Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide; Tcp/Ip Configuration - TP-Link Archer C5 AC1200 User Manual

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.
3.1

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.
These values can be changed as you desire. In this guide, we use all the default values for
description.
Connect the local PC to the Ethernet ports of the router and then you can configure the IP address
for your PC by the following method: 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
Appendix B: Configuring the
Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection
between your PC and the router. The following example is in Windows XP OS.
Open a command prompt, and type ping 192.168.0.1, and then press Enter.
If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-1, it means the connection between your PC
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and the router has been established well.
If the result displayed is similar to Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and
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the router failed.
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PC. Then the built-in DHCP server will assign IP address for the PC.
Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command
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