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Unable to access Archer C8 remotely
Unable to access Archer C8 remotely
2019-02-24 20:53:08
Model: Archer C8  
Hardware Version: V3
Firmware Version: 1.1.1

Good day,

 

 

  • I enabled remote control in Advanced -> Tools -> Admin.
  • I enabled "allow all devices to access"
  • I selected port 8080
  • I went to www.canyouseeme.org and made sure port 8080 is accessible.

 

I then set up DDNS with No-IP, entered all the details into the DDNS part of Archer C8 interface and was able to log in.

 

I am not able to reach the router from an external network. I tried both http://no-ipServerName:8080 and https://no-ipServerName:8080 - with no luck. I can only access the router from within the home wifi, but that is not what I am looking for.

 

I also went to the ISP-provided modem and tried adding NAT/port forwarding - still no luck.

 

 

Help will be greatly appreciated.

 

 

Thank you!

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Re:Unable to access Archer C8 remotely
2019-02-25 13:54:53
see https://www.tp-link.com/us/faq-1366.html
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Re:Unable to access Archer C8 remotely
2019-02-25 14:27:02
Another thought.. Can you sign on to the router remotely using your IP address plus the port number ( something like 55.55.55.555:8080)?
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Re:Re:Unable to access Archer C8 remotely
2019-02-26 22:47:50

ArcherC8 wrote

see https://www.tp-link.com/us/faq-1366.html

This does not work for me at all - I am able to log in, but all I see is "no cameras on this account", even though I created the cloud account by clicking the link within the router interface. 

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Re:Re:Unable to access Archer C8 remotely
2019-02-26 22:49:06

ArcherC8 wrote

Another thought.. Can you sign on to the router remotely using your IP address plus the port number ( something like 55.55.55.555:8080)?

Yes, I can. But when I try to use no-IP (both http and https), no luck. Even though no-IP shows my current IP address and confirms it has been updated recently. 

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Re:Unable to access Archer C8 remotely
2019-03-03 21:18:13

Resolved.

 

I changed the DDNS setting to "TP LINK", then tried logging in by navigating to http://domainname.tplinkdns.com:portNumber and it worked. The only problem: unless I use incognito mode, I can log in, but I get logged out after approx. 1 second. I can live with that.

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Re:Re:Unable to access Archer C8 remotely
2019-03-04 22:16:11
Glad you got it worked out.
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Unable to access Archer C8 remotely
2019-04-22 20:05:26

ArcherC8 wrote

Glad you got it worked out.

 I cheered prematurely. The above-mentioned solution worked for a few weeks, now - although I did not change any settings - I can no longer access the router remotely.

 

Any suggestions? @archerc8

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Re:Unable to access Archer C8 remotely
2019-04-30 12:04:19

Any suggestions anyone? No idea why the remote access via domainName.tplinkdns.com stopped working although no settings have been changed on the router or on the home network.

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Re:Re:Unable to access Archer C8 remotely
2019-05-05 19:17:34
Check to see if your ISP address was changed by your ISP.
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Re:Re:Re:Unable to access Archer C8 remotely
2019-05-09 13:22:18

ArcherC8 wrote

Check to see if your ISP address was changed by your ISP.

 

Does not seem so.

 

Here is something interesting: with no changes made, the remote access works again. It is great, of course, I just wonder what blocked that access that made it impossible for me to access remotely...

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