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  • Page 1 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router REV1.0.0 1910010809...
  • Page 2 Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

  • Page 3: Fcc Statement

    FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 4: Ce Mark Warning

    CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country Restriction...

  • Page 5: Canadian Compliance Statement

    Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This device may not cause interference, and (2)This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Cet appareil est conforme aux norms CNR exemptes de licence d’Industrie Canada.

  • Page 6: Safety Information

    安全諮詢及注意事項 ●請使用原裝電源供應器或只能按照本產品注明的電源類型使用本產品。 ●清潔本產品之前請先拔掉電源線。請勿使用液體、噴霧清潔劑或濕布進行清潔。 ●注意防潮，請勿將水或其他液體潑灑到本產品上。 ●插槽與開口供通風使用，以確保本產品的操作可靠並防止過熱，請勿堵塞或覆蓋開口。 ●請勿將本產品置放於靠近熱源的地方。除非有正常的通風，否則不可放在密閉位置中。 ●請不要私自打開機殼，不要嘗試自行維修本產品，請由授權的專業人士進行此項工作。 Продукт сертифіковано згідно с правилами системи УкрСЕПРО на відповідність вимогам нормативних документів та вимогам, що передбачені чинними законодавчими актами України. Safety Information When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product; ...

  • Page 7: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Model No.: C7 Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ..................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ..................2 1.1 Overview of the router ....................2 1.2 Conventions ....................... 3 1.3 Main Features ......................3 1.4 Panel Layout ......................4 1.4.1 The Front Panel ....................4 1.4.2 The Rear Panel ....................5 Chapter 2.
  • Page 9 4.7.1 Wireless Settings ..................47 4.7.2 WPS ......................49 4.7.3 Wireless Security ..................51 4.7.4 Wireless MAC Filtering ................. 55 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced ..................57 4.7.6 Wireless Statistics ..................58 4.8 Guest Network ......................59 4.8.1 Wireless Settings ..................59 4.8.2 Storage Sharing ....................
  • Page 10 4.16 Advanced Routing ....................99 4.16.1 Static Routing List ..................99 4.16.2 System Routing Table ................. 100 4.17 Bandwidth Control ....................101 4.17.1 Control Settings ..................101 4.17.2 Rules List ....................102 4.18 IP & MAC Binding ....................103 4.18.1 Binding Settings ..................103 4.18.2 ARP List ......................

  • Page 11: Package Contents

    Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  DC Power Adapter for Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Quick Installation Guide  Resource CD for Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router, including: ...

  • Page 12: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Flexible Access Control The Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router provides flexible access control, so that parents or network administrators can establish restricted access policies for children or staff. It also supports Virtual Server and DMZ host for Port Triggering, and then the network administrators can manage and monitor the network in real time with the remote management function.

  • Page 13: Conventions

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Conventions The router or Archer C7 mentioned in this guide stands for Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router without any explanation. Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11ac.  One 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Internet port, four 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation ...

  • Page 14: Panel Layout

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 is off.

  • Page 15: The Rear Panel

    The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). Power: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the  power adapter provided with this Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router. On/Off: The switch for the power. ...
  • Page 16 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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).

  • Page 17: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Chapter 2. Connecting the router 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) PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors ...
  • Page 18 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router power on the Router. (Before you power on the Router, please make sure your computer is NOT connected to any other wireless network.) Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation Figure 2-2 USB Installation ...

  • Page 19: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the router is 192.168.0.1 and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 20 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router If the result displayed is similar to Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and  the router failed. 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? ...

  • Page 21: Quick Installation Guide

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.
  • Page 22 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 3-5 Quick Setup Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPoE, Dynamic IP, and Static IP and to connect to the Internet.
  • Page 23 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - Static IP IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet  (including your ISP). Your ISP will provide you with the IP address you need to enter here.
  • Page 24 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Confirm Password - Enter the password again to make sure that the password is  correct. Check the radio button of Dynamic/Static IP to activate the secondary connection if your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP to connect to a local area network.
  • Page 25 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5) If the connection type detected is PPTP/Russian PPTP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-10. Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue. Figure 3-10 Quick Setup – L2TP/Russia L2TP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.
  • Page 26 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 3-11 Quick Setup – Dual Band Selection 2.4GHz - You can use the 2.4GHz band to connect to many classic wireless devices like  gaming consoles, laptops, DVRs, ect. 5GHz - This band is less crowded and is used for time-sensitive music, video streaming ...
  • Page 27 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Region - Select your region from the drop-down list. This field specifies the region  where the wireless function of the router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the router in a region other than one of those specified in this field.
  • Page 28 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not  necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. If you select “Auto”, then the AP will select the best channel automatically.
  • Page 29 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If  disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the router without encryption. Enable Security (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK) – It’s selected by default, with the ...

  • Page 30: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Chapter 4. Configuring the router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 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 corresponding explanations and instructions.
  • Page 31 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-1 Status - 21 -...

  • Page 32: Quick Setup

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. 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.
  • Page 33 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters.
  • Page 34 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP,  usually is 255.255.255.0. Default Gateway - (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation  provided by your ISP.
  • Page 35 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Disabled - The Secondary Connection is disabled by default, so there is PPPoE  connection only. This is recommended. Dynamic IP - You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary ...
  • Page 36 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-6 PPPoE Advanced Settings MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not  recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
  • Page 37 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-7 WAN - BigPond Cable User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These  fields are case-sensitive. Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name.
  • Page 38 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect  immediately. This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode. The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again.
  • Page 39 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect  button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect from your Internet ...
  • Page 40 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-9 PPTP Settings User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These  fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP ...

  • Page 41: Lan

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates.

  • Page 42: Mac Clone

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 ...

  • Page 43: Dual Band Selection

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the Internet port. If  your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (X is any hexadecimal digit).

  • Page 44: Wireless 2.4Ghz

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions.
  • Page 45 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Region - Select your region from the drop-down list. This field specifies the region where the  wireless function of the router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the router in a region other than one of those specified in this field.

  • Page 46: Wps

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Enable SSID Broadcast - When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks  to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the router. If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.
  • Page 47 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-16 WPS WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here.  Current PIN - The current value of the router's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the ...
  • Page 48 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-17 Figure 4-18 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device. Step 3: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process.

  • Page 49: Wireless Security

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 4-16 (It is also labeled on the bottom of the router).
  • Page 50 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared ...
  • Page 51 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-22 WPA/WPA2 - Enterprise • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server. • Radius Port - Enter the port number of the Radius server. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius server.

  • Page 52: Wireless Mac Filtering

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router • 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 is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters.
  • Page 53 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-25 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC...

  • Page 54: Wireless Advanced

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 2. Select the radio button “Allow the entries specified by any enabled entries in the list to access” for Filtering Rules. 3. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already.

  • Page 55: Wireless Statistics

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 default value is 100.

  • Page 56: Wireless 5Ghz

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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-DOWN/...

  • Page 57: Wireless Settings

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.7.1 Wireless Settings Choose menu “Wireless 5GHz → Wireless Settings”, you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network of 5GHz on this page. Figure 4-29 Wireless Settings – 5GHz Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of ...
  • Page 58 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Mode - Select the desired mode.  11a only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11a. When 802.11a mode is  selected, only 802.11a wireless stations can connect to the router.

  • Page 59: Wps

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WEP Index - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or  WEP(HEX).It indicates the index of the WEP key. Auth Type - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or ...
  • Page 60 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button Use this method if your client device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup button. Step 1: Press the WPS/Reset button on the back panel of the router, as shown in Figure 4-32.

  • Page 61: Wireless Security

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Step 2: Enter the PIN number from the client device in the field on the above WPS screen. Then click Connect button. Step 3: “Connect successfully” will appear on the screen of Figure 4-34, which means the client device has successfully connected to the router.
  • Page 62 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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.
  • Page 63 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-36 WPA/WPA2 – Personal PSK Password - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to • 64 Hexadecimal characters. The default password is the same with the default PIN code, which is labeled on the bottom of the router or can be found in Figure 4-31.
  • Page 64 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you check this radio button, you will find a  notice in red as show in Figure 4-38. Figure 4-38 WEP Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list.

  • Page 65: Wireless Mac Filtering

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.7.4 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “Wireless → MAC Filtering”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function, shown in Figure 4-24. Figure 4-39 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable.
  • Page 66 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX hexadecimal digit). example: 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B. Give a simple description for the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A.

  • Page 67: Wireless Advanced

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 can select High, ...

  • Page 68: Wireless Statistics

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. You can specify the value between 1-15 Beacon Intervals.

  • Page 69: Guest Network

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. Guest Network Figure 4-43 The Guest Network menu There are two submenus under the Guest Network menu (shown in Figure 4-43): Wireless Settings and Storage Sharing.

  • Page 70: Storage Sharing

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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.
  • Page 71 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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, Volume ...

  • Page 72: Dhcp

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 functions.

  • Page 73: Dhcp Clients List

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will  be allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased"...

  • Page 74: Address Reservation

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.9.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “DHCP → Address Reservation”, you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-50). When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server.

  • Page 75: Usb Settings

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. Modify the information. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/Disable All button to make all entries enabled/disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries.
  • Page 76 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Service Status - Indicates the Network Sharing service's current status. You can click the  Start button to start the Storage Sharing service and click the Stop button to stop it. Volume - The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to. Volume 1-8 is ...

  • Page 77: Ftp Server

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router The new settings will not take effect until you restart the service. To unplug the USB drive, click Eject Disk button first. Simply pulling USB drive out of the USB port can cause damage to the device and loss of data.

  • Page 78: Media Server

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Specify a port for the FTP server to use (The default port number is 21). The Internet Address displays the WAN IP address of this router, so that other users can access FTP via this address.
  • Page 79 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-57 Media Server Setting Server Name - The name of this Media Server.  Server Status - Indicates the Media Server’s current status, started or stopped. You can  click the Start button to start the Media Server and click the Stop button to stop it.
  • Page 80 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-59 Media Server Setting 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 4-60.

  • Page 81: Print Server

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 scan interval time by drop-down list.
  • Page 82 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-62 User Account Management Only Administrator can use a Web browser to transfer the files from a PC to the Writable shared volume on the USB drive. To add a new user account, please follow the steps below: Click Add New User button, and the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-63.

  • Page 83: Nat

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive. The user  name must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length.

  • Page 84: Forwarding

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Disable NAT Control - If disabled, neither NAT function nor Forwarding configuration will  take effect. 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.
  • Page 85 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Internal Port - The Internal Service Port number of the PC running the service application.  You can leave it blank if the Internal Port is the same as the Service Port, or enter a specific port number when Service Port is a single one.

  • Page 86: Port Triggering

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router To modify or delete an existing entry: Find the desired entry in the table. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column. Click the Enable/ Disable All button to make all entries enabled/ disabled.
  • Page 87 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports from the Incoming Protocol drop-down list, either TCP or UDP, or All. Select Enabled in Status field. Click the Save button to save the new rule.

  • Page 88: Dmz

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Once the router is configured, the operation is as follows: A local host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field.

  • Page 89: Upnp

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click the Save button. 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 local host resources or devices as needed.

  • Page 90: Security

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 configure the corresponding functions.

  • Page 91: Advanced Security

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 ...
  • Page 92 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 statistics.

  • Page 93: Local Management

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 numbers is beyond the set value, the router will startup the blocking function immediately.

  • Page 94: Remote Management

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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.

  • Page 95: Parental Control

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 the child to access certain websites and restrict the time of surfing.
  • Page 96 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect; otherwise,  check Disable. MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling ...

  • Page 97: Access Control

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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. Click “Access Control → Schedule” on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click Add New...

  • Page 98: Rule

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 ...
  • Page 99 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Move - You can change the entry’s order as desired. Enter in the first box the ID number of the entry you want to move and in the second box another ID number, and then click the Move button to change the entries’...
  • Page 100 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-83 Quick Setup – Create an Access Target Entry Target Description - In this field, create a description for the target. Note that this  description should be unique (e.g. Target_1).
  • Page 101 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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).
  • Page 102 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g.  Rule_1). Host - In this field, select a host from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is ...

  • Page 103: Host

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 settings below: Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page.
  • Page 104 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-87 Host Settings Host Description - Here displays the description of the host and this description is unique.  Information - Here displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC.

  • Page 105: Target

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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: Click Add New... button in Figure 4-87 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page.
  • Page 106 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. Click the Add New… button. In Mode field, select IP Address or Domain Name.

  • Page 107: Schedule

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). 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 in it (www.google.com, www.google.cn) will be blocked or allowed.
  • Page 108 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Schedule Description - Here displays the description of the schedule and this description is  unique. Day - Here displays the day(s) in a week.  Time - Here displays the time period in a day.

  • Page 109: Advanced Routing

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click Add New... button shown in Figure 4-93 to enter the Advanced Schedule Settings page. In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1). In Day field, check the Select Days radio button and then select Sat and Sun.

  • Page 110: System Routing Table

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router To add static routing entries: Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-96, you will see the following screen. Figure 4-97 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry Enter the following data: Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host that ...

  • Page 111: Bandwidth Control

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 network ...

  • Page 112: Rules List

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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, ...

  • Page 113: Ip & Mac Binding

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router To add/modify a Bandwidth Control rule, follow the steps below. Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-101, you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-102. Enter the information like the screen shown below.
  • Page 114 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN.  IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN.  Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device.

  • Page 115: Arp List

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could also configure the items on the ARP list.

  • Page 116: Dynamic Dns

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.19 Dynamic DNS Choose menu “Dynamic DNS”, and you can configure the Dynamic DNS function. The router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) and a dynamic IP address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is.

  • Page 117: Dyndns.org Ddns

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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, then input your new username and password and click the Login button.

  • Page 118: No-Ip.com Ddns

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 4-110. Figure 4-110 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Enter the User Name for your DDNS account.

  • Page 119: Ipv6 Status

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router There are two submenus under the IPv6 Support menu (shown in Figure 4-111): IPv6 Status and IPv6 Setup. Click either of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 120: Ipv6 Setup

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 ...
  • Page 121 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router DHCPv6 Figure 4-114 DHCPv6 Get non-temporary IPv6 address - Get a non-temporary IPv6 address from the ISP.  Get IPv6 prefix delegation - Get a temporary IPv6 address and IPv6 prefix from the ISP, the ...
  • Page 122 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: If you get Address not found error when you access a Web site, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses.
  • Page 123 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  IPv6 Address - Enter the IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.  Default Gateway - Enter the default gateway in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.  MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes.
  • Page 124 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These  fields are case-sensitive. Get IPv6 Address Way  Get non-temporary IPv6 address - Get a non-temporary IPv6 address by DHCPv6 •...

  • Page 125: System Tools

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Address/Subnet Mask/Default Gateway - the IPv4 address/ subnet mask/ default gateway assigned, in dotted-decimal notation.  MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1480 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 for your ISP connection.

  • Page 126: Time Settings

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 you will be able to configure the corresponding functions.

  • Page 127: Diagnostic

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Daylight Saving Status - Displays the status whether the Daylight Saving is in use.  To set time manually: Select your local time zone. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format.
  • Page 128 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-121 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too.  Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a  given host or gateway.

  • Page 129: Firmware Upgrade

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Traceroute Max TTL - Set the maximum number of hops (max TTL to be reached) in the  path to search for the target (destination). The default is 20. Click Start to check the connectivity of the Internet.

  • Page 130: Factory Defaults

    AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com). Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank.

  • Page 131: Backup & Restore

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored. 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.

  • Page 132: Password

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, which include Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically). • Change the DHCP Settings. • • Change the Wireless configurations.
  • Page 133 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-128 System Log Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not.  Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation ...

  • Page 134: Statistics

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  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 •...
  • Page 135 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-130 Statistics Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable it,  click the Enable button. If it is disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be disabled.
  • Page 136 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Statistics Table: The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. IP/MAC Address The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Packets router. Total The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the router.

  • Page 137: Appendix A: Faq

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the Internet port on the router.
  • Page 138 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router How do I configure the router to access Internet by Ethernet users? 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 Type", finish by clicking “Save”.
  • Page 139 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry  Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ"...
  • Page 140 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure A-7 Basic Security I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? 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 interference.
  • Page 141 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.0.x, the default LAN IP of the router will automatically switch from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1 to avoid IP conflict; in this case, please try http://192.168.1.1:88.

  • Page 142: Appendix B: Configuring The Pcs

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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.
  • Page 143 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below:...

  • Page 144: Appendix C: Specifications

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Appendix C: Specifications General IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE Standards 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, ICMP, NAT, SNTP 1 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation Internet RJ45 port;...

  • Page 145: Appendix D: Glossary

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Appendix D: Glossary 802.11ac - IEEE 802.11ac is a wireless computer networking standard of 802.11.This  specification will enable multi-station WLAN throughput of at least 1 gigabit per second .This is accomplished by extending the air interface concepts embraced by 802.11n: wider RF bandwidth, more MIMO spatial streams, multi-user MIMO, and high-density modulation (up to 256 QAM).
  • Page 146 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) - The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be  transmitted. NAT (Network Address Translation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area ...

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