TP-Link Archer C2600 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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FAQ

Q1. What can I do if I forgot my wireless password?

The default password is labeled at the back of the router. If the password has been

altered, please connect the router to the computer using a cable and follow the steps

below:

1. Visit

http://tplinkwifi.net

, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to

Advanced

>

Basic

>

Wireless

, locate the password on the loading page, and mark

down your new password for future use.

Q2. How to retrieve the username and password of the web management

page?

The default username and password of the web management page are

admin

(in lower

case). If the password has been altered, please follow the steps below:

If you have altered the login username and password, and Password Recovery is

enabled:

Note:

Ensure the Internet access is available before using this method.

1. Visit

http://tplinkwifi.net

;

2. Click

Forget password

>

Send Code

, the verification code will be sent to the mailbox

you set when enabling Password Recovery;

3. Login to your mailbox to copy the verification code;

4. Paste the verification code on the window which pops up in Step 2;

5. Click

Confirm

(the login username and password will be reset as

admin

after the

click);

6. Enter

admin

(in lower case) as both username and password to login.

Tips:

Please refer to

12. 6. Password Recovery

to learn how to configure Password Recovery.

If you have altered the username and password but Password Recovery is disabled:

1. Reset the router to factory default settings: Press and hold the Reset button for at

least 10 seconds and then release;

2. Visit

http://tplinkwifi.net

;

3. Enter

admin

(in lower case) as both username and password to login.

Note:

You’ll need to reconfigure the router to surf the Internet once the router is reset, and please mark down your

new password for future use.

Q3. I cannot login to the router’s web management page, what can I do?

This can happen for a variety of reasons, please try the methods below and try again.

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1. Make sure the router connects to the computer correctly and the corresponding LED

indicator(s) light up.

2. Make sure the IP address of your computer is configured as

Obtain an IP address

automatically

and

Obtain DNS server address automatically

.

3. Make sure the

http://tplinkwifi.net

you input is right.

4. Check your computer’s settings:

1 ) Go to

Start

>

Control Panel

>

Network and Internet

, and click

View network status

and tasks

;

2 )

Click

Internet Options

on the bottom left;

3 )

Click

Connections

, select

Never dial a connection

;

4 )

Click

LAN settings

, deselect the following three options and click

OK

;

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5 ) Go to

Advanced

>

Restore advanced settings

, click

OK

to save the settings.

5. Change a web browser or computer and login again.

6. Reset the router to factory default settings: Press and hold the Reset button for at

least 10 seconds and then release.

Note

: You’ll need to reconfigure the router to surf the Internet once the router is reset.

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Open a web browser and login again. If login still fails, please contact the technical

support.

Q4. How to use the WDS Bridging function to extend my wireless

network?

For example

,

my house covers a large area. The wireless network coverage of the router

I’m using (the root 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 enabled either in 2.4GHz frequency or 5GHz frequency for a dual-band router. We

use the WDS bridging function in 2.4GHz frequency as an example.

1. Visit

http://tplinkwifi.net

, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Configure the IP address of the router:

1 ) Go to

Advanced

>

Network

>

LAN

, configure the IP address of the extended

router to be in the same subnet with the root router

;

(For example, the IP

address of the root router is 192.168.0.1, the IP address of the extended router

can be 192.168.0.2~192.168.0.254. We take 192.168.0.2 as example.)

2 ) Click

Save

.

Note:

Login to the web management page again if the IP address of the router is altered.

3. Survey the SSID to be bridged:

1 ) Go to

Advanced

>

System Tools

>

System Parameters

to load the 2.4GHz WDS ,

click

Enable WDS Bridging

;

2 )

Click

Survey

, locate the root router’s SSID and click

Choose

(Here we take TP-

LINK_2512 as example);

3 ) If

the root router has wireless password, you should enter the wireless password

of the root router;

4 ) Click

Save

.

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4. Disable DHCP:

1 ) Go to

Network

>

DHCP Server

;

2 )

Deselect Enable DHCP Server;

3 ) Click

Save

.

Now you can login to the web management page, click

Advanced

>

Status

>

Wireless

to check the WDS status. When the WDS status is

Run

, it means WDS bridging is

successfully built.

Q5. I cannot access the Internet even though the configuration is

finished, what can I do?

1.

Visit

http://tplinkwifi.net

, and log in with the username and password you set for

the router.

2.

Go to

Advanced

>

Status

to check Internet status:

As the follow picture shows, if IP Address is a valid IP address, please try the methods

below and try again:

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