TP-Link Archer C8 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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

Allow Guests To Access My Local Network -

If this checkbox is selected, anyone who

connects to the guest network has access to your local network, not just Internet access.



Enable Guest Network Bandwidth Control

-

If this checkbox is selected, the Guest

Network Bandwidth Control rules will take effect.

1)

Egress Bandwidth For Guest Network

-

Specify the upload speed through the

WAN port for Guest Network.

2)

Ingress Bandwidth For Guest Network -

Specify the download speed through the

WAN port for Guest Network.



Wireless 2.4GHz



Enable Guest Network (2.4G) -

Select this checkbox to enable 2.4GHz guest network.



Network Name -

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

assigned to all wireless devices in your Guest Network.



Guest Number -

Limit the number of the guest.



Wireless Security -

You can configure the security of Guest Network here.



Access Time

- During this time the wireless stations could access the AP.



Wireless 5GHz



Enable Guest Network (5G) -

Select this checkbox to enable 5GHz guest network.



Network Name -

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

assigned to all wireless devices in your Guest Network.



Guest Number -

Limit the number of the guest.



Wireless Security -

You can configure the security of Guest Network here.



Access Time

- During this time the wireless stations could accessing the AP.



Note:

The range of bandwidth for Guest Network is calculated according to the setting of Bandwidth

Control on the page “Bandwidth Control->Control Settings”.

5.7

DHCP

Figure 5-39 The DHCP menu

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There are three submenus under the DHCP menu, shown in Figure 5-39:

DHCP Settings

,

DHCP

Clients List

and

Address Reservation

.

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

corresponding functions.

5.7.1

DHCP Settings

Choose menu “

Advanced

→

DHCP

→

DHCP Settings

”, you can configure the DHCP Server on

the page as shown in Figure 5-40.The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host

Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are

connected to the router on the LAN.

Figure 5-40 DHCP Settings



DHCP Server - Enable

or

Disable

the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must

have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer

manually.



Start IP Address -

Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning

IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address.



End IP Address -

Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP

addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address.



Address Lease Time -

The

Address Lease Time

is the amount of time a network user will

be allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount

of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up,

the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1

~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes.



Default Gateway -

(Optional.) It is suggested to input the IP address of the Ethernet port of

the router. The default value is 192.168.0.1.



Default Domain -

(Optional) Input the domain name of your network.



Primary DNS -

(Optional) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP or consult your ISP.

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

Secondary DNS -

(Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP

provides two DNS servers.



Note:

To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as

"Obtain an IP Address automatically".

5.7.2

DHCP Clients List

Choose menu “

Advanced

→

DHCP

→

DHCP Clients List

”, you can view the information about

the clients attached to the router in the screen as shown in Figure 5-41.

Figure 5-41 DHCP Clients List



Client Name

-

The name of the DHCP client



MAC Address

-

The MAC address of the DHCP client



Assigned IP

-

The IP address that the router has allocated to the DHCP client



Lease Time

-

The time of the DHCP client leased. After the dynamic IP address has expired,

a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user.

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

attached devices, click the

Refresh

button.

5.7.3

Address Reservation

Choose menu “

Advanced

→

DHCP

→

Address Reservation

”, you can view and add a reserved

address for clients via the next screen, shown in Figure 5-42. When you specify a reserved IP

address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it

accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that

require permanent IP settings.

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Figure 5-42 Address Reservation



MAC Address -

The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address.



Reserved IP Address -

The IP address reserved for the PC by the router.



Status

-

The status of this entry, either

Enabled

or

Disabled

.

To Reserve an IP address:

1.

Click the

Add New…

button. Then Figure 5-43 will pop up.

2.

Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal

notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address.

3.

Click the

Save

button.

Figure 5-43 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry

To modify or delete an existing entry:

1.

Click the

Modify

in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the

Delete

.

2.

Modify the information.

3.

Click the

Save

button.

Click the

Enable/Disable All

button to make all entries enabled/disabled

Click the

Delete All

button to delete all entries.

Click the

page.

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5.8

USB Settings

Figure 5-44 The USB Settings menu

There are three submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 5-44):

Device

Settings

,

File Sharing

, and

Print Server

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

corresponding functions.

5.8.1

Device Settings

Choose menu “

Advanced

→

USB Settings

→

Device Settings

”, you can configure the USB disk

drive attached to the router and view the information.

Figure 5-45 Device Settings

Click the

Scan

button to scan the USB drive connected to the router.



Volume -

The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to. Volume 1-8 is

mapping to USB port1, and Volume 9-16 is mapping to USB port2.



Capacity -

The storage capacity of the USB driver.



Free Space-

The available space of the USB driver.



Active -

Select the checkbox to active the USB driver.

Click the

Safely Remove

button to safely remove the USB storage device that is connected to

USB port. This takes the drive offline.

5.8.2

File Sharing

Choose menu “

Advanced

→

USB Settings

→

File Sharing

”, you can configure the sharing

account and sharing settings.

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