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TP-Link Archer C5 AC1200 User Manual

Ac1200 wireless dual band gigabit router
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  • Page 1 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router REV1.1.0 1910011055...

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    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: Ce Mark Warning

    Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.

  • Page 4: Canadian Compliance Statement

    This subsection does not apply for the geographical area Norway Implemented within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund Russian Federation None Only for indoor applications Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France. This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below, and having a maximum gain of 5 dBi.
  • Page 5 당해 무선설비는 운용중 전파혼신 가능성이 있음. NCC Notice & BSMI Notice 注意！ 依據 低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法 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。 第十四條 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； 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。 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。...

  • Page 6: 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 7: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Model No.: 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 8: 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 9 4.7.1 Wireless Settings ..................48 4.7.2 WPS ......................50 4.7.3 Wireless Security ..................52 4.7.4 Wireless MAC Filtering ................. 56 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced ..................58 4.7.6 Wireless Statistics ..................59 4.8 Guest Network ......................60 4.8.1 Wireless Settings ..................60 4.8.2 Storage Sharing ....................
  • Page 10 4.16 Advanced Routing ....................100 4.16.1 Static Routing List ..................100 4.16.2 System Routing Table ................. 101 4.17 Bandwidth Control ....................102 4.17.1 Control Settings ..................102 4.17.2 Rules List ....................103 4.18 IP & MAC Binding ....................104 4.18.1 Binding Settings ..................104 4.18.2 ARP List ......................

  • Page 11: 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 12: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Incredible Speed The Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router provides up to 1200 Mbps 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 13: Conventions

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Conventions The router or Archer C5 mentioned in this guide stands for Archer C5 AC1200 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 14: Panel Layout

    Archer C5 AC1200 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. (Power) Power is on.

  • Page 15: 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 C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router. On/Off: The switch for the power. ...
  • Page 16 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Internet: This port is where you will connect the DSL/cable Modem, or Ethernet.  Ethernet (1, 2, 3, 4): These ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect the router to the local PC(s). ...

  • Page 17: 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 18 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Plug the supplied power adapter into the Power jack, and then press the On/Off button to turn on the router and wait for 1 minute. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation Figure 2-2 USB Installation ...

  • Page 19: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    Archer C5 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 20: Quick Installation Guide

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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?  Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of Ethernet ports which you link to on the router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit.
  • Page 21 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 3-3 Log in the router After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to Figure 3-4. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the OK button or press the Enter key.
  • Page 22 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: The Router will automatically detect the Internet connection. If the Internet is available, the Router will direct you to Step 5; otherwise, you need to continue with Step 3. Select Auto-Detect to detect the Internet connection type and then click Next. Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The router provides Auto-Detect function and supports five types of WAN connection: Dynamic IP, Static IP, PPPoE/Russian PPPoE, L2TP/Russian L2TP, and PPTP/Russian PPTP.
  • Page 23 Archer C5 AC1200 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. Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - Static IP IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet ...
  • Page 24 Archer C5 AC1200 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 25 Archer C5 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 the connection type detected is PPTP/Russian PPTP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-11.
  • Page 26 Archer C5 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 WAN Connection Type selection, the Dual Band Selection page will appear as shown in Figure 3-12.
  • Page 27 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 3-13 Quick Setup – Wireless Wireless Radio - Displays whether the wireless function is enabled or not.  Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a ...
  • Page 28 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router No Change - If you choose this option, wireless security configuration will not  change! The above settings are only for basic wireless parameters. For advanced settings, please check “More Advanced Wireless Settings”, and then you can set the following parameters. Band - This field displayed the operating frequency being configured.
  • Page 29 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 3-14 Quick Setup – Wireless Wireless Radio - Choose from the drop-down list to enable or disable the wireless radio.  Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a ...
  • Page 30 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router No Change - If you chose this option, wireless security configuration will not  change! The above settings are only for basic wireless parameters. For advanced settings, please check “More Advanced Wireless Settings”, and then you can set the following parameters. Band - This field displayed the operating frequency being configured.

  • Page 31: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    Archer C5 AC1200 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 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 32: Quick Setup

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-1 Status Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. - 22 -...

  • Page 33: Network

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Network Figure 4-2 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-2): 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 →...
  • Page 34 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. Use These DNS Servers - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use ...
  • Page 35 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. Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal ...
  • Page 36 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 37 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-6 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. Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name should ...
  • Page 38 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-7 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 39 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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. The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again.
  • Page 40 Archer C5 AC1200 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 41 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-9 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 42: Lan

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. 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 43: Mac Clone

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-10 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 44: Dual Band Selection

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here. WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the Internet port. If ...

  • Page 45: Wireless 2.4Ghz

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Wireless 2.4GHz Figure 4-13 Wireless menu There are six submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-13): 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. 4.6.1 Wireless Settings Choose menu “Wireless 2.4GHz →...
  • Page 46 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router the router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. When you select your local region from the drop-down list, click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears.

  • Page 47: Wps

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-15 WDS Setting 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. MAC Address (to be bridged) - The BSSID of the AP your router is going to connect to ...
  • Page 48 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-16 WPS WPS Status - 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 ...
  • Page 49 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-17 Figure 4-18 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 50: Wireless Security

    Archer C5 AC1200 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 4-16 (It is also labeled on the bottom of the router).
  • Page 51 Archer C5 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 52 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-22 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 53: Wireless Mac Filtering

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters.
  • Page 54 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-25 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 Address XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX hexadecimal...

  • Page 55: Wireless Advanced

    Archer C5 AC1200 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. Select Enabled in the Status drop-down list.

  • Page 56: Wireless Statistics

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here.  The beacons are the packets sent by the router to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The default value is 100. RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold.

  • Page 57: Wireless 5Ghz

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-27 Wireless Statistics MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address  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 ...

  • Page 58: Wireless Settings

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.7.1 Wireless Settings Choose menu “Wireless 5GHz → Wireless Settings”, you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network of 5GHz on this page. Figure 4-29 Wireless Settings – 5GHz Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of ...
  • Page 59 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Mode - Select the desired mode.  11a/n mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11a and 802.11n wireless clients.  11a/n/ac mixed - Select if you are using a mix of 802.11a, 11n, and 11ac wireless ...

  • Page 60: Wps

    Archer C5 AC1200 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 61 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Step 1: Press the WPS/Reset button on the back panel of the router, as shown in Figure 4-32. You can also keep the default WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-31.

  • Page 62: Wireless Security

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Step 3: “Connect successfully” will appear on the screen of Figure 4-34, 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 63 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-35 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. WPA/WPA2-Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared ...
  • Page 64 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-36 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 4-31.
  • Page 65 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you check this radio button, you will find a  notice in red as show in Figure 4-38. Figure 4-38 WEP Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list.

  • Page 66: Wireless Mac Filtering

    Archer C5 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 Figure 4-24. Figure 4-39 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable.
  • Page 67 Archer C5 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. 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.

  • Page 68: Wireless Advanced

    Archer C5 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. Figure 4-41 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 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 70: Guest Network

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. Guest Network Figure 4-43 The Guest Network menu There are two submenus under the Guest Network menu (shown in Figure 4-43): Wireless Settings and Storage Sharing.

  • Page 71: Storage Sharing

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Allow Guest To Access My Local Network - If enabled, guests can communicate with  hosts. Enable Guest Network Bandwidth Control - If enabled, the Guest Network Bandwidth  Control rules will take effect. Egress Bandwidth For Guest Network - The upload speed through the WAN port for Guest ...
  • Page 72 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Confirm Password - Re-enter the password here.  Storage Authority - Authority of user: Read Only or Read and Write.  Name - This folder's display name.  Partition - The volume that the folder resides. Volume 1-8 is mapping to USB port 1, Volume ...

  • Page 73: Dhcp

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router DHCP Figure 4-47 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-47): DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions.

  • Page 74: Dhcp Clients List

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes.
  • Page 75 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings.

  • Page 76: Usb Settings

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page. 4.10 USB Settings Figure 4-52 The USB Settings menu There are five submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 4-52):Storage Sharing, FTP Server, Media Server, Print Server and User Accounts.
  • Page 77 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Free - The available space of the USB driver.  Use% - The percentage of the used space.  Shared - Indicates the shared or non-shared status of the volume. When the volume is ...

  • Page 78: Ftp Server

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.10.2 FTP Server Choose menu “USB Settings→FTP Server”, you can create an FTP server that can be accessed from the Internet or your local network. Figure 4-55 FTP Server Configuration Service Status - Indicates the FTP Server's current status. ...

  • Page 79: Media Server

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router To add a new folder, follow the instructions below. Click Add New Folder in Figure 4-55. Figure 4-56 Add or Modify Share Folder Select the Share entire partition or a specific folder option. Enter display name of the share folder in Display Name filed.
  • Page 80 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-57 Media Server Setting Server Name - The name of this Media Server.  Server Status - Indicates the Media Server’s current status, started or stopped. You can  click the Start button to start the Media Server and click the Stop button to stop it. Name - The display name of this folder.
  • Page 81 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-59 Media Server Setting 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 4-60. Figure 4-60 Add New Folder Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder.

  • Page 82: Print Server

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Back - Click this button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration  page. 4. Click the Scan All button to scan all the share folders immediately. You can also select the Auto-scan, at same time, select an auto scan interval time by drop-down list.
  • Page 83 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-62 User Account Management Only Administrator can use a Web browser to transfer the files from a PC to the Writable shared volume on the USB drive. To add a new user account, please follow the steps below: Click Add New User button, and the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-63.

  • Page 84: Nat

    Archer C5 AC1200 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. Confirm Password - Re-enter the password here.

  • Page 85: Forwarding

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Enable Hardware NAT Control - If enabled, the Hardware NAT feature will take effect.  Disable Hardware NAT Control - If disabled, neither Hardware NAT feature will take effect.  4.12 Forwarding Figure 4-65 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-65): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP.
  • Page 86 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router IP Address - The IP address of the PC running the service application.  Protocol - The protocol used for this application, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols  supported by the router). Status - The status of this entry, "Enabled"...

  • Page 87: Port Triggering

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click the Enable/ Disable All button to make all entries enabled/ disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page.
  • Page 88 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-69 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry 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 89: Dmz

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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. The router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host.

  • Page 90: Upnp

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.12.4 UPnP Choose menu “Forwarding→UPnP”, and then you can view the information about UPnP in the screen (shown in Figure 4-71). The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed. UPnP devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN.

  • Page 91: Security

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.13 Security Figure 4-72 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 4-72: Basic Security, Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions.

  • Page 92: 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 93 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-74 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 94: Local Management

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD  Attack Filtering. TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value  between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the router will startup the blocking function immediately.

  • Page 95: Remote Management

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked. After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above. Click the Save button to save your settings.

  • Page 96: Parental Control

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.14 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and then you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-77. 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 97 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect; otherwise,  check Disable. MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling ...

  • Page 98: 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 “Access Control → Schedule” on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click Add New...

  • Page 99: Rule

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.15.1 Rule Choose menu “Access Control → Rule”, and then you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4-81. Figure 4-81 Access Control Rule Management ...
  • Page 100 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 101 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-83 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). Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and Domain Name.
  • Page 102 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-84 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). Day - Choose Select Days and select the certain day (days), or choose Everyday.
  • Page 103 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g.  Rule_1). Host - In this field, select a host from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is ...

  • Page 104: Host

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router For example: If you desire to allow the 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, 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 105 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-87 Host Settings Host Description - Here displays the description of the host and this description is unique.  Information - Here displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC. ...

  • Page 106: Target

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-89 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... button in Figure 4-87 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page. In Mode field, select MAC Address from the drop-down list.
  • Page 107 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. Click the Add New… button. In Mode field, select IP Address or Domain Name. If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-91. Figure 4-91 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g.

  • Page 108: Schedule

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 (for example, google) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.google.com, www.google.cn) will be blocked or allowed.
  • Page 109 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 110: Advanced Routing

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click Add New... button shown in Figure 4-93 to enter the Advanced Schedule Settings page. In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1). In Day field, check the Select Days radio button and then select Sat and Sun. In Time field, enter 1800 in Start Time field and 2000 in Stop Time field.

  • Page 111: System Routing Table

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router To add static routing entries: Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-96, you will see the following screen. Figure 4-97 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 112: Bandwidth Control

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-98 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 113: Rules List

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-100 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 114: Ip & Mac Binding

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-101, you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-102. Enter the information like the screen shown below. Figure 4-102 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings Click the Save button. 4.18 IP &...
  • Page 115 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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.  Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device. ...

  • Page 116: Arp List

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-106 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 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 117: Dynamic Dns

    Archer C5 AC1200 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 118: Dyndns.org 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 119: No-Ip.com Ddns

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.19.3 No-ip.com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.no-ip.com, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-110. Figure 4-110 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Enter the User Name for your DDNS account.

  • Page 120: Ipv6 Status

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.20.1 IPv6 Status Figure 4-112 IPv6 Status The IPv6 Status page displays the router's current IPv6 status and configuration. All information is read-only.  WAN Connection Type - The IPv6 connection way for WAN •...

  • Page 121: Ipv6 Setup

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.20.2 IPv6 Setup Figure 4-113 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 122 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router DHCPv6 Figure 4-114 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 123 Archer C5 AC1200 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). IPv6 Address Assign Type - There are two types of assignation for IPv6 address: SLAAC ...
  • Page 124 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 125 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Get IPv6 Address Way  Get non-temporary IPv6 address - Get a non-temporary IPv6 address by DHCPv6 • from the ISP. Get IPv6 prefix delegation - Get a prefix delegation IPv6 address by DHCPv6 from the •...

  • Page 126: System Tools

    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 127: Time Settings

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 128: Diagnostic

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Daylight Saving Status - Displays the status whether the Daylight Saving is in use.  To set time manually: Select your local time zone. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. Click Save.
  • Page 129 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-121 Diagnostic Tools 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. Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection.

  • Page 130: 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 131: Factory Defaults

     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. However, when experiencing problems caused by the router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.

  • Page 132: Backup & Restore

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.21.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu “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 4-125.

  • Page 133: Password

    Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Change the Web Management Port. • Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically). • Restore the router's settings to factory defaults (system will reboot automatically). • Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically. •...
  • Page 134 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-128 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  information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-129.

  • Page 135: 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. The part behind @ is •...
  • Page 136 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-130 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 137 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Statistics Table: The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. IP/MAC Address The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Packets router. Total The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the router. Bytes The total number of packets received and transmitted in the last Packets...

  • Page 138: 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. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem.
  • Page 139 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 140 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 141 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 142 Archer C5 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 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”...

  • Page 143: Appendix B: Configuring The Pcs

    Archer C5 AC1200 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 XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed. Install TCP/IP component On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  • Page 144 Archer C5 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: Figure B-3 - 134 -...

  • Page 145: 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 146: 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 147 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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