TP-Link Archer C2 manual

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router REV1.0.0 1910010993[...]

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FCC ST A TEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limit s are designed to provide r easonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if [...]

CE Mark W arning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment , this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and ot her countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) wit hout any limita[...]

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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Model No.: C2 T rademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own respon sibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product with in the scope of Council Directives[...]

CONTENTS Package Cont ent s..................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introducti on ......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Router............................................................................[...]

4.7.1 Basic Settings ............................................................................................... 48 4.7.2 WPS ............................................................................................................. 50 4.7.3 Wireless Se curity ..................................................................................[...]

- III - 4.16.1 S tatic Rout e List ............................................................................................ 98 4.16.2 System Routing T able ................................................................................... 99 4.17 Bandwid th C ontrol ..............................................................................[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 1 - Package Contents The following items should be found in your package:  Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  DC Power A dapter for Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router  Quick Installation Guide  Resource CD for Archer C2 AC750 Wire less Dual Band Gigabit R[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 2 - Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router Th e Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router i nte gr ate s 4-port Switch, Fi rew al l, NA T -r ou ter a nd W ire le ss AP . The AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router delivers exceptional range and speed, w hic h c an f ul ly m ee [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 3 - 1.2 Conventions The router or Arch er C2 mentio ned in this guid e stands for Arc he r C 2 A C 7 5 0 W i r e l e s s D u a l B a n d Gigabit Router without any explanation. 1.3 Main Features  Complies with IEEE 802.1 1ac.  One 10/100/1000M Auto- Negotiation RJ45 Internet port, four 10/10[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 4 - 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 LEDs on the front panel The router ’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from lef t to right). Name Statu s Indication Off Power is off. (Power) On Power is on. Off The wireless function is disabled. (Wireless) On The wireless function[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 5 - 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are lo cated on the rear panel (View from left to right).  WPS/Reset: Pressing this button for less than 5 seconds enabl es the WPS function. If your client devices, such as wireless adapters, support Wi-Fi Protect ed Set[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 6 -  USB: The USB port connect s to a USB storage de vice or a USB printer .  Power On/Off: The switch for the power .  Power: The Power socket is where you will co nnect the power adapter . Please use the power adapter provided with this Archer C2 AC 750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 7 - Chapter 2. Connecting the router 2.1 System Requirement s  Broadb and Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet)  One DSL/Ca ble Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the router is connected directly to the Ethernet)  PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 8 - 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 to the USB port or connect the prin[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 9 - Chapter 3. Quick Inst allation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure t he basic functions of y our AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router using Quick Setup Wi za rd within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the router is 192.168.0.1 and the default Subnet [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 10 -  If the result displayed is similar to Figure 3-2 , it means the connection between your PC and the router failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these step s: 1. Is the connection bet ween your PC and the router correct?  Note: The Ether[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 1 1 - 3.2 Quick Inst allation Guide With a Web-based utility , it is easy to conf igure and manage the AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router . The Web-based ut ility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser , such as Microsof t Internet Explorer , Mozilla Firefox or Ap[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 12 - Figure 3-5 Quick Setup 3. Click Next , and then WAN Connecti on Type page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6 . Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The router provides Auto-Detec t function and supports five types of WAN co nnection: Dynamic IP , Static IP , PPPoE/Russian PPPoE , L2TP/Russian L2TP , [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 13 - 1) If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP , there will appear the MAC Clone page (as shown in Figure 3-7 ). In most cases, there is no need to clone the MAC address. Y ou can select “ No, I do NOT need to clone MAC address ” and then click Next . If it is necessary in your case, pl[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 14 - 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  User Name / Password - Enter the User Name and Passw ord provid[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 15 - Select Dy namic IP if none of the above parameters are provide d. Then you just need to enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP . 5) If your connection type is PPTP/Russia PPTP , select PPTP/Russia PPTP in Figure 3-6 and the n ext screen will appear as shown in Figure 3- 1[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 16 - Select Dy namic IP if none of the above parameters are provide d. Then you just need to enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP . 5. Af ter finishing the W AN C onnection T ype selection, the Dual Band Selection page will appear as shown in Figure 3-12 . Here we take “2.[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 17 - Figure 3-13 Quick Setup – Wireless 2.4GHz  Wireless Ne twork Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same nam e must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_2.4GHz_XXXXXX. This [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 18 -  Band - This field displaye d the operat ing frequency being configured.  Mode - This field determines the wireless mode which the router works on.  11bg mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients.  11bgn mixed - Select if you are using a mix of 802.[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 19 - your network. The default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_5GHz_XXXXXX. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test .  Region - Select your region from the drop-down lis t. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the r outer can be used. It may b[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 20 - Figure 3-15 Quick Setup - Comfirm 9. Click the Finish button to complete the Quick Setup . Figure 3-16 Quick Setup - Finish[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 21 - Chapter 4. Configuring the router This chapter will show each key function of the Web p age and its configuration method. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will se e the main menus on the left of the Web-based utility . On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instr[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 22 - Figure 4-1 S tatus 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide .[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 23 - 4.4 Network Figure 4-2 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-2 ): WA N , LAN and MAC Clone . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.4.1 WAN Choose menu “ Network → WA N ”, you can configure the IP [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 24 - If you want to do some advanced configurations, please click the Advanced button.  MTU(Bytes) - The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not re commended that you change the default MTU size unless required by your ISP .  Enable F[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 25 - Figure 4-4 W AN - S tatic IP  IP Address - Enter the IP address in d otted-decimal notation provided by your ISP .  Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decim al notation provided by your ISP , usually is 255.255.255.0.  Gatew ay - (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 26 - Figure 4-5 W AN - PPPoE  Username/P assword - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive.  Secondar y Connection - It’s available only for PPPoE Connection. If your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic/S tatic IP to connect[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 27 -  Connect Manuall y - Y ou can click the Connect/Disc onnect button to connect/disconnect immediately . This mode also supports the Max Idle T ime function as Connect on Demand mode. The Internet connection can be disconnected autom atically after a specified inactivity period and re-establ[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 28 -  Dete ct Online Interval - The router will detect Access Conc entrator online at every interval. The default value is “0”. Y ou can input t he value between “0” and “120”. The value “0” means no detect.  Primary DNS/Secondary DNS - If your ISP does not automatically assi[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 29 - NSW / ACT - ns w.bigpond.net.au VIC / T AS / W A / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au  MTU(B ytes)- The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit ) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU value unless required by[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 30 - Figure 4-8 W AN - L2TP/Russia L2TP  UserN ame/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided b y your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive.  Addressing T ype - Choose the addressing type given by your ISP , either Dynamic IP or S tatic IP . Click the Connect button to connect imm[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 31 - again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand , check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes y ou want to have elapsed befor e your Internet connection terminates.  [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 32 -  Use Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Name and Password provided b y your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive.  D ynamic IP/ S tatic IP - Choose the addressing type given by y our ISP , either Dynamic IP or S tatic IP , and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name. If you choose[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 33 -  Note: If you don't know how to choose the appropriate connection type, click the Detect button to allow the router to automatically search your In ternet connection for servers and protocols. The connection type will be reported when an active Inte rnet service is successfully detect[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 34 - 2) If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in t he same subnet, the IP Address pool of the DHCP server will change accordingly at the same time ， while the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will not take ef fect until they are re-configured. 4.4.3 MAC Clone Choose menu “ Netw ork → MAC Clone[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 35 - Figure 4-12 Dual Band Selection  2.4GHz (802 .1 1b/g/n) - Click the box, and then the router w ill only work in 2.4GHz frequency . Y ou can use the 2.4GHz band to conn ect to many classic wireless devices like gaming consoles, laptops, DVR s, ect.  5GHz (80 2.1 1a/n/ac) - Click the box,[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 36 - Figure 4-14 Wireless Settings – 2.4GHz  Wireless Ne twork 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 i[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 37 -  11bgn mixed - Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, an d 11n wireless clients. It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to 802.11bgn mixed , and all of 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless st ations can connect to the router.  Channel - This field determines which op[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 38 -  Ke y type - This option should be chosen according to the AP's security configuration. It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP's security type  WEP Index - This option should be c hosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX). It indicates the index [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 39 - 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.  Note: To build a successful connection by WPS, you s hould also do the corresponding[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 40 - Step 1: Keep the de fault WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-16 , then Figure 4-19 will appear. Figure 4-19 Add A New Device Step 2: Enter the PIN number from the client devic e in the field on the WPS screen above. Then click Connect button. Step 3: “ Connect[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 41 - Figure 4-20 Wireless Security  Disable Wireless Secur ity - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the follo wing modes to enable security.  WP A/WP A2- Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentic ation type ba[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 42 -  Note: If you check the WP A/WP A2-Personal radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you wi ll find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-21 . Figure 4-21 WP A/WP A2 – Personal  Wireless Password - You can enter ASCII characters bet ween 8 and 63 c haracters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal char[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 43 -  Group Key Up date Peri od - Specify the group key update inte rval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Ente r 0 to disable the update.  WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you check this radio button, you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 4-23 . Figure [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 44 - 4.6.4 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “ Wireless 2.4GHz → Wireless MAC Filtering ”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function, shown in Figure 4-24 . Figure 4-24 Wireless MAC Filtering T o filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 45 - To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follo w 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 hexadec imal digit). For example: 00:0A:EB:B0:00:0B. 2. Give a simple description for the w[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 46 - 4.6.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “ Wireless 2.4GHz → Wireless Advanced ”, you can configure the adva nced settings of your wireless 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[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 47 -  DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast mess ages. When the router has buffe red broadcast or multicast messages fo[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 48 - If the numbers of connected wireless st ations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page.  Note: This page will be refreshed autom atically every 5 seconds. 4.7 Wireless 5GHz Figure 4-28 Wireless menu There ar[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 49 -  Wireless Ne twork 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_5GHz_XXXXXX. This val[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 50 -  Enable WDS Bridging - Check this box to enable WDS. With this function, the router can bridge two or more WLANs. If this checkbox is selected, y ou will have to set the following parameters as shown in Figure 4-30 . Make sure the following settings are correct. Figure 4-30  SSID (to be[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 51 - Figure 4-31 WPS  WPS - Enable or disable the WPS function here.  Current PIN - The current value of the r outer's PIN is displayed her e. The default PIN of the router can be found in the label or User Guide.  Restor e PIN - Restore the PIN of the router to its default.  Gene[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 52 - Figure 4-32 Figure 4-33 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly . Step 3: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for tw o minutes during t he Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Step 4: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 53 - Step 2: Enter the PIN number from the client devic e in the field on the above WPS screen. Then click Connect button. Step 3: “ Connect successfully ” will appear on the screen of Figure 4-3 4 , which means the client device has successfully connected to the router . III. Enter the router[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 54 - Figure 4-35 Wireless Security  Disable Sec urity - If you do not want to use wireless securi ty, ch eck this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of t he following modes to enable security.  WP A/WP A2- Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentic ation type based on [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 55 -  Note: If you check the WP A/WP A2-Personal radio button and cho ose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-36 . Figure 4-36 WP A/WP A2 – Personal  W ireless Passw ord - You can enter ASCII characters bet ween 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal cha[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 56 -  Radius Server Pass w ord - Enter the password for the Radius server.  Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. En ter 0 to disable the update.  WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you check this radio [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 57 - 4.7.4 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “ Wireless → MAC Filtering ”, you can control the wire less access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function, shown in Figure 4-24 . Figure 4-39 Wireless MAC Filtering T o filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable . The default [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 58 - 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 hexadec imal digit). For example: 00:0A:EB:B0:00:0B. 2. Give a simple description for the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. 3[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 59 - 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “ Wireless → Wireless Advanced ”, you can configure the adva nced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-41 Wireless Advanced  Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of router . You can select High, Middle or Low which you wo[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 60 - (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field inform ing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast mess ages. When the router has buffe red broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. You can specify the valu[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 61 -  Note: This page will be refreshed autom atically every 5 seconds. 4.8 Guest Network Choose “ Guest Netw ork ”, and you can configur e the Guest Network Wireless Settings on the page as shown in Figure 4-43 . Figure 4-43 Guest Network Wireless Settings[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 62 -  Allow Guest T o Access My Local Network - If enabled, guests can communicate with hosts.  Allow Guest T o Access My USB S torage Sharing - If enabled, guests can access to USB storage sharing servers.  Guest Network Isolation -. If enabled, guests are isolated from each other .  [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 63 - Figure 4-45 DHCP Settings  DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server . If you disable the Serve r , you must have another DHCP server within your network , otherwise you must configure the computer manually .  Start IP Address - S pecify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 64 - 4.9.2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu “ DHCP → DHCP Client s List ”, you can view the info rmation 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 Addre ss - The MAC addres[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 65 - Figure 4-47 Address Reservation  MAC Addre ss - 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 Reserve an IP address: 1. Click t[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 66 - 4.10 USB Settings Figure 4-49 The USB Settings menu There are six submenus under t he USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 4-49 ): USB Mass Sto ra ge , User Accounts , S torage Sharing , FTP Server , Media Server and Print Server and. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the cor[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 67 - Figure 4-51 User Account Management Only Administrator can use a Web browser to transf er the files from a PC to the Writ able shared volume on the USB drive. T o add a new user account, please follow the step s below : 1. Choose the Index from the drop-down list.. 2. Self-define a User Name [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 68 - 1. Please restart the service for t he new settings to t ake effect. 2. If you cannot use the new user name and password to access the shares, press Win dow s 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 L[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 69 -  Status - Indicates the shared or non-shared status of the volume.  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 Sha[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 70 - 4.10.4 FTP Server Choose menu “ USB Settings → FTP Server ”, you can create an FTP server that can be accessed from the Internet or your local network. Figure 4-54 FTP Server Configuration  Server Stat us - Indicates the FTP Server's current status.  Internet Ac cess - Select[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 71 - 6. Click the Apply button to start the ftp server. To add a new folder, follow the instructions below. 1. Click Add New Folder in Figure 4-54 . Figure 4-55 Add or Modify Share Folder 2. Enter display name of the share folder in Shared Name filed. 3. Click the Brow se button to select the fold[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 72 - Figure 4-56 Media Server Setting  Server Enable - Indicates the Media Serve r’s current status, started or stopped. You can click the Enable button to enable the Medi a Server and click the Disable button to disable it.  Server Nam e - The name of this Media Server.  Share Name - T[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 73 - Figure 4-58 Add New Folder  Share Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder.  Director y - Displays the location of this folder.  Brow se – Click the button to sele ct the folder to share.  Appl y - Click the button to save your settings. 3. Click the Scan Now but[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 74 -  Offline - Indicates the print service feature is disabled. Y ou can click " St a rt " button to start the print service. 4.11 NA T Choose “ NA T ”, and you can enable o r disable the NAT and Hardware NAT Control feature. The NAT Rules and Hardware NAT will work properly only[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 75 - 4.12.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “ Forwarding → Virtual Servers ”, a nd then you can view an d add virtual servers on this page (shown in Figure 4-62 ). Virtual servers can be used fo r se tting up public services on your LAN. A virtual server is defined as a serv ice port, and all re[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 76 - 4. Select the protocol used for this application in the Protocol drop-down list, either TCP , UDP , or All . 5. Select the Enabl ed option in the Statu s drop-down list. 6. Click the Save button. Figure 4-63 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry  Note: It is possible that you have a compute[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 77 - Figure 4-64 Port T riggering  T rigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An out going connection using this port will trigger this rule.  T rigger Protocol - The protocol used for T rigger Ports, either TCP , UDP , or All (all protocols supported by the router).  Open Port - The [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 78 - Figure 4-65 Add or Modify a T riggering Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Edit or Delete as desired on the Edit column. Click the Enable Selected button to make selected entries enabled. Click the Disable Selected button to make sele[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 79 - DHCP client function dis abled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may be changed wh en using the DHC P function. Figure 4-66 DMZ T o assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Click the Enable button. 2. Enter the IP address of a local PC tha[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 80 -  External Port - The port which the router opened for the application.  Protocol - The type of protoc ol which is opened.  Internal Port - The port which the router opened for local host.  IP Address - The IP address of the local host which initiates the UPnP request.  Status -[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 81 - Figure 4-69 Basic Security  Firew all - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or disable the router’s firewall.  SPI Fire w all - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 82 - the use of cryptographic security services. To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the router, click Enable .  ALG - It is recommended to enable Application Lay er Gate way (ALG) because ALG allows customized Network Address T ranslation (NA T) traversal filters to be plugged into the gate[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 83 -  Note: Dos Protection will take ef fect only when the T raffic St ati stics in “ System T ool → St atistics ” is enabled.  Enable ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering.  ICMP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. E[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 84 - Figure 4-71 Local Management By 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 PC s with specific M AC Addresses to access the Setup page of the router's Web-Based Utility locally from in[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 85 - Figure 4-72 Remote Management  Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This router's default re mote management web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web p ort to a custom port by entering th[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 86 - Figure 4-73 Parent Control Settings  Parent Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effec t; otherwise, check Disable .[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 87 -  MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below.  MAC Address of Current PC - This field displays the MA C address of the PC that is managing this router. If the MAC Address of your adapter i[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 88 - Figure 4-74 Parent Control Settings 4.15 Access Control Figure 4-75 Access Control[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 89 - There are four submenus unde r the A ccess Control menu: Rule , Host , Ta r g e t and Schedule (as shown in Figure 4-75 ). Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.15.1 Rule Choose menu “ Access Control → Rule ”, and then you can vie w and set A[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 90 -  Delete Selected - Click the Delete Selected button to delete selected entries in the table. How to add a new rule: 1. Click the Add New button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4-77 . 2. Give a name (e.g. Rule_1) for the rule in the Description field. 3. Select a host fro[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 91 - 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 and Domain Name is www.google.com. 5. Click the submenu Schedule of Access Control in the left to enter the Schedule List page. Add a new entry with[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 92 -  Address Info - Here displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC.  Edit - To modify or delete an existing entry. Click the Delete Selected button to delete the select ed entries in the table. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New button[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 93 - 1. Click Add New button in Figure 4-78 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page. 2. In Mode field , select MAC Address from the drop-down list. 3. In Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 4. In MAC Address field, enter 00:11:22:33:44:AA. 5. Click Save [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 94 - Figure 4-82 Add or Modify an Access T arget Entry I) In Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). 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 Figu[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 95 - Figure 4-84 Add or Modify an Access T arget Entry I) In Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). II) In Add URL Address field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example, google) in the bl ank. Any domain name with keywords i[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 96 - 4.15.4 Schedule Choose menu “ Access Control → Schedule ”, and then you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-85 . The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Contro l Rule. Figure 4-85 Schedule Settings  Description - Here displa ys the descripti[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 97 - Figure 4-86 Advanced Schedule Settings For example : If you desire to restrict the inter net activities of host with MAC address 00:11:22:33:44:AA to access www.google.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturda y and Sunday , you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New button sh[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 98 - There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4-87 : St at ic Route List and System Routing T able . Click any of them, and you w ill be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.16.1 Static Route List Choose menu “ Advanced Routing → S tatic Route List ?[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 99 - 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status d rop-down list. 4. Click the Save button to make the entry take effect. Other configurations for the entries: Click the Delete button to delete the entry . Click the Enable Selected button to enable the selected entries. Click the Di[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 100 - 4.17 Bandwid th Control Figure 4-91 Bandwidth Control Choose menu “ Bandwidth Control ”, and then you can configure t he bandwidth control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-91 . Y ou can configure the Egress Bandwidth and Ingre ss Bandwid th in this page. Their values you configure shou[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 101 - 1. Click Add New shown in Figure 4-91 , you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-92 . 2. Enter the information lik e the screen shown below . Figure 4-92 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings 3. Click the Save button. 4.18 IP & MAC Binding Figure 4-93 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 102 -  MAC Addre ss - The MAC address of the controll ed computer in the LAN.  IP Address - The assigned IP address of the cont rolled computer in the LAN.  Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device.  Edit - To edit or delete an existing entry. When you want [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 103 - Figure 4-96 ARP List 1. MAC Address - The MAC address of the contro lled computer in the LAN. 2. IP Address - The assigned IP address of the cont rolled computer in the LAN. 3. Status - Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound. Click the Load Selected button to load the se[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 104 - Figure 4-97 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 DDNS. 5. Click the Login button to [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 105 - Figure 4-98 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. Click the Login button to login the[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 106 - Figure 4-99 Dyndns.org 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 DDNS. 5. Click the Login button to[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 107 - 4.20.1 IPv6 Status Figure 4-101 IPv6 S tatus The IPv6 Status page displays the router's current IPv6 status and configurati on. All information is read-only.  WAN  Connection Type - The IPv6 connection way for WAN  Connection Status - The status of IPv6 connection  IPv6 Addr[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 108 - 4.20.2 IPv6 WAN Figure 4-102 Enable/Disable IPv6  Connection T ype - Choose the correct WAN connec tion type based on you r ISP network topology .  D ynamic IPv6 - Connections which use dynam ic IPv6 address assignment.  Static IPv6 - Connections which use stat ic IPv6 address assig[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 109 - 1) Dynamic IPv6 Figure 4-103 Dynamic IPv6  IPv6 Address - The IPv6 address assigned by your ISP dynamically .  Prefix Length - The length of IPv6 address prefix.  IPv6 Gatew ay - Enter the default gateway provided by your ISP.  Addressing T ype - There are two types of assignati [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 1 10 - Figure 4-104 S tatic IPv6  IPv6 Address - Enter the IPv6 address provided by your ISP.  Prefix Length - The length of IPv6 address prefix.  IPv6 Gatewa y - Enter the default gateway provided by your ISP.  IPv6 DNS Server - Enter the DNS IPv6 address provide d by your ISP.  Se[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 1 1 1 - Figure 4-105 PPPoEv6  PPP Usern ame/Password - Enter the User Name and Pass word provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.  Authenticati on Type – Choose one authentication type from A UTO-AUTH , PAP , CHAP and MS-CHAP .  Addressing T ype - There are two types of as[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 1 12 - 4) T unnel 6to4 Figure 4-106 T unnel 6to4 This type is used in the situati on that your W AN connection is IPv4 while LAN connection is IPv6.  W AN Connection - Display the available wan connection. Click the Save button to save yo ur settings. 4.20.3 IPv6 LAN Figure 4-107 IPv6 LAN  A[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 1 13 - 4.21 System T ools Figure 4-108 The System T ools menu Choose menu “ System T ools ”, and you can see the submenus under th e main menu: Tim e Settings , Diagnostic , Firm w are Upgrade , Factory Defaults , Backup & Restore , Reboot , Password , Sy stem Log and St atistics . Click a[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 1 14 -  Date - Enter your local date in MM/ DD/YY into the right blanks.  Tim e - 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[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 1 15 - Figure 4-1 10 T ime settings  Note: 1. This setting will be used for some time-based fu nctions such as firewall. Y ou must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully , otherwise, these functions will not take ef fect. 2. The time will be lost if the router is turne[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 1 16 -  Diagnostic T ool - Check the radio but ton to select one diagnostic too.  Ping - This diagnostic to ol troublesho ots connectivity , reachability , and name resolution to a given host or gateway .  T raceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection.  Note:[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 1 17 - 4.21.3 Firmware Upgrade Choose menu “ System T ools → Firmw are Upgrade ”, and then you can update the latest version of firmware for the router on the following screen. Figure 4-1 13 Firmware Upgrade  Firmw are Version - Displays the current firmware version.  Hardw are Version[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 1 18 - 4.21.4 Factory Defaults Choose menu “ System T ools → Factory Defaults ”, and then and you can restore the configurations of the router to factory defaults on the following screen Figure 4-1 14 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to the[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 1 19 -  Click the Restore button to update the configurati on with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank.  Note: The current configuration will be covered with the uploading configuration file. Wrong process will lead the device unmanaged. The rest oring proc[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 120 - Figure 4-1 17 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factor y default user name and passwor d 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 nam e and password. [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 121 -  Log Settings - Click to change the log settings . 4.21.9 Statistics Choose menu “ System T ools → St atistics ”, and then you can view the statistics of the router, including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic Interval. Figure 4-1 18 S tatistics  Sta[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 122 - Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the router. Total Byt es The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the router. Packets The total number of packets receiv[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 123 - 4.22 Logout Choose ” Logout ”, and you will be back to t he login screen as shown in Figure 4-1 19 . Figure 4-1 19 Logout[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 124 - Appendix A: F AQ 1. How do I configure the router to access Internet b y 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 o n the router . The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 125 - 2. How do I configure the router to access Internet b y Ethernet users? 1) Login to the router , click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser , and click "W AN" submenu. On the W AN page, sele ct “Dynamic IP” for "W AN Connection T ype", finish by clicking[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 126 - 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 enabl e DMZ Host: Log in to the router , click the “ Forwarding ” menu on the left of your browser , an[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 127 - 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 inte rfere with the WEB management port 80 on the router , you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interfer ence. 2) T o change the WEB management po[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 128 - field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.0.x, the def ault LAN IP of the router will autom atically 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 . 3) Log in to the router , click [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 129 - Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to inst all and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP . First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is wo rking, refer to the adapter ’s manual if needed. 1. Inst all TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar , click t[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 130 - 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. 6) Select Obt ain an IP address automatically and Obt ain DNS server au tomatically , as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3[...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 131 - Appendix C: S pecifications General S tandards IEEE 802.1 1ac, IEEE 802.1 1n, IEEE 802.1 1g, IEEE 802.1 1b, IEEE 802.1 1a, IEEE 802.1 1e, IEEE 802. 1 1i, IEEE 802.1X, IEEE 802.3X, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab Protocols TCP/IP , PPPoE, DHCP , ICMP , NA T , SNTP , IGMPv3, L2TP , PPTP [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 132 - Appendix D: Glossary  802.11 ac - IEEE 802.11ac is a wireless comput er networking standard of 802.11.This specification will enable multi-stat ion WLAN throughput of at least 1 gigabit per second .This is accomplished by extending the air interface concepts embraced by 802.11n: wider RF [...]

Archer C2 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - 133 -  MTU ( Maximum Transmission Unit ) - The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted.  NAT ( N etwork A ddress T ranslation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet.  PPPoE ( P oint to P oint P rotoc[...]