[HOWTO] Install OpenWRT on TP-Link Archer A7 

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Does it work with Alexa?

SolarWinds SFTP is alright but it is more of a simple FTP server for normal administrator jobs, so is FileZila actually! But if you are looking for a more professional FTP server maybe Cerebus or Serv-U would be better options, because as far as I remember they let can transfer files through a web browser or mobile device without using a FTP client, which makes it much more convenient for the users. That being said, some wireless routers also have built-in FTP servers that might worth noting. Thanks.

I hope so too! Thanks :-)

@@Behfor am reinstall Archer C7 firmware. file loads but don't know when it is finished. does the reboot make all the lights flash? what lights should be lit when it's full loaded? how long should it take? 10-Q

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Just to show how you can do that.

I'm facing the same problem, did you find a solution?

Thanks for watching, glad it was helpful. Cheers!

Thanks, you too! 👍

You can check than in the OpenWRT website, thanks.

You're very welcome glad you liked the video.

At the end I just showed how you can go back to the stock firmware , incase you need to! Obviously if you want to use openwrt you can ignore the last part.

Unforunately TP-Link has disabled the ability to load custom firmware from their GUI. You now have to use the TFTP method.

@@Rezirex Thanks, but had no luck with TFTP, with latest firmware, tried renaming it, didn't work. Anyway I returned the router. All the best

@@bassboygilo I'm in the same boat. Tried everything. No luck.

3rd party firmware such as DD-WRT, OpenWRT and Tomato offer more professional features compared to the stock factory firmware. Maybe this video can give you some more information : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5Onz9YTCMzY.html Thanks

shhh shu t up , you have to use it , to avoid bricking certain devices.

I take it you have no clue what you are talking about. And really... Was the "shu t up" really necessary... You sound like someone with a lot of experience bricking your router.

ohh okay, makes sense, thanks for heads up

no f-ing way i see you here, of all people LOL

@@gloopington Hi!

That's great 😀👍

Unfortunately not!

@@Behfor Darn, was going to ask the same thing since i have a TP-Link RE505X and use Onemesh :(

This is my understanding of OpenWRT factory.bin and sysupgrade.bin files (I could be wrong though): They have the same features (as long as they are the same version number, for example: 19.07.3), however, the factory.bin is meant to be installed when you are going from the stock firmware to OpenWRT and in some wireless routers you cannot go directly from stock to sysupgrade.bin. Now, when you are on a factory.bin (OpenWRT) firmware and want to upgrade to a newer version, you would install a sysupgrade.bin (OpenWRT) file. So in your case, you should be good, but when it's the time to upgrade to a newer version you can install a sysupgrade.bin.

The AP mode offers limited features. Full features is available in the Router mode. Thanks.

If the original firmware doesn't have repeater and it doesn't support any of the 3rd party firmware, unfortunately I don't know any method to use it as a repeater! You should still be able to use it as an Access Point though. Cheers

Disable windows firewall, and try again, this was the solution when I raced the same problem, hope it helps you

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Thanks and good luck 👍

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Thanks! 😃

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@@Behfor i want send you a diagram to make it easier to understand my problem with my asus router just like you are doing with your videos. Hehe. But anyway here is my question. I cannot figure out why is my wifi DOWNLOAD speed goes down drastically compared to my wired LAN via Asus RT-AC88U (Average download/upload are 402-483Mbps wired LAN). But my UPLOAD speed stays the same even through wired LAN or WIFI connection. Why is that happening? My internet speed is 500Mbps and I can reach that easily through wired LAN from the asus router but when I use my WIFI the DOWNLOAD speed goes down like 92-140Mbps tops however my UPLOAD speeds stays the same at 402-483Mbps through wired LAN or wifi. Hopefully someone can explain to me how to fix this problem. Thanks in advance!

That's kinda weird but wireless is weird so no worries ;-) I would try to pinpoint the issue first: 1- Is it the router? 2- Is it the wireless connection? 3- Or maybe it is the client itself? I would start with these troubleshooting steps and see what happens: 1- I would do the speed test on a different device, a device that I know it's wireless speed can reach 500 Mbps for sure and see what happens. 2- I would make sure I'm using 5 GHz network and not 2.4 GHz 3- I would also try different channels of 5 GHz network, because maybe there is something weird going on on the channel I'm using. 4- I would make sure the device that I'm running the speed test on, is the only device connected to the WiFi during the test because wireless (unlike wired) is a shared medium and if another device is also using the network it'll impact the test results. Good luck ...

@@Behfor These are my answers to your questions and I did test everything. I hope you can help me. I would try to pinpoint the issue first: 1- Is it the router? I am using Asus RT AC88U, brand new, default settings when I tested the speed for 3 days straight and get the average speed that I gave you recently 2- Is it the wireless connection? I connected each device alone on the 5GHz band of the router and did speed test 3x 3- Or maybe it is the client itself? The devices or clients I used to connect to the router are the Macbook Pro 13in retina 2014, Galaxy Note 10 Plus and iPad 6th gen. I would start with these troubleshooting steps and see what happens: 1- I would do the speed test on a different device, a device that I know it's wireless speed can reach 500 Mbps for sure and see what happens. Ans.: I tested the Galaxy Note 10 plus since it has the wifi 6 capability via wifi connection on the 5GHz band of the router alone and I got an average of 90-150Mbps on DOWNLOAD speed but 400Mbps+ on the UPLOAD speed (and testing all 3 devices resulted on the same speed) 2- I would make sure I'm using 5 GHz network and not 2.4 GHz Ans.: I connected each device alone via wifi on the 5GHz band of the router 3- I would also try different channels of 5 GHz network, because maybe there is something weird going on on the channel I'm using. Ans.: I tried using wifi analyzer for this and there is no signal or frequency traffic in our area. And no other 5GHz bands are available detected except our wifi router's signal. So I only tried two channels 100 and 149 for the 5Ghz band but no difference in speed. And still DOWNLOAD speed is low and UPLOAD speed is consistently high (its speed is like connected via LAN) 4- I would make sure the device that I'm running the speed test on, is the only device connected to the WiFi during the test because wireless (unlike wired) is a shared medium and if another device is also using the network it'll impact the test results. Ans.: I tested the 3 device alone and only connected alone every test I did for 3 days. Hahaha! And still same result. DOWNLOAD speed is low (wifi) and UPLOAD speed is consistenly high (either wifi or LAN connection) :(

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You're very welcome!

Yes the file name c7 is correct, even if you are flashing an A7. This is noted on the OpenWRT webpage for the A7.

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Thanks :-)

@@Behfor more seriously, you do awesome work. You should branch out a little further beyond (wifi) routers.

Cheers :-)

I did that just to show how you can go back to the stock firmware (if you want). Obviously you don't have to do that if you want to use OpenWRT.

@@Behfor thank you your reply.

@@Behfor to let you know I was confused as well. Seems English isn't your first language and I'm not anal about these things but you clearly said at the start of the video that you "would show 2 ways to install openwrt", not how to install it and restore it back to default

@@lilmixdboy I'm sorry you were confused but I never said I'm gonna show 2 ways to install openwrt!!!!! I said I'll show you how to install openwrt and then how to reinstall the factory firmware!!!!!!

no its not. I have the c6 (same as a6). It randomly gives connected (no internet) errors. when that happens you have to wait 5-10 minutes to get an ip/normal connection. All tplink firmwares tested, all have the same issue. this is why i'm thinking to use openwrt (or send it back for refund)

@@ps7539 i am also facing the same issue in my archer c5. I am also going to install open wrt

@@kunalchhabra7967 did u install it? is it better?

Thanks