How to upgrade Puling tl-wr886n routers

General tl-wr886n Router Upgrade considerations

(1), before the upgrade operation, please connect the computer with the network cable and Tp-link tl-wr886n router, do not use wireless way to connect.

(2), the firmware upgrade process, the need to ensure the stability of the router power supply, in the process of upgrading must not power, or damage your Tp-link tl-wr886n router.

(3), firmware upgrade is generally to improve the router for some special environment, application support, if the Tp-link tl-wr886n router is used normally, do not recommend that you upgrade.

Method of Puling tl-wr886n router upgrade

First, download Tp-link tl-wr886n upgrade firmware

1, view the tl-wr886n router version

You can find the Ver (that is, the version/version) in the serial Number column on the label at the bottom of the tl-wr886n router, which is the hardware version. The following figure:

Important Notes

At present, tl-wr886n routers have V2.0, V3.0, V4.0, V5.0 These versions, in the upgrade, you need to download the corresponding hardware version of the upgrade file, can complete the upgrade operation. If you upgrade file download errors, you will not be able to complete the upgrade operation.

2. Download firmware

Go to the website of the General Union to download the corresponding firmware

Pay attention to the problem

Depending on the version you see above, on this page, select the upgrade file that corresponds to your own version of the tl-wr886n router.

Tp-link tl-wr886n Firmware Official download page

3, extract the firmware

Download the file is a compressed package, need to decompress the software to extract, after decompression, you can see a. bin suffix file, this is Tp-link tl-wr886n upgrade firmware.

Extract tl-wr886n Firmware

Second, Tp-link tl-wr886n firmware upgrade

1, login to the TL-WR886N Settings page

Enter in the browser: tplogin.cn or 192.168.1.1--> then enter the admin password--> click "OK".

Enter administrator password, login to tl-wr886n Settings page

Important Notes

(1), tl-wr886n router currently has V2, V3, V4, V5 several versions, different versions of the TL-WR886N router, login interface, Settings page will be a little different.

(2), tl-wr886n Router's administrator password, is the first time the router is set up by the user to create the administrator password (that is, login password).

(3), if forgot the administrator password, only this tl-wr886n router to restore factory settings. After you restore the factory settings, you only need to enter tplogin.cn in the browser, and you can re-create the administrator password.

2, tl-wr886n upgrade firmware

(1), v2-v3 version tl-wr886n router

Click on "System Tools"--> "Software Upgrades"--> Click "Browse" (some browsers appear as select files), as shown below.

V2-V3 version tl-wr886n router firmware upgrade

and find the upgrade file that you just unzipped on your computer.

V2-V3 version tl-wr886n router firmware upgrade 2

Then automatically return to the software upgrade interface and see the full path of the selected bin file in file. No need to make any changes, just click the "Upgrade" button, as shown below.

V2-V3 version tl-wr886n router firmware upgrade 3

(2), V4-V5 version tl-wr886n router

Click "Advanced Settings"--> "Equipment Management"--> "software Upgrades", will appear in the following image of the page and then click "Browse" to find the computer after decompression. bin firmware file--> then click "Software Upgrades".

V4-V5 version tl-wr886n router firmware upgrade