TP-Link Archer A8

TP-Link AC1900 Wi-Fi Router Archer A8 User Manual Guest Network

TP-Link Archer A8

This function allows you to provide Wi-Fi access for guests without disclosing your main network. When you have guests in your house, apartment, or workplace, you can create a guest network for them. In addition, you can customize guest network options to ensure network security and privacy.

It contains the following sections:

  • Create a Network for Guests

  • Customize Guest Network Options

Create a Network for Guests

  1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with your TP-Link ID or the password you set for the router.

  2. Go to Advanced > Wireless > Guest Network or click Wireless on the top page. Locate the Guest Network section.

  3. Create a guest network as needed.

    1. ) Tick the Enable checkbox for the 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless network.

    2. ) Customize the SSID. Don‘t select Hide SSID unless you want your guests to manually input the SSID for guest network access.

    3. ) Select the Security type.

      • If No security is selected, no password is needed to access your guest network.

      • If WAP/WPA2-Personal is selected, customize your own password.

  4. Click Save. Now your guests can access your guest network using the SSID and password you set!

  5. You can also click Sharing Network to share the SSID and password to your guests.

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    Tips: To view guest network information, go to Network Map and locate the Guest Network section. You can turn on or off the guest network function conveniently.

Customize Guest Network Options

  1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with your TP-Link ID or the password you set for the router.

  2. Go to Advanced > Wireless >Guest Network. Locate the Guest Permissions section.

  3. Customize guest network options according to your needs.

    Allow guests to see each other

    Tick this checkbox if you want to allow the wireless clients on your guest network to communicate with each other via methods such as network neighbors and Ping.

    Allow guests to access your local network

    Tick this checkbox if you want to allow the wireless clients on your guest network to communicate with the devices connected to your router’s LAN ports or main network via methods such as network neighbors and Ping.

  4. Click Save. Now you can ensure network security and privacy!

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