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  • Page 1 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router REV4.0.1 1910011523...
  • 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

    separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.” This device is restricted in indoor environment only. 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.

  • Page 5: Canadian Compliance Statement

    Le présent émetteur radio (IC: 8853A-C7/ Model: Archer C7) a été approuvé par Industrie Canada pour fonctionner avec les types d'antenne énumérés ci-dessous et ayant un gain admissible maximal.

  • Page 6: Radiation Exposure Statement

    Caution: 1） The device for operation in the band 5150–5250 MHz is only for indoor use to reduce the potential for harmful interference to co-channel mobile satellite systems; 2） For devices with detachable antenna(s), the maximum antenna gain permitted for devices in the band 5725-5850 MHz shall be such that the equipment still complies with the e.i.r.p.

  • Page 7: Bsmi Notice

    Korea Warning Statements 당해 무선설비는 운용중 전파혼신 가능성이 있음. NCC Notice 注意！ 低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法 依據 第十二條 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、 加大功率或變更原設計之特性或功能 。 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通行 第十四條 ；經發現有干擾現象 時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信規定作業之無線電信。 低功率射頻電機需忍受合法通信或工業、科學以及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。 減少電磁波影響，請妥適使用。 BSMI Notice 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...

  • Page 8: Safety Information

    Safety Information When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product;  when there is no power button, the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source. Don’t disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself.

  • Page 9: Declaration Of Conformity

    DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Model No.: Archer 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 10: 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 11 4.7.1 Wireless Settings .................... 48 4.7.2 WPS ........................ 51 4.7.3 Wireless Security .................... 53 4.7.4 Wireless MAC Filtering ................... 56 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced ..................59 4.7.6 Wireless Statistics ................... 60 4.8 Guest Network ......................61 4.8.1 Wireless Settings .................... 61 4.9 DHCP ..........................
  • Page 12 4.17 Bandwidth Control ...................... 96 4.17.1 Control Settings ....................96 4.17.2 Rules List ......................97 4.18 IP & MAC Binding ....................... 98 4.18.1 Binding Settings ....................98 4.18.2 ARP List ......................100 4.19 Dynamic DNS ......................101 4.19.1 Comexe DDNS ..................... 101 4.19.2 Dyndns DDNS ....................

  • Page 13: Package Contents

    AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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  Ethernet Cable  Quick Installation Guide ...

  • Page 14: 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 15: 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 16: 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 17: 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 18 Archer C7 AC1750 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 (approximately 8 seconds) until the SYS LED becomes quick-flash from slow-flash. And then release the button and wait the router to reboot to its factory default settings.

  • Page 19: 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 20 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 21: 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 22 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 23: 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 24 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 five popular ways PPPoE, Dynamic IP, Static IP, L2TP and PPTP to connect to the Internet.
  • Page 25 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 3-7 Quick Setup – MAC Clone 2) If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8. Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue.
  • Page 26 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – PPPoE/Russia PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.  These fields are case-sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP.
  • Page 27 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. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP. Select Static IP if IP Address/ Subnet Mask/ Gateway and DNS server address have been provided by your ISP.
  • Page 28 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Select Dynamic IP if none of the above parameters are provided. Then you just need to enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP. After finishing WAN Connection Type selection, the Dual Band Selection page will appear as shown in Figure 3-12.
  • Page 29 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 3-13 Quick Setup – Wireless Wireless Radio - Indicates whether the wireless radio feature of the Router is enabled  or disabled. Wireless Network Name - Enter a string of up to 32 characters. The same Name ...
  • Page 30 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Wireless Security  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 31 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 32 Archer C7 AC1750 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. Wireless Security  Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If ...
  • Page 33 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 34: 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 Figure 4-1 Login Windows Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the Login button or press the Enter key.
  • Page 35 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-2 Status - 23 -...

  • Page 36: Quick Setup

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. Network Figure 4-3 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-3): WAN, LAN and MAC Clone, and IPTV. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 37 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 38 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Default Gateway - (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation  provided by your ISP. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks ...
  • Page 39 Archer C7 AC1750 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 40 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-7 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 41 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-8 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 42 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0"...
  • Page 43 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 44 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-10 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 45: Lan

    Archer C7 AC1750 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 46: Mac Clone

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 47: Iptv

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.4.4 IPTV Choose menu “Network → IPTV”, you can configure the IPTV function on the screen below, Figure 4-13Figure 4-12: Figure 4-13 IPTV IGMP Proxy- If you want to watch TV through IGMP, please Enable it.

  • Page 48: Wireless 2.4Ghz

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Concurrently with 2.4GHz and 5GHz (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) - Choose this option, and then  the router will work concurrently in 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency. Only work in 2.4GHz (802.11b/g/n) - Choose this option, and then the router will only work ...
  • Page 49 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same Name (SSID)  must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Region - Select your region from the drop-down list. This field specifies the region where the ...
  • Page 50 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel  is set to Auto, so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.

  • Page 51: Wps

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.6.2 Choose menu “Wireless 2.4GHz → WPS”, you can the screen as shown in Figure 4-18. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function.
  • Page 52 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-19 Figure 4-20 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 53: 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 4-18 (It is also labeled on the bottom of the router).
  • Page 54 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 55 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-24 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 56: Wireless Mac Filtering

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, and null key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, and null key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters.
  • Page 57 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-27 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 58: Wireless Advanced

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 3. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already. 4. Click the Add New... button. Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field.

  • Page 59: Wireless Statistics

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. If the packet  is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame.

  • Page 60: Wireless 5Ghz

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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/ Disconnected Received Packets - Packets received by the station  Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station ...
  • Page 61 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-31 Wireless Settings – 5GHz Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same Name (SSID)  must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.
  • Page 62 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Mode - Select the desired mode.  11an mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11a and 802.11n wireless clients. It is  strongly recommended that you set the Mode 11an mixed, and all of 802.11a and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the router.

  • Page 63: Wps

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Auth Type - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or  WEP(HEX).It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP. Password - If the AP your router is going to connect needs password, you need to fill ...
  • Page 64 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-33. Then choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes” and click Connect, shown in Figure 4-35. Figure 4-34 Figure 4-35 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly.

  • Page 65: 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 4-33 (It is also labeled on the bottom of the router).
  • Page 66 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-37 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 67 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-38 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 4-33.

  • Page 68: Wireless Mac Filtering

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-40 WEP Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list. The default • setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
  • Page 69 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-41 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disabled. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter.
  • Page 70 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router To modify an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. Modify the information. Click the Save button. Click the Delete in the entry you want to delete to delete an existing entry.

  • Page 71: Wireless Advanced

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless 5GHz → Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-43 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of router. You can select High, ...

  • Page 72: Wireless Statistics

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Enable Short GI - This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by  reducing the guard interval time Enabled AP Isolation - This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from ...

  • Page 73: Guest Network

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Guest Network Figure 4-45 The Guest Network menu There are one submenus under the Guest Network menu (shown in Figure 4-45): Wireless Settings. 4.8.1 Wireless Settings Choose menu “Guest Network → Wireless Settings”, you can configure the Guest Network Wireless Settings on the page as shown in Figure 4-46.

  • Page 74: Dhcp

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Egress Bandwidth For Guest Network - The upload speed through the WAN port for Guest  Network. Ingress Bandwidth For Guest Network - The download speed through the WAN port for ...

  • Page 75: Dhcp Clients List

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must  have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually.

  • Page 76: Address Reservation

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased. After the dynamic IP address has expired,  a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user. You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current attached devices, click the Refresh button.

  • Page 77: Usb Settings

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Modify the information. Click the Save button. Click the Delete in the entry you want to delete to delete an existing entry. Click the Enable/Disable All button to make all entries enabled/disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries.

  • Page 78: Folder Sharing

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Follow the instructions below to set up your router as a file server: Plug the external hard drive or USB flash drive into the router. Click Scan to find the connected drive.
  • Page 79 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Password - Enter the password in the Password field. The password must be  composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length. For security purposes, the password for each user account is not displayed.

  • Page 80: Print Server

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router If Sharing Folders is selected, only the folders you specified will be shared. You have to click the Create Share Folder to specify folders allowed to be shared in the next screen.

  • Page 81: Nat

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router There are two states of the print server, as follows. Online - Indicates the print service has been turned on, and no user is using the print service  at present. You can click the "Stop" button to stop the print service.
  • Page 82 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router on your LAN. A virtual server is defined as a service port, and all requests from Internet to this service port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP. Any PC that was used for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP address because its IP address may change when using the DHCP function.

  • Page 83: Port Triggering

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click the Save button. Figure 4-60 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry  Note: It is possible that you have a computer or server that has more than one type of available service.
  • Page 84 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-61 Port Triggering To add a new rule, follow the steps below. Click the Add New… button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-62. Select a common application from the Common Applications drop-down list, then the Trigger Port field and the Incoming Ports field will be automatically filled.
  • Page 85 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Incoming Port - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the  outgoing request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC which triggered this rule.

  • Page 86: Dmz

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.12.3 Choose menu “Forwarding→DMZ”, and then you can view and configure DMZ host in the screen (shown in Figure 4-63).The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing.

  • Page 87: Security

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable  button. This feature is enabled by default. Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information.
  • Page 88 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-66 Basic Security Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or  disable the router’s firewall. SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) ...

  • Page 89: Advanced Security

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer "control/data" protocols such as FTP, TFTP, H323 etc. FTP ALG - To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, click Enable.

  • Page 90: Local Management

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to  enable or disable the DoS protection function. Only when it is enabled, will the flood filters be enabled.

  • Page 91: Remote Management

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-68 Local Management By default, the radio button “All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility” is checked. If you want to allow PCs with specific MAC Addresses to access the Setup page of the router's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the radio button “Only the PCs listed can browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator...

  • Page 92: Parental Control

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service  port 80. This router's default remote management web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided.
  • Page 93 Allowed Domain Name - In this field, you can enter 8 domain names allowed for the • child to access, either the full name or the keywords (for example TP-LINK). Any domain name with keywords in it (www.tp-link.com, www.tp-link.com.cn) will be allowed.
  • Page 94 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Give a description (e.g. Allow TP-LINK) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field. Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g.

  • Page 95: Access Control

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Then you will go back to the Parental Control Settings page and see the following list, as shown in Figure 4-72. Figure 4-72 Parental Control Settings 4.15 Access Control Figure 4-73 Access Control There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4-73: Rule, Host, Target and Schedule.
  • Page 96 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-74 Access Control Rule Management  Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect.  Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique.
  • Page 97 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router There are two methods to add a new rule. Method One: Click Setup Wizard button and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-75. Figure 4-75 Quick Setup – Create a Host Entry Host Description - In this field, create a unique description for the host (e.g.
  • Page 98 Domain Name - Here you can enter 4 domain names, either the full name or the • keywords (for example, TP-LINK). Any domain name with keywords in it (www.tp-link.com, www.tp-link.com.cn) will be blocked or allowed. Click Next when finishing creating the access target entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-77.
  • Page 99 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Time - Select "24 hours", or specify the Start Time and Stop Time yourself.  Start Time - Enter the start time in HHMM format (HHMM are 4 numbers). For example ...
  • Page 100 For example: If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.tp-link.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 Rules List page.

  • Page 101: Host

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router In Status field, select Enabled. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Access Control Rule Management page and see the following list. 4.15.2 Host Choose menu “Access Control → Host”, and then you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-80.

  • Page 102: Target

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-81 Add or Modify a Host Entry Figure 4-82 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...
  • Page 103 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-83 Target Settings  Target Description - Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique.  Information - The target can be IP address, port, or domain name.

  • Page 104: Schedule

    In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example, TP-LINK) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.tp-link.com, www.tp-link.com.cn) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names.
  • Page 105 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-86 Schedule Settings 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 106: Advanced Routing

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.tp-link.com Sunday, you should first follow the settings below: Click Add New...

  • Page 107: System Routing Table

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router To add static routing entries: Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-89, you will see the following screen. Figure 4-90 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 108: Bandwidth Control

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-91 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 109: Rules List

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-93 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 110: Ip & Mac Binding

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Enter the information like the screen shown below. Figure 4-95 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings Click the Save button. 4.18 IP & MAC Binding Figure 4-96 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-96): Binding Settings and ARP List.
  • Page 111 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device.  Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.  Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled.

  • Page 112: Arp List

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click the Find button on the page. Figure 4-100 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry 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 113: 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 114: Dyndns Ddns

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  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 115: Ipv6 Support

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-104 No-IP 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 116: Ipv6 Status

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.20.1 IPv6 Status Figure 4-106 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 117: Ipv6 Setup

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.20.2 IPv6 Setup Figure 4-107 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 118 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router DHCPv6 Figure 4-108 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 119 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Get IPv6 with Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast  applications. If you can't get the IPv6 Address normally, you can choose Unicast. (You generally need not to check this option).
  • Page 120 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Primary DNS - Enter the DNS IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.  Secondary DNS - Enter another DNS IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
  • Page 121 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Get IPv6 prefix delegation - Get a prefix delegation IPv6 address by DHCPv6 from the • ISP, and the clients in LAN create IPv6 address with the delegation. Use IP address specified by ISP - Input a static IPv6 address from the ISP •...

  • Page 122: System Tools

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router If your ISP gives you one or two DNS IPv6 addresses, select Use the following IPv6 DNS Servers and enter the Primary IPv6 DNS and Secondary IPv6 DNS into the correct fields.

  • Page 123: Time Settings

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.21.1 Time Settings Choose menu “System Tools → Time Settings”, and then you can configure the time on the following screen. Figure 4-113 Time settings Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list.

  • Page 124: Diagnostic

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. Click Save. To set time automatically: Select your local time zone. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II. Click the Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet.
  • Page 125 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-115 Diagnostic Tool 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 126: Firmware Upgrade

    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: Factory Defaults

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: New firmware versions are posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use.

  • Page 128: Reboot

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-119 Backup & Restore Configuration Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local  computer. To upgrade the router's configuration, follow these instructions.

  • Page 129: Password

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.21.7 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-121.
  • Page 130 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-122 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 131: 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 132 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-124 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 133: Logout

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router The number of UDP packets transmitted to the WAN per second UDP Tx at the specified Packets Statistics interval. It is shown like “current transmitting rate / Max transmitting rate”. The number of TCP SYN packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval.

  • Page 134: 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 135 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 136 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 137 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 138 Archer C7 AC1750 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 139: 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 7. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed.
  • Page 140 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. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below:  Setting IP address automatically...
  • Page 141 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure B-4 - 129 -...

  • Page 142: 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 143: 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 144 Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router NAT (Network Address Translation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area  network to a different IP address for the Internet. PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote ...

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