Hi all,

I am trying to configure port forwarding with my TP-LINK Archer C5v router. However I couldn't get it to work.

Things that I have already done:
- Get public IP from Maxis
- Logging into the router with administrator account
- Configure the port forwarding
- Check the port status with https://canyouseeme.org/ (this step the tool says "Connection timed out" and can't see my port)

Does anyone here has a guide on what should be done?
Or if anyone can tell me what I missed?


My Port forward configuration


My public IP account


This post has been edited by ryanliew94: Jan 29 2019, 08:15 PM

A) In the Archer's NAT Forwarding page, did you set the correct:-

1) External Port? This is the inbound port that Archer listens on,
2) Internal IP? This must be your PC/notebook's IP - must be static, not dynamic.
3) Internal Port? This is your PC/Notebook's port that the app listens on,
4) Protocol? Set "All".

B) In the target PC/Notebook, did you enable Windows Firewall or Antivirus' Firewall to accept inbound connection to the target port?

C) Did you test the target PC/Notebook's app connection using another PC/Notebook from within your LAN? Did it work?

If you had done A, B, and C, then most probably Maxis blocked the port on their firewall.

UPDATED:-

For your "Internal IP" - set the IP of your PC/Notebook. This is usually 192.168.x.x or 10.0.x.x.
Be sure to give your PC/Notebook a static IP and not DHCP-assigned.

This post has been edited by greg25: Jan 29 2019, 08:27 PM

how much does it cost to get a public ip?

Call and get FOC

Yeah, already done it back in early March 😄

what version is your c5v on? 181224 or 190304

if you r on version prior to 190304, then check your PM

Hi, any advice for me?
I can't get it to port forward either.

So do u got open port?

Do u solve ur problem?

What is the propose to perform port forwarding?

go to portforward dot com for step by step guide

I'm having the same problem, could you find any information about the solution?

i am using 190524, but same problem, already get the public ip, set the port forwarding, on page test the port already open but still unable to connect, really headche

Anyone Got it to work? If so can you explain a step by step guide on how to do it?

Hi, did you manage to do this? how and what did you do to get it to work? Do you need to change your gateway and LAN IPs to follow the Public IP?

I am running Firmware version:v1.0_190524 and Hardware version:Archer C5v v1 00000000. I have managed to get it running but only with a workaround in place. I am not sure if what works for me, will work for everybody else - YMMV.

I applied for a public IP and I use a DDNS from no-ip.com. DDNS should always trace back to your router.

From the image on OP post about port 3389, I will assume it is for RDP. Just for testing purposes, please turn the router Firewall off when testing.

You will have to turn on Remote Management from System Tools --> Manage Control. Set a random port e.g. 8888. You may also set port for https:// if you prefer.



If I am remotely trying to RDP into one of my PCs (x.x.x.157 in my example), I will need first to access the router remotely (This is where DDNS is useful as I type a URL - e.g. "http://xxxx.homenet.ip:8888" and this sends me to my router login. Port 8888 is just an example.)

After logging in to the router, access Forwarding menu. Click on Edit for the port you want to access ( 3389 in my example) and click on Save (Nothing else needed except to Edit and Save).



Now try RDP to x.x.x.x (or x.x.x.x:yyyy if you chose a different port from 3389.)

Hope this helps.

This post has been edited by ericccheong: Jan 8 2020, 12:50 PM

By the way, everytime you want to use a forwarded port, you will need to log into the router, edit and save the port, then do whatever you need to do with that port.

E.g. I logged into my router, edited and saved my PC RDP port, then I RDP into my PC. If, on my PC I want to test https://canyouseeme.org to test the port 3389, I need to log into the router again, save and edit port 3389 then test it.

Very troublesome, but it works for me.

Somehow, logging in remotely into the router is the only thing that works 100% perfectly from a remote location.

Again, hope this helps.

This post has been edited by ericccheong: Jan 8 2020, 12:51 PM

Hi, i know this is out of topic, i've tried to enable remote access on my maxis router c5v archer, but it say to change administrator password before proceed, when i try to change password it says old password incorrect, any idea what the old password is?

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go System tools - manage control - account management and change there

anyone manage to get it work ? i had called to maxis for 2 months and keep waiting for call back ... no solution yet

The way u did look like c5v not save the setting coz everytime we want to access, we need to click edit n save

Questions
1. Service port n internal port must be same ?
2. If i click edit n save, how long i can access the port ? Izit for whole day or until i log out the c5v ?