Page 3 - to operate the equipment.; FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:; Country
Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure ...
Page 4 - Canadian Compliance Statement; (1)cet appareil ne doit pas provoquer d’interférences et; Industry Canada Statement; Complies with the Canadian ICES-003 Class B specifications.; Korea Warning Statements
Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund Russian Federation None Only for indoor applications Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France. This device has been designed to operate with the antennas li...
Page 5 - NCC Notice & BSMI Notice; 注意!
당해 무선설비는 운용중 전파혼신 가능성이 있음 . NCC Notice & 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。 第十四條 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通行;經發現有干擾現象時,應立即 停用,並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信,指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功率射 頻電機需忍受合法通信或工業、科學以及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。 減少電磁波影響,請妥適使用。 於 5.25GHz 至 5.35GH...
Page 6 - Safety Information
Safety Information When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product; when there is no power button, the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source. Don’t disassemble the product, or make r...
Page 7 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router; The product carries the CE Mark:; Person responsible for making this declaration:
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Ro...
Page 8 - CONTENTS
- I - CONTENTS Package Contents ..................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the router ........................
Page 11 - Package Contents
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 1 - Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router DC Power Adapter for Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Ethernet Cable Quick Installation Guide ...
Page 12 - Chapter 1. Introduction; Overview of the router; Simple Installation
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 2 - Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the router The Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-router and Wireless AP. The AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router delivers exceptional range a...
Page 13 - Supports Virtual Server, Special Application and DMZ host.
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 3 - 1.2 Conventions The router or Archer C5 mentioned in this guide stands for Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router without any explanation. 1.3 Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11ac. One 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 In...
Page 14 - The Front Panel; Name
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 4 - 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 LEDs on the front panel The router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Status Indication (Power) Off Power is off. On Power is on. (System) On The router is in...
Page 15 - on for about 5 minutes and then turn off.; The Rear Panel
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 5 - (WPS) Slow Flash A wireless device is connecting to the network by WPS function. This process will last in the first 2 minutes. On A wireless device has been successfully added to the network by WPS function. Quick Flash A wireless device fail...
Page 16 - This port is where you will connect the DSL/cable Modem, or Ethernet.
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 6 - Internet: This port is where you will connect the DSL/cable Modem, or Ethernet. Ethernet (1, 2, 3, 4): These ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect the router to the local PC(s). WPS/Reset: Pressing this button for less than 5 seconds enables the WP...
Page 17 - Chapter 2. Connecting the router; System Requirements; Internet
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 7 - Chapter 2. Connecting the router 2.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the router is connected directly to the Ethernet) P...
Page 19 - Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide; Appendix B: Configuring the PC
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 9 - Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of th...
Page 20 - Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command; Please check the connection following these steps:; Is the connection between your PC and the router correct?; Enter; Quick Installation Guide; in the address field.
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 10 - Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: 1. Is the connection between your PC and the router correct? Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of Ethernet ports which you link to on the router and LEDs on y...
Page 22 - Dynamic IP; Next
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 12 - Note: The Router will automatically detect the Internet connection. If the Internet is available, the Router will direct you to Step 5 ; otherwise, you need to continue with Step 3 . 3. Select Auto-Detect to detect the Internet connection t...
Page 26 - Select; server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP.; Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Dual Band Selection
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 16 - Select Dynamic IP if none of the above parameters are provided. Then you just need to enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP. 5. After finishing WAN Connection Type selection, the Dual Band Selection page will appear as s...
Page 27 - TEST; Region
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 17 - Figure 3-13 Quick Setup – Wireless Wireless Radio - Displays whether the wireless function is enabled or not. Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name m...
Page 28 - ”, and then you can set the following parameters.
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 18 - No Change - If you choose this option, wireless security configuration will not change! The above settings are only for basic wireless parameters. For advanced settings, please check “ More Advanced Wireless Settings ”, and then you can set...
Page 29 - Wireless Network Name -; Also called the; The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 19 - Figure 3-14 Quick Setup – Wireless Wireless Radio - Choose from the drop-down list to enable or disable the wireless radio. Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters. T...
Page 30 - Finish; button to complete the; Quick Setup
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 20 - No Change - If you chose this option, wireless security configuration will not change! The above settings are only for basic wireless parameters. For advanced settings, please check “ More Advanced Wireless Settings ”, and then you can set ...
Page 31 - Chapter 4. Configuring the router
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 21 - Chapter 4. Configuring the router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration 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...
Page 32 - Please refer to
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 22 - Figure 4-1 Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide .
Page 33 - WAN
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 23 - 4.4 Network Figure 4-2 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-2): WAN , LAN and MAC Clone . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.4.1 WAN Choose menu “ ...
Page 36 - Only when you have configured the system time on “; System Tools; will the; Time-based Connecting; function can take effect.
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 26 - Static IP - You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP. Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can be terminated automatically after...
Page 42 - button to allow; PPPoE; Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment.; Static IP; Connections which use static IP address assignment.; LAN
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 32 - Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button. Connec...
Page 43 - in LAN to watch TV.; MAC Clone; Choose menu “; Network; ”, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 33 - Figure 4-10 LAN MAC Address - The physical 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 reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.0.1). ...
Page 44 - Only the PC on your LAN can use the; MAC Address Clone; Dual Band Selection
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 34 - Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here. WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the Internet port. If your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, p...
Page 45 - Wireless Settings
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 35 - 4.6 Wireless 2.4GHz Figure 4-13 Wireless menu There are six submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-13): Wireless Settings , WPS , Wireless Security , Wireless MAC Filtering , Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics . Click any ...
Page 46 - If; Mode; selecting field will turn grey
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 36 - the router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. When you select your local region from the drop-down list, click the ...
Page 47 - WPS
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 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 the search function to select the SSID to join. MAC Address (to be bridged) - The BSSID of the AP your rout...
Page 50 - Wireless Security; ”, you can configure the security settings
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 40 - III. Enter the router’s PIN on your client device Use this method if your client device asks for the router’s PIN number. Step 1: On the client device, enter the PIN number listed on the router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup screen, shown in Figure ...
Page 53 - selected Shared Key as Authentication Type.; Wireless MAC Filtering
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 43 - • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key ...
Page 55 - in the; Wireless Advanced
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 45 - 3. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already. 4. Click the Add New... button. 1) Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. 2) Enter wireless station A/B in the Description fie...
Page 56 - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets; Enabled AP Isolation -; This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from; Wireless Statistics
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 46 - Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here. The beacons are the packets sent by the router to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The ...
Page 57 - This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds.
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 47 - Figure 4-27 Wireless Statistics MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of STA-AUTH/ STA-ASSOC/ STA-JOINED/ WPA/ WPA-PSK/ WPA2/ WPA2-PSK/ AP-UP/ AP-D...
Page 62 - ” will appear on the screen of Figure 4-34, which means the client; III. Enter the router’s PIN on your client device; successfully added to the network.; Wireless 5GHz; ”, you can configure the security settings of
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 52 - Step 3: “ Connect successfully ” will appear on the screen of Figure 4-34, which means the client device has successfully connected to the router. III. Enter the router’s PIN on your client device Use this method if your client device asks fo...
Page 63 - If you check the; TKIP; encryption, you will
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 53 - Figure 4-35 Wireless Security Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. WPA/WPA2-Personal - It’s the WPA...
Page 68 - Wireless; ”, you can configure the advanced settings of; Fragmentation Threshold -
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 58 - 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “ Wireless → Wireless Advanced ”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-41 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of router. You ca...
Page 71 - Storage Sharing
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 61 - Allow Guest To Access My Local Network - If enabled, guests can communicate with hosts. Enable Guest Network Bandwidth Control - If enabled, the Guest Network Bandwidth Control rules will take effect. Egress Bandwidth For Guest Network ...
Page 72 - reached 6, you can delete a share folder and then add a new one.
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 62 - Confirm Password - Re-enter the password here. Storage Authority - Authority of user: Read Only or Read and Write. Name - This folder's display name. Partition - The volume that the folder resides. Volume 1-8 is mapping to USB port 1,...
Page 73 - DHCP Settings
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 63 - 4.9 DHCP Figure 4-47 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-47): DHCP Settings , DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functio...
Page 74 - DHCP Clients List
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 64 - of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minu...
Page 77 - USB device, you need to click the; Rescan; button first. Simply pulling USB drive out of the
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 67 - Free - The available space of the USB driver. Use% - The percentage of the used space. Shared - Indicates the shared or non-shared status of the volume. When the volume is shared, you can click the Disable to stop sharing the volume; wh...
Page 78 - FTP Server
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 68 - 4.10.2 FTP Server Choose menu “ USB Settings → FTP Server ”, you can create an FTP server that can be accessed from the Internet or your local network. Figure 4-55 FTP Server Configuration Service Status - Indicates the FTP Server's current...
Page 79 - Media Server
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 69 - To add a new folder, follow the instructions below. 1. Click Add New Folder in Figure 4-55. Figure 4-56 Add or Modify Share Folder 2. Select the Share entire partition or a specific folder option. 3. Enter display name of the share folder in ...
Page 82 - Print Server
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 72 - Back - Click this button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration page. 4. Click the Scan All button to scan all the share folders immediately. You can also select the Auto-scan , at same time, select an auto sc...
Page 84 - to open the Run dialog box and type; and press; net use
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 74 - Password - Enter the password in the Password field. The password must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length. For security purposes, the password for each user account is not displayed. Confirm Password...
Page 85 - Virtual Servers
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 75 - Enable Hardware NAT Control - If enabled, the Hardware NAT feature will take effect. Disable Hardware NAT Control - If disabled, neither Hardware NAT feature will take effect. 4.12 Forwarding Figure 4-65 The Forwarding menu There are four...
Page 87 - page to be any other value except 80 such as 8080.; Port Triggering
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 77 - Click the Enable/ Disable All button to make all entries enabled/ disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. Note: ...
Page 89 - hosts on the LAN will be refused.; Incoming Ports; ranges cannot overlap each other.; DMZ
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 79 - Once the router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2. The router records this connection, opens the i...
Page 90 - UPnP
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 80 - 4.12.4 UPnP Choose menu “ Forwarding → UPnP ”, and then you can view the information about UPnP in the screen (shown in Figure 4-71). The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to access the loc...
Page 91 - Basic Security
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 81 - 4.13 Security Figure 4-72 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 4-72: Basic Security , Advanced Security , Local Management and Remote Management . Click any of them, and you will be able to conf...
Page 92 - Advanced Security
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 82 - VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through the router. PPTP Passthrough - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled thr...
Page 93 - Dos Protection will take effect only when the; Traffic Statistics; in “; System Tool
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 83 - Figure 4-74 Advanced Security Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets sta...
Page 94 - Local Management
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 84 - Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering. TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbe...
Page 95 - button; Remote Management
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 85 - use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked. After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above. Click the Save button to save your sett...
Page 96 - Parental Control; ”, and then you can configure the parental control in the screen; To add a new entry, please follow the steps below.; button and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-78.
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 86 - 4.14 Parental Control Choose menu “ Parental Control ”, and then you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-77. The Parental Control function can be used to control the internet activities of the child, limit th...
Page 98 - Access Control
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 88 - 1. Click “ Parental Control ” menu on the left to enter the Parental Control Settings page. Check Enable and enter the MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field. 2. Click “ Access Control → Schedule ” on the left t...
Page 99 - Rule
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 89 - 4.15.1 Rule Choose menu “ Access Control → Rule ”, and then you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4-81. Figure 4-81 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to...
Page 102 - Figure 4-84 Quick Setup – Create an Advanced Schedule Entry
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 92 - Figure 4-84 Quick Setup – Create an Advanced Schedule Entry Schedule Description - In this field, create a description for the schedule. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Schedule_1). Day - Choose Select Days and select th...
Page 104 - Host
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 94 - For example : If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.google.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and forbid other hosts in the LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the setting...
Page 106 - Target
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 96 - Figure 4-89 Add or Modify a Host Entry For example : If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4-87 to enter ...
Page 108 - Schedule
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 98 - 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example, google) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords...
Page 110 - Advanced Routing; Static Routing List
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 100 - 1. Click Add New... button shown in Figure 4-93 to enter the Advanced Schedule Settings page. 2. In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1). 3. In Day field, check the Select Days radio butt...
Page 111 - System Routing Table
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 101 - To add static routing entries: 1. Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-96, you will see the following screen. Figure 4-97 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry 2. Enter the following data: Destination Network - The Destination Network is the addr...
Page 112 - Bandwidth Control; Control Settings
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 102 - Figure 4-98 System Routing Table Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host to which the static route is assigned. Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the ne...
Page 113 - Rules List
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 103 - Figure 4-100 Bandwidth Control Settings Enable Bandwidth Control - Check this box so that the Bandwidth Control settings can take effect. Line Type - Select the right type for you network connection. If you don’t know how to choose, plea...
Page 114 - Binding Settings
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 104 - 1. Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-101, you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-102. 2. Enter the information like the screen shown below. Figure 4-102 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings 3. Click the Save button. 4.18 IP & MAC Binding ...
Page 116 - ARP List
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 106 - Figure 4-106 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 4.18.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by ch...
Page 118 - Login; Login
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 108 - Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service. Note: If you want to login again with another account after a successful login, please click the Logout button, t...
Page 121 - - Choose the correct WAN connection type based on your ISP; Static IPv6; - Connections which use static IPv6 address assignment.; PPPoEv6; - Connections which use 6to4 address assignment.
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 111 - 4.20.2 IPv6 Setup Figure 4-113 Enable/Disable IPv6 Enable IPv6 - Tick the checkbox to enable the IPv6 function. It’s enabled by default. WAN Connection Type - Choose the correct WAN connection type based on your ISP network topology. • D...
Page 123 - - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 113 - Get IPv6 with Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications. If you can't get the IPv6 Address normally, you can choose Unicast. (You generally need not to check this option). IPv6 Address Assign Type ...
Page 124 - - There are two types of assignation for IPv6 address: SLAAC
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 114 - MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs, you may need to modify the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary fo...
Page 127 - Time Settings
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 117 - Choose menu “ System Tools ”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings , Diagnostic , Firmware Upgrade , Factory Defaults , Backup & Restore , Reboot , Password , System Log and Statistics . Click any of them, and ...
Page 128 - Diagnostic
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 118 - Daylight Saving Status - Displays the status whether the Daylight Saving is in use. To set time manually: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. 3. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. 4. Click ...
Page 130 - Firmware Upgrade
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 120 - The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine. Figure 4-122 Diagnostic Results Note: 1. Only one user can use the diagnostic tools a...
Page 131 - Factory Defaults
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 121 - 3. Click the Upgrade button. 4. The router will reboot while the upgrading has been finished. Note: 1) New firmware versions are posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the ...
Page 132 - Reboot
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 122 - 4.21.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu “ System Tools → Backup & Restore ”, and then you can save the current configuration of the router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figure 4-125. Figure ...
Page 133 - Password
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 123 - • Change the Web Management Port. • Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically). • Restore the router's settings to factory defaults (system will reboot automatically). • Update the configuration with the file (syst...
Page 135 - Only when you select; Authentication; , do you have to enter the User Name and Password in; Statistics
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 125 - Note: Only when you select Authentication , do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields. • User Name - Your mail account name filled in the From field. The part behind @ is excluded. • Password - Your mail accou...
Page 138 - The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem.
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 128 - Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the Internet port on the router. ...
Page 141 - Figure A-7 Basic Security
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 131 - Figure A-7 Basic Security 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? 1) Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid i...
Page 143 - Appendix B: Configuring the PCs; icon, and then click on the
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 133 - Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed. 1. Install TCP/IP co...
Page 144 - window will display and the; IP Address; tab is open on; Obtain an IP address automatically; and; Obtain DNS server automatically; shown in the Figure below:
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 134 - 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. 6) Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically , as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3
Page 145 - Appendix C: Specifications; General
Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 135 - Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.1X, IEEE 802.3X, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, IC...