TP-Link Archer C8 User Manual
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- Page 1 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router REV1.0.0 1910011049...
- 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.
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Page 3: Fcc Statement
FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. -
Page 4: Ce Mark Warning
CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country Restriction... - Page 5 General authorization required for network and service Luxembourg None supply (not for spectrum) Russian Federation No info 5250-5350 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark Planned Bulgaria implemented Croatia License required General authorization required if used outside own Italy premises General authorization required for network and service Luxembourg None supply (not for spectrum)
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Page 6: Canadian Compliance Statement
Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference, and (2)This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. -
Page 7: Safety Information
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。 安全諮詢及注意事項 ●請使用原裝電源供應器或只能按照本產品注明的電源類型使用本產品。 ●清潔本產品之前請先拔掉電源線。請勿使用液體、噴霧清潔劑或濕布進行清潔。 ●注意防潮，請勿將水或其他液體潑灑到本產品上。 ●插槽與開口供通風使用，以確保本產品的操作可靠並防止過熱，請勿堵塞或覆蓋開口。 ●請勿將本產品置放於靠近熱源的地方。除非有正常的通風，否則不可放在密閉位置中。 ●請不要私自打開機殼，不要嘗試自行維修本產品，請由授權的專業人士進行此項工作。 Продукт сертифіковано згідно с правилами системи УкрСЕПРО на відповідність вимогам нормативних документів та вимогам, що передбачені чинними законодавчими актами України. Safety Information When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product; ... -
Page 8: Declaration Of Conformity
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Model No.: Archer C8 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 9: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Package Contents ..................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ..................2 1.1 Overview of the router ....................2 1.2 Conventions ....................... 2 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 10 5.4.5 Wireless Advanced ..................46 5.4.6 Wireless Statistics ..................47 5.5 Wireless 5GHz ......................48 5.5.1 Wireless Settings ..................48 5.5.2 WPS ......................50 5.5.3 Wireless Security ..................51 5.5.4 Wireless MAC Filtering ................. 55 5.5.5 Wireless Advanced ..................57 5.5.6 Wireless Statistics ..................
- Page 11 5.14.1 Static Routing List ..................93 5.14.2 System Routing Table ................... 94 5.15 Bandwidth Control ....................94 5.15.1 Control Settings .................... 95 5.15.2 Rules List ...................... 95 5.16 IP & MAC Binding ..................... 96 5.16.1 Binding Settings .................... 96 5.16.2 ARP List ......................98 5.17 Dynamic DNS ......................
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Page 12: Package Contents
Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router DC Power Adapter for Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router, including: ... -
Page 13: Chapter 1. Introduction
Before installing the router, please look through this guide to know all the router’s functions. Conventions The router or Archer C8 mentioned in this guide stands for Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router without any explanation. - 2 -... -
Page 14: Main Features
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11ac. One 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Internet port, four 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Ethernet ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. Provides a USB 3.0 port and a USB 2.0 port supporting file sharing and print server. -
Page 15: Panel Layout
Archer C8 AC1750 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 The router has finished booting. Flashing The router is booting or upgrading. -
Page 16: The Rear Panel
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router It turns on when a wireless device has been On/Off successfully connected to the network via WPS. After about 5 minutes, the WPS LED will turn off. A wireless device is trying to connect to the network via... - Page 17 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Pressing this button for more than 5 seconds enables the Reset function. With the router powered on, press and hold the WPS/Reset button for approximately 8 seconds. And then release the button and wait the router to reboot to its factory default settings.
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Page 18: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Chapter 2. Connecting the router System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the router is connected directly to the Ethernet) PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors ... - Page 19 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation Figure 2-2 USB Installation Note: If you want to use the router to share files or printer, plug the USB storage device to the USB port or connect the printer to the router with a matching cable.
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Page 20: Chapter 3. Quick Setup
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Chapter 3. Quick Setup 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... - Page 21 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Then WAN Connection Type page will appear as shown below. Select your connection type if you know what it is or click Auto Detect button; then follow the instructions to continue. ...
- Page 22 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Static IP Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type IP Address - Enter the IP address into this field. Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet mask into this field. It is usually 255.255.255.0.
- Page 23 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router L2TP Figure 3-8 WAN Connection Type Server IP Address/Name - Enter the server IP address/name provided by your ISP. User Name - Enter the username provided by your ISP. This field is case-sensitive.
- Page 24 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router PPTP Figure 3-9 WAN Connection Type Server IP Address/Name - Enter the server IP address/name provided by your ISP. User Name - Enter the username provided by your ISP. This field is case-sensitive.
- Page 25 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Wireless 2.4GHz/5GHz - Displays whether the wireless function is enabled or not. Network Name (SSID) - 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.
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Page 26: Chapter 4. Basic
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Chapter 4. Basic Network Map a router-centered dashboard that lets you see the status of your Network Map provides Internet connection and network at a glance. You can click any of the six sections of the dashboard to view the d etail information. - Page 27 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-2 Internet If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose Dynamic IP type, and the router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. You can see the page as shown below.
- Page 28 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Primary/Secondary DNS - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP.
- Page 29 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-5 PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.
- Page 30 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router If your ISP provides PPTP connection, please select PPTP/Russia PPTP option. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 5-8). Figure 4-7 PPTP/Russia PPTP VPN Server IP/Domain Name - Enter the IP address or domain name of your VPN server.
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Page 31: Wireless
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Wireless Choose menu “Basic→Wireless”, you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network, including 2.4GHz and 5GHz. Figure 4-8 Wireless Setting Wireless 2.4GHz/5GHz - Select ON to enable your wireless 2.4GHz/5GHz network, and ... - Page 32 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-9 File Sharing Disk Setting - Click the Scan button to display the information of the USB storage device connected to the router. Click the Safely Remove button to remove the USB storage device safely from the router.
- Page 33 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Enter ftp://192.168.0.1:21 in the dialog box and click the OK button. FTP (Remote): This method is disabled by default. If you select this check box, remote users can access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet. This feature supports both downloading and uploading of files.
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Page 34: Print Server
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Enable Write Access - If this checkbox is selected, then the sharing file is allowed write access. Enable Media Sharing - Select this checkbox to enable media sharing. To specify the folders: Select the volume desired to share from the Volume Name drop-down list. - Page 35 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-12 Guest Network Allow Guests To See Each Other - If ON is selected, anyone who connects to the guest network can access each other. Allow Guests To Access My Local Network - If ON is selected, anyone who connects to ...
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Page 36: Chapter 5. Advanced
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Chapter 5. Advanced Status Choose menu “Advanced→Status”, you can see the current status information about the router. Figure 5-1 Status - 25 -... -
Page 37: Network
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Network Figure 5-2 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu as shown in Figure 5-2: WAN, MAC Clone and LAN. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. - Page 38 Archer C8 AC1750 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.
- Page 39 Archer C8 AC1750 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.
- Page 40 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Static IP - You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP. Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can be terminated automatically ...
- Page 41 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-6 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.
- Page 42 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-7 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP VPN Server IP/Domain Name - Enter the IP address or domain name of the VPN server provided by your ISP. User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These ...
- Page 43 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates.
- Page 44 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-8 PPTP Settings VPN Server IP/Domain Name - Enter the IP address or domain name of the VPN server provided by your ISP. User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These ...
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Page 45: Mac Clone
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. -
Page 46: Lan
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-9 MAC Address Clone 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 47: Dual Band Selection
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. Note: If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log in the router. - Page 48 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-13 Wireless Settings (2.4GHz) Wireless Network Name - The wireless network name (SSID) that the router uses. You can create a new one with up to 32 characters. The default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXX.
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Page 49: Wps
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Enable SSID Broadcast - When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the router. If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air. - Page 50 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-15 WPS WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here. Current PIN - Displays the current value of the router's PIN. The default PIN of the router ...
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Page 51: Wireless Security
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-16 Add A New Device 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 Figure 5-16, which means the client device has successfully connected to the router. - Page 52 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-17 Wireless Security Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
- Page 53 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-18 WPA/WPA2 – Personal Wireless 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 router or can be found in Figure 5-15.
- Page 54 Archer C8 AC1750 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 ...
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Page 55: Wireless Mac Filtering
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.4.4 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “Advanced→Wireless 2.4GHz→Wireless MAC Filtering”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function, shown in Figure 5-21. Figure 5-21 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. - Page 56 Archer C8 AC1750 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 modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete.
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Page 57: Wireless Advanced
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.4.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Advanced→Wireless 2.4GHz→Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 5-23 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of router. You can select High, ... -
Page 58: Wireless Statistics
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router broadcast and multicast messages. When the router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval. -
Page 59: Wireless 5Ghz
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page. ... - Page 60 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router TP-LINK_XXXX_5G. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test. Region - The geographic region where the router is being used. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the router can be used.
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Page 61: Wps
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Key type - This option should be chosen according to the AP's security configuration. It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP's security type WEP Index - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP. It indicates the index ... -
Page 62: Wireless Security
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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. - Page 63 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-30 Wireless Security Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
- Page 64 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-31 WPA/WPA2 – Personal Wireless 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 5-28.
- Page 65 Archer C8 AC1750 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 ...
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Page 66: Wireless Mac Filtering
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.5.4 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “Advanced→Wireless→MAC Filtering”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function, shown in Figure 5-34. Figure 5-34 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disabled. - Page 67 Archer C8 AC1750 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 modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete.
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Page 68: Wireless Advanced
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.5.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Advanced→Wireless→Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 5-36 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of router. You can select High, ... -
Page 69: Wireless Statistics
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval. -
Page 70: Guest Network
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. Guest Network Choose menu “Advanced→Guest Network”, you can configure the Guest Network Wireless Settings on the page as shown in Figure 5-38. -
Page 71: Dhcp
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Allow Guests To Access My Local Network - If this checkbox is selected, anyone who connects to the guest network has access to your local network, not just Internet access. Enable Guest Network Bandwidth Control - If this checkbox is selected, the Guest ... -
Page 72: Dhcp Settings
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router There are three submenus under the DHCP menu, shown in Figure 5-39: DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions. -
Page 73: Dhcp Clients List
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Secondary DNS - (Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. Note: To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically". - Page 74 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-42 Address Reservation MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. Reserved IP Address - The IP address reserved for the PC by the router.
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Page 75: Usb Settings
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router USB Settings Figure 5-44 The USB Settings menu There are three submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 5-44): Device Settings, File Sharing, and Print Server. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions. - Page 76 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-46 File Sharing Sharing Account Use Login Account - Select this radio button, and the sharing account is the same with the login account. Use Following Account - Select this radio button, then you have to specify the new ...
- Page 77 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router FTP: This method is disabled by default. If you select this check box and click the Save button, the LAN users can access the USB drive through FTP. To access the USB drive for example from a Windows computer: Select Start >...
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Page 78: Print Server
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Allow Guest Network Access - Select this checkbox is selected, guests are allowed to access the sharing file. Enable Authentication - If this checkbox is selected, then the file sharing is need ... -
Page 79: Forwarding
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-49 NAT Boost 5.10 Forwarding Figure 5-50 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu: Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. - Page 80 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Service Port - The numbers of External Service Ports. You can enter a service port or a range of service ports (the format is XXX – YYY; XXX is the Start port and YYY is the End port).
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Page 81: Port Triggering
Archer C8 AC1750 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 82 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Select the protocol used for Trigger Port from the Trigger Protocol drop-down list, either TCP, UDP, or All. Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports from the Incoming Protocol drop-down list, either TCP or UDP, or All.
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Page 83: Dmz
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries 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. -
Page 84: Upnp
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.10.4 UPnP Choose menu “Advanced→Forwarding→UPnP”, and then you can view the information about UPnP in the screen shown in Figure 5-56. The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed. -
Page 85: Security
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.11 Security Figure 5-57 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu: Basic Security, Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions. -
Page 86: Advanced Security
Archer C8 AC1750 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 87 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-59 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.
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Page 88: Local Management
Archer C8 AC1750 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 89: Remote Management
Archer C8 AC1750 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. -
Page 90: Parental Control
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.12 Parental Control Choose menu “Advanced→Parental Control”, and then you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 5-62. 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 91 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-63 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry Enter the MAC address of the PC (e.g. 00-11-22-33-44-AA) you’d like to control in the MAC Address of Child PC field, or you can choose the MAC address from the All Address in Current LAN drop-down list.
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Page 92: Access Control
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router For example: If you desire that the child PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA can access www.google.com on Saturday only, while the parent PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB is without any restriction, you should follow the settings below. -
Page 93: Rule
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.13.1 Rule Choose menu “Advanced→Access Control→Rule”, and then you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 5-65. Figure 5-65 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control - Select the checkbox to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. - Page 94 Archer C8 AC1750 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 95 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-67 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).
- Page 96 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-68 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).
- Page 97 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Target - In this filed, select a target from the drop-down list for the rule. Schedule - In this field, select a schedule from the drop-down list for the rule. ...
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Page 98: Host
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Add a new target with the Target Description is Target_1 and Domain Name is www.google.com, and click Next. Add a new schedule with the Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Sun, Start Time is 1800 and Stop Time is 2000, and click Next. - Page 99 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-72 Add or Modify a Host Entry If you select MAC Address, the screen is shown as Figure 5-73. In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host, e.g. Host_1.
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Page 100: Target
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.13.3 Target Choose menu “Advanced→Access Control→Target”, and then you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 5-74. The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. -
Page 101: Schedule
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-76 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 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 (e.g. - Page 102 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-77 Schedule Settings Schedule Description - Displays the description of the schedule and this description is unique. Day - Displays the day(s) in a week. Time - Displays the time period in a day.
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Page 103: Advanced Routing
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-78 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of 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, you should first follow the settings below: Click Add New... -
Page 104: Static Routing List
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.14.1 Static Routing List Choose menu “Advanced→Advanced Routing→Static Routing List”, and then you can configure the static route in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-80). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. -
Page 105: System Routing Table
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries. Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information in the next screen. -
Page 106: Control Settings
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Note: Bandwidth Control will become invalid if NAT Boost is enabled. If you want to enable Bandwidth Control, please go to “Advanced→NAT Boost” to disable NAT Boost first. 5.15.1 Control Settings Choose menu “Advanced →... -
Page 107: Ip & Mac Binding
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the Internet port, the default is 0. - Page 108 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-88 Binding Setting 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.
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Page 109: Arp List
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click the Find button in Figure 5-88. Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. Click the Find button in Figure 5-90. Figure 5-90 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. -
Page 110: Dynamic Dns
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Note: An item could not be loaded to the IP & MAC Binding list if the IP address of the item has been loaded before. Error warning will prompt as well. Likewise, "Load All" only loads the items without interference to the IP &... -
Page 111: Dyndns.org Ddns
Archer C8 AC1750 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 112: Ipv6 Support
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-94 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. -
Page 113: Ipv6 Status
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.18.1 IPv6 Status Figure 5-96 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 114: Ipv6 Setup
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.18.2 IPv6 Setup Figure 5-97 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 115 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router DHCPv6 Figure 5-98 DHCPv6 Get non-temporary IPv6 address - Get a non-temporary IPv6 address from the ISP. - 104 -...
- Page 116 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Get IPv6 prefix delegation - Get a temporary IPv6 address and IPv6 prefix from the ISP, the temporary IPv6 address is set to the WAN port, and the LAN port advertise IPv6 address by RADVD or DHCPs.
- Page 117 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Static IPv6 Figure 5-99 Static IPv6 IPv6 Address - Enter the IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Default Gateway - Enter the default gateway in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
- Page 118 Archer C8 AC1750 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 119 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-100 PPPoEv6 User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Get IPv6 Address Way Get non-temporary IPv6 address - Get a non-temporary IPv6 address by DHCPv6 •...
- Page 120 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Tunnel 6to4 Figure 5-101 Tunnel 6to4 Address/Subnet Mask/Default Gateway - the IPv4 address/ subnet mask/ default gateway assigned, in dotted-decimal notation. - 109 -...
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Page 121: System Tools
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 122: Time Settings
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 5.19.1 Time Settings Choose menu “Advanced→System Tools→Time Settings”, and then you can configure the time on the following screen. -
Page 123: Diagnostic
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Select your local time zone. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. Click Save. To set time automatically: Select your local time zone. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II. - Page 124 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-105 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.
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Page 125: 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 126: Factory Defaults
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Note: New firmware versions are posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. -
Page 127: Reboot
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-109 Backup & Restore Configuration Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. To upgrade the router's configuration, follow these instructions. -
Page 128: Password
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.19.7 Password Choose menu “Advanced→System Tools→Password”, and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the router in the next screen as shown in Figure 5-111. Figure 5-111 Password... - Page 129 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-112 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 ...
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Page 130: Statistics
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Note: Only when you select Authentication, do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields. User Name - Your mail account name filled in the From field. The part behind @ is •... - Page 131 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-114 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 132 Archer C8 AC1750 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.
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Page 133: Appendix A: Faq
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the Internet port on the router. - Page 134 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router How do I configure the router to access Internet by Ethernet users? Login to the router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking “Save”.
- Page 135 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ"...
- Page 136 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure A-7 Basic Security I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference.
- Page 137 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Log in to the router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click the "Virtual Servers" submenu. On the "Virtual Servers" page, click Add New…, then on the “Add or Modify a Virtual Server” page, enter “80” into the blank next to the “Service Port”, and your IP address next to the “IP Address”, assuming 192.168.0.188...
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Page 138: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc
Archer C8 AC1750 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 139 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below:...
- Page 140 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router If the result displayed is similar to Figure B-5, it means the connection between your PC and the router failed. Figure B-5 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: Is the connection between your PC and the router correct? ...
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Page 141: Appendix C: Specifications
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Appendix C: Specifications General IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE Standards 802.11a, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.1X, IEEE 802.3X, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP 1 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation Internet RJ45 port;... -
Page 142: Appendix D: Glossary
Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Appendix D: Glossary 802.11ac - IEEE 802.11ac is a wireless computer networking standard of 802.11.This specification will enable multi-station WLAN throughput of at least 1 gigabit per second .This is accomplished by extending the air interface concepts embraced by 802.11n: wider RF bandwidth, more MIMO spatial streams, multi-user MIMO, and high-density modulation (up to 256 QAM). - Page 143 Archer C8 AC1750 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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