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TP-Link Archer C55 User Manual

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AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
REV1.0.0
1910011879

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  • Page 1 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router REV1.0.0 1910011879...
  • 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: 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 4 4.7.1 Basic Settings ....................48 4.7.2 WPS ........................ 50 4.7.3 Wireless Security .................... 53 4.7.4 Wireless MAC Filtering ................... 57 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced ..................59 4.7.6 Wireless Statistics ................... 60 4.8 Guest Network ......................61 4.9 DHCP .......................... 62 4.9.1 DHCP Settings ....................62 4.9.2 DHCP Clients List ...................
  • Page 5 4.18.1 No-ip.com DDNS .................... 92 4.18.2 Comexe.cn DDNS................... 93 4.18.3 Dyn.com/dns DDNS ..................94 4.19 IPv6 ..........................95 4.19.1 IPv6 Status ...................... 95 4.19.2 IPv6 WAN ......................96 4.19.3 IPv6 LAN ....................... 100 4.20 System Tools ......................101 4.20.1 Time Settings ....................101 4.20.2 Diagnostic .....................

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: Archer C55 AC 1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  DC Power Adapter for Archer C55 AC 1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Quick Installation Guide  ...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Incredible Speed The Archer C55 AC 1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router provides up to 1200Mbps wireless connection with other wireless clients. The incredible speed makes it ideal for handling multiple data streams at the same time, which ensures your network stable and smooth. The performance of this 802.11ac wireless router will give you the unexpected networking experience at speed much faster...

  • Page 8: Conventions

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Conventions The router or Archer C55 mentioned in this guide stands for Archer C55 AC 1200 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 10/100M Auto-Negotiation ...

  • Page 9: Panel Layout

    Archer C55 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 Power is off. Flashing The router is booting or upgrading.

  • Page 10: The Rear Panel

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router At least one device has connected to the Ethernet ports. Slow A wireless device is connecting to the network by WPS Flashing function. This process will last in the first 2 minutes.
  • Page 11  Power: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the  power adapter provided with this Archer C55 AC 1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router. Wi-Fi On/Off: The button for the wireless function. ...

  • Page 12: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    Archer C55 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 13 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: If the 2.4GHz LED and 5GHz LED are off, please press the Wi-Fi On/Off button on the rear panel for 2 seconds, then the LEDs should be on in a few seconds.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 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 15: Quick Installation Guide

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 16 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to the following figure. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the Login button or press the Enter key.
  • Page 17 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router The router provides Auto-Detect function and supports five types of WAN connection: Dynamic IP, Static IP, PPPoE, L2TP, and PPTP. It’s recommended that you make use of the Auto-Detect function. If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides, you can select the very type and click Next to go on configuring.
  • Page 18 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 2) If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in the following figure. Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue. IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet ...
  • Page 19 Archer C55 AC1200 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. Confirm Password - Enter the password again to make sure that the password is ...
  • Page 20 Archer C55 AC1200 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. 5) If your connection type is PPTP, select PPTP and the next screen will appear as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 21 Archer C55 AC1200 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 the WAN Connection Type selection, the Dual Band Selection page will appear as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 22 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Wireless Network Name - 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. The default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXX. This value is Security ...
  • Page 23 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Channel Width - Select any channel width from the drop-down list. The default setting  is “Auto”, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically. Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not ...
  • Page 24 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Band - This field displayed the operating frequency being configured.  Mode - This field determines the wireless mode which the router works on.  11an mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11a and 802.11n wireless clients.
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  • Page 26: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Chapter 4. Configuring the router This chapter will show each key function of the Web page and its configuration method. Login After your successful login, you will see the main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions.

  • Page 27: Status

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Status The Status page provides the current status information about the router. All information is read-only. - 22 -...

  • Page 28: Quick Setup

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. - 23 -...

  • Page 29: Network

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Network There are three submenus under the Network menu: WAN, LAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.4.1 Choose menu “Network → WAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below.
  • Page 30 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Enable IGMP Proxy - IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) is used to manage  multicasting on TCP/IP networks. Some ISPs use IGMP to perform remote configuration for client devices, such as the modem router. The default value is enabled, and if you are not sure, please contact your ISP or just leave it.
  • Page 31 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Gateway - (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by  your ISP. Primary DNS Server/Secondary DNS Server- (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses  in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
  • Page 32 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Secondary Connection - It’s available only for PPPoE Connection. If your ISP provides an  extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP to connect to a local area network, then you can check the radio button of Dynamic/Static IP to activate this secondary connection.
  • Page 33 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Service Name/Server Name - The service name and server name should not be configured  unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. In most cases, leaving these fields blank will work.
  • Page 34 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Username/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.  Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location.
  • Page 35 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router access the Internet again. Enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect  immediately. This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode.
  • Page 36 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Addressing Type - Choose the addressing type given by your ISP, either Dynamic IP or  Static IP. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.
  • Page 37 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Username/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These  fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose the addressing type given by your ISP, either Dynamic IP or ...

  • Page 38: Lan

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect from your Internet  connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.

  • Page 39: Mac Clone

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router below. 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 40: Dual Band Selection

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the Internet port. If  your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field in format (X is any hexadecimal digit).

  • Page 41: Basic Settings

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.6.1 Basic Settings Choose menu “Wireless 2.4GHz → Basic Settings”, you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network of 2.4GHz on this page. Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of ...
  • Page 42 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Channel Width - Select the channel width from the drop-down list The default setting is  automatic, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically.  Note: If 11bg mixed is selected in the Mode field, the Channel Width selecting field will turn grey and the value will become 20M, which is unable to be changed.

  • Page 43: Wps

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Password - If the AP your router is going to connect needs password, you need to fill  the password in this blank. 4.6.2 Choose menu “Wireless 2.4GHz →WPS”, you can the screen as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 44 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Step 1: Press the WPS button on the back panel of the router, as shown in the following figure. You can also keep the default WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device button in the figure above.

  • Page 45: Wireless Security

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Step 2: Enter the PIN number from the client device in the field on the WPS screen above. Then click Connect button. Step 3: “Connect successfully” will appear on the screen of the figure above, which means the client device has successfully connected to the router.
  • Page 46 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Disable Wireless 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 47 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Encryption - When WPA-PSK or WPA is set as the Authentication Type, you can select • either Automatic, or TKIP or AES as Encryption.  Note: If you check the WPA/WPA2-Personal radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in the following figure.

  • Page 48: Wireless Mac Filtering

    Archer C55 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 49 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router the following figure. 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.  Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled.
  • Page 50 Archer C55 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 edit or delete an existing entry: Click the Edit in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete.

  • Page 51: Wireless Advanced

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.6.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless 2.4GHz → Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of router. You can select High, ...

  • Page 52: Wireless Statistics

    Archer C55 AC1200 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 53: Wireless 5Ghz

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Received Packets - Packets received by the station  Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station  You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click on the Refresh button.
  • Page 54 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Wireless Network Name - 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 55: Wps

    Archer C55 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 56 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WPS - Enable or disable the WPS function here.  Current PIN - The current value of the router's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the  router can be found in the label or User Guide.
  • Page 57 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Press the WPS button on the back panel of the router, as shown in the following figure. You can also keep the default WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device button. Then choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes”...

  • Page 58: Wireless Security

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Step 3: “Connect successfully” will appear on the screen, which means the client device has successfully connected to the router. III. Enter the router’s PIN on your client device Use this method if your client device asks for the router’s PIN number.
  • Page 59 Archer C55 AC1200 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 60 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: If you check the WPA/WPA2-Personal radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in the following figure. Wireless Password - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 •...
  • Page 61 Archer C55 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 62: Wireless Mac Filtering

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.7.4 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “Wireless → MAC Filtering”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function, shown in the following figure. To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disabled.
  • Page 63 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Give a simple description for the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop-down list. Select the Host for the entry.

  • Page 64: Wireless Advanced

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of router. You can select High, ...

  • Page 65: Wireless Statistics

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message  (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages.

  • Page 66: Guest Network

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Guest Network Choose “Guest Network”, and you can configure the Guest Network Wireless Settings on the page as shown in the following figure. Allow Guest To Access My Local Network - If enabled, guests can communicate with ...

  • Page 67: Dhcp

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Max Guest number – The maximum of guests at the same time,  Security - You can configure the security of Guest Network here.  Access Time - During this time the wireless stations could accessing the AP.

  • Page 68: Dhcp Clients List

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP  addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address. Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be ...

  • Page 69: Address Reservation

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.9.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “DHCP → Address Reservation”, you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in the following figure). When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server.

  • Page 70: Nat

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click the Enable/Disable Selected button to make selected entries enabled/disabled Click the Delete Selected button to delete selected entries. 4.10 NAT Choose “NAT”, and you can enable or disable the NAT and Hardware NAT Control feature. The NAT Rules and Hardware NAT will work properly only when the NAT Control feature is enabled.
  • Page 71 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router DHCP function. If you want the Virtual Servers configuration take effect, please make sure the NAT is enabled. Service Port - The numbers of External Service Ports. You can enter a service port or a ...

  • Page 72: Port Triggering

    Archer C55 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 73 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger  this rule. Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all ...
  • Page 74 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router To modify or delete an existing entry: Find the desired entry in the table. Click Edit or Delete as desired on the Edit column. Click the Enable Selected button to make selected entries enabled.

  • Page 75: Dmz

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.11.3 Choose menu “Forwarding→DMZ”, and then you can view and configure DMZ host in the screen (shown in the following figure).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 76: Security

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router App Description - The description about the application which initiates the UPnP  request. External Port - The port which the router opened for the application.  Protocol - The type of protocol which is opened.
  • Page 77 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 78: Advanced Security

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router ALG - It is recommended to enable Application Layer Gateway (ALG) because ALG allows  customized Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal filters to be plugged into the gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer "control/data"...

  • Page 79: Local Management

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: Dos Protection will take effect only when the Traffic Statistics in “System Tool → Statistics” is enabled. Enable ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the ICMP-FLOOD Attack  Filtering.

  • Page 80: Remote Management

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 81: Parent Control

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router for the router's password. After successfully entering the username and password, you will be able to access the router's web-based utility. Be sure to change the router's default password to a very secure password.
  • Page 82 LAN drop-down list. Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. tp-link) in the Add URL field. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.tp-link.com) will be allowed. Click the Add button.
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  • Page 84: Access Control

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.14 Access Control There are four submenus under the Access Control menu: Rule, Host, Target and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.14.1 Rule Choose menu “Access Control →...
  • Page 85 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 Rule List page.

  • Page 86: Host

    Click the submenu Target of Access Control in the left to enter the Target List page. Add a new entry with the Target Description is Target_1 and Domain Name is www.tp-link.com. Click the submenu Schedule of Access Control in the left to enter the Schedule List page.
  • Page 87 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Description - Here displays the description of the host and this description is unique.  Address Info - Here displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC. ...

  • Page 88: Target

    Archer C55 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, you should first follow the settings below: Click Add New button in the figure above to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page.
  • Page 89 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router In Mode field, select IP Address, MAC Address or URL Address. 1） If you select IP Address, the screen shown is the following figure. In Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1).

  • Page 90: Schedule

    In Mode field, select URL Address from the drop-down list. In Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). In Add URL Address field, enter www.tp-link.com. And then click Add to save the entry. Click Save to complete the settings.
  • Page 91 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 1. Click Add New button shown in the figure above and the next screen will pop-up as shown in the following figure. 2. In Description field, create a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1).

  • Page 92: Advanced Routing

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.15 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu: Static Route List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 93: System Routing Table

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Gateway - This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between  the router and the network or host. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop-down list.

  • Page 94: Bandwidth Control

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.16 Bandwidth Control Choose menu “Bandwidth Control”, and then you can configure the bandwidth control in the screen as shown in the figure above. You can configure the Egress Bandwidth and Ingress Bandwidth in this page. Their values you configure should be less than 10000Kbps.

  • Page 95: Ip & Mac Binding

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Enter the information like the screen shown below. Click the Save button. 4.17 IP & MAC Binding There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu: Binding Settings and ARP List.

  • Page 96: Arp List

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Edit - To edit or delete an existing entry.  When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New button or Edit button, and then you will go to the next page. This page is used for adding or modifying an IP &...

  • Page 97: Dynamic Dns

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Status - Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound. Click the Load Selected button to load the selected items to the IP & MAC Binding list. Click the Delete Selected button to delete the selected items to the IP & MAC Binding list.

  • Page 98: Comexe.cn Ddns

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Enable DDNS. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out the DDNS service.

  • Page 99: Dyn.com/Dns Ddns

    Archer C55 AC1200 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 100: Ipv6

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.19 IPv6 There are three submenus under the IPv6 Support menu: IPv6 Status, IPv6 WAN and IPv6 LAN. Click either of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

  • Page 101: Ipv6 Wan

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router IPv6 Address Type - There are two types of assignation for IPv6 address: RADVD • (Stateless address auto-configuration) and DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) Server. Prefix Length - The prefix length of IPv6 address •...
  • Page 102 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Dynamic IPv6 IPv6 Address - The IPv6 address assigned by your ISP dynamically.  Prefix Length - The length of IPv6 address prefix.  IPv6 Gateway - Enter the default gateway provided by your ISP.
  • Page 103 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Static IPv6  IPv6 Address - Enter the IPv6 address provided by your ISP.  Prefix Length - The length of IPv6 address prefix.  IPv6 Gateway - Enter the default gateway provided by your ISP.
  • Page 104 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router PPPoEv6 PPP Username/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.  These fields are case-sensitive. Authentication Type – Choose one authentication type from AUTO-AUTH, PAP, CHAP and ...

  • Page 105: Ipv6 Lan

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Tunnel 6to4 This type is used in the situation that your WAN connection is IPv4 while LAN connection is IPv6. WAN Connection - Display the available wan connection.  Click the Save button to save your settings.

  • Page 106: System Tools

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.20 System Tools Choose menu “System Tools”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions.
  • Page 107 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Get From PC - Enter your PC’s current time into the right blanks.  NTP Server 1 / NTP Server 2 - Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server 1 or NTP ...

  • Page 108: Diagnostic

    Archer C55 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 109: Firmware Upgrade

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries.

  • Page 110: 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 Firmware File Path blank.

  • Page 111: Backup & Restore

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. The default User Name: admin  The default Password: admin  The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0   Note: All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored.

  • Page 112: Reboot

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.20.6 Reboot Choose menu “System Tools → Reboot”, and then you can click the Reboot button to reboot the router via the next screen. Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, which include Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically).

  • Page 113: System Log

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.20.8 System Log Choose menu “System Tools → System Log”, and then you can view the logs of the router. Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown.
  • Page 114 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 115: Logout

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.21 Logout Choose ”Logout”, and you will be back to the login screen as shown in the following figure. - 110 -...

  • Page 116: Appendix A: Faq

    Archer C55 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 117 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable/DSL Modem during installation. If your ISP requires MAC register, login to the router and click the "Network" menu link on the left of your browser, and then click "MAC Clone"...
  • Page 118 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  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 119 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 120 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 192.168.0.x, the default LAN IP of the router will automatically switch from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1 to avoid IP conflict; in this case, please try http://192.168.1.1:88. Log in to the router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click the "Virtual Servers"...

  • Page 121: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc

    Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed.
  • Page 122 Archer C55 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below:...

  • Page 123: Appendix D: Glossary

    Archer C55 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 124 Archer C55 AC1200 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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