If you need to login to the TP-Link Archer C5 router, then this guide shows you how.
Other TP-Link Archer C5 Guides
This is the login guide for the TP-Link Archer C5. We also have the following guides for the same router:
Find Your TP-Link Archer C5 Router IP Address
In order to login to the TP-Link Archer C5 router, we need to know it's internal IP address.
| Known Archer C5 IP Addresses |
|---|
| 192.168.0.1 |
Pick one of these IP addresses and then follow the rest of this guide.
If later on in this guide you do not find your router using the IP address that you pick, then you can try different IP addresses until you get logged in. It should be completely harmless to try different IP addresses.
If you try all of the above IP addresses and still cannot find your router, then do one of the following:
- Check our out Find Your Router's Internal IP Address guide.
- Use our free Router Detector software.
Choose an internal IP Address using one of the above methods and then try to login to your router.
Login to the TP-Link Archer C5 Router
The TP-Link Archer C5 router has a web-based interface. You can manage it by using a web browser such as Chrome, Firefox, or Edge.
Enter TP-Link Archer C5 Internal IP Address
Find the address bar in your web browser and type in the internal IP address of your TP-Link Archer C5 router. The address bar looks like this:
Press the Enter key on your keyboard. You will see a window asking for your TP-Link Archer C5 password.
TP-Link Archer C5 Default Username and Password
You must know your TP-Link Archer C5 username and password in order to log in. Just in case the router's username and password have never been changed, you may want to try the factory defaults. Try all of the TP-Link Archer C5 factory default usernames and passwords below.
| TP-Link Archer C5 Default Usernames and Passwords | |
|---|---|
| Username | Password |
| admin | admin |
Put your username and password in the appropriate boxes. You should be able to try them all.
TP-Link Archer C5 Home Screen
You should now see the TP-Link Archer C5 home Screen, which looks similar to this:
If you see this screen, then good job, you are now logged in to your TP-Link Archer C5 router. You are ready to follow any of our other guides for this router.
Solutions To TP-Link Archer C5 Login Problems
If you are having problems getting logged in to your router, here are a few ideas for you to try.
TP-Link Archer C5 Password Doesn't Work
Perhaps your router's default password is different than what we have listed here. Start by trying all of the other known TP-Link passwords. Here is our list of all TP-Link Passwords.
Forgot Password to TP-Link Archer C5 Router
If your Internet Service Provider supplied you with your router, then you might want to try giving them a call and see if they either know what your router's username and password are, or maybe they can reset it for you.
How to Reset the TP-Link Archer C5 Router To Default Settings
Your last option when you are unable to get logged in is to reset your router to factory default settings. If you decide to reset your router to factory defaults, then you can follow our How To Reset your Router guide.f you still cannot get logged in, then you are probably going to have to reset your router to its default settings.
Other TP-Link Archer C5 Guides
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This is the login guide for the TP-Link Archer C5. We also have the following guides for the same router: