@Squeeks 

 

Been covered before here. Use https in search area or look up "How to login to the TP-Link Router's web management page when HTTPS is enabled"

 

Has to do with certificates. 

  @ArcherC8 

 

I appreciate your reply, but there is NO solution covered by the forum. Many questions are posted, but no solution.

 

So I tried 2 different OS's and 4 browsers.  And everyone of them indicate that the certificate from the Archer AXE75 is invalid.

 

Some one at TP-Link should check the certificate that is loaded by default in the routers. The sheer volume of threads asking about this issue certainly indicate a systemic problem with https: enabled for management from the intrenal network side.

  @Squeeks 

 

It is not a web site that needs a certificate for security. It is your own router that you are linking to. 

  @ArcherC8 

 

Well, here again, I believe you are not recognizing the issue. Look at the manual, or other articles for the http error -  the router has, and presents you the web page for adminstrative login. You get to router's web page by using https://tplinkwifi.net or https://192.168.0.1 Se the image below - this is from the router's management page. 

 

Then you encounter the certificate errors as explained and shown previously. There is a certifcate from the router, but something is wrong with the certificate or it is incomplete. This certificate error shows on 4 different browsers operating on 2 different OS's.  This is issue is not on the user side - it is on the router side.

 

If you are an associate of tp-link or AXE routers, please elevate this issue to the proper group. Or respond with the way to submit an error issue.  Thank you

 

AXE5400 - Archer AXE75 - Tri-Band Wi-Fi- 6E Router Configuration Page 
 

  @Squeeks 

 

I am not with TP Link. 
 

As I understand, the browsers are giving the error because the certificate is self signed as that was a security risk when going to a web site. If you check, other router companies such as linksys, netgear, ... get the same error. 
 

My position is it is your router and not a web site so the error message is bogas. 

 Hmm . . . can't post a reply. The site is always indicating invalid links or errors. So will try in short sections.

 

 

Hi,  I did read the article. Thanks. Not sure why it did not show on initial search.

 

But, the article confirms what I have been tying to identify and solve. That the certificate (router) is the issue because it is self signed. Properly functioning browsers should only accept certificates that are valid and have a verified CA chain.

 

Tp-Link should purchase for certificates from a registered CA authority. And yes that costs money and no doubt will be passed on in pricing. But this  solves the failure issue. If Tp-link corrected this issue the majority of https errors with browsers would dissappear. Browsers would work in https connections.

  @Squeeks 

In 2018, the IETF finalized and published TLS v1.3 which improved web performance and security by, removing out of date and insecure TLS v1.2 cipher suites. TLS v1.3 is designed to secure against all known TLS v1.2 vulnerabilities. Shouldn't the router (all products with TLS capability) be at TLS v1.3, after all it is 2024 not 2018.

  @Squeeks 

Sorry for the series of posts  . . .

 

And finally another issue is the Tether app. Since running into the certificate error, I thought to switch to the Tether app in hopes of a better interface and more secure connection. After loading the app, the app discovers AXE 75. When selecting the router to connect to the app returns the error that the app does not support that router and to use web  to connect.

 

Thank you both for your replies and time. 

 

Squeeks

  @Squeeks 

 

The question I would have is would everyone's  router need a different certificate since it would be handled like a different website? 

I do not consider this as security risk just a bit of a pain sort of like Apple's mac address changing on their devices was.