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

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4.21.1

Time Settings

Choose menu “

System Tools

→

Time Settings

”, and then you can configure the time on the

following screen.

Figure 4-112 Time settings



Time Zone -

Select your local time zone from this pull down list.



Date -

Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks.



Time -

Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks.



NTP Server I / NTP Server II -

Enter the address or domain of the

NTP Server I

or

NTP

Server II

, and then the router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially. In addition,

the router built-in some common NTP Servers, so it can get time automatically once it

connects the Internet.



Enable Daylight Saving -

Check the box to enable the Daylight Saving function.



Start -

The time to start the Daylight Saving. Select the month in the first field, the week in the

second field, the day in the third field and the time in the last field.



End -

The time to end the Daylight Saving. Select the month in the first field, the week in the

second field, the day in the third field and the time in the last field.



Daylight Saving Status -

Displays the status whether the Daylight Saving is in use.

To set time manually:

1.

Select your local time zone.

2.

Enter the

Date

in Month/Day/Year format.

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3.

Enter the

Time

in Hour/Minute/Second format.

4.

Click

Save

.

To set time automatically:

1.

Select your local time zone.

2.

Enter the address or domain of the

NTP Server I

or

NTP Server II

.

3.

Click the

Get GMT

button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the

Internet.

To set Daylight Saving:

1.

Check the box to enable Daylight Saving.

2.

Select the start time from the drop-down lists in the

Start

field.

3.

Select the end time from the drop-down lists in the

End

field.

4.

Click the

Save

button to save the settings.

Figure 4-113 Time settings



Note:

1.

This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify

your time zone once you login to the router successfully, otherwise, these functions will not

take effect.

2.

The time will be lost if the router is turned off.

3.

The router will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configured accordingly.

4.

The Daylight Saving will take effect one minute after the configurations are completed.

4.21.2

Diagnostic

Choose menu “

System Tools

→

Diagnostic

”, and then you can transact

Ping

or

Traceroute

function to check connectivity of your network in the following screen.

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Figure 4-114 Diagnostic Tools



Diagnostic Tool

- Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too.



Ping

-

This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a

given host or gateway.



Traceroute

- This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection.



Note:

You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If

pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name

is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name

you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries.



IP Address/Domain Name

- Enter the IP Address or Domain Name of the PC whose

connection you wish to diagnose.



Pings Count -

Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent. The default is 4.



Ping Packet Size -

Specifies the number of data bytes to be sent. The default is 64.



Ping Timeout -

Time to wait for a response, in milliseconds. The default is 800.



Traceroute Max TTL -

Set the maximum number of hops (max TTL to be reached) in the

path to search for the target (destination). The default is 20.

Click

Start

to check the connectivity of the Internet.

The

Diagnostic Results

page displays the result of diagnosis.

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If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine.

Figure 4-115 Diagnostic Results



Note:

1.

Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time.

2.

"Ping Count", "Ping Packet Size" and "Ping Timeout" are Ping Parameters, and "Traceroute

Max TTL" is Traceroute Parameter.

4.21.3

Firmware Upgrade

Choose menu “

System Tools

→

Firmware Upgrade

”, and then you can update the latest

version of firmware for the router on the following screen.

Figure 4-116 Firmware Upgrade



Firmware Version

-

Displays the current firmware version.



Hardware Version

-

Displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the

upgrade file must accord with the router’s current hardware version.

To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below:

1.

Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com).

2.

Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the

File

blank.

3.

Click the

Upgrade

button.

4.

The router will reboot while the upgrading has been finished.

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

Note:

1)

New firmware versions are posted at

www.tp-link.com

and can be downloaded for free. There

is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to

use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the router rather than the

configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.

2)

When you upgrade the router's firmware, you may lose its current configurations, so before

upgrading the firmware please write down some of your customized settings to avoid losing

important settings.

3)

Do not turn off the router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded. Loss

of power during the upgrade could damage the router.

4)

The firmware version must correspond to the hardware.

5)

The upgrade process takes a few moments and the router restarts automatically when the

upgrade is complete.

4.21.4

Factory Defaults

Choose menu “

System Tools

→

Factory Defaults

”, and then and you can restore the

configurations of the router to factory defaults on the following screen

Figure 4-117 Restore Factory Default

Click the

Restore

button to reset all configuration settings to their default values.



The default

User Name

: admin



The default

Password

: admin



The default

Subnet Mask

: 255.255.255.0



Note:

All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored.

4.21.5

Backup & Restore

Choose menu “

System Tools

→

Backup & Restore

”, and then you can save the current

configuration of the router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as

shown in Figure 4-118.

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