Wireless router software upgrade description

With the development of China's routing industry, wireless routers are more widely used. So I have studied the knowledge of wireless router upgrade. I will share with you here, I hope it will be useful to you. Now, many users, like the author, have used wireless routers to build their own wireless networks and share network resources with their colleagues, friends, and family members. However, most users may be less concerned about the scalability of the router functions after adding a wireless router. Actually, do you know that wireless routers can also be upgraded?

With the continuous development of technology, wireless routers have more and more features. In the early years, due to technical restrictions, wireless routers were not too many features, if "Serving" is a little outdated. All vro manufacturers consider this situation and provide some channels for upgrading vro functions, such as software upgrade and hardware upgrade. Of course, the hardware upgrade method requires a high cost, and users are unlikely to complete it themselves. The software upgrade is much simpler. You only need to use the Upgrade Program and file provided by the vendor to perform the upgrade on your own. What are the benefits of software upgrades?

1. More stable Routers

As there may be technical barriers in the preliminary design process, there are some immature aspects of the router, that is, the Bug we often say, such as unstable signals and interference. Through subsequent software upgrades, you can fix these bugs to make wireless connections more stable.

2. Function Expansion

Through the upgraded wireless router, you can obtain many new features that were not previously available. For example, some early-generation wireless routers do not have the MAC address filtering function, and this function plays a significant role in enhancing the security of wireless networks. This problem can be solved through upgrading. You can get the latest and most practical functions without any extra fees. Will you be tempted by such a good thing? Next, I will take my own TP-LINK TL-WR541G wireless router as an example to introduce how to realize the software upgrade of the router.

Before the upgrade, ensure that the wireless router works properly. Although data can be transmitted through a wireless network card and a router, in view of the importance of software upgrade, I suggest using a network cable to connect the computer and the router, because the stability of Wired connections is much higher than that of wireless connections. Enter 192.168.1.1 in IE, press enter, and enter the administrator username and password to go to the Management page of the wireless router. The management page is divided into two columns: The management project list on the left and the specific configuration project in the window on the right. In the list on the left side of the page, expand "System Tools> Software Upgrade". The upgrade page is displayed in the right window.

Tip: vrouters of different brands use different management IP addresses. For more information, see the relevant product manuals. We can obtain the hardware version of our wireless router from the "current hardware version. Remember the version number, log on to the official website of the router manufacturer, go to the download page, and find the latest upgrade program corresponding to the hardware version of the router. The executable file of the supervisor and a binfile containing the latest upgrade information. After the license is ready, we can start the upgrade.
 
Step 1: run the tftpd32.exe file in the upgrade package to enter the corresponding interface. This program will automatically detect the IP address of the Local Machine and display the IP address in "Server.
　
Step 2: Disable tftpd32.exe, that is, keep the program window open, and then switch to the upgrade page on the wireless router management interface, check whether the file name in the "file name" column on this page is consistent with the file name of the binfile In the downloaded upgrade package. If they are different, you need to modify one of them so that the file names are identical. Then confirm that the "TFTP Server IP Address" shows that the local IP address can be compared with the IP address detected by the Tftpd32 program ). Click "Upgrade" after confirmation.

Step 3: a dialog box is displayed asking whether to upgrade the vro. Click OK to automatically upgrade the vro. It takes about 20 seconds to complete the upgrade. After the upgrade is completed, the router restarts and the update is successful in the Tftpd32 window, indicating that the entire upgrade process has been completed successfully, your vro also has the latest features and can successfully eliminate various bugs.

Tip: Do not turn off the power of the router during the router upgrade process. Otherwise, the router may be damaged and cannot be used. This is a bit like refreshing the BIOS of the motherboard without power failure. We need to be careful. The identifier of the successful upgrade.