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- TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 1
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router REV1.0.1 1910011152 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 2
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 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 3
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 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 4
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 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 5
Federation No info Reason/remark Planned General authorization required if used outside own premises General authorization required for network and service supply (not for spectrum) 5470-5725 MHz Country Bulgaria Restriction Not implemented France Italy Luxembourg None Russian Federation No - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 6
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 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 7
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 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 8
TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Model No.: Archer C20i Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 9
2.2 Installation Environment Requirements 7 2.3 Connecting the Router 7 Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide 9 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration 9 3.2 Quick Installation Guide 11 Chapter 4. Configuring the router 21 4.1 Login ...21 4.2 Status ...21 4.3 Quick Setup...22 4.4 Network ...23 4.4.1 WAN ...23 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 10
4.7.1 Basic Settings 48 4.7.2 WPS ...50 4.7.3 Wireless Security 53 4.7.4 Wireless MAC Filtering 57 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced 59 4.7.6 Wireless Statistics 60 4.8 Guest Network ...61 4.9 DHCP ...62 4.9.1 DHCP Settings 62 4.9.2 DHCP Clients List 64 4.9.3 Address Reservation 64 4.10 USB Settings - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 11
LAN ...110 4.21 System Tools ...111 4.21.1 Time Settings 111 4.21.2 Diagnostic 113 4.21.3 Firmware Upgrade 114 4.21.4 Factory Defaults 115 4.21.5 Backup & Restore 116 4.21.6 Reboot ...117 4.21.7 Password...117 4.21.8 System Log 118 4.21.9 Statistics ...118 4.22 Logout ...121 Appendix A: FAQ - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 12
be found in your package: Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router DC Power Adapter for Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router, including: This Guide Other Helpful Information Note: Make sure - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 13
Installation Since the router is compatible with virtually all the major operating systems, it is very easy to manage. Quick 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 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 14
C20i mentioned in this guide stands for Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router without any explanation. 1.3 Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11ac. One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Internet port, four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Ethernet ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. Provides - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 15
1.4.1 The Front Panel Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 1-1 LEDs on the front panel The router's LEDs are located on the front Off The wireless function is disabled. On The wireless function is enabled. The router is working on 2.4GHz or 5GHz or both radio bands. Off No - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 16
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Name Status Indication Slow A wireless device is connecting to the keep on for about 5 minutes and then turn off. 2. The router is set to work concurrently in 2.4GHz and 5GHz by default. If you desire to choose the working frequency, please go to - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 17
client devices, such as wireless adapters, support Wi-Fi Protected Setup, press this button to quickly establish a WPA secure connection between the client devices and the router. Pressing this button for more than 5 seconds enables the Reset function. With the router powered on, press and hold the - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 18
, make sure your PC is connected to the Internet through the broadband service successfully. If there is any problem, please contact your ISP. After that, please install the router according to the following steps. Don't forget to pull out the power plug and keep your hands dry. 1. Power off your - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 19
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router power on the router, please make sure your computer is NOT connected to any other wireless network.) 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 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 20
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the router is 192.168.0.1 and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire. In this guide, we use all the default values for - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 21
.168.0.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.0.2 ~ 192.168.0.254. 3. Is the default LAN IP of the router correct? Note: If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.0.x, the default LAN IP of the router will automatically switch from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 22
utility, open a web-browser and type in the default IP address http://tplinkwifi.net in the address field. Figure 3-3 Log in the router After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to Figure 3-4. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 23
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 3-5 Quick Setup 3. Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The router provides Auto-Detect function and supports an active Internet service is successfully detected by the router. Note: - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 24
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router select "No, I do NOT need to clone MAC address" and then click Next. If it is necessary in your case, please select "Yes, I need to clone MAC address" and then click Next. Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - MAC Clone 2) If the connection type detected is Static IP, - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 25
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router 3) If the connection type detected is PPPoE/Russia PPPoE, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-9. Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue. Figure 3-9 Quick Setup - PPPoE/Russia PPPoE Username/Password - Enter the - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 26
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Select Dynamic IP if none of the above parameters are parameters and then click Next to continue. Figure 3-11 Quick Setup - PPTP/Russia PPTP Username/Password - Enter the Username and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. If you - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 27
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Select Dynamic IP if none of the above Figure 3-12. Choose the frequency you want for your wireless network and then click Next. Figure 3-12 Quick Setup - Dual Band Selection 2.4GHz - You can use the 2.4GHz band to connect to many classic wireless - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 28
C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 3-13 Quick Setup - Wireless 2.4GHz Wireless Network Name - 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. The default SSID is set to be TP - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 29
wireless network in the following screen as shown in Figure 3-14, and then click Next. Figure 3-14 Quick Setup - Wireless 5GHz Wireless Network Name - 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 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 30
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router in your network. The default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXX_5G. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test. Region - Select your region from the drop-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the router - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 31
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 3-15 Quick Setup - Confirm 9. Click the Finish button to complete the Quick Setup. Figure 3-16 Quick Setup - Finish - 20 - - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 32
Configuring the router This chapter will show each key function of the Web page and its configuration method. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions. The detailed - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 33
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-1 Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. - 22 - - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 34
4.4 Network Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-2 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 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 35
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters. If - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 36
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-4 WAN - Static IP IP Address - Enter the IP networks. Some ISPs use IGMP to perform remote configuration for client devices, such as the modem router. The default value is enabled, and if you are not sure, please contact your ISP or just leave - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 37
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-5 WAN - PPPoE Username/Password - Enter the User Name and Password The Secondary Connection is disabled by default, so there is PPPoE connection Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately. This mode also supports - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 38
Service Name/Server Name - The service router during login, please click "Use IP address specified by ISP" check box and enter the IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation. Detect Online Interval - The router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval. The default - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 39
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Primary DNS/Secondary DNS - If your ISP does not automatically assign DNS addresses to the router during login, please click "Set DNS server manually Username/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided default MTU value unless required by your ISP. - 28 - - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 40
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Enable IGMP Proxy - IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) is used to manage multicasting on TCP/IP networks. Some ISPs use IGMP to perform remote configuration for client devices, such as the modem router. The default value is enabled, and if you are - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 41
C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-8 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP Username/Password - Enter the Username and Password provided use IGMP to perform remote configuration for client devices, such as the modem router. The default value is enabled, and if you are not sure, please contact your - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 42
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 43
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Use Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password as the modem router. The default value is enabled, Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router new link is - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 44
, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. IP Address - Enter the IP address of your router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.0.1). Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. Note - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 45
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router 2) If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in WAN MAC Address field. Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of Internet port to the factory default value. Click the Save button to save your settings. Note: Only the PC on your LAN can use - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 46
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-12 Dual Band Selection 2.4GHz - Click the box, and then the router will only work in 2.4GHz consoles, laptops, DVRs, etc. 5GHz - Click the box, and then the router will only work in 5GHz frequency. This band is less crowded and is used for - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 47
Network Name - 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. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXX. This value is case-sensitive. For - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 48
802.11n wireless stations can connect to the router. Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto, so the problems with another nearby access point. Channel Width - Select the channel width from the drop-down list. The default - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 49
Add device - You can add a new device to 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 Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 50
for WPS function meanwhile. I. Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button Use this method if your client device has a WPS button. Step 1: Press the WPS/Reset button on the side panel of the router, as shown in Figure 4-17. You can also keep the default WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 51
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router II. Enter the client device's PIN on the router Use this method if your client device does not have the WPS button, but has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN number. Step 1: Keep the default five wireless security modes supported by the router: WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 52
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-20 Wireless Security Disable Wireless Security - - It's the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. The router is configured by this security type by default. Authentication Type - you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 53
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Note: If you check the WPA/WPA2-Personal radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-21. Figure 4-21 WPA/WPA2 - Personal Wireless Password - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 54
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Auto, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 55
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router 4.6.4 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu "Wireless 2.4GHz → . Figure 4-24 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disabled. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 56
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (X is any - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 57
network. Figure 4-26 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 58
on your network from each other. Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the router but not with each other. To use this function, check this box. AP Isolation is disabled by default. Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high-priority messages being transmitted - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 59
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band 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 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 60
C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Wireless Network Name - 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. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 61
router is going to connect needs password, you need to fill the password in this blank. 4.7.2 WPS Choose menu "Wireless 5GHz →WPS", you can the screen as shown in Figure 4-31. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 62
Add device - You can add a new device to 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 Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 63
is on, the client device has successfully connected to the router. II. Enter the client device's PIN on the router Use this method if your client device does not have the WPS button, but has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN number. Step 1: Keep the default WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 64
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router router's Wi-Fi Protected Setup screen, shown in Figure 4-31. Step 2: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup network. There are five wireless security modes supported by the router: WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 65
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-35 Wireless Security Disable Security - If It's the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. The router is configured by this security type by default. Authentication Type- you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 66
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Note: If you check the WPA/WPA2-Personal radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-36. Figure 4-36 WPA/WPA2 - Personal Wireless Password - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 67
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval - 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 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 68
Band Router 4.7.4 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu "Wireless → MAC Filtering", you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function, shown in Figure 4-24. Figure 4-39 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 69
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (X is any - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 70
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router The filtering rules that configured should be similar to the following - Here you can specify the transmit power of router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. Beacon Interval - Enter - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 71
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended. DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 72
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band 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 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 73
C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Guest Network Isolation -. If enabled, guests are isolated from each other. Guest Network Bandwidth Control - If enabled, the Guest Network Bandwidth Control rules will take effect. Band Select/Guest Network - Select the wireless network band (2.4G/5G - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 74
assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 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 - (Optional) Input the domain - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 75
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router 4.9.2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu "DHCP → DHCP Clients List", you can view the information about the clients attached to the router in the screen as shown in Figure 4-46. Figure 4-46 DHCP Clients List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client MAC - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 76
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-47 Address Reservation MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. IP Address - The IP address reserved for the PC by the router. Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. To - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 77
Settings Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-49 Management 4.10.2 User Accounts You can specify the user name and password for Storage Sharing and FTP Server users on this page. Storage Server via FTP Client. The default user account is admin. It has read/write access to Storage Sharing - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 78
the password in the Password field. The password must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length. For security purposes, the password for each user account is not displayed. Confirm Password - Re-enter the password here. Note: 1. Please restart the service for - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 79
user name and password to access the shares, press Windows logo + R to open the Run dialog box and type net use \\192.168.1.1 /delete /yes and press Enter. (192.168.1.1 is your router's LAN IP address. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.1.x, the default LAN IP - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 80
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Edit - Click Edit to edit the entry. To add a new folder, follow the instructions below. 1. Click Add New Folder in Figure 4-52. Figure 4-53 Add or Modify Share Folder 2. Enter display name of the share folder in Shared Name - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 81
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-54 FTP Server Configuration Server Status - Indicates The WAN IP address of this router, Service Port - Enter the FTP Port number to use. The default is 21. To set up your FTP Server, please follow the instructions below: 1. Plug an external - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 82
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-55 Add or Modify Share Folder 2. Enter display name of the share folder in Shared Name filed. 3. Click the Browse button to select the - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 83
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-56 Media Server Setting Server Enable - Server. To set up your media server, please follow the instructions below: 1. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router, and then click the Enable button to start the media - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 84
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Note: The max share folders number is 6. If the print service at present. You can click the "Stop" button to stop the print service. Offline - Indicates the print service feature is disabled. You can click "Start" button to start the print service. 4. - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 85
running the service application. You can leave it blank if the Internal Port is the same as the Service Port, or enter a specific port number when Service Port is a single one. Protocol - The protocol used for this application, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the router). - 74 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 86
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Status - The status of this entry, "Enabled" means the virtual server entry is enabled. Common Service Port - Some common services already exist in the drop-down list. Edit - To edit or delete an existing entry. To setup a virtual server entry: 1. - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 87
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Note: If you set the service port of the virtual server as used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the router). Open Port - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request. - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 88
Dual Band Router 2. Select a common application from the Common Applications drop-down list, then the Trigger Port field and the Open Port field will be automatically filled. If the Common Applications do not have the application you need, enter the Trigger Port and the Open Port manually. 3. Select - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 89
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Note: 1. When the trigger connection is released, the corresponding opened ports will be closed. 2. Each rule can only be used by one host on the LAN at a time. The trigger connection of other hosts on the LAN will be refused. 3. Open Ports ranges cannot - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 90
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-66 UPnP Setting Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. This feature is enabled by default. Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information. App - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 91
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router There are four submenus under the default. If you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to the outside world, you can disable it. VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through the router - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 92
security services. To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the router, click Enable. ALG - It is recommended to enable Application Layer Gateway (ALG) because ALG allows customized Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal filters to be plugged into the gateway to support - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 93
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-69 Advanced Security DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection. Check or Disable the ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering. ICMP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current ICMP-FLOOD - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 94
default, the radio button "All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility" is checked. If you want to allow PCs with specific MAC Addresses to access the Setup page of the router PCs with MAC address listed can use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 95
uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This router's default remote management web port router's password. After successfully entering the username and password, you will be able to access the router's web-based utility. 2. Be sure to change the router's default password to a very secure password - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 96
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-72 Parent Control Settings Parent Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect; otherwise, check Disable. MAC Address of Parental PC - - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 97
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router MAC Address of Current PC - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing this router. If the MAC Address of your adapter is registered, you can click the Copy To Above button to fill this address to the MAC Address - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 98
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-73 Parent Control Settings 4.15 Access Control Figure 4-74 Access Control - 87 - - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 99
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router There are four submenus under the Access Control menu: Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. Description - Here displays the name of the rule and this - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 100
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Delete Selected - Click the Delete Selected button to delete and choose "Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the router". 2. We recommend that you click Add New button to finish all the following settings. - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 101
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router 4. Click the submenu Target of Access Control in the left to enter the Target List page. Add a new entry with the Target Description is Target_1 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 102
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Edit - To modify or delete an existing entry. Click the Delete Selected button to delete the selected entries in the table. To add a new entry, - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 103
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router 4. In MAC Address field, enter 00:11:22:33:44:AA. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Host - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 104
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router II) In IP Address field, enter the IP address of the target. III) Specify the Target Port manually. 2） If you select MAC Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-81. Figure 4-82 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry I) In Description field, create a unique - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 105
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router 1. Click Add New button in Figure 4-80 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select URL Address from - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 106
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-85 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00:11:22:33:44: - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 107
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing screen (shown in Figure 4-87). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Figure 4-87 Static Route To add static route entries: 1. - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 108
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router 4. Click the Save button to make the entry take . 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 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 109
4.17 Bandwidth Control Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-90 Bandwidth Control Choose menu " the rule, ranging from 1 to 8. 1 stands for the highest priority Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the Internet port, the default is 0. - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 110
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router 1. Click Add New shown in Figure 4-90, you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-91. 2. Enter the information like the screen shown below. Figure 4- - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 111
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN. - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 112
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-95 ARP List 1. MAC Address - The MAC address of dns/, or www.no-ip.com. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key. 4.19.1 No-ip.com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.no-ip.com, the page will - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 113
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-96 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 2. Enter the Username for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Enable - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 114
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-97 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. Enter the username for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Enable DDNS. 5. - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 115
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-98 Dyn.com/dns DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 2. Enter the Username for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 4. - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 116
IPv6 Status Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-100 IPv6 Status The IPv6 Status page displays the router's current IPv6 status connection IPv6 Address - The WAN IPv6 address IPv6 Default Gateway - The router's default gateway Primary IPv6 DNS - The primary IPv6 DNS address - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 117
4.20.2 IPv6 WAN Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-101 Enable/Disable IPv6 Connection Type - Choose assignment. PPPoEv6 - Connections which use PPPoEV6 that requires a user name and password. Tunnel 6to4 - Connections which use 6to4 address assignment. Different types of WAN - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 118
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-102 Dynamic IPv6 IPv6 Address - The IPv6 address assigned by your ISP dynamically. Prefix Length - The length of IPv6 address prefix. IPv6 Gateway - Enter the default IPv6 addresses, select Set IPv6 DNS Server manually and enter the IPv6 DNS Server and - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 119
2) Static IPv6 Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-103 Static IPv6 IPv6 Address - Enter the IPv6 address provided by your ISP. Prefix Length - The length of IPv6 address prefix. IPv6 Gateway - Enter the default gateway provided by your ISP. IPv6 DNS Server- Enter the DNS - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 120
3) PPPoEv6 Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-104 PPPoEv6 PPP Username/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields from the ISP. Set IPv6 DNS Server manually - Enter the IP address of the IPv6 DNS server and secondary IPv6 DNS server. - 109 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 121
4) Tunnel 6to4 Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-105 Tunnel 6to4 This type is used in the situation that your WAN connection is IPv4 while LAN connection is IPv6. WAN Connection - Display - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 122
21 System Tools Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-107 The System Tools menu Choose menu "System Tools", and you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 123
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. Get From PC - Enter your PC's current time into the right blanks. NTP Server 1 / NTP Server 2 - Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server 1 or NTP Server 2, and then the router time manually: 1. - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 124
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Note: 1. This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully, otherwise, these functions will not take effect. 2. The time will be lost if the router tool troubleshoots - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 125
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem (destination). The default is 20. Click - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 126
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 where you save the - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 127
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-113 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. The default User Name: admin The default Password: admin The default upgrade the router's configuration, follow these instructions. Click - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 128
Figure 4-116. Figure 4-116 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the router, because all users who try to access the router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the router's default user name and password. - 117 - - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 129
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Note: The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and not include any spaces. Enter the new Password twice to confirm it. Click the Save button when finished. Click the Clear All button to clear all. 4.21.8 System Log Choose - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 130
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-117 Statistics 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. Statistics Interval （5-60） - The default - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 131
C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band 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. Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the router. The - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 132
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router 4.22 Logout Choose "Logout", and you will be back to the login screen as shown in Figure 4-118. Figure 4-118 Logout - 121 - - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 133
of the ADSL Modem. 3) Login to the router, click the "Network" menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select "PPPoE/Russia PPPoE" for WAN Connection Type. Type user name in the "User Name" field and password in the "Password" field, type password in the "Confirm - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 134
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router 2. How do I configure the router to access Internet by Ethernet users? 1) Login to the router login to the router and click the "Network" menu link on the left of your browser, and then click "MAC Clone" submenu link enter "1720" for the "Service Port" blank, and your IP - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 135
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure A-4 Virtual Servers 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 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 136
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band 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 interference. 2) - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 137
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.0.x, the default LAN IP of the router will automatically switch from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1 to avoid IP conflict; in this case, please try http://192.168.1.1:88. - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 138
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band 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 1) On - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 139
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band 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 - 128 - - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 140
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router 4 10/100M Auto-Negotiation Ethernet RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX; 1 USB port supporting storage/FTP/Media/Print Server; 10BASE-T: UTP ,DQPSK,DBPSK WEP, WPA/WPA2, WPA2-PSK/WPA-PSK 5G： 2.4G： 11a 6Mbps：-91dBm 11g 54M：-74dBm Sensitivity @PER 11a 54Mbps：-74dBm - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 141
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band 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 - TP-Link AC750 | Archer C20i V1 User Guide - Page 142
Archer C20i AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) - The size in bytes of the over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area
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