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Chapter 1

Get to Know About Your Router

Item

Description

Power On/Off Button

Press this button to power on or off the router.

Power Port

For connecting the router to power socket via the provided power adapter.

WiFi Button

Press and hold the WiFi button for about 2 seconds to turn on or off the

wireless function of your router.

Antennas

Used for wireless operation and data transmit. Upright them for the best Wi-

Fi performance.

Summary of Contents for Archer C58

Page 1: ...REV2 0 0 1910012054 User Guide AC1350 Wireless Dual Band Router Archer C58...

Page 2: ...t Connection 17 Chapter 5 TP Link Cloud Service 21 5 1 Register a TP Link ID 22 5 2 Change Your TP Link ID Information 22 5 3 Manage the User TP Link IDs 23 5 3 1 Add TP Link ID to Manage the Router 2...

Page 3: ...Step 2 Configure OpenVPN Connection on Your Remote Device 52 11 2 Use PPTP VPN to Access Your Home Network 52 11 2 1 Step 1 Set up PPTP VPN Server on Your Router 53 11 2 2 Step 2 Configure PPTP VPN C...

Page 4: ...Upgrade After Power Failure 75 13 5 Backup and Restore Configuration Settings 75 13 6 Change the Administrator Account 76 13 7 Password Recovery 77 13 8 Local Management 78 13 9 Remote Management 79...

Page 5: ...res to show the path to load the corresponding page For example Advanced Wireless MAC Filtering means the MAC Filtering function page is under the Wireless menu that is located in the Advanced tab Not...

Page 6: ...Chapter 1 Get to Know About Your Router This chapter introduces what the router can do and shows its appearance It contains the following sections Product Overview Panel Layout...

Page 7: ...reover it is simple and convenient to set up and use the TP Link router due to its intuitive web interface and the powerful Tether app 1 2 Panel Layout 1 2 1 Top View The router s LEDs view from left...

Page 8: ...on device is connected to the router s LAN port WPS On Off This light remains on for 5 minutes when a WPS connection is established then turns off Flashing WPS connection is in progress This may take...

Page 9: ...f the router Power Port For connecting the router to power socket via the provided power adapter WiFi Button Press and hold the WiFi button for about 2 seconds to turn on or off the wireless function...

Page 10: ...Chapter 2 Connect the Hardware This chapter contains the following sections Position Your Router Connect Your Router...

Page 11: ...ter away from devices with strong electromagnetic reference such as Bluetooth devices cordless phones and microwaves 2 2 Connect Your Router Follow the steps below to connect your router If your inter...

Page 12: ...ds both the LEDs shoud turn solid on 6 Connect your computer to the router Method 1 Wired Turn off the Wi Fi on your computer and connect the devices as shown below Ethernet cable Method 2 Wirelessly...

Page 13: ...the wireless function of the router is disabled Also the WPS function will be disabled if your wireless encryption is WEP Please make sure the wireless function is enabled and is configured with the a...

Page 14: ...Chapter 3 Log In to Your Router...

Page 15: ...log in to your router 1 Set up the TCP IP Protocol in Obtain an IP address automatically mode on your computer 2 Visit http tplinkwifi net and create a login password for secure management purposes T...

Page 16: ...izard It has necessary ISP information built in automates many of the steps and verifies that those steps have been successfully completed Furthermore you can also set up an IPv6 connection if your IS...

Page 17: ...ind the cloud router to your TP Link ID Note To learn more about the TP Link Cloud service please refer to the TP Link Cloud Service section If you do not want to register a TP Link ID now you may cli...

Page 18: ...onstrations in Step 4 to determine your connection type 4 Follow the instructions on the page to continue the configuration Parameters on the figures are just used for demonstration 1 If you choose Dy...

Page 19: ...name and password provided by your ISP PPPoE users usually have DSL cable modems 4 If you choose L2TP enter the username and password and choose the Secondary Connection provided by your ISP Different...

Page 20: ...ndary Connection provided by your ISP Different parameters are needed according to the Secondary Connection you have chosen 5 Click Save 6 To check your internet connection click Network Map on the le...

Page 21: ...4 3 Set Up an IPv6 Internet Connection Your ISP provides information about one of the following IPv6 internet connection types PPPoE Dynamic IP SLAAC DHCPv6 Static IP 6to4 tunnel Pass Through Bridge 1...

Page 22: ...the router uses the IPv4 account to connect to the IPv6 server Click Advanced to input further information if your ISP requires Click Save and then click Connect Note If your ISP provides two separate...

Page 23: ...internet connection type is a prerequisite for this connection type Manually Set Up Your Internet Connection Click Advanced to input further information if your ISP requires Click Save and then click...

Page 24: ...n Address Prefix provided by your ISP and click Save Tips Find Help on the web management page to know more about items 6 Click Status to check whether you have successfully set up an IPv6 connection...

Page 25: ...Link Cloud will notify you when an important firmware upgrade is avaliable Surely you can also manage multiple TP Link Cloud devices with a single TP Link ID This chapter introduces how to register a...

Page 26: ...the TP Link ID Once you have registered a TP Link ID on the web management page you can only register another TP Link ID via the Tether APP Install Tether by referring to Install the Tether App on You...

Page 27: ...TP Link ID used to log in to the router for the first time will be automatically bound as the Admin account An admin account can add or remove other TP Link IDs to or from the same router as Users All...

Page 28: ...new one via the Tether app Install Tether by referring to Install the Tether App on Your Smartphones or Tablets Launch the app tap in the top left corner of the screen and tap Login and then click Ne...

Page 29: ...Play store and search TP Link Tether or simply scan the QR code to download and install the app OR 5 4 2 Locally Manage Your Router Using the Tether App 1 Connect your device to the router s wireless...

Page 30: ...to its latest version The latest firmware for the TP Link cloud router Refer to Upgrade the Firmware to update your router to the latest firmware version A TP Link ID bound to your router If you don t...

Page 31: ...27 Chapter 5 TP Link Cloud Service 2 Enter the email address and the password of your TP Link ID and then tap Login 3 Select the model of your router from the My Cloud Device list...

Page 32: ...28 Chapter 5 TP Link Cloud Service 4 On the home page you can check your internet status and connected devices or click to manage your router remotely as needed...

Page 33: ...your main network When you have guests in your house apartment or workplace you can create a guest network for them In addition you can customize guest network options to ensure network security and...

Page 34: ...work and tick the Enable Guest Network checkbox 2 Customize the SSID Don t select Hide SSID unless you want your guests to manually input the SSID for guest network access 3 Set Security to WPA WPA2 P...

Page 35: ...o allow the wireless clients on your guest network to communicate with each other via methods such as network neighbors and Ping Allow guests to access my local network Tick this checkbox if you want...

Page 36: ...Chapter 7 Parental Controls This function allows you to block inappropriate explicit and malicious websites and control access to specified websites at specified time...

Page 37: ...om 18 00 6PM to 22 00 10PM at the weekend and not other times 1 Visit http tplinkwifi net and log in with your TP Link ID or the password you set for the router 2 Go to Advanced Parental Controls and...

Page 38: ...ontaining the specified keywords during the Internet Access Time period 7 Click Enter a website and click Save Youcanaddupto32keywordsforeitherBlacklistorWhitelist Below are some sample entries to all...

Page 39: ...35 Chapter 7 Parental Controls Now you can control your children s internet access as needed Done...

Page 40: ...oduces how to create a QoS Quality of Service rule to specify prioritization of traffic and minimize the impact caused when the connection is under heavy load It contains the following sections Priori...

Page 41: ...on the Internet for my phone 1 Enable QoS and set bandwidth allocation 1 Visit http tplinkwifi net and log in with your TP Link ID or the password you set for the router 2 Go to Advanced QoS Settings...

Page 42: ...e device from the list 3 Click OK 3 Refer to the steps above to apply other QoS rules if any Note If you want to delete a QoS rule click to remove the responding rule from the list Now QoS is implemen...

Page 43: ...n protect your home network against DoS Denial of Service attacks from flooding your network with server requests using DoS Protection block or allow specific client devices to access your network usi...

Page 44: ...he router 2 Go to Advanced Security Settings 3 Enable DoS Protection 4 Set the level Off Low Middle or High of protection for ICMP FLOOD Attack Filtering UDP FlOOD Attack Filtering and TCP SYN FLOOD A...

Page 45: ...t of blocked devices Blacklist or a list of allowed devices Whitelist Block or allow specific client devices to access my network via wired or wireless 1 Visit http tplinkwifi net and log in with your...

Page 46: ...tion from the Online Devices list if the device is connected to your network 3 Click OK Nowyoucanblockorallowspecificclientdevicestoaccessyour network via wired or wireless using the Blacklist or Whit...

Page 47: ...evice s according to your need To bind the connected device s Click to add the corresponding device to the Binding List To bind the unconnected device 1 Click Add in the Binding List section 2 Enter t...

Page 48: ...warding feature the router can penetrate the isolation of NAT and allows devices on the internet to initiatively communicate with devices on the local network thus realizing some special functions The...

Page 49: ...ervice port number before the configuration Share my personal website I ve built in local network with my friends through the internet For example the personal website has been built on my home PC 192...

Page 50: ...n the internet can use http domain name to visit the website If you have changed the default External Port you should use http WAN IP External Port or http domain name External Port to visit the websi...

Page 51: ...e enter the parameters manually You should verify the external ports the application uses first and enter them into External Port field according to the format the page displays 10 3 Make Applications...

Page 52: ...MZ and select Enable DMZ 4 Enter the IP address 192 168 0 100 in the DMZ Host IP Address filed 5 Click Save The configuration is completed You ve set your PC to a DMZ host and now you can make a team...

Page 53: ...to the router which has connected to the internet to play online games UPnP will send request to the router to open the corresponding ports allowing the following data penetrating the NAT to transmit...

Page 54: ...more stable It is suitable for restricted environment such as campus network and company intranet PPTP VPN is more easily used and its speed is faster it s compatible with most operating systems and...

Page 55: ...Link ID or the password you set for the router 2 Go to Advanced VPN Server OpenVPN and select Enable VPN Server Note Before you enable VPN Server we recommend you configure Dynamic DNS Service recomme...

Page 56: ...re and install it on your device where you want to run the OpenVPN client utility Note You need to install the OpenVPN client utility on each device that you plan to apply the VPN funxtion to access y...

Page 57: ...internet 3 In the Client IP Address filed enter the range of IP addresses up to 10 that can be leased to the devices by the PPTP VPN server 4 Click Advanced to set the PPTP connection permission acco...

Page 58: ...igure PPTP VPN Connection on Your Remote Device The remote device can use the Windows built in PPTP software or a third party PPTP software to connect to PPTP Server Here we use the Windows built in P...

Page 59: ...55 Chapter 11 VPN Server 3 Select Connect to a workplace and click Next 4 Select Use my Internet connection VPN...

Page 60: ...rver 5 Enter the internet IP address of the router for example 218 18 1 73 in the Internet address field Click Next 6 Enter the User name and Password you have set for the PPTP VPN server on your rout...

Page 61: ...57 Chapter 11 VPN Server 7 The PPTP VPN connection is created and ready to use...

Page 62: ...o configure advanced network features It contains the following sections Change the LAN Settings Configure to Support IPTV Service Specify DHCP Server Settings Set Up a Dynamic DNS Service Account Cre...

Page 63: ...ropriate to your needs And leave the Subnet Mask as the default settings 4 Click Save Note If you have set the Virtual Server DMZ or DHCP address reservation and the new LAN IP address is not in the s...

Page 64: ...o other parameters are required Select Custom if your ISP is not listed but provides necessary parameters 3 After you have selected a mode the necessary parameters including the LAN port for IPTV conn...

Page 65: ...specified client devices 1 Visit http tplinkwifi net and log in with your TP Link ID or the password you set for the router 2 Go to Advanced Network DHCP Server To specify the IP address that the rou...

Page 66: ...ht apply the DDNS Dynamic Domain Name Server feature on the router to allow you and your friends to access your router and local servers FTP HTTP etc using a domain name without checking and rememberi...

Page 67: ...you have to log in with a TP Link ID If you have not logged in with one click Log in 4 Click Register in the Domain Name List if you have chosen TP Link and enter the Domain Name as needed If you have...

Page 68: ...ata packets to the specific destination Visit multiple networks and servers at the same time Forexample inasmalloffice myPCcansurftheinternetthrough Router A but I also want to visit my company s netw...

Page 69: ...dress of the company network is the destination IP address so here enter 172 30 30 1 Subnet Mask Determines the destination network with the destination IP address If the destination is a single IP ad...

Page 70: ...n customize the wireless settings according to your needs Visit http tplinkwifi net and log in with your TP Link ID or the password you set for the router To enable or disable the wireless function 1...

Page 71: ...for the wireless network Channel Select an operating channel for the wireless network It is recommended to leave the channel to Auto if you are not experiencing the intermittent wireless connection is...

Page 72: ...nted on the label of the router 12 7 2 Use the WPS Wizard for Wi Fi Connections 1 Select a setup method Push Button Recommended Click Connect on the screen Within two minutes press the WPS button on t...

Page 73: ...r router It contains the following sections Set Up System Time Control LEDs Test the Network Connectivity Upgrade the Firmware Backup and Restore Configuration Settings Change the Administrator Accoun...

Page 74: ...ord you set for the router 2 Go to Advanced System Tools Time Settings To get time from the internet 1 In the Set Time field select Get automatically from the Internet 2 Select your local Time Zone fr...

Page 75: ...3 Select the correct End date and time when daylight saving time ends at your local time zone 4 Click Save 13 2 Control LEDs The router s LEDs indicate router s activities and status You can turn on o...

Page 76: ...r Traceroute as the diagnostic tool to test the connectivity Ping is used to test the connectivity between the router and the tested host and measure the round trip time Traceroute is used to display...

Page 77: ...upport page for free Note Make sure you remove all attached USB devices from the router before the firmware upgrade to prevent data loss Backup your router configuration before firmware upgrade Do NOT...

Page 78: ...t page with the username and password you set for the router You will see the Firmware Upgrade page 13 4 2 Manual Upgrade 1 Download the latest firmware file for the router from www tp link com 2 Visi...

Page 79: ...Browse and select the downloaded firmware file 5 Click Upgrade and wait for a few minutes until the router completes the upgrading and restarts 13 5 Backup and Restore Configuration Settings The conf...

Page 80: ...setting and rebooting Note During the resetting process do not turn off the router After reset you can still use the current login password or the TP Link ID to log in to the web management page To re...

Page 81: ...e Password Recovery feature will be disabled To manage the TP Link ID go to Basic TP Link Cloud 1 Visit http tplinkwifi net and log in with the password you set for the router 2 Go to Advanced System...

Page 82: ...the number of client devices on your LAN from accessing the router by using the MAC address based authentication 1 Visit http tplinkwifi net and log in with your TP Link ID or the password you set for...

Page 83: ...y a Description for this entry 5 Tick the Enable This Entry checkbox 6 Click OK 13 9 Remote Management This feature allows you to control remote devices authority to manage the router 1 Visit http tpl...

Page 84: ...t Enable Remote Management for Specified Devices 2 Enter Web Management Port 1024 65535 or 80 3 In Remote Management IP address enter the IP address of the remote device to manage the router 4 Click S...

Page 85: ...r it s too troublesome to log in to the web management page every time I want to go checking It would be great if the system logs could be sent to my mailbox at 8 a m every day 1 Visit http tplinkwifi...

Page 86: ...lbox requires username and password 5 Username Enter the email address used for sending the system log 6 Password Enter the password to login the sender s email address 7 Select Enable Auto Mail Tips...

Page 87: ...tics List section Click Refresh to update the statistic information on the page Click Reset All to reset all statistic values in the list to zero Click Delete All to delete all statistic information i...

Page 88: ...nkwifi net to create a new login password Note Please refer to Password Recovery to learn how to configure Password Recovery You ll need to reconfigure the router to surf the internet once the router...

Page 89: ...85 4 Click LAN settings and deselect the following three options and click OK 5 Go to Advanced Restore advanced settings click OK to save the settings...

Page 90: ...router is limited I want to use an extended router to extend the wireless network of the root router Note WDS bridging only requires configuration on the extended router WDS bridging function can be e...

Page 91: ...4GHz WDS section click Enable WDS Bridging 2 Click Survey locate the root router s SSID and click Choose Here we take TP Link_4F98 as example 3 If therootrouterhaswirelesspassword youshouldenterthewir...

Page 92: ...internet status As the follow picture shows if IP Address is a valid one please try the methods below and try again Your computer might not recognize any DNS server addresses Please manually configur...

Page 93: ...heck the TCP IP settings on the particular device if all other devices can get internet from the router As the picture below shows if the IP Address is 0 0 0 0 please try the methods below and try aga...

Page 94: ...existing ADSL modem router If so the router is not able to communicate with your modem and you can t access the internet To resolve this problem we need to change the LAN IP address of the router to...

Page 95: ...rnet please contact the technical support Q6 What should I do if I cannot find my wireless network or I cannot connect the wireless network If you fail to find any wireless network please follow the s...

Page 96: ...uration in the Services list on the right side 5 Right click Wireless Zero Configuration and then select Properties 6 Change Startup type to Automatic click on Start button and make sure the Service s...

Page 97: ...Key 3 If it continues to show note of Network Security Key Mismatch it is suggested to confirm the wireless password of your wireless router Note Wireless Password Network Security Key is case sensiti...

Page 98: ...roduct names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as tran...

Page 99: ...ed radio TV technician for help This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device m...

Page 100: ...is aux deux conditions suivantes 1 cet appareil ne doit pas provoquer d interf rences et 2 cet appareil doit accepter toute interf rence y compris celles susceptibles de provoquer un fonctionnement no...

Page 101: ...t causer du brouillage et ou des dommages aux dispositifs LAN EL Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This e...

Page 102: ...vided by manufacturer and in the original packing of this product If you have any questions please don t hesitate to contactus us For EU EFTA this product can be used in the following countries AT BE...

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