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  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 1

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

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 2

    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 ...

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    N ote: T he manufacturer i s not respons ible for any radio or TV i nterference caused b y unauthorized modifications t o this equipment. S uch modificati ons 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 uncontr ...

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    Nor wa y Implemented This subs ection does n ot apply for the ge ographical ar ea within a radius of 20 k m from the centre of Ny - Ålesund Russian Feder ation None Only for indo or applicat ions 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 ma ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    TP - LINK TECHNOLO GIES CO., L TD TP- LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5) , and 28 (floors 1 - 4) Cent ral Science and T echno logy Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECL ARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equi pment: Product Descri ption: AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigab it Router Model No.: C5 T rademark: T ...

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

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    - II - 4.7.1 Wireless Settings .......................................................................................... 48 4.7.2 WPS ............................................................................................................. 50 4.7.3 Wireless Security .............................................................................. ...

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    - III - 4.16 Advanced R outing .................................................................................................. 100 4.16.1 S tatic Routing List ....................................................................................... 100 4.16.2 Syst em Rout ing T able ................................................................. ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 1 - Package Contents The following i tem s should be found in your package :  Archer C5 AC1200 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Router  DC P ower Adapter f or Arc her C5 AC1200 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Router  Ether net Cable  Quick Installation Guide  Resource CD for Arc her C5 AC ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 2 - Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of th e router The Archer C5 AC1200 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Router integrates 4- port Switch, Firewall, N AT - router and Wireless AP . T he AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabi t Router delivers except ional range and speed , which can fully meet th e n ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 3 - 1.2 Conventions The route r or Archer C5 menti oned i n this guide stands f or Archer C5 AC1200 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Router wi thout any explanat ion . 1.3 Main Features  Complies with IE EE 802.1 1 ac .  One 10/100/1000M Auto - Negotiation RJ45 Int ernet port, four 10/10 0 /10 ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 off . On Power is on . (System) On T he router is initializing or maybe has a system erro ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 5 - ( WPS ) Slow Flash A wireless device is connec ting to the netw ork by WPS function. T his process will las t in the first 2 minut es. On A wireless device 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 by WP ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 6 -  Internet : This port is where you wi ll connect t he DSL/cable Modem , or Ethernet .  Ethernet (1 , 2, 3, 4 ): These ports ( 1 , 2, 3, 4 ) connect the router t o 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 cl ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 7 - Chapter 2. Connecting the router 2.1 System Requireme nt s  Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/ Cable/Ethernet )  One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ 45 connector (which i s not necess ary if the router is connected direct ly to the Ethernet)  PC s with a working Ethernet Adapte ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 8 - 5. Plug the supplied powe r adapter into the P ow er jack, and then press the On/Off button t o 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 d ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 9 - Chapter 3. Quick Inst allation Guide This chapter wil l show you how t o configure the basic func tions of your AC120 0 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Rout er using Quick Setu p Wiz ar d within m inutes. 3.1 TCP/IP C onfiguration The default IP address of the router is 192.168.0.1 and the defau ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 10 - Figure 3-2 Failure res ult of Ping command Please check the conn ection follow ing these steps: 1. Is the connect ion between your PC and t he router c orrect?  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 ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 the User Name and Password, both in l ower case letters. Then cli ck the OK button or press the Enter k e y. Figure 3-4 Login Windo ws  Note: If the above s creen does no ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 Au to - Detect to detect the Internet connect ion type and then click Next . Figure 3-6 ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 13 - Figure 3-7 Quick Setup – MAC Clone 2) I f the connect ion type detected is St atic IP , the next sc reen will appear as s hown in Figure 3 -8 . Configure the f ollowing parameters and then click Next to c ontinue. Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - S tatic IP  IP Address - This is the WAN IP ad ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 14 - Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – PPPoE /Russia PPPoE  User Name / Passwor d - Enter t he User Name and P assword provided b y your ISP. These fields are c ase - sens itive. If you ha ve difficult y with this proc ess, pleas e contact your ISP.  Confirm Passw ord - Enter the p assword agai ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 15 - S elect Dyn a mic IP if none of the abov e parameters are provid ed. Then you 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 /Russi a n PP TP , the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3- 11 . Configure the f ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 16 - S elect Dynamic IP if none of the above parameter s are provide d. Then you jus t need to e nt er server IP address or domain name provided b y your ISP . 5. After finishing WAN Connection T ype s elect ion, the Dual Band Selecti on page will appear as shown in Figure 3- 12 . Here we take ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 17 - Figure 3- 13 Quick Setup – Wireless  Wireless Radio - Displays whether t he wireless func tion is enabled or not .  Wireless Netw ork Name - A lso called the SSID ( Se rvice Set Identificat ion ) . Enter a value of up to 32 c haracters. The same name m ust be assi gned to all wir e ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 18 -  No Change - If you cho o se this option, wireless securit y configuration wi ll not change! The above sett ings are only for b asic wireles s parameters . F or advanced settings , please check “ More Advanced Wireless Settin gs ” , and then you can s et the following paramete rs. ? ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 19 - Figure 3- 14 Quick Setup – Wi reless  Wireless Radio - Choose from the drop - down list to e nable or dis able the wireless radio.  Wireless Netw ork Name - Al so called the SSID ( Service Set I dentificati on ) . Enter a value of up to 32 characters . The same name must be assi gn ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 20 -  No Change - If you chos e this option, wirel ess securit y configuration wil l not change! The above sett ings are only for b asic wireles s parameters . F or advanc ed settings , please check “ More Advanced Wireless Settin gs ” , and then you can s et the following paramete rs. ? ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 21 - Chapter 4. Configuring the rout er This chapter wil l show each Web page's key functions and the conf iguration 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 ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 23 - 4.4 Network Figure 4-2 the Network menu There are three subm enus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-2 ): WA N , LAN a nd 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 c an config ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 24 -  MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) value for most Ethernet net works 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 addresses , select Use ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 25 -  MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) value for m ost Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes . It is not recomm ended that you cha nge the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP .  P rimary/ S econdary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or t wo DNS addres s es in dotted - de ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 terminated automatical ly after a specified inac tivity period ( Ma ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 27 - Figure 4-6 PPPoE Advanced Settings  MTU Size - The default MTU size is “ 1480 ” bytes, which is usually f ine . It is not recommended that you change the default MTU S ize unless required b y your ISP .  Service Name/AC Nam e - The servi ce name and AC (Ac cess Concentrat or) nam ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 28 - Figure 4-7 WA N - BigPond Cable  User Name/Passw ord - Enter the Us er Name and Password provi ded by your ISP . These fields are case - s ensitive.  Auth Server - Ent er the authenticat ing server IP address or host name.  Auth Domain - T ype in the domain suffix server name base ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 29 -  Connect Manually - Y ou can c lick th e Connect / Disconnect butt on to connect / disc onnect immediately . This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Con nect on Demand mode. The Internet c onnection c an be disconnected aut omaticall y after a s pecified inactivity period ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 30 -  Dynamic IP/ St atic IP - Choose either as you are given by your IS P . Click the Connect button to connect immediately . Clic k the Disconnect button t o disconnec t immediately .  Connect on Demand - Y ou can configure the router to di sconnect from you r Internet connection after ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 31 - Figure 4-9 PPTP Settin gs  User Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Name an d Password provided b y your ISP . These fields are case - s ensitive.  Dynamic IP/ St atic IP - Choose either as you are given by your IS P and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain na me. If you choose sta ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 32 - Otherwise, enter t he number of minut es you want to have el apsed before your Internet connection term inates.  Connect Automatical ly - Connect automatic ally after the router is disconnected. T o use this option, chec k the radio button.  Connect Manually - Y ou can configure the ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 33 - Figure 4- 10 LAN  MAC Address - The physi cal address of the router , as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed.  IP Address - Enter the IP address of your router or res et it in dotted - deci mal notation (factory defaul t: 192.168. 0 .1).  Subnet Mask - An address co ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 34 - Some ISPs require t hat you register t he MAC Address of your adapt er . Changes are rarel y needed here .  WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the Int ernet port . If your ISP requires you to register the MAC addres s, pleas e enter the correc t MAC addres ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 35 - 4.6 Wireless 2.4GHz Figure 4- 13 Wireless menu There are six submenus under the Wirel ess menu (shown i n Figure 4- 13 ): Wireless Se ttings , WPS , Wireless Security , Wireless MAC Fi ltering , Wireless Advanced and Wireless St atistics . Click any of them, and you will be able t o config ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 36 - the router in a regio n other than one of those spec ified in this 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 lis t, c lick the Save butt on , then the Note Dialog a ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 Address (to be bridged) - The BSSID of the AP your router is going t o connect to as a client. ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 38 - Figure 4- 16 WPS  WPS St atus - Enable or disable the WP S function here.  Current PIN - The c urrent value of the router 's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the router can be found in t he label or User Guide.  Restore PIN - Res tore the PIN of the router to its def ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 39 - Figure 4- 17 Figure 4- 18 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold t he WPS button of the c lient device. Step 3: The Wi - Fi Protec ted Setup LED flas hes for two minutes duri ng the Wi - Fi Prot ected Setu p process. Step 4: Wh en the WPS LED is on, the c lient device has suc cessfully co ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 40 - III. Enter th e router ’ s PIN on your cli ent device Use this method if your c lient device as ks for the router ’ s PIN number . Step 1: On the client devic e, enter the PIN number list ed on the router ’ s Wi - Fi Protec ted Setup screen , shown in F igure 4- 16 (It is also labele ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 41 -  Disable Secur ity - If you do not want to use wireles s security, c heck this radio butt on. But it ’ s strongly recom mended to choose one of t he following modes to enable secur ity.  W PA / W PA 2 - Personal - It ’s the WPA / WPA2 authenticati on type base d on pre - shared p ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 42 - Figure 4- 22 WP A/WP A2 - Enterprise • Radius Server I P - Enter the IP address of the Radius s erver. • Radius Port - Ent er the port number of t he Radius server . • Radius Passw ord - Enter the password for the R adius s erver. • Group Key Update Period - Specif y t h e group ke ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 43 - • Ke y T ype - You can selec t the WEP key length (64 - bit , or 128 - bit, or 152 - bi t.) for encryption. "Di sabled" means thi s WEP key entry is invali d. 64 - bit - You can ent er 10 hexadecimal digits (any combinat ion of 0 - 9, a- f, A - F, zero key is not promoted ) or ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 appropri ate MAC Address int o the MAC Address field. T he format of the MAC Address is XX - XX - XX - XX - XX - XX (X is any hexadeci ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 45 - 3. Delete all or dis able all entries if there are any entri es already. 4. Click the Add New ... button . 1) E nter the MAC address 00 - 0A - EB -B0-00- 0B/00 - 0A - EB - 00 - 07 - 5F in the MAC Address field . 2) E nter wireless st ation A /B in the Descr i ption field . 3) S elect Enabl ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 46 -  Beacon Interval - Enter a value b etween 20 - 10 00 millisec onds for Beacon Int erval 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 Th ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 47 - Figure 4- 27 Wireless S t atisti cs  MAC Address - The connec ted wireless station's MAC addres s  Current Status - T he c onnected wireles s station's running s tatus , one of STA - AUTH/ STA - ASSOC/ STA - JOINED/ WP A/ WPA - PSK/ WPA2/ WPA2 - PSK/ AP - UP/ AP - DOWN/ Dis ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 58

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 48 - 4.7.1 Wireless Sett ings 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 Wireless Settings – 5GHz  Wireless Netw ork Name - Also called the SSID ( Service Set Identific a ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 49 -  Mode - Select the desired mode.  11 a/n mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11 a and 802.11 n wi reless cli ents.  11a/ n /ac mixed - Select if you are using a mix of 802.11 a , 11 n , and 11 ac wireless clients. It is strongly recomm ended that you set t he Mode to 802.11a/ ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 50 -  Auth Type - This option should be c hosen if the k ey type is WEP(A SCII) or WEP(HEX).I t indicates the authori zation type of the Root AP.  Password - If the AP your router is going to connec t needs password, yo u need to fill the password in thi s blank. 4.7.2 WPS Choose menu “ ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 51 - Step 1: Press t he WPS /Reset button on t he back panel of the route r , as shown in Figure 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 “ Press the button of the new device in tw o minutes ” and click Co ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 52 - Step 3: “ Connect succes sfully ” will appear on the sc reen of Figure 4- 34 , which means the client device has succ essfully connect ed to the router . III. Enter the router ’ s PIN on your cli ent device Use this method if your c lient device as ks for the router ’ s PIN number ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 53 - Figure 4- 35 Wireless Security  Disable Secur ity - If you do not want to use wireles s security, c heck this radio butt on. But it ’ s strongly recom mended to choose one of t he following modes to enable secur ity.  W PA / W PA 2 - Personal - It ’s th e WPA/WPA2 authenti cation ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 64

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 54 - Figure 4- 36 WP A/WP A2 – Personal • PSK Pass word - You c an enter ASCII c haracters between 8 a nd 63 charac ters or 8 to 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 Figure ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 55 -  WEP - It is based on the I EEE 802.11 standard . I f you check this radio but ton, you will find a notice in red as s how in F igure 4- 38 . Figure 4- 38 WEP • Typ e - you can c hoose the type for the WEP security on the drop - down lis t. The default setting is A utomatic , which ca ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 66

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 F igure 4- 24 . Figure 4- 39 Wireless MAC Filtering T o filter wirel ess users by MAC Address, click Enable . ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 67

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 57 - 2. Give a simpl e description f or the wireless station in the Description field. For exampl e: Wireless st ation A. 3. Select E nabled or Disabled for t his entry on the Status dro p - down list . 4. Click the Save button to s ave this entry . T o modify or delete an existi ng entry: 1. C ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 58 - 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “ Wireles s → Wireless Advance d ” , you can c onfigure th e advanced se ttings of your wireless net work. Figure 4- 41 Wireless Advanced  Transmit Pow er - Here you can specify t he transmit power of rout er . You can sel ect High , Middle or L ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 59 -  DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Deli very Traffic Indicat ion 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 t he router has buffered broadcas t or multicast ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 60 -  Note: This page will be refres hed automati cally every 5 sec onds. 4.8 Guest Network Figure 4- 43 The Guest Network menu There are two submen us under the Guest Network menu (s hown in Figure 4- 43 ) : Wireless Settings an d Storage Sh aring . Cl ick eit her of them, and you will be a ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 61 -  Allow Guest T o Access M y Local Networ k - If enabled, guests can communicate with hosts.  Enable Guest Network Ban dwidth Control - I f enabled, the Guest Network Bandwidth Control rules wil l take effect.  Egress Bandw idth For Guest Network - The upload speed through the W AN ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 62 -  Confirm Passw ord - Re - enter the password here.  Storage Authority - Aut hority of user: Read Only or Read and Write.  Name - This folder's display name.  Partition - The vol ume that the f older resides. V olum e 1 - 8 is mapping t o USB port 1, V olume 9- 16 is mappin ...

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    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 ) : DH CP Settings , DHCP Client s List and Addr ess Reservation . Click any of t hem, and you wil l be able to configure the c orresponding func tion s. 4.9.1 DHCP Setti ngs Choose me ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 74

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 - ( Opt i ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 75

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 Address - The MA C address of the PC f or ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 76

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 AC1200 - page 77

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 67 -  Free - The available s pace of the US B driver.  Use% - The percentag e of the used s pace.  Shared - Indicates the s hared or non - shar ed status of the volume. Wh en the volume is shared, you c an click the Disabl e to stop sharing t he volume; when volum e is non - sha red, y ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 78

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 Configurati on  Service Status - I ndicates the FTP S erver 's c urrent stat us.  Internet A ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 79

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 t he Share entire partition or a specific folder option. 3. Enter display name of the share folder i n Display Name filed . 4. Click the S ave ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 80

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 70 - Figure 4- 57 Media Serve r Setting  Server Name - The name of this Media Server.  Server Status - I ndicates the M edia Server ’s current s tatus, started or st opped . Y ou can c lick the Star t button to start the M edia Server and cli ck the Stop butt on to stop it .  Name - ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 81

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 71 - Figure 4- 59 Media Serve r Setting 3. Click t he Add share fold er button to s pecify 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 f or the share f older. ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 82

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 72 -  Back - C lick th is button to dis card the setti ngs and just go to the medi a server configurat ion page. 4. Click t he Scan All button to scan all the share f olders immediat ely. You can also selec t the Auto - scan , at sam e time , select an auto scan interval ti me by drop - down ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 83

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 73 - Figure 4- 62 User Ac count Management 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 follow the step s below: 1. C lick Add New User but ton, and the screen wi ll appear as show ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 84

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 74 -  Password - Enter the pa ssword in the Pas sword fiel d. The password m ust be compos ed 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.  Confirm Passw ord - Re - enter the pass word her ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 85

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 75 -  Enable Hardw are NAT Control - If enabled, t he Hardware NAT feature will tak e effect.  Disable Hardw are NAT Control - If dis abled, neither Hardw are NAT feat ure will take effec t. 4.12 Forwarding Figure 4- 65 The Forwarding menu There are four subm enus under the F orwarding me ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 86

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 76 -  IP A ddr ess - The IP address of the PC running t he service applic ation.  Protocol - The protocol used for this application, either TCP , UDP , or All (all protoc ols supported by t he router).  St atus - The status of this entry , "Enabled" means the virtual server e ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 87

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 77 - Click the Enable / Disable All button to make all entries enab led / disabl ed . Click the Delete All butt on to delete all entri es . Click the Next butt on to go to the next pag e and c lick t he Previous button t o return to the previous page.  Note: If you set the servic e port of t ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 88

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 78 - Figure 4- 69 Add or Modify a T riggeri ng Entry  T rigger Por t - The port for outgoing t raffic. An outgoing connection us ing this port will trigger 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 AC1200 - page 89

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 79 - Once the router i s configured, the operation is as follow s: 1. A loc al host makes an outgoing connec tion to an external host using a des tination por t number defined in the T rigger Port field. 2. The router records thi s connection, o pens the incomi ng port or ports associated wi th ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 90

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 80 - 4.12.4 UPnP Choose menu “ Forwarding → UPnP ” , and t hen you can view the informat ion about UPnP i n the screen (shown in Figure 4- 71). The Universal Plug a nd Play (UPnP ) feature allows t he devices, such as Internet comput ers, to access the loc al host resources or devic es as ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 91

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 81 - 4.13 Security Figure 4- 72 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security m enu as shown in Figure 4- 72 : Basic S ecurity , Advanced Securit y , Loc al Management and Remote Management . Click any of them , and you will be able to conf igure the correspon ding function s . 4 ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 92

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 82 -  VPN - VPN Pass through must be e nabled if you want to allow VP N tunnels usi ng VPN protocols to pass through the router .  PPTP Passthrough - Point - to - Point Tunnel ing Protocol (PPTP) allows t he Point - to - Point P rotocol (PPP) to be tunneled t hrough an IP network . To all ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 93

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 83 - Figure 4- 74 Advanced Security  Packets Stati stics Interval (5~60 ) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from t he 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 stati ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 94

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 84 -  Enable TCP - SYN - FLOOD Attack Fi ltering - Enable or Dis able the TCP - SYN - FLOOD Attack Filteri ng.  TCP - SYN - FLOOD Packets T hresho ld (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When t he current TCP - SYN - FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the s et ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 95

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 MAC A ddress will be pl aced in the l ist above. Click the Save button to save you r settings.  Note: If your PC is blo ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 96

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 86 - 4.14 Parent al Control C hoose menu “ Parental Control ” , and then you c an configure the parental control in t he screen as shown in Fi gure 4- 77 . The Parental Control f unction can be used to control the interne t activities of the child, limit the c hild to access c ertain websit ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 97

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 87 -  Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this funct ion to take eff ect ; otherwise , check Disable .  MAC Address of Paren tal PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make us e of the Copy To Above button below.  MAC Address of Your P C - T ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 98

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 88 - 1. Click “ Parental Control ” menu on the left to enter the Parental Cont rol Settings page. Chec k Enable and enter the M AC address 00 - 11 - 22 - 33 - 44 - BB in t he MAC Address of Parental PC field. 2. Click “ Access Control → Schedule ” on the l eft to enter the S chedule S ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 99

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 - Selec t the check box to enable the Internet Access C ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 100

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 90 -  Move - You can change t he entry’s order as desired. Ent er in the first box the ID number of the entry you want t o move and in t he second box another I D number, a nd then click the Move button to change the entries ’ order. Click the Next button to go to t he next page . C lick ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 101

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 91 - Figure 4- 83 Quick Setup – Create an Access T arget Entry  Target Descripti on - In thi s field, create a d escription f or the target. Not e that this description should be u nique (e.g. Tar get_1) .  Mode - Here are two options, I P Address and Domain Name. You can choose ei ther ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 102

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 92 - Fi gure 4- 84 Quick Set up – Create an Advanc ed Schedule E ntry  Schedule Descripti on - In this fiel d, create a description f or the schedule. Note t hat this description should be u nique (e.g. S chedule_1 ) .  Day - Cho ose Select Days and select the certai n day (days), or ch ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 103

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 93 -  Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that thi s name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1) .  Host - In this fi eld, select a host from the drop - down li st for the rule. T he default value is the Host Descripti on you set just now.  Target - In this filed, select a t ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 104

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 94 - For exam ple : If you des ire to allow the hos t with MAC address 00 - 11 - 22 - 33 - 44 - AA t o 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 t he sub ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 105

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 95 - Figure 4- 87 Host S ettings  Host Descriptio n - Here displays t he description of the host and this des cription is unique .  Information - Here displ ays the inform ation about the host . It can be IP or MAC.  Modify - To modify or delete an existing ent ry. T o add a new entry, ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 106

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 fi rst follow the set tings below: 1. Click Add New... button in Fi gure 4- 87 to enter the Add or Modify a Hos t Entr ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 107

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 97 - T o add a new entry , pl ease follow the steps below. 1. C lick the Ad d New … button. 2. In Mode field, select IP Address or D omain Name . 3. I f you select IP Addr ess , the screen shown is Fi gure 4- 91 . Figure 4- 91 Add or Modify an Acc ess T arget E ntry 1) In Target De scription ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 108

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 98 - 1) In Target De scription fi eld, create a unique desc ription for t he target (e.g. Target_1). 2) I n Domain Name field, enter the domain nam e, either the full name or the keywor ds (for example , google) in the bl ank. A ny domain name wi th keywords i n it ( www .google.com , www .goog ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 109

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 99 -  Schedule Descripti on - Here displ ays the des cription of t he schedule and thi s descript ion is unique .  Da y - Here d isplays the day(s) i n a week.  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 ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 110

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 100 - 1. Click Add New... butt on shown in Figure 4- 93 to enter the Advanced Sc hedule Settings page. 2. In Schedule Descripti on fi eld, create a uni que descr iption f or the schedule ( e.g. Schedule_1 ) . 3. In D a y field, check the Sel ect Days radio butt on and then selec t Sat and Sun . ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 111

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 101 - T o add st atic routing entries: 1. Click Add New … shown in 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 dat a:  Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host that yo ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 112

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 102 - Figure 4- 98 System Routing T able  Destination Netw ork - The Destination Net work is the addres s of the network or host to which the static route is assigned.  Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP addres s is the network portion, and whic h portion is t ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 113

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 103 - Figure 4- 100 Bandwi dth Control Settings  Enable Bandw i dth Control - Check this box so t hat the Bandwidt h Control setti ngs 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 informa ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 114

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 104 - 1. Click Add New … shown in Figure 4- 101 , you will see a new screen shown i n Figure 4- 102 . 2. Enter the inform ation like t he screen shown belo w . Figure 4- 102 Bandwi dth Control Rule Setti ngs 3. Click the Save button. 4.18 IP & MAC Binding Figure 4- 103 the I P & MAC B ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 115

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 105 -  MAC Address - The MA C address 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 existing ent ry. ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 116

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 106 - Figure 4- 106 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to m ake all entries enabl ed. Click the Delete All button t o delete all entries . 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 AC1200 - page 117

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 107 - 4.19 Dynamic DNS Choose menu “ D ynamic DNS ” , and you can conf igure the D ynamic DNS function. 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 s erver with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) an ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 118

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 108 - Connection Status - The status of t he DDNS service connecti on is displayed here. Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service.  Note: If you want to login agai n with another account after a s uccessful login, please cli ck the Logout button, then input you r new username and password ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 119

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 109 - 4.19.3 No - ip.com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.no - ip. com , the page will appear as shown in Figure 4- 11 0 . Figure 4- 11 0 No - i p.com DDNS Set tings To set up for DDNS, fol low these inst ructions: 1. Enter the User Name f or your DDNS account . 2. Ent ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 120

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 11 0 - 4.20.1 IPv6 Status Figure 4- 11 2 I Pv6 S tatus The I Pv6 Status page dis plays the router 's c urrent IPv6 stat us and configurati on. All informati on is read - only.  WAN • Connection Ty pe - T he IPv6 connec tion way for WAN • IPv6 Address - Th e WA N IPv6 address • IPv ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 121

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 111 - 4.20.2 IPv6 Setup Figure 4- 11 3 E nable/Disable IPv6  Enable IPv6 - T ick t he checkbox to enable the I Pv6 funct ion. It ’ s enabled by default.  W AN Conne ction T yp e - Choos e the correct WAN connection type based on your ISP ne twork topology . • DHCPv6 - Connections whi ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 122

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 11 2 - 1) DHCPv6 Figure 4- 11 4 DHCP v6  Get non - te mporar y IPv6 address - Get a non - temporar y IPv6 address f rom the ISP.  Get IPv6 prefix delegatio n - Get a temporary IP v6 address and IPv6 prefix fr om the ISP, the temporary IPv6 ad dress is set to the WAN port, and the LAN port ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 123

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 11 3 -  Get IPv6 with Unicast DHCP - A few I SPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications. If you can't get the I Pv6 Address normal ly , you can choos e Unicast. (Y ou generally need not t o check this opt ion).  I Pv6 Address Assign Type - There are two types of ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 124

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 11 4 -  MTU Size - The norm al MTU (Maximum Trans mission Unit) value f or most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes . For some ISPs, you may ne ed to modify the MT U. But this is rarel y required, and should not be done u nless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP c onnection.  Primary D ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 125

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 11 5 -  Get IPv6 Address Wa y • Get non - temporar y IPv6 address - Get a non - temporar y IPv6 address by DHCPv6 from the ISP. • Get IPv6 prefix deleg ation - Get a prefix delegation IPv6 address by DHCPv6 f rom the ISP , and the clients i n LAN create IPv6 address with the delegation. ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 126

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 11 6 -  Address /Subnet Mask/ Default Gat eway - the I Pv4 address/ subnet mask/ default gateway assigned , in dott ed - decimal notation .  MTU Size - T he normal MTU (Maximum Trans mission Unit) value f or most Ethernet net works is 1 48 0 Bytes. For s ome ISPs, you may need t o modify ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 127

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 11 7 - Choose menu “ S ystem T ools ” , and you can s ee the submen us under the main men u: Tim e Settings , Diagnostic , F irmware Upgrade , Factory Defau lts , Backup & Restore , Re boot , Password , System Log and St atistics . Click any of them, and you wil l be able to configure t ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 128

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 11 8 -  Daylight Saving St atus - Displays the status whether the Dayli ght Saving is in us e. To set time manually: 1. Select your loc al time zone. 2. Enter the Date in Mont h/Day/Y ear format. 3. Enter the Ti m e in Hour/M inute/Second f orma t. 4. Click Save . To set time automatically: ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 129

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 11 9 - Figure 4- 121 Diagnos tic T ools  Diagnostic T ool - Chec k the radio button t o select one diagnosti c too.  Ping - This diagnos tic tool troublesho ots connectivity , reachabil ity , and name resolution to a given host or gateway .  T racerout e - This diagnostic t ool tests t ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 130

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 120 - T he Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnos is. I f the result is simi lar to the following sc reen, the connectivi ty of the Internet is fine. Figure 4- 122 Diagnos tic Results  Note: 1. Only one user can us e the diagnostic tools at one time. 2. "Ping Count" ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 131

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 AC1200 - page 132

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 122 - 4.21.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu “ Sy stem T ools → Backup & Restore ” , and then you can save the current configuration of the router as a backup file and r estore the confi guration via a bac kup file as shown in Figure 4- 125 . Figure 4- 125 Bac kup & Restore Confi ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 133

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 123 - • C hange the Web Management Port. • Upgrade the firm ware of the router (sy stem will reboot autom atically). • Restore the router 's settings to factory default s (system wil l reboot automaticall y). • U pdate the configurati on with the fi le (system will reboot aut omati ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 134

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 124 - Figure 4- 128 Sys tem Log  Auto Mail Feature - Indi cates whether aut o mail feature is enabled or not.  Mail Settings - Set the rec eiving and s ending mailbox addres s, server ad dress, valida tion information as well as the timet able for Auto Mail Feature, as shown i n Figure 4- ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 135

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 - Y our mail account nam e filled in the From fiel d. The part behind @ is excluded. • Password - Your mai l account pass word. • Confirm The Pas ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 136

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 126 - Figure 4- 130 S tatistic s  Current Statisti cs Status - Enable or Dis able. The default value is dis abled. 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.  Packets Statisti cs Interval （ 5- 60 ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 137

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 127 - Statistics Tabl e: IP /MAC Address The I P and MA C a ddress are displayed with relat ed statistics . Total Packets The tot al number of pac kets recei ved and transmitt ed by the router . Byt e s The t otal number of byte s received and transm itted by the rout er . Current Packets The t ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 138

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 128 - Appendix A: F AQ 1. How do I configur e the router to access I nternet by ADSL users? 1) First, conf igure the A DSL Modem configured i n RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect t he Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the I nternet port o n the router . The telephone c ord plugs into the Li ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 139

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 129 - 2. How do I configur e the router to access I nternet by Ethernet users? 1) Login to the router , click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser , and click "W AN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection T ype", finish by clickin ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 140

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 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 enabl e DMZ Host: Log in to the router , click the “ Forwarding ” menu on the left of your browser , and click " DMZ &q ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 141

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 131 - Figure A -7 Basi c Security 4. I want to build a WE B Server on the LAN, w hat should I do? 1) Because t he WEB Server port 80 will int erfere with the WEB m anagement port 80 on the router , y ou must change the WEB management po rt number to avoid interf erence. 2) T o change t he WEB m ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 142

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 132 - field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your rout er is 192.168. 0 .x , the default LAN IP of the router wil l automatic ally switch from 192.168. 0 .1 t o 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 to ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 143

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 133 - Appendix B: Configuring t he PCs In this section, we ’ ll 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 AC1200 - page 144

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 134 - 5) The followin g TC P/IP Propertie s window will disp lay and the I P Address tab is open on this window b y default . 6) Select O bt ain an IP address automatically an d Obt ain DNS ser ver automatical ly , as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3 ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 145

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 135 - Appendix C: S p ecifications General St a n dards IEEE 802.1 1 ac, I EEE 802.1 1n , IE EE 802.1 1g , IEEE 802.1 1b , IEEE 802.1 1a , I EEE 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 AC1200 - page 146

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 136 - Appendix D: Glossary  802.11ac - IEEE 802.11ac is a wireless c omputer networking s tandard of 802.11.Thi s 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. 1 ...

  • TP-Link AC1200 - page 147

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Rou ter - 137 -  MTU ( Maximum Tran smission Unit ) - The size in bytes of the largest pac ket that can be transmitted.  NAT ( N etwork A ddre ss T rans lation) - NAT t echnology 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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Documents that we receive from a manufacturer of a TP-Link AC1200 can be divided into several groups. They are, among others:
- TP-Link technical drawings
- AC1200 manuals
- TP-Link product data sheets
- information booklets
- or energy labels TP-Link AC1200
All of them are important, but the most important information from the point of view of use of the device are in the user manual TP-Link AC1200.

A group of documents referred to as user manuals is also divided into more specific types, such as: Installation manuals TP-Link AC1200, service manual, brief instructions and user manuals TP-Link AC1200. Depending on your needs, you should look for the document you need. In our website you can view the most popular manual of the product TP-Link AC1200.

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A complete manual for the device TP-Link AC1200, how should it look like?
A manual, also referred to as a user manual, or simply "instructions" is a technical document designed to assist in the use TP-Link AC1200 by users. Manuals are usually written by a technical writer, but in a language understandable to all users of TP-Link AC1200.

A complete TP-Link manual, should contain several basic components. Some of them are less important, such as: cover / title page or copyright page. However, the remaining part should provide us with information that is important from the point of view of the user.

1. Preface and tips on how to use the manual TP-Link AC1200 - At the beginning of each manual we should find clues about how to use the guidelines. It should include information about the location of the Contents of the TP-Link AC1200, FAQ or common problems, i.e. places that are most often searched by users in each manual
2. Contents - index of all tips concerning the TP-Link AC1200, that we can find in the current document
3. Tips how to use the basic functions of the device TP-Link AC1200 - which should help us in our first steps of using TP-Link AC1200
4. Troubleshooting - systematic sequence of activities that will help us diagnose and subsequently solve the most important problems with TP-Link AC1200
5. FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
6. Contact detailsInformation about where to look for contact to the manufacturer/service of TP-Link AC1200 in a specific country, if it was not possible to solve the problem on our own.

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