How to upgrade the Tp-link wireless router system

Tp-link Wireless Router system upgrade method steps

First, to the official website download the latest firmware

1, the first to determine the number of lines by model, generally identified in the back, I take tl-wr842n as an example, pay attention to the hardware version number in the upper-right corner serial, I This is Ver4.4, to tp-link official website to download the corresponding firmware, the specific address is http:// Service.tp-link.com.cn/list_download_hardware_1_0.html

2, in the upper right corner of the page to enter your route model search will appear all versions of the firmware (some of the more serious version will be removed), typically select the latest firmware for the corresponding hardware version (generally, the better the update performance), the naming rule for the firmware is currently the "Routing model Hardware version number (Ver ...) Update date Version type (Standard Edition, development version ...) ", here I choose the August 31, 14

3, the software introduction has a very detailed description, mainly updated content, suggest a careful look, especially the corresponding model, click to download immediately (here strongly recommended IDM software, the software download software, documents can be called artifacts, but not download seed files and magnetic chain), extract good Standby

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Second, prepare for upgrade

Connect the LAN port of the computer and the wireless router with a network cable (the general home router has a WAN and four LAN ports, from the color can be differentiated), open the Computer browser, in the address bar input 192.168.1.1 (this is the 140716 version before the default address, After the change has been changed to 192.168.168.1, if they changed their own to change the good, if you do not remember the long press the reset button more than 10s to restore the factory settings, and then enter the default address, enter the account and password prompts the box, the default is Admin

My previous upgrade to version 140716, so the interface may not be the same, but basically the same, the new version of the "Advanced Settings"-"Device Management"-"software Upgrades", the old version of the "System Tools"-"Software Upgrades", you can view the current version number to see if you need to upgrade

Click ' Browse ' to find the download good firmware, format for Xxx.bin, after the click of the software upgrade, will appear to confirm the prompt box, directly determine can be quickly upgraded, and then automatically restart the route, waiting for a router to work properly, the original configuration remains unchanged (140716 version may not be able to save before, Recommended to back up before the upgrade, backup and upgrade on the same menu, updated and then import can be

Go to router interface, view firmware version, update complete