TP-Link Archer C5 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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

RTS Threshold -

Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. If the packet

is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the router will send RTS frames to a

particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is

2346.



Fragmentation Threshold -

This value is the maximum size determining whether packets

will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network

performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is

recommended.



DTIM Interval -

This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message

(DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to

broadcast and multicast messages. When the router has buffered broadcast or multicast

messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. You can

specify the value between 1-15 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the

DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval.



Enable WMM - WMM

function can guarantee the packets with high-priority messages being

transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended.



Enable Short GI -

This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by

reducing the guard interval time

.



Enabled AP Isolation -

This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from

each other. Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the router but not with each

other. To use this function, check this box. AP Isolation is disabled by default.



Note:

If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it's strongly recommended to keep the

provided default values; otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance.

4.6.6

Wireless Statistics

Choose menu “

Wireless 2.4GHz

→

Wireless Statistics

”, you can see the MAC Address,

Current Status, Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station.

Figure 4-28 Wireless Statistics



MAC Address -

The connected wireless station's MAC address

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Current Status

-

The connected wireless station's running status, one of

STA-AUTH/

STA-ASSOC/ STA-JOINED/ WPA/ WPA-PSK/ WPA2/ WPA2-PSK/ AP-UP/ AP-DOWN/

Disconnected



Received Packets

-

Packets received by the station



Sent Packets

-

Packets sent by the station

You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current

connected wireless stations, click on the

Refresh

button.

If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the

the next page and click the



Note:

This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds.

4.7

Wireless 5GHz

Figure 4-29 Wireless menu

There are six submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-14):

Wireless Settings

,

WPS

,

Wireless Security

,

Wireless MAC Filtering

,

Wireless Advanced

and

Wireless

Statistics

. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions.

4.7.1

Wireless Settings

Choose menu “

Wireless 5GHz

→

Wireless Settings

”, you can configure the basic settings for

the wireless network of 5GHz on this page.

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Figure 4-30 Wireless Settings – 5GHz



Wireless Network Name -

Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same Name (SSID)

must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.



Region

-

Select your region from the drop-down list. This field specifies the region where the

wireless function of the router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of

the router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region

is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.

When you select your local region from the drop-down list, click the

Save

button

,

then the

Note Dialog appears. Click

OK

.

Note Dialog



Note:

Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection

option.



Mode -

Select the desired mode.



11an mixed -

Select if you are using both 802.11a and 802.11n wireless clients. It is

strongly recommended that you set the Mode

11an mixed

, and all of 802.11a and

802.11n wireless stations can connect to the router.



11a/n/ac mixed -

Select if you are using a mix of 802.11a, 11n, and 11ac wireless

clients. It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to

802.11a/n/ac mixed

, and

all of 802.11a, 802.11n, and 802.11ac wireless stations can connect to the router.

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Channel -

This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel

is set to

Auto

, so the router will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to

change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby

access point.



Enable SSID Broadcast -

When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks

to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the router. If you select the

Enable

SSID Broadcast

checkbox, the Wireless router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.



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, you will have to set the following

parameters as shown in Figure 4-31. Make sure the following settings are correct.

Figure 4-31



SSID (to be bridged)

- The SSID of the AP your router is going to connect to as a client.

You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join.



MAC Address (to be bridged)

- The BSSID of the AP your router is going to connect to

as a client. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join.



Survey

- Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the current channel.



Key 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 chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or

WEP(HEX).It indicates the index of the WEP key.



Auth Type

- This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or

WEP(HEX).It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP.



Password

- If the AP your router is going to connect needs password, you need to fill

the password in this blank.

4.7.2

WPS

Choose menu “

Wireless 5GHz

→

WPS

”, you can the screen as shown in Figure 4-32. This

section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi

Protected Setup) function.

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Figure 4-32 WPS



WPS Status -

Enable or disable the WPS function here.



Current PIN -

The current value of the router's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the

router can be found in the label or User Guide.



Restore PIN -

Restore the PIN of the router to its default.



Gen New PIN -

Click this button, and then you can get a new random value for the router's

PIN. You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN.



Add device -

You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this

button.

If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless

connection between wireless adapter and router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC)

method or PIN method.



Note:

To build a successful connection by WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of

the new device for WPS function meanwhile.

I.

Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button

Use this method if your client device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup button.

Step 1:

Press the

WPS/Reset

button on the back panel of the router, as shown in Figure 4-33.

You can also keep the default WPS status as

Enabled

and click the

Add device

button in

Figure 4-32. Then choose “

Press the button of the new device in two minutes

” and

click

Connect

, shown in Figure 4-34.

Figure 4-33

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