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TP-Link Archer C5 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router REV2.0.0 1910011251...
  • 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 General authorization required for network and service Luxembourg None supply (not for spectrum) Russian Federation No info 5250-5350 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark Planned Bulgaria implemented Croatia License required General authorization required if used outside own Italy premises General authorization required for network and service Luxembourg None supply (not for spectrum)

  • Page 6: 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.

  • Page 7: Safety Information

    於 5.25GHz 至 5.35GHz 區域內操作之無線設備的警告聲明 工作頻率 5.250~5.350GHz 該頻段限於室內使用。 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 8: Declaration Of Conformity

    DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Model No.: Archer C5 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 9: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ..................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ..................2 1.1 Overview of the router ....................2 1.2 Conventions ........................2 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 10 5.4.5 Wireless Advanced ..................46 5.4.6 Wireless Statistics ................... 47 5.5 Wireless 5GHz ......................48 5.5.1 Wireless Settings .................... 48 5.5.2 WPS ........................ 50 5.5.3 Wireless Security .................... 52 5.5.4 Wireless MAC Filtering ................... 55 5.5.5 Wireless Advanced ..................57 5.5.6 Wireless Statistics ...................
  • Page 11 5.14.1 Static Routing List ................... 92 5.14.2 System Routing Table ..................93 5.15 Bandwidth Control ...................... 94 5.15.1 Control Settings ....................94 5.15.2 Rules List ......................95 5.16 IP & MAC Binding ....................... 96 5.16.1 Binding Settings ....................96 5.16.2 ARP List ......................98 5.17 Dynamic DNS ......................

  • Page 12: Package Contents

    AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 13: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Before installing the router, please look through this guide to know all the router’s functions. Conventions The router or Archer C5 mentioned in this guide stands for Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router without any explanation. - 2 -...

  • Page 14: Main Features

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11ac.  One 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Internet port, four 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation  RJ45 Ethernet ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. Provides two USB 2.0 ports supporting file sharing and print server.

  • Page 15: Panel Layout

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel The router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Status Indication Flashing The router is booting or upgrading. The router has booted.

  • Page 16: The Rear Panel

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router The router is identifying the device connected to the USB 2.0 Flashing port. (USB 2) The device is identified successfully. No device is connected to the USB 2.0 port.  Note: After a device is successfully added to the network by WPS function, the WPS LED will keep on for about 5 minutes and then turn off.
  • Page 17 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Pressing this button for more than 5 seconds enables the Reset function. With the router powered on, press and hold the WPS/Reset button for approximately 8 seconds. And then release the button and wait the router to reboot to its factory default settings.

  • Page 18: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    Archer C5 AC1200 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 19 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation Figure 2-2 Wall-mount Installation  Note: The diameter of the screw ranges from 3.5 mm to 8 mm, and the distance between two screws is 122 mm. The screw that projects from the wall needs around 4.5 mm base, and the length of the screw needs to be at least 20 mm to withstand the weight of the product.
  • Page 20 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 2-3 USB Installation  Note: If you want to use the router to share files or printer, plug the USB storage device(s) to the USB port(s) or connect the printer to the router with a matching cable.

  • Page 21: Chapter 3. Quick Setup

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Chapter 3. Quick Setup Set up the TCP/IP Protocol in "Obtain an IP address automatically" mode on your PC. If you need instructions as to how to do this, please refer to...
  • Page 22 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: Per FCC regulations, all Wi-Fi products marketed in the U.S. must be fixed to the U.S. region only. Then WAN Connection Type page will appear as shown below. Select your connection type if you know what it is or click Auto Detect button;...
  • Page 23 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Static IP Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type – Static IP IP Address - Enter the IP address into this field.  Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet mask into this field. It is usually 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 24 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router L2TP Figure 3-8 WAN Connection Type – L2TP VPN Server IP/ Domain Name - Enter the server IP address/name provided by your ISP.  Username - Enter the username provided by your ISP. This field is case-sensitive.
  • Page 25 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router PPTP Figure 3-9 WAN Connection Type – PPTP VPN Server IP/Domain Name - Enter the server IP address/name provided by your ISP.  Username - Enter the username provided by your ISP. This field is case-sensitive.
  • Page 26 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Wireless 2.4GHz/5GHz - Displays whether the wireless function is enabled or not.  Network Name (SSID) - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up  to 32 characters. The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.

  • Page 27: Chapter 4. Basic

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Chapter 4. Basic Network Map Network Map provides a router-centered dashboard that lets you see the status of your Internet connection and network at a glance. You can click any of the six sections of the dashboard to view the d etail information.
  • Page 28 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-2 Internet If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose Dynamic IP type, and the router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. You can see the page as shown below.
  • Page 29 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Primary/Secondary DNS - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use  These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP.
  • Page 30 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-5 PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These  fields are case-sensitive. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.
  • Page 31 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router If your ISP provides PPTP connection, please select PPTP/Russia PPTP option. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-7). Figure 4-7 PPTP/Russia PPTP VPN Server IP/Domain Name - Enter the IP address or domain name of your VPN server.

  • Page 32: Wireless

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Wireless Choosing menu “Basic→Wireless”, you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network including 2.4GHz and 5GHz. Figure 4-8 Wireless Setting Wireless 2.4GHz/5GHz - Select ON to enable your wireless 2.4GHz/5GHz network, and ...
  • Page 33 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-9 File Sharing Device Setting - Click the Scan button to display the information of the USB storage device  connected to the router. Click the Safely Remove button to remove the USB storage device safely from the router.
  • Page 34 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Enter ftp://192.168.0.1:21 in the dialog box and click the OK button. FTP (Remote): This method is disabled by default. If you select this check box, remote users can access the USB device through FTP over the Internet. This feature supports both downloading and uploading of files.

  • Page 35: Print Server

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Allow Guest Network Access - If this checkbox is selected, guests are allowed to  access the sharing file. Enable Authentication - If this checkbox is selected, then the file sharing is need ...
  • Page 36 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-12 Guest Network Allow Guests To See Each Other - If ON is selected, anyone who connects to the guest  network can access each other. Allow Guests To Access My Local Network - If ON is selected, anyone who connects to ...

  • Page 37: Chapter 5. Advanced

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Chapter 5. Advanced Status Choose menu “Advanced→Status”, you can see the current status information about the router. Figure 5-1 Status - 26 -...

  • Page 38: Network

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Network Figure 5-2 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu as shown in Figure 5-2: WAN, MAC Clone, and LAN. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 39 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks  is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
  • Page 40 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks  is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
  • Page 41 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 ...
  • Page 42 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-6 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 43 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-7 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP VPN Server IP/Domain Name - Enter the IP address or domain name of the VPN server  provided by your ISP. User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These ...
  • Page 44 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this  option, check the radio button. Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually.
  • Page 45 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router VPN Server IP/Domain Name - Enter the IP address or domain name of the VPN server  provided by your ISP. User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These ...

  • Page 46: Mac Clone

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Static IP - Connections which use static IP address assignment.  The router cannot detect PPTP/L2TP connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually.

  • Page 47: Dual Band Selection

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-10 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 48: Wireless 2.4Ghz

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Wireless 2.4GHz Figure 5-12 Wireless menu There are six submenus under the Wireless menu, shown in Figure 5-12: 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 49 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router wireless features of the router in some parts of the world. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.  Note: Per FCC regulations, all Wi-Fi products marketed in the U.S. must be fixed to the U.S. region only.

  • Page 50: Wps

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router SSID (to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your router is going to connect to as a client.  You can also use the Survey function to select the SSID to join.

  • Page 51: Wireless Security

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and the router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method. Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button Use this method if your client device has a WPS button.
  • Page 52 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-17 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 53 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-18 WPA/WPA2 – Personal Wireless 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 router or can be found in Figure 5-15.
  • Page 54 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The  value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update. WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you check this radio button, you will find a ...

  • Page 55: Wireless Mac Filtering

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.4.4 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “Advanced→Wireless 2.4GHz→Wireless MAC Filtering”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function, shown in Figure 5-21. Figure 5-21 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable.
  • Page 56 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop-down list. Click the Save button to save this entry. To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete.

  • Page 57: Wireless Advanced

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.4.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Advanced→Wireless 2.4GHz→Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 5-23 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of router. You can select High, ...

  • Page 58: Wireless Statistics

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval.

  • Page 59: Wireless 5Ghz

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page. ...
  • Page 60 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router TP-LINK_XXXX_5G. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test. Region - The geographic region where the router is being used. This field specifies the  region where the wireless function of the router can be used.

  • Page 61: Wps

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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.
  • Page 62 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method.  Note: To build a successful connection by WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for WPS function meanwhile.

  • Page 63: Wireless Security

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.5.3 Wireless Security Choose menu “Advanced→Wireless 5GHz→Wireless Security”, you can configure the security settings of your wireless network. There are five wireless security modes supported by the router: WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, and WEP.
  • Page 64 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: WPA/WPA2-Personal radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will If you check the find a notice in red as shown in Figure 5-31. Figure 5-31 WPA/WPA2 – Personal Wireless Password - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 ...
  • Page 65 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 66: Wireless Mac Filtering

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page.
  • Page 67 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 Address XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX hexadecimal digit). example: 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B.

  • Page 68: Wireless Advanced

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.5.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Advanced→Wireless→Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 5-36 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of router. You can select High, ...

  • Page 69: Wireless Statistics

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval.

  • Page 70: Guest Network

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. Guest Network Choose menu “Advanced→Guest Network”, you can configure the Guest Network Wireless Settings on the page as shown in Figure 5-38.
  • Page 71 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Access And Bandwidth Control  Allow Guests to See Each Other - If this checkbox is selected, anyone who connects to  the guest network can communicate with each other. Allow Guests To Access My Local Network - If this checkbox is selected, anyone who ...

  • Page 72: Dhcp

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router DHCP Figure 5-39 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu, shown in Figure 5-39: 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 Client List

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 minutes. Default Gateway - (Optional.) It is suggested to input the IP address of the Ethernet port of ...
  • Page 74 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings. Figure 5-42 Address Reservation MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address.

  • Page 75: Usb Settings

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router USB Settings Figure 5-44 The USB Settings menu There are three submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 5-44): Device Settings, File Sharing, and Print Server. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions.
  • Page 76 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-46 File Sharing Sharing Account  Use Login Account - Select this radio button, and the sharing account is the same with  the login account. Use Following Account - Select this radio button, then you have to specify the new ...
  • Page 77 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router FTP: This method is disabled by default. If you select this check box and click the Save button, the LAN users can access the USB device through FTP. To access the USB device for example from a Windows computer: Select Start >...

  • Page 78: Print Server

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Allow Guest Network Access - If this checkbox is selected, guests are allowed to  access the sharing file. Enable Authentication - If this checkbox is selected, then the file sharing is need ...

  • Page 79: Forwarding

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-49 NAT Boost 5.10 Forwarding Figure 5-50 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu: Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 80 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Service Port - The numbers of External Service Ports. You can enter a service port or a  range of service ports (the format is XXX – YYY; XXX is the Start port and YYY is the End port).

  • Page 81: Port Triggering

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: It is possible that you have a computer or server that has more than one type of available service. If so, select another service, and type the same IP address for that computer or server.
  • Page 82 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Select the protocol used for Trigger Port from the Trigger Protocol drop-down list, either TCP, UDP, or All. Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports from the Incoming Protocol drop-down list, either TCP or UDP, or All.

  • Page 83: Dmz

    Archer C5 AC1200 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 84: Upnp

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.10.4 UPnP Choose menu “Advanced→Forwarding→UPnP”, and then you can view the information about UPnP in the screen shown in Figure 5-56. 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 85: Security

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.11 Security Figure 5-57 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu: Basic Security, Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions.

  • Page 86: Advanced Security

    Archer C5 AC1200 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 87 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-59 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 88: Local Management

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router UDP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 500. Enter a value  between 5 ~ 3600. When the current UPD-FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value, the router will startup the blocking function immediately.

  • Page 89: Remote Management

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router tasks”, and then enter each MAC Address in a separate field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). Only the PCs with MAC address listed can use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked.

  • Page 90: Parental Control

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Be sure to change the router's default password to a very secure password. 5.12 Parental Control Choose menu “Advanced→Parental Control”, and then you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 5-62. 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 91 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-63 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry Enter the MAC address of the PC (e.g. 00-11-22-33-44-AA) you’d like to control in the MAC Address of Child PC field, or you can choose the MAC address from the All Address in Current LAN drop-down list.

  • Page 92: Access Control

    Archer C5 AC1200 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 “Advanced→Access Control→Schedule” on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page.

  • Page 93: Rule

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.13.1 Rule Choose menu “Advanced→Access Control→Rule”, and then you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 5-65. Figure 5-65 Access Control Rule Management  Enable Internet Access Control - Select the checkbox to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect.
  • Page 94 Archer C5 AC1200 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 95 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-67 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 96 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-68 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 97 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Target - In this filed, select a target from the drop-down list for the rule.  Schedule - In this field, select a schedule from the drop-down list for the rule. ...

  • Page 98: Host

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Add a new target with the Target Description is Target_1 and Domain Name is www.google.com, and click Next. Add a new schedule with the Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Sun, Start Time is 1800 and Stop Time is 2000, and click Next.
  • Page 99 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-72 Add or Modify a Host Entry If you select MAC Address, the screen is shown as Figure 5-73. In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host, e.g. Host_1.

  • Page 100: Target

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.13.3 Target Choose menu “Advanced→Access Control→Target”, and then you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 5-74. The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.

  • Page 101: Schedule

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-76 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 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 (e.g.
  • Page 102 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-77 Schedule Settings Schedule Description - Displays the description of the schedule and this description is  unique. Day - Displays the day(s) in a week.  Time - Displays the time period in a day.

  • Page 103: Advanced Routing

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of 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, you should first follow the settings below: Click Add New...

  • Page 104: System Routing Table

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router To add static routing entries: Click Add New… shown in Figure 5-80, you will see the following screen. Figure 5-81 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 105: Bandwidth Control

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-82 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 106: Rules List

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-84 Bandwidth Control Settings Enable Bandwidth Control - Select this checkbox 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 107: Ip & Mac Binding

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router To add/modify a Bandwidth Control rule, follow the steps below. Click Add New… shown in Figure 5-85, you will see a new screen shown in Figure 5-86. Enter the information like the screen shown below.
  • Page 108 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-88 Binding Setting 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.

  • Page 109: Arp List

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click the Find button in Figure 5-88. Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. Click the Find button in Figure 5-90. Figure 5-90 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled.

  • Page 110: Dynamic Dns

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: An item could not be loaded to the IP & MAC Binding list if the IP address of the item has been loaded before. Error warning will prompt as well. Likewise, "Load All" only loads the items without interference to the IP &...

  • Page 111: Dyn.com/Dns Ddns

    Archer C5 AC1200 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 112: Ipv6 Support

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-94 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider.

  • Page 113: Ipv6 Status

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.18.1 IPv6 Status Figure 5-96 IPv6 Status The IPv6 Status page displays the router's current IPv6 status and configuration. All information is read-only.  Connection Type - The IPv6 connection way for WAN •...

  • Page 114: Ipv6 Setup

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.18.2 IPv6 Setup Figure 5-97 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 115 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router DHCPv6 Figure 5-98 DHCPv6 - SLAAC Figure 5-99 DHCPv6 – DHCPv6 Server Get non-temporary IPv6 address - Get a non-temporary IPv6 address from the ISP.  - 104 -...
  • Page 116 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Get IPv6 prefix delegation - Get a temporary IPv6 address and IPv6 prefix from the ISP, the  temporary IPv6 address is set to the WAN port, and the LAN port advertise IPv6 address by RADVD or DHCPs.
  • Page 117 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Static IPv6 Figure 5-100 Static IPv6 - SLAAC Figure 5-101 Static IPv6 – DHCPv6 Server  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.
  • Page 118 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  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 for your ISP connection.
  • Page 119 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-103 PPPoEv6 – DHCPv6 Server 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 120 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Tunnel 6to4 Figure 5-104 Tunnel 6to4 - SLAAC Figure 5-105 Tunnel 6to4 – DHCPv6 Server - 109 -...
  • Page 121 Archer C5 AC1200 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 122: System Tools

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.19 System Tools Figure 5-106 The System Tools menu 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.
  • Page 123 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list.  Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks.  Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks.

  • Page 124: Diagnostic

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully; otherwise, these functions will not take effect.

  • Page 125: Firmware Upgrade

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router IP Address/Domain Name - Enter the IP Address or Domain Name of the PC whose  connection you wish to diagnose. Pings Count - Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent. The default is 4.

  • Page 126: Factory Defaults

    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 127: Backup & Restore

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0   Note: All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored. 5.19.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu “Advanced→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 5-113.

  • Page 128: Password

    Archer C5 AC1200 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 129 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-116 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 130: Statistics

    Archer C5 AC1200 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.
  • Page 131 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-118 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 132 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Packets router. Total Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the router.

  • Page 133: Appendix A: Faq

    Archer C5 AC1200 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 134 Archer C5 AC1200 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 135 Archer C5 AC1200 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 136 Archer C5 AC1200 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 137 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Log in to the router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click the "Virtual Servers" submenu. On the "Virtual Servers" page, click Add New…, then on the “Add or Modify a Virtual Server” page, enter “80” into the blank next to the “Service Port”, and your IP address next to the “IP Address”, assuming 192.168.0.188...

  • Page 138: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll use Windows 7 as an example to introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly. First make sure your Ethernet adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed.
  • Page 139 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click on Change adapter settings. Figure B-3 Right-click Local Area Connection, and then select Properties. Figure B-4 In the Local Area Connection Properties window, click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Figure B-5...
  • Page 140 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Figure B-6 Verify the network connection between your PC and the router Open a command prompt, and type ping 192.168.0.1, and then press Enter.
  • Page 141 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure B-5 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: Is the connection between your PC and the router correct?  Note: The Ethernet LED on the router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit.

  • Page 142: Appendix C: Specifications

    Archer C5 AC1200 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 143: Appendix D: Glossary

    Archer C5 AC1200 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 144 Archer C5 AC1200 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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