tp-link AC1200 Archer A54 Wi-Fi Router User Manual

: August 12, 2024
: tp-link

Table of Contents

AC1200 Archer A54 Wi-Fi Router
Specifications
Product Usage Instructions
Warranty Information
Warranty Period
Replacement Procedure
- FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Are refurbished products covered under the limited
Q: What happens if my product is discontinued or out of
Q: Can I return a product under warranty for a refund?

AC1200 Archer A54 Wi-Fi Router

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Specifications

Brand: TP-Link
Product Type: Networking and Smart Home Devices
Warranty: Limited Warranty
Country of Purchase: United States

Product Usage Instructions

Warranty Information

The limited warranty covers failures due to defects in material
or workmanship for devices, antennas, and accessories. Refurbished
products or products from unauthorized resellers are not
covered.

Warranty Period

The warranty period varies depending on the product category.
Please refer to the provided warranty period list based on the
purchase date.

Replacement Procedure

If you encounter an issue covered by the warranty, follow the
replacement procedure outlined in the Warranty Policy. Contact
TP-Link USA for assistance.

FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Are refurbished products covered under the limited

warranty?

A: No, refurbished products are not covered under the limited
warranty.

Q: What happens if my product is discontinued or out of

stock?

A: In such cases, TP-Link USA will issue a replacement product
with equivalent features, not equivalent value.

Q: Can I return a product under warranty for a refund?

A: TP-Link USA’s limited warranty does not provide refunds under
most conditions. Products are typically replaced with factory
refurbished units.

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TP-Link Product Support – Replacement and Warranty
Dear Customers:
Thank you for purchasing TP-Link products. In order to protect your rights and interests, please read the following Warranty Policy carefully. NOTE: THIS WARRANTY POLICY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.
Limited Warranty
Warranty Period
Replacement Procedure
Appendix
Limited Warranty
TP-Link USA Corporation (“TP-Link USA”) provides a limited warranty on all eligible TP-Link products purchased in the United States. This limited warranty covers failures due to defects in material or workmanship for devices, antennas, and accessories*, commonly referred to as “manufacturer defects.” Packaging, software products, and technical data are not covered under the limited warranty. The maximum liability of TP-Link USA is the product purchase price.
Coverage under this limited warranty begins from the date the original purchase is delivered and is only applicable to the original purchaser of the product. Second-hand goods, such as products sold as “used,” “as is,” or “open box”, are generally not covered under this limited warranty. A valid proof of purchase and a complete product serial number are required to receive any services guaranteed as part of this limited warranty. This limited warranty does not apply if the product has been modified in any way or has a defaced or removed serial number.
This limited warranty does not apply to refurbished products or products resold by unauthorized resellers. Products sold by unauthorized resellers are considered second-hand goods and do not qualify for warranty services. For TP- Link Refurbished Product Warranty Policy, please visit http://www.tp- link.com/us/support/refurbished/
TP-Link USA’s limited warranty does not provide refunds, returns, or exchanges under most conditions. Product(s) replaced under this limited warranty are typically replaced with factory refurbished product(s). If the defective product(s) are discontinued, end-of-life, or out of stock, TP-Link USA will issue a replacement product with equivalent features (not equivalent value). Product warranty periods are not renewed or extended for any replacement products provided

under this warranty policy. The original purchase date and warranty period will apply to any replacement products until the end of the original warranty period.
Click here to view “Conditions that Disqualify Products from the Limited Warranty”
*Accessories: Please refer to TP-Link Home Accessories and TP-Link Business Accessories for the applicable Warranty Period.

Warranty Period

Warranty periods for TP-Link products purchased on or before 8/31/2023 can be viewed here.

Warranty periods for TP-Link products purchased on or after 9/1/2023 are as follows:

Products Category Home
Smart Home
Smart DoorBell Wire-Free Cameras Solar Charging Panel Battery (Removable/Pack) Baby Monitor Flood Lighting Robot Vacuums

Products in Category Whole Home Wi-Fi/Mesh Wi-Fi /Deco Wi-Fi Router Adapters/USB Adapters Access Points Range Extenders Powerline Adapters Smart Plugs Smart Lighting Smart Switches Indoor/Outdoor Wired Cameras Wired Doorbell Excluding KD110 Wire-Free Doorbell Wire-Free Smart Cameras Excluding KC300 and KC310 Solar Charging Panel (for Wire-Free Cameras) Wire- Free Camera Battery Baby Monitors Smart Flood Lights Smart Flood Light Cameras Robot Vacuums

Warranty Period 2 Years
2 Years
1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year

Robot Vacuum Accessories Smart Sensor Smart Button Home Class Accessories
TP-Link Omada Pro SDN
TP-Link Omada SDN
PharOS Outdoor Access Points Business-Class Switches (NonTP-Link Omada) LiteWave Switches Business Class Accessories

*Excluding wear and tear items that require regular replacement and maintenance

Brushes, Mop Pads, Filters, Boundary 30 Days* Tape

Sensors

1 Year

Smart Home Hub

Smart Button

1 Year

USB Hubs/Port Hubs

2 Years

USB Converters/USB to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

Charging/Power Bank

1 Year

USB-F Bluetooth power cable

TP-Link Omada Pro Switches

Limited Lifetime

TP-Link Omada Pro Access Points

TP-Link Omada Pro VPN Routers

TP-Link Omada Pro Controllers

TP-Link Omada Switches *Excluding 5 Years Outdoor Switches

TP-Link Omada VPN Routers

TP-Link Omada Controllers

TP-Link Omada Access Points *Excluding Outdoor Access Points

TP-Link Omada Outdoor Switches 2 Years

TP-Link Omada Outdoor Access Points

PharOS WISP/Long Range outdoor 2 Years access points

w/ Steel Chassis

3 Years

w/ Plastic Chassis

2 Years

w/ Steel Chassis

3 Years

w/ Plastic Chassis

2 Years

Splitters and Injectors

2 Years

Media Converters

Transceivers

SFP+ Cables

TP-Link ViGi Surveillance
TP-Link Optical Networking TP-Link Festa *Note:

Rackmount Chassis Rack Mounting kit VIGI camera with metal chassis excludes Pan & Tilt VIGI camera with plastic chassis excludes Pan & Tilt VIGI Pan & Tilt Camera VIGI NVR *excludes Hard Drives VIGI NVR Hard Drives ONU Transceivers OLT and Line Card Routers w/ steel chassis Outdoor Access Points Indoor/Wall Access Points Switch w/ steel chassis Switch w/ plastic chassis

5 Years
2 Years
2 Years 5 Years 3 Years 2 Years 2 Years 5 years 3 Years 2 Years 3 Years 3 Years 2 Years

Vacuum accessories are components that experience natural wear and tear over time requiring periodic replacement. The warranty for these products solely covers manufacturing defects, such as sizing or fitting issues making them unsuitable for their intended use. Normal wear and tear, along with other defects not resulting from manufacturing, are not covered under the warranty.

Click here to determine what category your product is in.

*Limited Lifetime Warranty:

A: Limited lifetime warranties only apply to the original purchaser and do not transfer. Secondhand business-class products or products sold by unauthorized resellers do not carry a limited manufacturer warranty. RMA requests for such products will be denied.
B: Warranties on products that are discontinued/end-of-life will be limited to a period of (5) years from the end-of-life date, as set by TP-Link USA. Discontinued status is based on the model number and not the hardware revision.
C: Only the product and its internal parts are covered under the limited lifetime warranty. External parts such as external power supplies, modules, and other accessories may be covered under separate warranties. Please refer to TP-Link business-class accessories for more information.

Replacement Procedure
If the product(s) are found to be defective and is still covered under the TP- Link USA replacement and warranty policy, the customer may qualify for a replacement product, by following the process listed below:
Click here to view the detailed TP-Link RMA Process Please Note: TP-Link USA may reject or return the product(s) returned without accessories or an assigned case number. Serial numbers not in our database may have warranty services denied. Products with no valid proof of purchase and where a serial number cannot be determined may have warranty services denied. Advanced shipping times only apply to the transit of the replacement. All RMAs regardless of chosen method are subject to a processing period of up to 3 to 5 business days. The chosen method of delivery will be applied once the product has shipped. TP-Link USA is not responsible for any damage that may occur during shipping. TP-Link USA is not responsible for packages that are reported lost, missing, or stolen. If our shipping partner shows the package was delivered to the correct address, additional replacements may be denied and will only be approved at TP-Link USA’s discretion. If the defective product is not received complete (unit, power cord/controller, antennas, etc.), RMA

services may be denied and what was received returned to the customer.
If a damaged product is received as part of an RMA replacement the RMA will be denied and the product disposed of unless the customer provides a return label to ship the product back to them.
Individual parts such as (screws, zip-ties, wire nuts, ethernet cables, etc.) are not covered under the product’s limited warranty and may only be provided at TP-Link’s sole discretion.
Customers will be responsible for additional shipping costs for the return of missing items from defective products that were received incomplete.
Fees charged to customers who have selected an Advanced RMA option for failing to return defective products within the specified time are non-refundable.
Appendix:
THE LIMITED WARRANTY STATED ABOVE IS ONLY VALID FOR PRODUCTS SOLD IN THE U.S. BY TP-LINK OR ITS AUTHORIZED RESELLERS. ANY ADDITIONAL WARRANTY OR SERVICES AGREED UPON DURING THE PURCHASE SHALL ONLY BE EFFECTIVE BASED ON THE CONTRACT SIGNED BY TP-LINK USA. ADVANCED SHIPPING OPTIONS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE CONTIGUOUS 48 STATES.
WARRANTY SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE BY DISTRIBUTORS ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY POLICY, AND TP-LINK USA SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY SUCH WARRANTY SERVICE. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE ANY BENEFIT FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR’S WARRANTY AND/OR OTHER POLICIES, PLEASE KEEP ANY DOCUMENTS OBTAINED DURING THE PURCHASE.
NO EMPLOYEE OR REPRESENTATIVE OF TP-LINK USA OR ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY THIRD PARTY IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATIONS, EXTENSIONS, OR ADDITIONS TO THIS WARRANTY POLICY. IF ANY TERM OF THIS WARRANTY POLICY IS HELD TO BE ILLEGAL OR UNENFORCEABLE, THE REMAINING TERMS OF THIS WARRANTY POLICY WILL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE LIMITED WARRANTY WRITTEN ABOVE IS THE ONLY EXPRESS WARRANTY TP-LINK USA PROVIDES FOR THE APPLICABLE TP-LINK PRODUCTS, AND THE ABOVE REMEDY IS YOUR SOLE REMEDY. TPLINK USA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, ARISING FROM THE COURSE OF CONDUCT OR OTHERWISE, REGARDING THE APPLICABLE TP-LINK PRODUCTS, EXCEPT THAT ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD STATED ABOVE. CUSTOMER ASSUMES ALL RISK WHATSOEVER AS TO THE RESULT OF THE USE OF THE PRODUCTS PURCHASED, WHETHER USED SINGULARLY OR

IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER PRODUCTS OR SUBSTANCES.
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TP-LINK USA AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES (COLLECTIVELY, “TP-LINK PARTIES”) SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (WHETHER CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR FAILURE OF ANY WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE) FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES THAT MAY BE INCURRED BY YOU IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TP-LINK PRODUCTS OR THESE TERMS, INCLUDING ANY LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER OR NOT A TP-LINK USA PARTY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH LOSSES ARISING.
TP-LINK IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INJURIES, OR LOSS OF USE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE USE OR ATTEMPTED USE OF TP-LINK PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE AND UNDERSTAND THAT TP-LINK PRODUCTS ARE USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Remarks: TP-Link USA reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to interpret, modify, and amend this warranty policy at any time.