PC's adapte r should be lit. 2 ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 21

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 11 - Figure 3-3 Log in the rout er After a moment, a login window wil l appear , s imilar to Figure 3-4 . Enter admin for t he User Name and Password, both in l ower case letters. Then cli ck the OK butt on or press the Enter k e y. Figure 3-4 Login Windo ws  Note: If the above s creen does ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 22

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 12 -  Note: The Router will aut omaticall y detect the Internet c onnection. If the Internet is available, the Router will direc t you to Step 5 ; otherwise, you ne ed to continue with Step 3 . 3. Select Auto - Dete ct to detect t he Internet connecti on type and then c lick Next . Figure 3- ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 23

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 13 - Figure 3-7 Quick Setup – MAC Clone 2) I f the connect ion type detected is St atic IP , the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 -8 . Configure the f ollowing parameters and then click Next to continue. Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - S tatic IP  IP Address - This is the WAN IP addre ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 24

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 14 - Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – PPPoE /Russia PPPoE  User Name / Passwo rd - Enter the User Name and P assword provided by yo ur ISP. These fields are c ase - sens itive. If you ha ve difficult y with this proc ess, pleas e contact your ISP.  Confi rm Password - Enter the p assword agai n ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 25

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 15 - S elect Dyn a mic IP if none of the a bove parameters are provi ded. Then yo u just need to e nter server IP address or domain name provided b y your ISP . 5) I f the connect ion type detected is PP TP /Russia n PP TP , t he next screen wil l appear as shown in Figure 3- 11 . Configure the ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 26

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 16 - S elect Dynamic IP if none of the above parameter s are provide d. Then you jus t need to e nter server IP address or domain name provided b y your ISP . 5. After finishing W AN Connection T ype s election, the Dual Band Selecti on page will appear as shown in Figure 3- 12 . Here we take ? ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 27

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 17 - Figure 3- 13 Quick Setup – Wireless  Wirel ess Radio - Dis plays whether the wireles s functi on is enabled or not .  Wirel ess Network Name - Also called the SSID ( Se rvice Set Identifi cation ) . Enter a value of up to 32 c haracters. The same name m ust be ass igned to all wi r ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 28

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 18 -  No Change - If you cho o s e this option, wi reless securit y configuration wil l not change! The above settings are o nly for basic wireless pa rameters . F or advanced s ettings, please check “ More Advanced Wireless Settin gs ” , and then you c an set the following paramet ers. ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 29

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 19 - Figure 3- 14 Quick Setup – Wi reless  Wireless Radio - Choose from the drop - down list to e nable or di sable the wireless radio.  Wireless Netw ork Name - Al so called the SSID ( Service Set Identific ation ) . Enter a value of up to 32 characters . The same name must be ass igne ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 20 -  No Change - If you chose this option, wireles s security conf iguration will not change! The above settings are only for bas ic wireless parameters . F or advanc ed settings , please check “ More Advanced Wireless Settin gs ” , and then you c an set the following paramet ers.  B ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 31

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 21 - Chapter 4. Configuring t he router This chapter wil l show each Web page's key functions and the c onfiguration way . 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the main menus on the left of the Web - based utility . On the right, there are the c orresponding expl anations an ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 32

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 22 - Figure 4-1 S tatus 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3. 2 Quick Installation Guide . ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 23 - 4.4 Network Figure 4-2 the Network menu There are three subm enus under the Network menu (shown in F igure 4-2 ): WA N , LAN and MAC Clone . Click any of them, and you wil l be able to configure t he correspondin g functi on. 4.4.1 WAN Choose menu “ Network → WA N ” , you can configu ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 34

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 24 -  MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) value for most Ethernet network s is 1500 Bytes . It is not recomm ended that you cha nge the defaul t MTU S ize unless required by your ISP .  Use These DNS Server s - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS address es, select Use ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 25 -  MTU S ize - The normal MT U (Maximum T ransmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes . It is not recomm ended that you cha nge the default MTU Size unles s required by your ISP .  P rimary / Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addr ess es in dotted - d ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 36

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 26 -  St atic IP - Y ou can check this radio button to u se S tatic IP as the secondary connection to connect t o the local area network pr ovided by ISP .  Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can be t erminat ed automatically after a specified inactivi ty period ( M ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 37

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 27 - Figure 4-6 PPPoE Advanced Set tings  MTU Size - The default MT U size is “ 1480 ” bytes, which is usually fi ne . It is not recommended that you change the default MTU S ize unless required by your IS P .  Servi ce Name/AC Nam e - The servic e name and AC (Ac cess Concentrator) n ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 38

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 28 - Figure 4-7 WA N - BigPond Cable  User Nam e/Passwo rd - Enter the User Name an d Password provi ded by your ISP . These fields are case - s ensitive.  Auth S erver - Enter the aut henticating s erver IP address or host name.  Auth Dom ain - T ype in the domain suffix server name b ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 39

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 29 -  Connect Manually - Y ou can c lick the Connect / Disconn ect butt on to connect / dis connect immediately . This mode also supports the M ax Idle Time f unction as Connect on Demand mode. The Internet connecti on c an be disconnect ed automaticall y after a s pec ified inactivity perio ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 40

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 30 -  Dynamic IP/ S t atic IP - Choos e either as you are given by your ISP . Cli ck the Connect button to connect immediately . Clic k the Disconnect but ton to disc onnect immediatel y .  Connect o n Demand - Y ou can configure the router to disconnect f rom your Internet connection aft ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 41

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 31 - Figure 4-9 PPTP Settin gs  User Name/Passw ord - Enter the Us er Name and Pass word provided by your ISP . These fields are case - s ensitive.  Dynamic IP/ S t atic IP - Choose either as you are gi ven by your ISP and enter the ISP ’s IP address or the domain na me. If you choose s ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 42

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 32 - Otherwise, enter t he number of minut es you want to have el apsed before your Internet connection term inates.  Connect Au tomaticall y - Connect automat ically after the rout er is disconnected. T o use this option, chec k the radio button.  Connect Manually - Y ou c an configure t ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 43

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 33 - Figure 4- 10 LAN  MAC Addr ess - The physical address of the router , as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed.  IP Address - Ent er the IP address of your router or res et it in dotted - deci mal notation (factory defaul t: 192.168. 0 .1).  Sub net Mask - An address ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 44

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 34 - Some ISPs require t hat you register t he MAC Address of your adapt er . Changes are rarely needed here .  WAN MAC Address - This fi eld displays the current MA C address of the Internet port . If your ISP requires you to register t he MAC addres s, please enter t he correct M AC addres ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 45

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 35 - 4.6 Wireless 2.4GHz Figure 4- 13 Wireles s menu There are six s ubmenus under the Wireless menu (s hown in Figure 4- 13 ): Wireless Se ttings , WPS , Wireless Security , Wireless MAC Filtering , Wireless Advan ced and Wireless St atistics . Click any of them, and you will be able t o confi ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 46

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 36 - the router in a regio n other than o ne of those s pecified in thi s field. If your c ountry or region is not listed, please contact your loc al government agency f or assist ance. When you select your loc al region from the drop - down list, c l ick the Save button , then the Note Dialog ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 47

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 37 - Figure 4- 15 WDS Setting  SSID (to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use t he search funct ion to select the SS ID to join.  MAC Addr ess (to be bridged) - The BSSID of the AP your router is going to connec t to as a client. ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 48

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 38 - Figure 4- 16 WPS  WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here.  Curren t PIN - The current value of the router 's PIN is displ ayed here. The default PIN of the router can be found i n the label or User Guide.  Restor e PIN - Restore the PIN of the router to its defa ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 49

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 39 - Figure 4- 17 Figure 4- 18 Add A New Device Step 2: P ress and hold the WPS button of the client device. Step 3: The Wi - Fi Protected Setup LED flas hes for two minutes duri ng the Wi - Fi Prot ected Setup process. Step 4: Wh en the WPS LED is on, the cli ent device has succ essfully conne ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 50

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 40 - III. E nter th e router ’ s P IN on your client device Use this method if your c lient device as ks for the router ’ s PIN number . Step 1: On the client device, ent er the PIN number listed on the router ’ s Wi - Fi Protect ed Setup screen , shown in F igure 4- 16 (It i s also label ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 51

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 41 -  Disabl e Securit y - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. B ut it ’ s strongly recom mended to choose one of t he following modes to enable sec urity.  W PA / W PA 2 - Per sonal - It ’s the WPA /WPA2 authenticat ion type base d on pre - sh ared p ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 52

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 42 - Figure 4- 22 WP A/WP A2 - Enterpris e • Radius Server I P - Enter the IP address of the Radius s erver. • Radius Port - E nter the port number of the Radius server . • Radius Passw ord - Enter the password for the R adius s erver. • Group Key Update Period - Specif y th e group key ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 53

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 43 - • Ke y T yp e - You can sel ect the WEP key length (64 - bi t, or 128 - bit, or 152 - bit.) f or encryption. "Di sabled" means thi s WEP key entry is invali d. 64 - bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digi ts (any combination o f 0 - 9, a- f, A - F, zero key is not promoted ) or ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 54

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 44 - Figure 4- 25 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entr y To add or modify a MAC Address F iltering entr y, follow these instructi ons: 1. Enter the appropriat e MAC Address into t he MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX - XX - XX - XX - XX - XX (X is any hexadecim ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 55

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 45 - 3. Delete al l or disable all en tries if there are an y entries already. 4. Clic k the Add New ... button . 1) E nter the MAC address 00 - 0A - EB -B0-00- 0B/00 - 0A - EB - 00 - 07 - 5F i n the MAC Address field . 2) E nter wireless station A /B in the Descr i ption field . 3) S elect Ena ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 56

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 46 -  Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 20 - 10 00 millisec onds for Beac on Interval here . The beacons are the packets sent by the router to s ynchronize a wireles s network . B eacon Interval value determ ines the ti me interval of the beac ons. The default value is 100.  RTS Thr ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 57

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 47 - Figure 4- 27 Wireles s S t atisti cs  MAC Address - The c onnected wireles s station's MA C address  Current Status - T he connect ed wireless station's running st atus , one of STA - AUTH/ STA - ASSOC/ STA - JOINED/ WP A/ WPA - PSK/ WPA2/ WPA2 - PSK/ AP - UP/ AP - DOWN/ Di ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 58

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 48 - 4.7.1 Wireless Settings Choose menu “ Wirele ss 5 GHz → Wireless Settings ” , you c an configure t he basic set tings for the wireless net work of 5 GHz on this page . Figure 4- 29 Wireles s Settings – 5GHz  Wirel ess Network Name - Also call ed the SSID ( Service Set Id entific ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 59

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 49 -  Mode - Selec t the desired mode.  11 a/n mixed - Select i f you are using both 802.11 a and 802.11 n wireless cl ients.  11a/ n /ac mixed - Select if you are using a mix of 802.11 a , 11 n , and 11 ac wireles s clients. It is strongl y recommended th at you set the Mode t o 802.1 ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 60

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 50 -  Auth Type - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII ) or WEP(HEX).I t indicates the authori zation type of the Root AP.  Passw ord - If the AP your router is going to c onnect needs pas sword, you need to f ill the password in thi s blank. 4.7.2 WPS Choose menu “ ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 61

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 51 - Step 1: Press t he WPS /Reset button on the b ack panel of the router , as shown in F igure 4- 32 . Y ou can a lso kee p the default WPS s tatus as Enabled and c lick the Add device button in Figure 4- 31 . Then choose “ P ress the button of the new device in two minutes ” and click Co ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 62

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 52 - Step 3: “ Connect succes sfully ” will appear on the s creen of Figure 4- 34 , which means the cli ent device has succ essfully connect ed to the router . III. E nter the router ’ s PI N on your client device Use this method if your c lient device as ks for the router ’ s PIN numbe ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 63

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 53 - Figure 4- 35 Wireles s Security  Disabl e Securit y - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. B ut it ’ s strongly recom mended to choose one of t he following modes to enable sec urity.  W PA / W PA 2 - Per sonal - It ’s th e WPA/WPA 2 authenticatio ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 64

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 54 - Figure 4- 36 WP A/WP A2 – Personal • PSK Pass word - You can ent er ASCII characters between 8 and 63 char acters or 8 t o 64 Hexadecimal characters. T he default password is the same with the def ault PIN code, which is labeled on t he bottom of the rout er or can be found in F igure ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 65

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 55 -  WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802. 11 standard . I f you check this radio button, you wil l find a notice in red as s how in F igure 4- 38 . Figure 4- 38 WEP • Type - you can choose the type f or the WEP security on the drop - d own list. The default setting is A utomatic , which can ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 66

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 56 - 4.7.4 Wireless MAC Filte ring Choose menu “ Wireless → MAC Filtering ” , you can c ontrol the wireless access by configur ing the Wireless MAC Fil tering functi on, shown in Figure 4- 24 . Figure 4- 39 Wireles s MAC Filtering T o filter wirel ess users by MAC Address, click Enable . ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 67

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 57 - 2. Give a sim ple descripti on for the wireless station in the Descr iption field. For example: Wireless st ation A. 3. Select En abled or Disabled for t his entry on the Status drop - down list . 4. Click the Save button to save t his entry . T o m odify or delete an existi ng entry: 1. C ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 68

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 58 - 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “ Wireles s → Wireless Advance d ” , you can configure t he advanc ed s ettings of your wireless net work. Figure 4- 41 Wireles s Advanced  Transmit Pow er - Here you can specify the t ransmit power of rout er . You can selec t High , Middle or ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 69

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 59 -  DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of t he Delivery Traffic Indic ation Message (DTIM). A DTIM field i s a countdown fi eld informing c lients of t he next window for lis tening to broadcast and mult icast messages. When the router has buffered broadcast or multicas t m ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 70

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 60 -  Note: This page will be refres hed automati cally every 5 sec onds. 4.8 Guest Network Figure 4- 43 The Guest Network m enu There are two submenus under the Guest Network menu (shown in Figure 4- 43 ) : Wireless Settings and Storage Sh arin g . Cl ick ei ther of them , and you will be a ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 71

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 61 -  Allow Guest T o Access M y Local Network - If enabled, gues ts can communicate with hosts.  Enable Guest Ne twork Bandw idth Control - If enabled, th e Guest Network Bandw idth Control rules wil l take effect.  Egress Bandw id th For Guest Network - The upload speed through the W ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 72

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 62 -  Confirm Passwor d - Re - enter the password here.  Storage Authority - Auth ority of user: Read Onl y or Read and Write.  Name - This folder's display name.  Partition - The v olume that t he folder resides . V ol ume 1 - 8 is ma pping to USB port 1, V ol ume 9- 16 is map ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 73

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 63 - 4.9 DHCP Figure 4- 47 The DHCP menu There are three subme nus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figu re 4 - 47 ) : DHCP Settings , DHCP Client s List and Address Reservation . Click any of them , and you will be able to configure the c orresponding func tion s. 4.9.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 74

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 64 - of time in minut es and t he user w ill be "leased " t his dynamic IP Address. A fter the time is up, the user will be autom atically ass igned a new dynam ic IP address. T he rang e of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes.  Defaul t Gateway - ( Optio ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 75

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 65 - PC on the LAN, t hat PC will always r eceive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server . Reser ved IP addresses should b e assi gned to the servers that require p ermanent IP settin gs. Figure 4- 50 Address Reservation  MAC Addr ess - The MAC addres s of the PC for ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 76

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 66 - Click the Delete All but ton to delete all entri es . Click the Next butt on to go to the nex t page and Click t he Previous button t o return the previ ous page. 4.10 USB Setting s Figure 4- 52 The USB Settings menu There are f ive submenus unde r the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 4- ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 77

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 67 -  Free - T he available spac e of the USB driver.  Use % - The percentage of the used space.  Shar ed - Indic ates the shared or non - shared s tatus of the volume. When t he volume is shared, you c an click the Disabl e to s top sharing the volume; when volume is non - shared, you ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 78

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 68 - 4.10.2 FTP Serve r Choose menu “ US B Settings → FTP Server ” , you can create an FTP server that can be ac cessed from the Internet or your l ocal network. Figure 4- 55 FTP Server Configurat ion  Servi ce Status - Indic ates the FTP S erver 's current status.  Inter net A ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 79

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 69 - To add a new fol der, follow the inst ructions belo w. 1. Click Add New Folder in Figure 4- 55 . Figure 4- 56 Add or Modify Share Folder 2. Select the Share en tire partition or a specific f older option. 3. Enter display name of the share folder i n Display Name filed . 4. Click the S ave ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 80

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 70 - Figure 4- 57 Media S erver Setting  Server Nam e - The name of thi s Media Server.  Server S tatus - Indic ates the Media Server ’s current s tatus, started or stopped . Y ou can c lick the S tart button to start the Media Server an d click the S top button to stop it .  Name - ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 81

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 71 - Figure 4- 59 Media S erver Setting 3. Click the Add sh are folder button to spec ify a folder as the s earch path of media s erver. T he screen will then appear as shown in Figure 4- 60 . Figure 4- 60 Add New Fol der  Display Name - You can enter a display name fo r the share fol der. ? ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 82

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 72 -  Back - C lick th is button to di scard the sett ings and just go to the media server confi guration page. 4. Click the Scan All button to scan al l the share folders im mediately. You can als o select the Auto - scan , at sam e time , select an auto scan interval ti me by drop - down l ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 83

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 73 - Figure 4- 62 User Ac count Manageme nt Only Adminis trator can use a Web browser to t ransfer the fi les from a PC to the Writable shared volume on the USB dri ve. T o add a new user account, please foll ow the steps belo w: 1. C lick Add New User but ton, and the sc reen will appear as s ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 84

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 74 -  Passw ord - Ent er the password in t he Password f ield. The pas sword must be c omposed of alphanumeric symbols not exc eeding 15 charac ters in lengt h. For securit y purposes, t he password for eac h user account is not dis played.  Confi rm Password - Re - enter t he password he ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 85

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 75 -  Enab le Hardw are NAT Control - If enabled, t he Hardware NAT f eature will tak e effect.  Disabl e Hardware NAT Con trol - If dis abled, neither Hardw are NAT feature will tak e effect. 4.12 Forwarding Figure 4- 65 The Forwarding menu There are four subm enus under the F orwarding ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 86

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 76 -  IP Addr ess - The IP address of the PC running the servic e application.  Protocol - The protocol us ed for this appli cation, eit her TCP , UDP , or All (all protocols supported by t he router).  St atus - The status of this entry , "Enabled" means the vi rtual server ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 87

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 77 - Click the Enable / Disable All button to mak e all entries enab led / di sabled . Click the Delete All butt on to delete all entri es . Click the Next but ton to go to the next pag e and c li ck the Previous bu tton to return to the previous page.  Note: If you set the servic e port of ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 88

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 78 - Figure 4- 69 Add or Modify a T riggeri ng Entry  T rigger Port - The port for outgoing tr affic. An outgoing connection usi ng this port will tri gger this rule.  T rigger Protocol - The protocol used for T rigger Ports, either TCP , UDP , or All (all protocols supporte d by the rout ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 89

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 79 - Once the router i s configured, the operation is as follow s: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connect ion to an external host using a des tination port number defined in the T rigger Port field. 2. The router records this connecti on, opens the inc oming port or ports ass ociated with th ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 90

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 80 - 4.12.4 UPnP Choose menu “ Forwarding → UPnP ” , and then yo u can view the information about UPnP in the screen (shown in Figure 4- 71). The Universal Plug a nd Play (UPnP) feature all ows the devices, such as Internet comput ers, to access the loc al host resources or devic es as ne ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 91

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 81 - 4.13 Security Figure 4- 72 The Security menu There are four subm enus under the Sec urity menu as shown in Figure 4- 72 : Basi c Securit y , Advanced Securit y , Loc al Management and Remote Management . Click any of them, and yo u will be able to conf igure the correspon ding function s . ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 92

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 82 -  VPN - VPN Pass through must be enabl ed if you want t o allow VPN t unnels using VPN protocols to pass through the router .  PPTP Passthro ugh - Point - to - Point Tunneling Prot ocol (PPT P) allows the Point - to - Point P rotocol (PPP) to be tunneled t hrough an IP network . To al ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 93

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 83 - Figure 4- 74 Advanced Security  Packets Statisti cs Interval (5~60) - The default val ue is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the drop - dow n list. The Pac kets S tatistic s I nterval valu e indicates the time section of the packets statistic s . The result of the statis ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 94

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 84 -  Enab le TCP - SYN - FLOOD Attack Filteri ng - Enable or Disable the TCP - SYN - FLOOD Attack Filteri ng.  TCP - SYN - FLOOD Pack ets T hreshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Ent er a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP - SYN - FLOOD Packets numbers is beyon d the set ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 95

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 85 - use the password to browse t he built - in web pages to perform Administrator t asks while all the others will be bloc ked. After click th e Add button, your PC's MA C Address will be placed in the l is t above. Click the Save button to save you r settings.  Note: If your PC is blo ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 96

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 86 - 4.14 Parent al Control C hoose menu “ Parental Control ” , and then you can conf igure the parental control in the s creen as shown in Fi gure 4- 77 . The Paren tal Control function can be used to c ontrol the int ernet activities of the child, limit the c hild to access c ertain websi ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 97

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 87 -  Parental Control - Check Enable if you want thi s function to tak e effect ; otherwise , check Disable .  MAC Addre ss of Parental P C - In this fiel d, enter the MAC addres s of the controllin g PC, or you can make us e of the Copy To Above button below.  MAC Address of Your PC ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 98

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 88 - 1. Click “ Parental Control ” menu on the left to enter the Parental Control Settings page. Check Enable and enter the M AC address 00 - 11 - 22 - 33 - 44 - BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field. 2. Click “ Access Co ntrol → S chedule ” on the left to enter t he Schedule Set ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 99

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 89 - 4.15.1 R ule C hoose menu “ Ac cess Control → Rule ” , and then you can view and set Access Control rules i n the screen as s hown in Figure 4- 81 . Figure 4- 81 Access Control Rule Management  Enable Internet Acc ess Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Acc ess C ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 100

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 90 -  Move - You can change the ent ry’s order as des ired. Enter i n the first box t he ID number of the entry you want t o move and in t he second box another I D number, and t hen click the Move button to change the entri es’ order. Click the Next button to go to t he next page . C li ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 101

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 91 - Figure 4- 83 Quick Setup – Create an Access T arget Ent ry  Targ et Description - In this field, create a des cription for t he target. Note t hat this description should be u nique (e.g. Target_1) .  Mode - Here are t wo options, IP Addres s and Domain Name. Y ou can choose either ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 102

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 92 - Fi gure 4- 84 Quick S etup – Create an A dvanced Schedule E ntry  Sch edule Description - In this field, create a des cription for t he schedule. Note that thi s description should be u nique (e.g. Schedule_1 ) .  Da y - Cho ose Select Days and select the certai n day (days), or ch ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 103

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 93 -  Rul e - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name s hould be unique (e.g. Rule_1) .  Host - I n this field, select a host from the dro p - down lis t for the rule. T he def ault value is the Host Descripti on you set just now.  Targ et - In this filed, sel ec ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 104

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 94 - For exam ple : If you des ire to allow the hos t with MAC address 00 - 11 - 22 - 33 - 44 - AA to access www .googl e.com only f rom 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday , and for bid other hosts in the LAN to access the I nternet, you should f ollow the settings below: 1. Click the s ub m ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 105

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 95 - Figure 4- 87 Host S ettings  Host Descrip tion - Here displ ays the descript ion of the host and this description is unique .  Information - Here displays t he information about the host. It c an be IP or MAC.  Modify - To modify or delete an exis ting entry. T o add a new entry, ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 106

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 96 - Figure 4- 89 Add or Modify a Host Entry For example : If you des ire to restrict the i nternet activities of hos t with MAC address 00 - 11 - 22 - 33 - 44 - AA, you should f irst follow the s ettings below: 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4- 87 to enter the Add or Modify a Hos t Entry ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 107

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 97 - T o add a new entry , pl ease follow the steps below. 1. C lick the Add New … button. 2. In Mode fiel d, select IP Address or Domain Name . 3. I f you select IP Ad dress , the screen shown is Figure 4- 91 . Figure 4- 91 Add or Modify an Acc ess T arget E ntry 1) In Target Descri ption fi ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 108

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 98 - 1) In Target Descri ption field, c reate a unique desc ription for t he target (e.g. Target_1). 2) I n Domain Name field, ent er the domain name, ei ther the full na me or the keywords (f or example , google) in the blank. A ny domain name wit h keywords in i t ( www . google.com , www .go ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 109

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 99 -  Schedule Description - Here displa ys the desc ription of the s chedule and this description is unique .  Da y - Here dis plays the day(s) in a we ek.  Time - Here displays the time period in a day.  Modify - Here you can edit or delete an exis ting schedule. T o add a new sch ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 110

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 100 - 1. Click Add New ... button s hown in Figure 4- 93 to ent er the Advanced Sc hedule Settings page. 2. In Schedule Descripti on fi eld, create a uni que descr ipti on for the schedule ( e.g. Schedule_1 ) . 3. In Da y field, chec k the Select Days radio button and then selec t Sat and Sun . ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 111

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 101 - T o ad d st atic routing entries: 1. Click Add Ne w … shown i n Figure 4- 96 , you will see the f ollowing screen. Figure 4- 97 Add or Modify a S t atic Route Entry 2. Enter the following data:  Destination Netwo rk - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host t ha ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 112

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 102 - Figure 4- 98 System Routing T able  Destinati on Netw ork - The Desti nation Network is the address of the network or hos t to which the static route is assigned.  Sub net Mask - The S ubnet Mask determines which port ion of an IP address is the network portion, and whic h portion i ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 113

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 103 - Figure 4- 100 B andwidth Control Settings  En able Bandw i dth Control - Check this box so that the Bandwidth Control settings can take effect.  Line Type - Select the right type for you network connection. I f you don ’ t know how to choose, please ask your IS P for the informati ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 114

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 104 - 1. Click Add Ne w … shown i n Figure 4- 101 , you will see a new screen shown i n Figure 4- 102 . 2. Enter the informat ion like the sc reen shown below . Figure 4- 102 B andwidth Control Rule Sett ings 3. Click the Save button. 4.18 IP & MAC Binding Figure 4- 103 t he IP & MAC ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 115

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 105 -  MAC Address - The MAC addr ess of the cont rolled computer in t he LAN.  IP Address - The ass igned IP address of t he controlled computer i n the LAN.  Bind - Check this opt ion to enable ARP bi nding for a speci fic device .  Modify - To modify or delete an existi ng entry. ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 116

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 106 - Figure 4- 106 Fi nd IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to m ake all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button t o delete all entri es. 4.18.2 ARP List T o manage t he computer , you c ould observe the comput ers in the LAN by checking t he relationship of M AC addre ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 117

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 107 - 4.19 Dynamic DNS Choose menu “ D ynamic DNS ” , and you can c onfigure the D ynam ic DNS functi on. The router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain N ame Syst em) feature, which allows the hos ting of a website, FTP server , or e - mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) a ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 118

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 108 - Connection Status - T he status of t he DDNS service connect ion is displayed here. Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service.  Note: If you want to login a gain with anothe r account aft er a successful logi n, please cl ick the Logout button, then input you r new username and passw ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 119

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 109 - 4.19.3 No - ip.com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provi der you selec t is www.no - ip.com , the page will appear as shown in Figure 4- 11 0 . Figure 4- 11 0 No - ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, fol low these inst ructions: 1. Enter the User Name f or your DDNS account . 2. Ente ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 120

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 11 0 - 4.20.1 IPv6 Status Figure 4- 11 2 IPv6 S tatus The I Pv6 Status page displays t he router 's current I Pv6 status and confi guration. Al l information is read - only.  WAN • Connection Ty pe - T he IPv6 connec tion way for WAN • IPv6 Address - Th e WA N IPv6 address • IPv6 ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 121

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 111 - 4.20.2 IPv6 Setup Figure 4- 11 3 Enable/Dis able IPv6  Enable IPv6 - T ick the c heckbox to enable the IP v6 function. It ’ s enabled by default.  W AN Connecti on T yp e - Choos e the correct WAN connection type based on your ISP ne twork topology . • DHCP v6 - Connections whic ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 122

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 11 2 - 1) DHCPv6 Figure 4- 11 4 DHCPv6  Get non - te mporar y IPv6 address - Get a non - temporary I Pv6 address f rom the ISP.  Get IPv6 prefix delegation - Get a temporary IPv6 address and I Pv6 prefix from the ISP, the temporary IPv6 ad dress is set to the WAN port, and the LAN port ad ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 123

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 11 3 -  Get IPv6 with Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support t he broadcast applications. If you can't get the I Pv6 Address normal ly , you can choos e Unicast. (Y ou generally need not to check this option).  I Pv6 Address Assign T ype - There are two types of ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 124

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 11 4 -  MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maxim um Transmission Uni t) value for most Ethernet net works is 1500 Bytes . For some ISPs, you may ne ed to modify the MTU. But this i s rarely required, and should not be done u nless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP c onnection.  Primary DN ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 125

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 11 5 -  Get IPv6 Address Way • G et non - temporar y IPv6 address - Get a non - tem porary IPv6 addres s by DHCPv6 from the ISP. • G et IPv6 prefix delegati on - Get a prefix delegation IPv6 address by DHCPv6 from the ISP , and the clients i n LAN create IPv6 address with the delegation. ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 126

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 11 6 -  Address /Subnet M ask/Default Ga tewa y - the IPv4 address / subnet mask/ def ault gateway assigned , in dott ed - decimal notation .  MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit ) value for most Ethernet networks is 1 48 0 Bytes. For s ome ISPs, you may need t o modify ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 127

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 11 7 - Choose menu “ S ystem T ools ” , and you can s ee the submen us under the main menu: Tim e Settings , Diagnostic , Firmware Upgrade , Factor y Defau l ts , Backup & Restore , Reboot , Password , System Log and St atistics . Click any of them, and you will be abl e to configure th ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 128

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 11 8 -  Daylight Saving Status - Displays the status whether the Dayli ght Saving is in us e. To set ti me manuall y: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the Date in Mont h/Day/Y ear for mat. 3. Enter the Ti me in Hour/M inute/Second f orma t. 4. Click Save . To set ti me automatically: ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 129

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 11 9 - Figure 4- 121 Diagnos tic T ool s  Diagnostic T ool - Chec k the radio button t o select one diagnosti c too.  Ping - This diagnosti c tool troubleshoots connect ivity , reachabilit y , and name resolution to a given host or gateway .  T raceroute - This diagnostic tool tests th ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 130

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 120 - T he Diagnostic Resu lt s page displays the resul t of diagnosis. I f the result is simi lar to the following s creen, the connecti vity of the Internet is fine. Figure 4- 122 Diagnos tic Results  Note: 1. Only one user can use t he diagnostic t ools at one time. 2. "Ping Count&qu ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 131

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 121 - 3. Click the Upgrade button. 4. The router wil l reboot while t he upgrading has been finished.  Note: 1) New firmware vers ions are posted at www.tp - li nk.com and can be downloaded for f ree. There is no need to upgrade the firm ware unless the new firm ware has a new feature you wa ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 132

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 122 - 4.21.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu “ Sy stem T ool s → Backu p & Restore ” , and then you can save the curren t configuration of the router as a bac kup file and restore t he configuratio n via a backup f ile as shown in Figure 4- 125 . Figure 4- 125 B ackup & Restore C ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 133

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 123 - • C han ge the Web Management P ort. • Upgr ade the firm ware of the router (s ystem wil l reboot automaticall y). • Res tore the router 's settings t o factory default s (system will reboot automaticall y). • U pdat e the configuratio n with the fil e (system will reboot aut ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 134

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 124 - Figure 4- 128 S ystem Log  Auto Mail Feature - I ndicates whether auto mail feat ure is enabled or not.  Mail Setting s - Set the receiving a nd sending ma ilbox address , server address , validation information as well as the timet able for Auto Mail Feature, as shown i n Figure 4- ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 135

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 125 -  Note: O nly when you selec t Authentication , do you have to enter t he User Name and Pas sword in the following fi elds. • User Name - Your mail account name filled in the From fi eld. The part behind @ is excluded. • Passw ord - Your mail ac count password. • Confi rm The Pass ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 136

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 126 - Figure 4- 130 S tatistic s  Curren t Statistics Statu s - Enabl e or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable it , click the Enab le button. I f it is disabled, the func tion of DoS protecti on in Security sett ings will be disabled.  Packet s Statistics Inter val （ 5- 60 ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 137

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 127 - Statistics Tabl e: IP /MAC Address The I P and MAC a ddres s are dis played with related statistics . Total Packets The total number of packets received and tra nsmitted by the router . Byt e s The total number of bytes received and t ransmitted by the rout er . Current Packets The total ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 138

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 128 - Appendix A: F AQ 1. How do I configure the r outer to access I nternet by ADSL users? 1) First, confi gure the ADS L Modem configured in RFC148 3 bridge model. 2) Connect the Et hernet cable from your A DSL Modem to the Int ernet port on the router . The telephone c ord plugs into the Li ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 139

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 129 - 2. How do I configure the r outer to access I nternet by Ethernet users? 1) Login to the router , click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser , and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection T ype", finish by clicking ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 140

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 130 - Figure A - 5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry  Note: Your opposite s ide should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Stat us” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Hos t: Log in to the rout er , click the “ For warding ” menu on the left of your browser , and click " DMZ ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 141

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 131 - Figure A -7 Basi c Security 4. I want to build a WEB S erver on the LAN, w hat should I do ? 1) Because the WEB S erver port 80 will interfere wi th the WEB management port 80 on the router , y ou must change the WEB management po rt number to avoid interf erence. 2) T o change th e WEB m ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 142

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 132 - field of the Web browser. If t he LAN IP of the m odem connected wit h your router is 192.168. 0 .x , the default LAN IP of the router wi ll automatic ally switch from 192.168. 0 . 1 to 192.168. 1 .1 to avoid I P conflic t; in this case , pl ease try http://19 2.168. 1 .1:88 . 3) Log in t ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 143

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 133 - Appendix B: Configuring t he PCs In this section, we ’ l l introduce how to install and configure the TCP /IP correctly in Windows XP . First make sure your E thernet A dapter is worki ng, refer to the adapter ’ s manual if needed. 1. Inst all TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskba ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 144

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 134 - 5) The followin g TC P/IP Propertie s win dow will display an d the IP Address tab is open on this window b y default . 6) Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server au tomaticall y , as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3 ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 145

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 135 - Appendix C: S p ecifications General St a n dards IEEE 802.1 1 ac, IEEE 802.1 1n , I EEE 802.1 1g , IEEE 802.1 1b , IEEE 802.1 1 a , IEEE 802.1 1e , IEEE 802.1 1i , IEEE 802. 1X , IEEE 802.3X , IEEE 802.3 , IEEE 802.3u , IEEE 802.3ab Protocols TCP/IP , PPPoE, DHC P , ICMP , NA T , SNTP Po ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 146

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 136 - Appendix D: Glossary  802.11 ac - IEEE 802.11ac is a wireless computer net working standard of 802.11.This specific ation will enable m ulti - station W LAN throughput of at least 1 gigabi t per second . This is accomplished by e xtending the air interface concept s embraced by 802. 11 ...

  • TP-Link Archer C5 - page 147

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Ro uter - 137 -  MTU ( Maximum Transm ission Unit ) - The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted.  NAT ( N et work A ddre ss T ransl ation) - NAT tec hnology translate s IP addresses of a local area network to a diff erent IP address for t he Internet.  PPPoE ( P oint to P o ...

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