Wireless Security - TP-Link Archer C8 User Manual

I. Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button
Use this method if your client device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup button.
Step 1: Press the WPS/Reset button on the back panel of the router
Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly. The Wi-Fi Protected Setup
LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process.
Step 3: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the router.
II. Enter the client device's PIN on the router
Use this method if your client device does not have the WPS button, but has a Wi-Fi Protected
Setup PIN number.
Step 1: Enable WPS. The default is enabled. Click the Add device button in Figure 5-28, then
Figure 5-29 will appear.
Step 2: Enter the PIN number from the client device in the above PIN field. Then click Connect
button.
Step 3: "Connect successfully" will appear on the screen of Figure 5-29, which means the client
device has successfully connected to the router.
1) The WPS LED on the router will light green for five minutes if the device has been
successfully added to the network.
2) The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the router is disabled.
Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS.
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.
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
Figure 5-29 Add A New Device
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