Model tp-link_archer_a7_v5

get_appSnapshot Stock Image get_appSnapshot Upgrade Image

Installation

Flashing via webinterface

  • Download the factory firmware image offered above to your Computer.
  • Connect your Computer to a LAN port of the TP-link. If the configuration was not changed, the DHCP on the router will give you a 192.168.0.X address and the TP-link web administration page is 192.168.0.1. (User: admin, Password: admin) Under System Tools select Firmware Upgrade. Browse to the previously downloaded ** file. Click Upgrade.
  • If the Webinterface tells you You have no authority to access this router! that’s because your browser does not send the correct HTTP referer header. Disable addons or use a different browser.
  • Connect to 192.168.1.1 with your web browser
  • Set your password and configure the router through the web UI. Basic Config Congratulations! You just installed OpenWrt on your Router!

Flashing via TFTP

  • Download the factory firmware image offered above to your Computer.
  • Configure a computer with static IP /24 and a TFTP server. On Debian or Ubuntu you can use either the tftpd-hpa or tftpd server packages.
  • Rename the downloaded firmware image to `` and place it in the tftp server’s root directory. (If using tftpd-hpa this is /var/lib/tftpboot/; if tftpd, it is /srv/tftp/) You can test that the file is downloadable with tftp localhost and get .
  • Connect the computer to one of the router’s Ethernet ports while the router is off. Press and keep pressed the router’s reset button and power it up. After about 7-10 seconds release the reset button. The power LED will flicker rapidly for ~3 seconds, indicating download of the firmware file.
  • The router will write the firmware to flash during ~40 more seconds of occasional power LED blinks, and then will reboot by itself, ready for use.

Comments

General

Archer A7 is identical to Archer C7, see https://forum.openwrt.org/t/support-for-archer-a7/20790/3?u=tmomas

Installation

For TFTP, rename -factory.bin image to ArcherC7v5_tp_recovery.bin

TP-Link Archer A7 v5
Latest release snapshot
Device Type WiFi Router
Vendor TP-Link
Model Archer A7
Flash 16 MB
RAM 128 MB
CPU Qualcomm Atheros QCA9563 (ath79)
1 x 750MHz
Ethernet ports 5 x GBit — 0 x 100Mbit
WiFi

2.4Ghz: b/g/n

5Ghz: a/n/ac
USB 1x 2.0
Switch Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337N
Bootloader U-Boot
Power Supply 12 VDC, 1.5 A
Serial check_circle
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