TP-Link AC1750 manuel d'utilisation

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Rout er R EV1.0.0 1910010809[...]

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    COPYRIG HT & TRADEMARKS S pecifications are subject t o change without notice. is a registered trade mark of TP - LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered tradem arks of their res pective holders. No part of the specifications m ay be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any deri[...]

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    FCC S T A TEMENT This equipment has bee n tested and found t o comply with the lim its for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Thes e limits are designed to provide r easonable protec tion against harmf ul interference i n a residential installation. This equipment generat es, uses and can radiate radio frequenc y energy[...]

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    CE Mark W arn ing This is a class B product. In a domesti c environment, this product may caus e radio interfere nce, in which case the user m ay be required to take adequate m easures. National R estrictions This device is int ended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countri es following the EU directive 199 9/5/EC) without a n[...]

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    Canadian Compliance St atement This device compli es with Industry Canada l icense - exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is s ubject to the following t wo conditions : (1) This device m ay not cause interfere nce, and (2) This device m ust accept any interferenc e, including interfe rence that may caus e undesired operation of the devic e. Cet appare[...]

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    安全諮詢及注意事項 ●請使用原裝電源供應器或只能按照本產品注明的電源類型使用本產品。 ●清潔本產品之前請先拔掉電源線。請勿使用液體、噴霧清潔劑或濕布進行清潔。 ●注意防潮,請勿將水或其他液體潑灑到本產品上。  ●插槽與開口供通風使用,以確[...]

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    TP - LINK TECHNOLO GIES CO., L TD TP- LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5) , and 28 (floors 1 - 4) Central S cience and T echn ology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECL ARA TION OF CONF ORMITY For the following equi pment: Product Descri ption: AC1750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabi t Router Model No.: C7 T rademark: [...]

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    - I - CONTENTS Package Contents ..................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the rout er ......................................................................[...]

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    - II - 4.7.1 Wireless Settings .......................................................................................... 47 4.7.2 WPS ............................................................................................................. 49 4.7.3 Wireless Security ..............................................................................[...]

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    - III - 4.16 Advanced R outing .................................................................................................... 99 4.16.1 S tatic Routing List ......................................................................................... 99 4.16.2 Syst em Rout ing T able ...............................................................[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 1 - Package Contents The following i tem s should be found in your packag e:  Archer C7 AC1750 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Router  DC P ower Adapter for Archer C7 AC1750 Wi reless Dual Band Gigabi t Ro uter  Quick Installation Guide  Resource CD for Arc her C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Ba[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 2 - Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of th e router The Archer C7 AC1750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er integrates 4- port Switch, Firewall, N AT - router and Wireless AP . Powered by 3x3 MIMO technology , t he AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router delivers exceptional range an d spe[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 3 - 1.2 Conventions The route r or Archer C7 ment ioned i n this guide stands for Archer C7 AC1750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Router wi thout any explanati on . 1.3 Main Features  Complies with IE EE 802.1 1 ac .  One 10/100/1000M Auto - Negotiation RJ 45 Internet port, four 10/100/1000M [...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 4 - 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 LEDs on t he front panel The router ’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right) . Name St atus Indication ( Power ) Off Power is off . On Power is on . (System) On T he router is initializing or maybe has a system error[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 5 - ( WPS ) Slow Flash A wireless dev ice is connec ting to the netw ork by WPS function. T his process will las t in the first 2 minutes. On A wireless device has been success fully added to the network by WPS function . Quick Flash A wireles s device fail ed to be added to the netwo rk by WPS [...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 6 -  Internet : This port is where you wi ll connect the DSL/cable Modem, or Ethernet .  Ethernet (1 , 2, 3, 4 ): These ports ( 1 , 2, 3, 4 ) connect the router t o the local PC(s) .  WPS/ R eset : Pressing thi s button for less than 5 seconds enable s the WPS f un ction. If you r clien[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 7 - Chapter 2. Connecting the router 2.1 System Requireme nt s  Broadband Internet Access Service (DS L/Cable/Ethernet )  One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 c onnector (which is not necessary if the router is connected direct ly to the Ethernet)  PC s with a working Ethernet Adapter a[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 8 - power on the Route r . (Bef ore you power on the R outer , pl ease make sure your c omputer is NOT connected to any other wireles s network.) Figure 2-1 Hardware I nstallation Figure 2-2 USB Installation  Note: If you want to use the router t o share files or printer , plug the USB storag[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 9 - Chapter 3. Quick Inst allation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure t he basic functions of your AC1750 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Rout er using Quick Setup Wiz ar d within minut es. 3.1 TCP/IP C onfiguration The default IP address of the router is 192.168.0.1 and the default S[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 10 -  If the resul t displayed is s imilar to F igure 3-2 , it means t he connection bet ween your PC and the router failed . Figure 3-2 Failure res ult of Ping command Please check the conn ection follow ing these steps: 1. Is the connect ion between your PC and the router correct?  Note:[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 11 - 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web - based utility , it i s easy to configure and m anage the AC1750 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router . The Web - based utility can be used on any Wind ows, Macintos h or UNIX OS with a Web browser , suc h as Microsoft Internet Explorer , Mozilla Firef[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 12 - Figure 3-5 Quick Setup 3. Click Next , and then WAN Con nection Type page wil l appear, shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 WAN Connect ion Type The router provides Aut o - Detect functi on and supports t hree popular ways PPPoE , Dynamic IP , and Static IP and to connect to the Interne t. It?[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 13 - Figure 3-7 Quick S etup - S tatic IP  IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your IS P). Your ISP will provide you with the IP address you need to enter here. Enter the IP address into the field.  Subnet Mask - T he Subnet Mask is [...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 14 -  Confirm Passw ord - Enter the password ag ain to make s ure that the pass word is correct. Check the radio butt on of Dynamic / Static IP to activate the secondary connection i f your ISP provides an extra Conne ction type suc h as Dynamic/Stat ic IP to connect to a local area network. [...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 15 - 5) I f the connect ion type detected is PP TP /Russia n PP TP , the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3- 10 . Configure the foll owing parameters and then c lick Next to continu e. Figure 3- 10 Quick Setup – L2TP/Russi a L2 TP  User Name / Passwor d - Enter t he User Name and [...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 16 - Figure 3- 11 Quick Setup – Dual Band Selection  2.4GHz - Y ou can use the 2.4GHz band to connect t o many classic wireles s devices like gaming consoles , laptops, DVRs, ect.  5GHz - This band is less crowded and is used f or time - sensitive m usic, video stream ing or gaming. Usin[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 17 -  Region - Select your region from t he drop - down list . This field speci fies the region where the wireles s function of the rout er can be used. I t may be illegal to use the wireless func tion of the router in a region other tha n one of those s pecified in t his field. If your count[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 18 -  Channel - This field determines which operati ng frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change t he wireless channel unless you notice i nterference problem s with another nearby acces s point. If you select “ A uto ” , then the AP will select the best channel automat ically[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 19 -  Disable Securit y - The wireless securit y function can be ena bled or disabled. If disabled, the wirel ess stations will be able to connect the router wi th out encryption .  Enable Securit y ( WPA - PSK/WPA2 - PSK) – It ’ s selected by default, wit h the default PSK pass word t[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 20 - Chapter 4. Configuring the rout er This chapter wil l show each Web page's key functions and the confi guration way . 4.1 Login After your successful login, you wil l see the main menus on the left of the Web - based utility . On the right, there are the c orresponding explanati ons an[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 21 - Figure 4-1 S tatus[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 22 - 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3. 2 Quick Installation Guide . 4.4 Network Figure 4-2 the Network menu There are three subm enus under the Network m enu (shown in Fi gure 4-2 ): WA N , LAN and MAC Clone . Click any of them, and you wil l be able to configure t he corresponding function. 4.[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 23 - This page displays the W AN IP p arameters assigned dynami cally by your ISP , including IP addr ess, S ubnet Mask, Default Gat eway , etc. Clic k the Re new button t o renew the IP parameters from your ISP . Click the Release button to releas e the IP parameters.  MTU Size - The normal [...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 24 -  Subnet Mask - Enter the s ubnet Mask in dotted - decim al notation provide d by your ISP , usually is 255.255. 255.0.  Default Gatew ay - (Optional) Enter the gat eway IP address in dotted - dec imal notation provided by your ISP .  MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 25 -  Disabled - The Secondary Con nection is disabl ed by default , so there is PPPoE connection only . This is recomm ended.  Dynamic IP - Y ou can check this radio button t o use D ynamic IP as the secondary connection t o connect to the loc al area network provide d by ISP .  St ati[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 26 - Figure 4-6 PPPoE Advanced S ettings  MTU Size - The default MTU size is “ 1480 ” bytes, which is usually f ine . It i s not recommended that you change the default MTU S ize unless required b y your ISP .  Service Name/AC Nam e - The servic e name and AC (Acc ess Concentrator) nam[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 27 - Figure 4-7 WA N - BigPond Cable  User Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Nam e and Password provi ded by your ISP . These fields are case - s ensitive.  Auth Server - Ent er the authenticati ng server IP address or host name.  Auth Domain - T ype in the domain suffix server name based[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 28 -  Connect Manually - Y ou can c lick the Connect / Disconnect but ton to connect / dis connect immediately . This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Co nnect on Demand mode. The Internet c onnection can be di sconnected autom atically after a speci fied inactivity period and[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 29 -  Dynamic IP/ St atic IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP . Click the Co nnect button to connect immediately . Clic k the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately .  Connect on Demand - Y ou can configure the router to di sconnect from you r Internet connection after a s[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 30 - Figure 4-9 PPTP Settin gs  User Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Nam e and Password provi ded by your ISP . These fields are case - s ensitive.  Dynamic IP/ St atic IP - Cho ose either as you are given by your IS P and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain na me. If you choose sta[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 31 - Interne t connect ion to remain active at al l times, enter “0” in the Max Idle T ime field. Otherwise, enter t he number of minutes you want to have elapsed before yo ur Internet connection term inates.  Connect Automatical ly - Connect automatic ally after the router is disconnecte[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 32 - Figure 4- 10 LAN  MAC Address - The physi cal address of the router , as seen from the LAN. T he value can't be changed.  IP Address - Enter the IP address of your router or reset it in dotted - decimal notation (factory defaul t: 192.168. 0 .1).  Subnet Mask - An address code[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 33 -  WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current M AC address of the Intern et port . If your ISP requires you to register the MAC addres s, please ent er the correct MAC address into this field in XX - XX - XX - XX - XX - XX format (X is any hexad ecimal digit ).  Your PC's MA[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 34 - 4.6 Wireless 2.4GHz Figure 4- 13 Wireless menu There are six submenus under the Wireles s menu (shown i n Figure 4- 13 ): Wireless Settings , WPS , Wireless Security , Wireless MAC Fi ltering , Wireless Advanced and Wireless St atistics . Click any of them, and you will be able t o configur[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 35 -  Region - Select your region from the drop - down list. This field speci fies the region where th e wireless functi on of the router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless fun c tion of the router in a regio n other than one of those speci fied in this fiel d. If your country[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 36 -  Enable SSID Broadca st - When wireless clients survey the local area f or wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by t he router . If you select t he Enable SSID Broadcast chec kbox, the Wireles s router will broadcas t its name (SSID) on the air .  E[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 37 - Figure 4- 16 WPS  WPS St atus - Enable or disable t he WPS function here.  Current PIN - The c urrent value of the router 's PIN is dis played here. The default PIN of the router can be found in t he label or User Guide.  Restore PIN - Res tore the PIN of the rout er to its de[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 38 - Figure 4- 17 Figure 4- 18 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold t he WPS button of the c lient device. Step 3: The Wi - Fi Protec ted Setup LED flas hes for two minutes duri ng the Wi - Fi Protec ted Setup process. Step 4: When the WPS LED is on, the c lient device has suc cessfully conne[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 39 - III. Enter the router ’ s PIN on your cli ent device Use this method if your c lient device as ks for the router ’ s PIN number . Step 1: On the client devic e, enter the PIN number listed on the router ’ s Wi - Fi Protect ed Set up screen , shown in F igure 4- 16 (It is al so labeled[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 40 -  Disable Secur ity - If you do not want to use wireles s security, c heck this radio button. But it ’ s strongly recom mended to choose one of the f ollowing modes to enable securi ty.  W PA / W PA 2 - Person al - It ’s the WPA / WPA2 authentication t ype base d on pre - sh ared p[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 41 - Figure 4- 22 WP A/WP A2 - Enterprise • Radius Server I P - Enter the IP address of the Radius s erver. • Radius Port - Ent er the port number of t he Radius server . • Radius Passw ord - Enter the password for the R adius s erver. • Group Key Update Period - S pecif y th e group key[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 42 - • Ke y T ype - You can select the WEP key length (64 - bit, or 128 - bit , or 152 - bit.) f or encryption. "Di sabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. 64 - bit - You can ent er 10 hexadecimal di gits (any combination o f 0 - 9, a- f, A - F, zero key is not promoted ) or 5 A[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 43 - Figure 4- 25 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entr y To add or modify a MAC Address F iltering entr y, follow these instruction s: 1. Enter the appropri ate MAC Address int o the MAC Address field. The f ormat of the MAC Address is XX - XX - XX - XX - XX - XX (X is any hexadecim[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 44 - 2. Select the radi o button “ Allow the entries speci fied b y a n y enabled entries in the lis t to access ” for Fi ltering Rules . 3. Delete all or dis able all entries if there are any entries already. 4. Click the Add New ... button . 1) E nter the MAC address 00 - 0A - EB -B0-00- 0[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 45 -  Beacon Interval - Enter a value b etween 20 - 1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval her e . The beacons are the packets s ent by the router to synchroni ze a wireless n etwork. B eac on Interval value determ ines the tim e interval of the beacons . The default value i s 100.  RTS Thr[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 46 - Figure 4- 27 Wireless S t atisti cs  MAC Address - The connec ted wireless station's MAC addres s  Current Status - T he connected wireless station's running st atus , one of STA - AUTH/ STA - ASSOC/ STA - JOINED/ WP A/ WP A - PSK/ WPA2/ WPA2 - PSK/ AP - UP/ AP - DOWN/ Disco[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 47 - 4.7.1 Wireless Sett ings Choose menu “ Wirele ss 5 GHz → Wireless Settings ” , you c an configure t he basic settings for the wireless net work of 5 GHz on this page . Figure 4- 29 Wireless Settings – 5GHz  Wireless Netw ork Name - Also called the SSID ( Service Set Identific ati[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 48 -  Mode - Select the desired mode.  11 a onl y - Select if al l of your wireless cli ents are 802.11 a. When 802.1 1 a mode i s selected , onl y 802.11 a wireles s stations c an connect to the router .  11n only - Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11 n. When 802. 11[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 49 -  WEP Index - This option should be chosen i f the key type is WEP(ASCI I) or WEP(HEX).I t indicates the index of t he WEP key.  Auth Type - This option should be c hosen if the k ey type is WEP(AS CII) or WEP(HEX).I t indicates the authoriz ation type of the Root A P.  Password - I[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 50 - I. Use the Wi - Fi Protected Setu p Button Use this method if your c lient device has a Wi - Fi Protected S etup button . Step 1: Press t he WPS /Rese t button on the b ack panel of the router , as shown in Figure 4- 32 . Y ou can also kee p the default WP S s tatus as Enab led and c lick t[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 51 - Step 2: Enter the PIN number f rom the cl ient device in the field on the above WP S screen. Then click Connect button. Step 3: “ Connect succes sfully ” will appear on the sc reen of Figure 4- 34 , which means the client device has succ essfully connected t o the router . III. Enter th[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 52 - Figure 4- 35 Wireless Security  Disable Secur ity - If you do not want to use wireless s ecurity, check this radio button. But it ’ s strongly recom mended to choose one of the f ollowing modes to enable securi ty.  W PA / W PA 2 - Person al - It ’s the WPA/WP A2 authentication ty[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 53 - Figure 4- 36 WP A/WP A2 – Personal • PSK Pass word - You can ent er ASCII charac ters between 8 and 63 char acters or 8 t o 64 Hexadecimal characters. T he def ault password is the same with the default PIN code, which is labeled on t he bottom of the router or c an be found in Figure 4[...]

  • Page 64

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 54 -  WEP - It is based on the I EEE 802.11 standard . I f you chec k this radio button, you will find a notice in red as s how in Figure 4- 38 . Figure 4- 38 WEP • Typ e - you can c hoose the type for the WEP sec urity on the drop - down list. The def ault setting is A utomatic , which can[...]

  • Page 65

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 55 - 4.7.4 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “ Wireless → MAC Filtering ” , you can c ontrol the wireless access by configur ing the Wireless MAC Fil tering function, shown in Figure 4- 24 . Figure 4- 39 Wireless MAC Filtering T o filter wirel ess users by MAC Address , click Enable . The[...]

  • Page 66

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 56 - 1. Enter the appropri ate MAC Address int o the MAC Address field. The f ormat of the MAC Address is XX - XX - XX - XX - XX - XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00 - 0A - EB - B0 - 00 - 0B. 2. Give a simpl e description for t he wireles s station in the Descriptio n field. For ex[...]

  • Page 67

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 57 - 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “ Wireles s → Wireless Advance d ” , you c an configure th e advanced se ttings of your wireless net work. Figure 4- 41 Wireless Advanced  Transmit Pow er - Here you c an specify the trans mit power of router . Y ou can select High, Middle or Low[...]

  • Page 68

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 58 - (DTIM). A DTIM field i s a countdown fiel d informing cl ients of the next wi ndow for list ening to broadcast and mult icast messages. When the rout er has buffered broadcas t or multicast messages for ass ociated client s, it sends the next D TIM with a DTI M Interval value. You can speci[...]

  • Page 69

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 59 -  Note: This page will be refres hed automatic ally every 5 seconds . 4.8 Guest Network Figure 4- 43 The Guest Network menu There are two submenus under t he Guest Network menu (shown in Figure 4- 43 ) : Wireless Settings an d Storage Sharing . C lick ei ther of them, and you will be able[...]

  • Page 70

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 60 -  Allow Guest T o Access M y Local Networ k - If enabled, gues ts can communicate with hosts.  Enable Guest Network Bandw idth Control - If enabled, the Guest Network Bandwidth Control rules wil l take effect.  Egress Bandw id th For Guest Network - The upload speed through the W AN[...]

  • Page 71

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 61 -  Confirm Passw ord - Re - enter the password here.  Storage Authority - Aut hority of user: Read Only or Read and Write.  Name - This folder's display name.  Pa rtition - The volume t hat the folder resides. V olume 1 - 8 is mapping to USB port 1, V olume 9- 16 is mapping t[...]

  • Page 72

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 62 - 4.9 DHCP Figure 4- 47 The DHCP menu There are three subme nus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4- 47 ) : DHCP Settings , DHCP Client s List and Ad dress Rese rvation . Click any of t hem, and you will be able to configure the c orresponding funct ion s. 4.9.1 DHCP Setti ngs Choose menu [...]

  • Page 73

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 63 -  Address Lease Time - The Ad dress Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connecti on to the router with their current dynamic IP Address . Enter the amo unt of time in minut es and t he user w ill be "leased " t his dynamic IP Address. A fter the time [...]

  • Page 74

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 64 - 4.9.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “ DHCP → Address Reservatio n ” , you can view and a dd a reserved addres s for clients via the next screen (shown i n Figure 4- 50 ). When you specif y a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, t hat PC will always r eceive the same IP address e[...]

  • Page 75

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 65 - 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want t o modify . If you want to delete the entry , c lick the Delete . 2. Modif y the inf ormation. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/ Disable All button to make al l entries enabled / disabled Click the Delete All butt on to delete all entries[...]

  • Page 76

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 66 -  Service Status - I ndicates the Network Sharing servic e's current status . Y ou ca n c lick the Start button to st art the Storage Sharing servic e and click the Sto p button to stop it .  Volume - The volum e name of the USB drive t he users have acc ess to. Vol ume 1 - 8 is m[...]

  • Page 77

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 67 - 2. The new settings will not take eff ect until you rest art the service. 3. To unplug the USB drive, click Ej ect Disk button first . Simply pulling USB drive o ut of the USB port can cause dam age to the device and los s of data. 4. Mounted volumes of each USB port are subject t o the 8 -[...]

  • Page 78

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 68 - 3. S pecify a port for t he FTP server to use ( The default port number is 21). 4. The Internet Add ress displa ys t he WAN IP address of this router, so t hat other users can access FTP via this addres s. 5. If WAN type is PPP o E/PPTP/L2TP, two connec tions will be avai lable. Therefore, [...]

  • Page 79

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 69 - Figure 4- 57 Media Serve r Setting  Server Name - The name of this Media Server.  Server Status - I ndicates the Medi a Server ’s current st atus, started or stopped . Y ou c an c lick the Star t button to start the Medi a Server and click the Stop button to stop it .  Name - Th [...]

  • Page 80

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 70 - Figure 4- 59 Media Serve r Setting 3. Click t he Add share fold er button to spec ify a folder as the searc h path of media server . T he screen will then appear as shown in Figure 4- 60 . Figure 4- 60 Add New Fol der  Display Name - You can enter a display name f or the share f older. ?[...]

  • Page 81

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 71 -  Back - C lick th is button to disc ard the settings and just go to the media serve r configuratio n page. 4. Click t he Scan All button to scan all the share fol ders immediately. You can also select the Auto - scan , at sam e time , select an auto scan interval tim e by drop - down lis[...]

  • Page 82

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 72 - Figure 4- 62 User Ac count Management Only Adminis trator can use a Web browser to tra nsfer the fil es from a PC to the Writable shared volume on the USB dri ve. T o add a new user account, please follow the step s below: 1. C lick Add New User but ton, and the screen wil l appear as shown[...]

  • Page 83

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 73 -  User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive. T he user name must be compos ed of alphanumeric symbols not exceedin g 15 characters in l ength.  Password - Enter the pas sword in the Pass word field. The pa ssword must be c omposed of alphanumeric symb[...]

  • Page 84

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 74 -  Disabl e NAT Contr ol - If disabled, neit her NAT function nor Forwardin g configuration will take effect.  Enable Hardw are NAT Control - If enabled, t he Hardware NAT f eature will take ef fect.  Disable Hardw are NAT Control - If dis abled, neither Hardw are NAT feature wil l t[...]

  • Page 85

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 75 -  Internal Port - The Internal Servic e Port number of t he PC running the service applic ation. Y ou can leave it blank if the Internal Port is the s ame as the Service P ort , or enter a specific port number w hen Service Port i s a single one.  IP A ddr ess - The IP address of the P[...]

  • Page 86

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 76 - To modify or delete an exi sting entry: 1. Find the desired ent ry in the table. 2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on t he Modify column. Click the Enable / Disable All button to make all entries enab led / disabled . Click the Delete All butt on to delete all entries . Click the Next bu[...]

  • Page 87

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 77 - 4. Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports from the Incoming Protocol drop - down list, either TCP or UDP , or All. 5. Select E nable d in Status field . 6. Click the Save button to save t he new rule. Figure 4- 69 Add or Modify a T riggering Entry  T rigger P ort - The port for outg[...]

  • Page 88

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 78 - Clic k the Enable All button to m ake all entries enabl ed . Click the Disable All button to mak e all entries disabled. Click the Delete All butt on to delete all entries Once the router i s configured, the operation is as follow s: 1. A l ocal host makes an outgoing connec tion to an exte[...]

  • Page 89

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 79 - 3. Click the Save button. 4.12.4 UPnP Choose menu “ Forwarding → UPnP ” , and t hen you can view the informati on about UPnP in the screen (shown in Figure 4- 71). The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows t he devices, such as Internet comput ers, to access the local host res[...]

  • Page 90

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 80 - 4.13 Security Figure 4- 72 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 4- 72 : Basic Secur ity , Advanced Securit y , Loc al Management and Remote Management . Click any of them , and you will be able to conf igure the correspondi ng function s. 4.13[...]

  • Page 91

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 81 -  VPN - VPN P assthrough must be enabled if yo u want to allow VP N tunnels usi ng VPN protocols to pass through the router .  PPTP Passthrough - Point - to - Point Tunnel ing Protocol (P PTP) allows the Point - to - Point P rotocol (PPP) to be tunneled thr ough an IP network. To allow[...]

  • Page 92

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 82 - Figure 4- 74 Advanced Security  Packets Stati stics Interval (5~60 ) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from t he drop - down l ist. The Pack ets S tatistic s I nterval value i ndicates the ti me section of the packets statistic s . The result of the stati[...]

  • Page 93

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 83 -  Enable TCP - SYN - FLOOD Attack Fi ltering - Enable or Disabl e the TCP - SYN - FLOOD Attack Filteri ng.  TCP - SYN - FLOOD Packets T hresho ld (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When t he current TCP - SYN - FLOOD Packets num bers is beyond the set v[...]

  • Page 94

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 84 - use the password to browse t he built - in web pages t o perform Administrator tas ks while all the others will be bloc ked. After click th e Add button, your PC's MA C Address will be pl aced in the l ist above. Click the Save button to save your s ettings.  Note: If your PC is blo[...]

  • Page 95

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 85 - 4.14 Parent al Control C hoose menu “ Parental Control ” , and then you can c onfigure the parental control in the s creen as shown in Fi gure 4- 77 . The Parental Control f unction can be us ed to control t he internet activities of the child, limit the chi ld to access certain website[...]

  • Page 96

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 86 -  Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this funct ion to take effect ; otherwi se , check Disable .  MAC Address of Paren tal PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make us e of the Copy To Above button below.  MAC Address of Your P C - Th[...]

  • Page 97

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 87 - 1. Click “ Parental Control ” menu on the left to enter the Parental Control Settings page. Check Enable and enter the M AC address 00 - 11 - 22 - 33 - 44 - BB in the MAC A ddress of Parental P C field. 2. Click “ Access Control → Schedu le ” on t he left to enter the S chedule Se[...]

  • Page 98

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 88 - 4.15.1 R ule C hoose menu “ Ac cess Control → Rule ” , and then you can view and set Access Control rules i n the screen as s hown in Figure 4- 81 . Figure 4- 81 Access Control Rule Management  Enable Internet Acc ess Control - Select t he check box to enable the Internet Ac cess C[...]

  • Page 99

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 89 -  Move - You can change t he entry’s order as des ired. Enter in t he first box the ID num ber of the entry you want t o move and in the s econd box another I D number, and then c lick the Move button to change the entries ’ order. Click the Next button to go to the nex t page . C lic[...]

  • Page 100

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 90 - Figure 4- 83 Quick Setup – Create an Access T arget Ent ry  Target Descripti on - In thi s field, create a des cription for the t arget. Note that this description should be u nique (e.g. Tar get_1) .  Mode - Here are two options, I P Address and Domain Name. You can choose eit her [...]

  • Page 101

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 91 - Fi gure 4- 84 Quick Set up – Create an Advanc ed Schedule Ent ry  Schedule Descripti on - In this field, creat e a description for t he schedule. Note that thi s description should be u nique (e.g. Sc hedule_1 ) .  Day - Cho ose Select Days and select the certain day (da ys), or cho[...]

  • Page 102

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 92 -  Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that thi s name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1) .  Host - In this fiel d, select a host from the drop - down lis t for the rule. T he defaul t value is the Host Descripti on you set just now.  Target - In this filed, select a t[...]

  • Page 103

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 93 - For exam ple : If you des ire to allow the host with MAC address 00 - 11 - 22 - 33 - 44 - AA t o access www .g oogle.com only f rom 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday , and for bid other hosts in the LAN to access the I nternet, you should fol low the settings below: 1. Click t he sub me[...]

  • Page 104

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 94 - Figure 4- 87 Host S ettings  Host Descriptio n - Here displays the des cription of the hos t and this descript ion is unique .  Information - Here displ ays the inform ation about the host. It can be IP or MAC.  Modify - To modify or delete an existing ent ry. T o add a new entry, [...]

  • Page 105

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 95 - Figure 4- 89 Add or Modify a Host Entry For example : If you des ire to restrict the internet ac tivities of host with MA C address 00 - 11 - 22 - 33 - 44 - AA, you should fi rst follow the set tings below: 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4- 87 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry p[...]

  • Page 106

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 96 -  Modify - To modify or delete an exist ing entry. T o add a new entry , pl ease follow the steps below. 1. C lick the Ad d New … button. 2. In Mode field, select IP Address or Do main Name . 3. I f you select IP Addr ess , the screen shown is Figure 4- 91 . Figure 4- 91 Add or Modify a[...]

  • Page 107

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 97 - 1) In Target De scription field, create a unique descri ption for the target (e. g. Target_1). 2) I n Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full na me or the keywords (for example , go ogle) in the blank . A ny domain name wit h keywords in it ( www .google.com , www .g oogle[...]

  • Page 108

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 98 -  Schedule Descripti on - Here displa ys the desc ription of the s chedule and this des cription is unique .  Da y - Here di splays the day(s) in a we ek.  Time - Here displays the time period in a day.  Modify - Here you can edit or delete an exis ting schedule. T o add a new sc[...]

  • Page 109

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 99 - 1. Click Add New... button shown i n Figure 4- 93 t o enter the Advanced S chedule Settings page. 2. In Schedule Descripti on fiel d, create a unique des cr iption for the schedul e ( e.g. Schedule_1 ) . 3. In D a y field, c heck the Selec t Days radio button and then select Sat and Sun . 4[...]

  • Page 110

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 100 - T o add static routing entries: 1. Click Add New … shown in Figure 4- 96 , you will see the f ollowing screen. Figure 4- 97 Add or Modify a S ta tic Route Entry 2. Enter the following dat a:  Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host that you [...]

  • Page 111

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 101 - Figure 4- 98 System Routing T able  Destination Netw ork - The Destination Net work is the address of the net work or host to which the static route is assigned.  Subnet Mask - The Subnet M ask determines whi ch portion of an I P address is t he network portion, and whic h portion is[...]

  • Page 112

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 102 - Figure 4- 100 Bandwi dth Control Settings  Enable Bandw i dth Control - Check this box so t hat the Bandwidth Cont rol settings can take effect.  Line Type - Select the right type for you network connecti on. I f you don ’ t know how to choose, please ask your IS P for the informat[...]

  • Page 113

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 103 - T o add /modify a Bandwidth Control rule, follow the steps below . 1. Click Add New … shown in Figure 4- 101 , you will see a new screen shown i n Figure 4- 102 . 2. Enter the inform ation like t he screen shown below . Figure 4- 102 Bandwi dth Control Rule Settings 3. Click the Save but[...]

  • Page 114

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 104 -  MAC Address - The MA C address of the cont rolled computer in the LA N.  IP Address - The ass igned IP address of the c ontrolled computer in t he LAN.  Bind - Check this opt ion to enable ARP bindi ng for a specif ic device .  Modify - To modify or delete an existing ent ry. [...]

  • Page 115

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 105 - Figure 4- 106 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to mak e all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to del ete all entries. 4.18.2 ARP List T o manage t he computer , you c ould observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of M AC address an[...]

  • Page 116

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 106 - 4.19 Dynamic DNS Choose menu “ D ynamic DNS ” , and you can confi gure the D ynamic DNS function. The router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain N ame System ) feature, which al lows the host ing of a website, FTP server , or e - mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) and[...]

  • Page 117

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 107 - Connection Status - The status of the DDNS s ervice connection i s displayed here. Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service.  Note: If you want to login agai n with another account after a suc cessful login, plea se click t he Logout button, then input you r new username and pas swor[...]

  • Page 118

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 108 - 4.19.3 No - ip.com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you s elect is www.no - ip.c om , the page will appear as shown in Figure 4- 11 0 . Figure 4- 11 0 No - ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, fol low these instruct ions: 1. Enter the User Name f or your DDNS account. 2. Enter [...]

  • Page 119

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 109 - There are two submenus under the IPv6 Suppo rt menu (s hown in Figure 4- 111 ): I Pv6 St atus and IPv6 Setup . Click either of t hem, and you will be able to scan or configure t he corresponding function. The detailed explanations f or each submenu are provid ed below . 4.20.1 IPv6 Status [...]

  • Page 120

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 11 0 - 4.20.2 IPv6 Setup Figure 4- 11 3 Enable/Disable IPv6  Enable IPv6 - T ick the checkbox to enable the IPv6 func tion. It ’ s enabled by default.  W AN Conne ction T yp e - Choos e t he correct WAN connection type based on your ISP ne twork topology . • DHCPv6 - Connections whi ch[...]

  • Page 121

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 111 - 1) DHCPv6 Figure 4- 11 4 DHCPv6  Get non - te mporar y IPv6 address - G et a non - temporary I Pv6 address from the I SP.  Get IPv6 prefix delegatio n - Get a temporary IP v6 address and IPv6 prefix from the ISP, the temporary IPv6 ad dress is set to the WAN port, and the LAN port ad[...]

  • Page 122

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 11 2 -  Note: If you get Addres s not found error when you acc ess a Web site, it is likely t hat your DNS servers are set up improperl y. You should contac t your ISP to get DNS server ad dresses.  Get IPv6 with Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcas t ap[...]

  • Page 123

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 11 3 -  IPv6 Address - E nter the IPv6 address in dotted - deci mal notation provided b y your ISP.  Default Gatew ay - Enter the default gateway in d otted - decim al notation prov ided by your ISP .  MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmi ssion Unit) value for mos t Ethernet netwo[...]

  • Page 124

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 11 4 -  User Name/Passw ord - Ent er the User Name and P assword provided b y your ISP. These fields are case - s ensitive.  Get IPv6 Address Wa y • Get non - temporar y IPv6 address - Get a non - temporar y IPv6 address by DHCP v6 from the ISP. • Get IPv6 prefix deleg ation - Get a pr[...]

  • Page 125

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 11 5 -  Address /Subnet Mask/ Default Gatew ay - the I Pv4 address/ s ubnet mask/ default gateway assigned , in dott ed - decimal notation .  MTU Size - The norm al MTU (Maximum Transm ission Unit) value for m ost Ethernet networks is 1 48 0 Bytes. For s ome ISPs, you may need to modify th[...]

  • Page 126

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 11 6 - Choose menu “ S ystem T ools ” , and you can s ee the submen us under the main menu: Tim e Settings , Diagnostic , Firmware Upgrade , Factory Defau lts , Backup & Restore , R eboot , Password , System Log and St atistics . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the c[...]

  • Page 127

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 11 7 -  Daylight Saving St atus - Displays the status whether the Dayli ght Saving is in us e. To set time manuall y: 1. Select your loc al time zone. 2. Enter the Date in Mont h/Day/Y ear format. 3. Enter the Ti me in Hour/Mi nute/Second forma t. 4. Click Save . To set time automaticall y: 1[...]

  • Page 128

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 11 8 - Figure 4- 121 Diagnos tic T ools  Diagnostic T ool - Chec k the radio button t o select one diagnostic too.  Ping - This diagnost ic tool troublesho ots connectivity , reachabili ty , and name resolution to a given host or gateway .  T racerout e - This diagnostic t ool tests the[...]

  • Page 129

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 11 9 -  T racerou te Max TTL - Set the maximum number of hops (max TTL to be reached) in the path to search for the target (destinati on). The default is 20. C lick Sta r t t o check the connectivi ty of the Internet. T he Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnos is. I f the res[...]

  • Page 130

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 120 - T o upgrade the router 's firmw are, follow these instructi ons be low : 1. Download a mos t recent firmware upgrade f ile from our webs ite ( www .t p - link.com ). 2. Enter or sele ct the path name where you save the downloaded f ile on the computer i nto the File blank. 3. Click th[...]

  • Page 131

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 121 -  Note: All changed set tings will be lost when defaults are restored . 4.21.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu “ Sy stem T ools → Backup & Restore ” , and then you can save the current configuration of the router as a bac kup file and res tore the configurat ion via a back up [...]

  • Page 132

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 122 - Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, w hich include • C ha nge the LAN IP Addres s (system will reboot a utomatical ly). • C hange the DHCP Sett ings. • C hange the Wireless configurations. • C hange the Web Management Port. • Upgrade the firm ware o[...]

  • Page 133

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 123 - Figure 4- 128 Sys tem Log  Auto Mail Feature - Indi cates whether auto m ail feature is ena bled or not.  Mail Settings - Set the rec eiving and sendi ng mailbox addres s, server addres s, validat ion information as well as the timet able for Auto Mail F eature, as shown in Figure 4-[...]

  • Page 134

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 124 -  Note: O nly when you selec t Authentication , do you have to enter th e User Name and Pass word in the following fi elds. • User Name - Y our mail account name f illed in the From field. T he part behind @ is excluded. • Password - Your mai l account pass word. • Confirm The Pass[...]

  • Page 135

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 125 - Figure 4- 130 S tatistic s  Current Statisti cs Status - Enable or Dis able. The default value is disabled. To enable it , click the Ena ble button. I f it is disabled, the func tion of DoS protecti on in Security setti ngs will be disabled.  Packets Statisti cs Interval ( 5- 60 ?[...]

  • Page 136

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 126 - Statistics Tabl e: IP /MAC Address The I P and MA C a ddress are di splayed with related statistics . Total Packets The tot al number of pac kets received and tra nsmitted by the router . Byt es The tot al number of bytes rec eived and transmitt ed by the router . Current Packets The tot a[...]

  • Page 137

    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 127 - Appendix A: F AQ 1. How do I configur e the router to access I nternet by ADSL users? 1) First, conf igure the A DSL Modem configured i n RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect t he Ethernet cable from you r ADSL Modem to the I nternet port o n the router . The telephone c ord plugs into the Lin[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 128 - 2. How do I configur e the router to access I nternet by Ethernet u sers? 1) Login to the router , click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser , and click "W AN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection T ype", finish by clickin[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 129 - Figure A - 5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry  Note: Your opposite s ide should call your WA N IP, which is displ ayed on the “Status ” page. 4) How to enabl e DMZ Host: Log in to the router , click the “ For warding ” menu on the left of your browser , and click " DMZ [...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 130 - Figure A -7 Basi c Security 4. I want to build a WE B Server on the LAN, w hat should I do ? 1) Because t he WEB Server port 80 will interf ere with the WEB manageme nt port 80 on the router , you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interfe rence. 2) T o change t he WEB man[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 131 - 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 wil l automatically s witch from 192.168. 0 .1 to 192.168. 1 .1 to avoid I P conflic t; in this case , pleas e try http://19 2.168. 1 .1:88 . 3) Log in to the[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 132 - Appendix B: Configuring t he PCs In this section, we ’ ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/ IP correctly in Windows XP . First make sure your E thernet A dapter is working, refer to the adapter ’ s manual if needed. 1. Inst all TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar ,[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 133 - 5) The followin g TC P/IP Propert ies window will disp lay and the I P Address tab is open on this window b y default . 6) Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server au tomaticall y , as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3[...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 134 - Appendix C: S pecif ications General St a n dards IEEE 802.1 1 ac, 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, D HCP , ICMP , NA T , SNTP Ports [...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 135 - Appendix D: Glossary  802.11ac - IE EE 802.11ac is a wireless computer networking s tandard of 802.11.This specific ation will enable mul ti - station WLA N throughput of at least 1 gigabit pe r second .This is accomplished by e xtending the air i nterface concepts embraced by 802.11n: [...]

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    Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Du al Band Gigabit Router - 136 -  MTU ( Maximum T ransmission Unit ) - The size in bytes of the largest pac ket that can be transmitted.  NAT ( N etwork A ddress T ranslation) - NA T technology transl ates IP address es of a local area network to a diff erent IP address for the I nternet.  PPPoE ( P oint to P oin[...]