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  • TP-Link Archer C8 | Archer C8 V 2 User Guide - Page 1
    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router REV4.0.0 1910011408
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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS 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
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    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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation
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    2012 MHz Italy None If used outside of own premises, general authorization is required Luxembourg None General authorization required for network and service supply(not for spectrum) Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km from
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    used outside own premises General authorization required for network and service supply (not for spectrum) Country Bulgaria Restriction Not implemented of DFS mechanism described in ETSI standard EN 301 893 V1.3.1 and subsequent versions General authorization required if used outside own
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    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
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    power source.  Don't disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself. You run the risk of electric shock and voiding the limited warranty. If you need service, please contact us.  Avoid water and wet locations. This product can be used in the following countries: AT BG BY CA CZ DE DK EE
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    Product Description: AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Model No.: Archer C8 Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents EN 300 328 V1.8.1 EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2 & EN 301 489-17 V2.2.1 EN 55022: 2010 + AC: 2011 EN 55024: 2010 EN 60950
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    Layout ...4 1.4.1 The Front Panel 4 1.4.2 The Rear Panel 5 Chapter 2. Connecting the router 7 2.1 System Requirements 7 2.2 Installation Environment Requirements 7 2.3 Connecting the router 7 Chapter 3. Quick Setup 9 Chapter 4. Basic 15 4.1 Network Map ...15 4.2 Internet ...15 4.3 Wireless
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    5.10 Forwarding ...68 5.10.1 Virtual Servers 68 5.10.2 Port Triggering 70 5.10.3 DMZ...72 5.10.4 UPnP ...73 5.11 Security ...74 5.11.1 Basic Security 74 5.11.2 Advanced Security 75 5.11.3 Local Management 77 5.11.4 Remote Management 78 5.12 Parental Control ...79 5.13 Access
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    DDNS 100 5.18 IPv6 Support ...101 5.18.1 IPv6 Status 102 5.18.2 IPv6 Setup 103 5.19 System Tools ...110 5.19.1 Time Settings 111 5.19.2 Diagnostic 112 5.19.3 Firmware Upgrade 114 5.19.4 Factory Defaults 115 5.19.5 Backup & Restore 115 5.19.6 Reboot ...116 5.19.7 Password...117 5.19.8 System
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    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:  This Guide  Other Helpful Information  Note
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    Setup Wizard is supported and detailed instructions are provided step by step in this user guide. Before installing the router, please look through this guide to know all the router's functions. 1.2 Conventions The router or Archer C8 mentioned in this guide stands for Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 1.3 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
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    Panel Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router The router's LEDs router is booting or upgrading. Power is off. The wireless function is enabled. The wireless function is disabled. A device is connected to the corresponding port. No device is connected to the corresponding port. The router
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: After a port connects to a USB 2.0 storage device or a USB 2.0 printer.  RESET/WPS: Pressing this button for less than 5 seconds enables the WPS function. If your client devices, such as wireless adapters, that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Power: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided. The following parts are located on the
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Chapter 2. Connecting the router 2.1 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 Internet port on your router with an Ethernet cable.
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    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. - 8 -
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Chapter 3. Quick Setup 1. Set up the TCP/IP Protocol in "Obtain an IP address automatically" mode on your PC. If you need instructions as to how to do this, please refer to Appendix B: Configuring the PC. 2. Open a web-browser (such as Microsoft
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 3-3 Quick Setup 4. 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.  Note: 1) It's likely that you will skip
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Static IP Figure 3-5 WAN Connection Type 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.  Default Gateway - Enter the gateway
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 3-7 WAN Connection Type  Username - Enter the username provided by your ISP. This field is case-sensitive.  Password - Enter the password mask provided by your ISP.  Default Gateway- Enter the default gateway provided by your ISP.  Primary DNS
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    PPTP Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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.  Password - Enter the Password provided by
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    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
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Chapter 4. Basic 4.1 Network Map Network Map provides a router-centered your network.  Wireless - Click to view or change the wireless settings for your router.  Printer - Click to view the information of the printer connected to your network.
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-2 Internet 1. 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. Figure 4-3 Dynamic IP  IP Address - Assigned
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Primary/Secondary DNS - If your ISP gives the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0.  Default Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.  Primary/
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 4-5 PPPoE  User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your L2TP  VPN Server IP/Domain Name - Enter the IP address or domain name of your VPN server.  User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5. If your ISP provides PPTP connection, please select PPTP/Russia PPTP option. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-7). Figure 4-7 PPTP/Russia PPTP  VPN Server IP/Domain Name - Enter the IP address or domain name of your VPN
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4.3 Wireless Choose menu "Basic→Wireless", you can configure the wireless network will be hidden from the Wi-Fi network.  Password - Create a password for your wireless network. The password must have a minimum of 8 characters in length. Click the
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    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. Select the Active
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router ii. Enter ftp://192.168.0.1:21 in the dialog box and click the OK button. 3) 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
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    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: i. Select the volume desired to share from the
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    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 Password - Create a password for the guest network. The password must have a minimum of
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Chapter 5. Advanced 5.1 Status Choose menu "Advanced→Status", you can see the current status information about the router. Figure 5-1 Status - 25 -
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    5.2 Network Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-2 the Network menu There are three the WAN on the screen below. 1. 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
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    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 the router.  Get IP with Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast
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    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 WAN - PPPoE  User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These
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    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 after a
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    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.  Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (
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    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 fields are case-sensitive
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router again. If you wish to manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access
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    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 fields are case-sensitive. 
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router again. If you wish to manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access
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    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 your ISP requires you to
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    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: 1) If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log in the router. 2) If the new LAN IP
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    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. This value is case-sensitive. For
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.  Enable SSID Broadcast - When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast
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    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 can be found in the label or User Guide.  Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router device has successfully connected to the router.  Note: 1) The WPS LED on the router will light green for five minutes if the network. There are five wireless security modes supported by the router: WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise
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    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.  WPA/WPA2-Personal - It's the WPA/WPA2
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    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
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the
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    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 or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F are able to access the router, but all the other wireless stations cannot access the router, you can configure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering list by following these
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.4.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu "Advanced→Wireless 2.4GHz→Wireless may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended.  DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval
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    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
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, Settings (5GHz)  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 - 48 -
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    operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto, so the router will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.  Enable SSID Broadcast - When wireless clients
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Key type - This option should be chosen the existing network manually by clicking this button. If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and router using either
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router I. Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button Use this method if your client device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup button. Step 1: Press the WPS/Reset button on the back panel of the router five wireless security modes supported by the router: WPA-Personal, WPA2
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    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.  WPA/WPA2-Personal - It's the WPA/WPA2
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    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
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the
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    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 add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F are able to access the router, but all the other wireless stations cannot access the router, you can configure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering list by following these
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    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
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    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.  Enable WMM -
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. 5.6 Guest Network Choose menu "Advanced→Guest Network", you can configure the Guest Network Wireless Settings on
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    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,
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router There are three submenus under the DHCP menu minutes. The default value is 120 minutes.  Default Gateway - (Optional.) It is suggested to input the IP address of the Ethernet port of the router. The default value is 192.168.0.1.  Default Domain -
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    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 each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the
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    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.  Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router scan the USB drive connected to the router.  Volume - The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to. Volume 1-8 is mapping to the USB storage device that is connected to USB port. This takes the drive offline. 5.8.2 File Sharing
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    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 username and
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 2) 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: i. Select Start > Run. ii. Enter ftp
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    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 authentication.  Enable Write Access - If this
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.10 Forwarding Figure 5-49 NAT Boost 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
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    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).  Internal Port - The Internal Service Port number of the PC
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    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 10.2 Port Triggering Choose menu "Advanced→Forwarding→Port Triggering", you can view and add port triggering in
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 3. Select the protocol used for Trigger Port from the Trigger Protocol drop-down list, either TCP, UDP, or All. 4. Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports from the Incoming Protocol drop-down list, either TCP or UDP, or All. 5. Select Enabled in
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    allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. The router forwards packets of all services to the DMZ host. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static
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    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
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    5.11 Security Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-57 The Security menu There are four submenus under the through the session conforms to the protocol. SPI Firewall is enabled by factory default. If you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to the outside world, you can disable
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    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 Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled through an
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-59 Advanced Security  Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood.  DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS
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    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
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router use the password to browse Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This router's default remote management web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web port to a custom port
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.12 Parental Control Choose menu "Advanced→ Schedule - The time period allowed for the PC controlled to access the Internet. For detailed information, please go to "Advanced→Access Control→Schedule".  Status - Check to enable the corresponding
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    TP-LINK) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field. 4. Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. tp-link) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.tp-link.com, www.tp-link.com/en/support
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    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.tp-link.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
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    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 Setup Wizard - Click the Setup
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Move - You can change the entry's order as shown in Figure 5-66. Figure 5-66 Quick Setup - Create a Host Entry  Host Description - In this field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1).  Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and
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    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).  Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and Domain Name
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-68 Quick Setup or deselect the checkbox and specify the Start Time and Stop Time manually.  Start Time - Enter the start time in HHMM format in Figure 5-69. Figure 5-69 Quick Setup - Create an Internet Access Control Entry  Rule - In this
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Target - In this filed, select a target from the drop-down list button. Figure 5-70 Add Internet Access Control Entry For example: If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.tp-link.com only from 18:00 to
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 4. Add a new target with the Target Description is Target_1 and Domain Name is www.tp-link host list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 5-71 Host Click the Add New... button. 2. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. 1) If
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-72 Add or Modify a Host Entry 2) If you Add New... button in Figure 5-71 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select MAC Address from the drop-down list. 3. In Host Description field, create a unique description
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    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. Figure 5-74 Target Settings  Target Description
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-76 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target, e.g. Target_1. 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. tp-link) in the
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    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
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    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.tp-link.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, you should first follow the
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5.14.1 Static Routing List Choose menu "Advanced→ , and which portion is the host portion.  Default Gateway - This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the router and the network or host. 3. Select Enabled or
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Click the Disable All button to disable all the .  Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the router and the network or host.  Interface - This interface tells you either the Destination IP Address is
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: Bandwidth Control will become invalid if .  Egress Bandwidth - The upload speed through the Internet port.  Ingress Bandwidth - The download speed through the Internet port. 5.15.2 Rules List Choose menu "Advanced→Bandwidth Control→Rules
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    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.  Ingress bandwidth - This field displays the max
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    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
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 1. Click the Find button in Figure 5-88. 2. Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. 3. Click the Find button in Figure 5-90. Figure 5-90 Find IP &
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: An item could not be instructions: 1. Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service
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    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
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-94 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 4.
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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  IPv6 Address - The WAN IPv6 address  IPv6 Default
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    Setup Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-97 Enable/Disable IPv6  Enable IPv6 - Tick the checkbox to enable the IPv6 function. It's enabled by default Connections which use PPPoEV6 that requires a user name and password.  Tunnel 6to4 - Connections which use 6to4 address
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    1) DHCPv6 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-98 DHCPv6  Get non-temporary IPv6 address - Get a non-temporary IPv6 address from the ISP. - 104 -
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    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 when you access a Web servers do not support the broadcast applications to the router with
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    2) Static IPv6 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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. - 106 -
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit Release Time - the length of time a network user will be allowed to keep connecting to the router with the current DHCPv6 Address. Enter the amount of time (in seconds) that the DHCPv6 address
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-100 PPPoEv6  User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your length of time a network user will be allowed to keep connecting to the router with the current DHCPv6 Address. Enter the amount of time (in seconds) that
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    4) Tunnel 6to4 Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 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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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is Tools", and you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, - 110 -
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    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. last field.  Daylight Saving Status - Displays the status whether the Daylight Saving is in use. To set time manually: - 111 -
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the Date in Month/ zone once you login to the router successfully; otherwise, these functions will not take effect. 2. The time will be lost if the router is turned off. 3. The router will automatically obtain
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    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 have a name resolution problem. In this case the target (destination). The default is 20. Click Start to
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    hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the router's current hardware version. To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below: 1. Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com). 2. Enter or select the path name
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Note: 1) 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
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    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.  Click the Browse button to find
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    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 It is strongly recommended that you
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    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 - Most SMTP Server requires Authentication. It is required by most mailboxes that need User Name and Password to log in. - 118 -
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    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 included.  Password - Your mail account
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure 5-114 Statistics  Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is to refresh automatically. Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately. Click Reset All to reset the values of all the entries to zero. Click Delete All
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. Total The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Packets router Max transmitting rate". Modify Reset Delete Reset the value of the
  • TP-Link Archer C8 | Archer C8 V 2 User Guide - Page 133
    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the Internet port on the router. The
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 2. How do I configure the router to access Internet by Ethernet users? 1) 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",
  • TP-Link Archer C8 | Archer C8 V 2 User Guide - 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. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the router, click the "Forwarding" menu on the left of your browser,
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Figure A-7 Basic Security 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? 1) 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
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 3) 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
  • TP-Link Archer C8 | Archer C8 V 2 User Guide - Page 138
    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. 1. Install TCP/IP component
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. 6) Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3 2. Verify the
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    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: 1. Is the connection between your PC and
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards Protocols Ports Cabling 100/1000M Auto-Negotiation Internet RJ45 port; 4 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation Ethernet RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX; 2 USB ports supporting storage/FTP/Media/Print Server;
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Appendix D: Glossary  802.11ac - IEEE 802.11ac is a wireless computer that allows data to be sent or received over existing traditional phone lines.  ISP (Internet Service Provider) - A company that provides access to the Internet. - 131 -
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    Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection.  SSID - A Service ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless
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Archer C8
AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
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