Amigo, I was afraid to do so with my Archer A7 v5, and im still do, but now with your reference, I can take a measured risk to try and install openWRt to ultimately configure nordVPN on it. Thanks a lot for doing so amazing, simple and powerful video to show us how!
Thank you so much for this video! Much easier to understand than browsing the OpenWRT site. They've got a lot of great info there it just seems like a wall of text most of the time. Super helpful, thanks again!
@@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
I have a TP Link Archer C7 v4. I tried OpenWRT, it slowed down my Internet speed. It went from my stock TP Link firmware at 680MBPS to the OpenWRT installation 280MBPS. I since flashed my stock firmware back. Good video though, it worked like a charm, I did not brick my router.
You don't need to use the OpenWRT upgrade if you are installing for the first time. The OpenWRT upgrade is for devices using an older version of OpenWRT.
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.
Could you please make a video on how to secure your network after installing openwrt. I’m going to purchase A7 soon and I’m a bit paranoid about safety since I’m such a newbie when it comes to networking.
Please explain it for me. After averything you showed on video there will be both open firmware and stock and you can use them simultaneously (not in the same time but both there are available) or you just showed how to back to original firmware? Thank for explanation
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.
nice video,but i have a question, it means that after openwrt the only way to go back stock is with tftp method? or is just for fun? openwrt has a feature ti load stock ?
I like the video, but unfortunately OpenWRT wasn't a good choice for my router (Archer A7). It kept causing disconnects even with a fresh install. Also unfortunately, I was unable to install the stock firmware because TFTP kept timing out on me.
I have an Archer C59 router. Does this OpenWRT firmware offer an "OpenVPN Client" feature so I can use it to connect to an encrypted VPN service like Surfshark? I know the default TP-Link firmware only offers "OpenVPN Server" feature, but no "Client". Thanks so much! Great video.
I installed openwrt for a project purpose on my archer A7. Me while configuring it accidentally switched off DHCP server and now I can't acces it via web or via terminal. I used this video to reset it back to original firmware but solarwinds is showing the error "Transmission failed". I did it because by reset button was not working after wrt firmware install. Can you please help?
I have bought the Belkin RT3200 and installed OPENWRT and now looking for 2 Access points. Which one is the best to buy to make access points? TP-LINK Archer C7 or the XIAOMI MI A4 Gigabit edition? Please help!!!
Not sure if I missed it but does what does this help or boost, I have the same router and for some reason I'm not getting enough then I really should be
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 : ruclips.net/video/5Onz9YTCMzY/видео.html Thanks
@@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) :(
Is Solar Winds TFTP Server your preferred File Server, or can you recommend another? I've been considering hosting a FTP Server, trying to read-up on them, to determine my options.. both hardware & software. I welcome your input.
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 installed openwrt in my tplink archer c20i. But didn't installed the upgrade file. Its working fine. Can you tell me why should i also flash the upgrade one.?
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.
Excuse can you help me i have router LINKSYS EA9200 (AC3200) and i need to use it as repeater but i can't, the router not sopporter by tomato and dd-wrt. Do you know how can i use it as repeater? Thanks for your help
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
Your direction is great, I have Archer A6 v2 (US), i can't get the GUI to open... Any Idea? I mean i did all the steps that are in youtube, but there are some warning about corrupt file
Hello,I installed openwrt on an old tplink router for its QoS service, but it doesn't have any impact on latency in the only game that I have on my pc, lag its 200ms no matter what I do.I bought a d-link with QoS , i mention that I use a wired connection. I ve installed the game on 3 different ssds with win7 and win10, no difference. tried a loot of other stuff but no matter what I try the lag it's the same . I read lag in resource monitor and pingplotter , both show around 200ms. thank you
@@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!!!!!!
This router used to have the capability in the guest access part to be able to set bandwidth limits. In the newer versions they have removed that feature does anyone know if I would put OpenWRT on it if I would be able to then again set bandwith limits on the guest access? Thanks for any help you can give me
why some asus router dont show future like vpn server/client and aiprotect And Wireless mode IEEE 802 AC this router is Asus RT-AC87U RED Edition Access Point(AP) mode Firmware Version:384.13_10 merlin i am totaly lost
At 5:00 the file name says *ArcherC7v5_tp_recovery.bin* Can you confirm that this is the correct file name for flashing the Archer A7 model? From what I know the latest C7 and A7 revision (v5) have basically the same hardware but just wanting to double check. Cheers!
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)
![[HOWTO] Create Your Own VPN Server on TP-Link Archer A7](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/61JIXDfONg0/mqdefault.jpg)
Amigo, I was afraid to do so with my Archer A7 v5, and im still do, but now with your reference, I can take a measured risk to try and install openWRt to ultimately configure nordVPN on it. Thanks a lot for doing so amazing, simple and powerful video to show us how!
Thanks for watching, glad it was helpful. Cheers!
Thank you so much for this video! Much easier to understand than browsing the OpenWRT site. They've got a lot of great info there it just seems like a wall of text most of the time. Super helpful, thanks again!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks :-)
Does it work with Alexa?
I hope this channel grows soon. This is very informative and creative content
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
Very clear instructions. And witty presentation too! Helped me a lot. Thanks a ton
Glad to hear that it was helpful for you, thanks 👍
I've had a great experience with OpenWrt on the Archer A7 (Version 2).
I have a TP Link Archer C7 v4. I tried OpenWRT, it slowed down my Internet speed. It went from my stock TP Link firmware at 680MBPS to the OpenWRT installation 280MBPS. I since flashed my stock firmware back. Good video though, it worked like a charm, I did not brick my router.
Thank you! I just did it very easy and fast with your tutorial. I'm excited to use openWRT for wake on lan and VPN set up.
You're very welcome glad you liked the video.
Good to see you dude. Cracking video. Stay safe bud 👍
Thanks, you too! 👍
Awesome just got from amazon and now i am ready to install openwrt
Thanks and good luck 👍
Very clear instructions, easy to understand. Thank you!
great works on mine using the same guide but im on Archer C7
That's great 😀👍
At last we see you don't be late
Your video is great.
Thanks! 😃
Very clear and easy to understand. Thank you very much for this video.
works here, thanks
Glad to hear that, thanks
One of the best explanations ever!!!! thnx
glad you liked it, thanks!
You don't need to use the OpenWRT upgrade if you are installing for the first time. The OpenWRT upgrade is for devices using an older version of OpenWRT.
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!
is the TFTP the only option to reinstall stock firmware ? or can I just upgrade from the OpenWRT interface ?
Amazing tutorial!
Thanks 👍
I’d to know, why do you go back stock firmware in part 2? I thought installing OPENWRT and the upgrade then that’s for use.
Just to show how you can do that.
Great video, my friend!
Good information, is the recovery method for Tp-Link Archer A6 also the same? Thank you.
More importantly - TWO plants. Excellent.
Thanks :-)
@@Behfor more seriously, you do awesome work. You should branch out a little further beyond (wifi) routers.
Just noticed y'all twins. And also im getting c7 supported model
Thank you very much! Excellent Video!
You're very welcome, glad you liked it!
Could you please make a video on how to secure your network after installing openwrt. I’m going to purchase A7 soon and I’m a bit paranoid about safety since I’m such a newbie when it comes to networking.
Please explain it for me. After averything you showed on video there will be both open firmware and stock and you can use them simultaneously (not in the same time but both there are available) or you just showed how to back to original firmware? Thank for explanation
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.
Love your Persian accent😍😍😍😍
nice video,but i have a question, it means that after openwrt the only way to go back stock is with tftp method? or is just for fun? openwrt has a feature ti load stock ?
I like the video, but unfortunately OpenWRT wasn't a good choice for my router (Archer A7). It kept causing disconnects even with a fresh install.
Also unfortunately, I was unable to install the stock firmware because TFTP kept timing out on me.
I have TP-LINK Archer Mr200 LTE Router can i use upgrade page of router to flash firmware to open wrt or needed this tft method ?
I have an Archer C59 router. Does this OpenWRT firmware offer an "OpenVPN Client" feature so I can use it to connect to an encrypted VPN service like Surfshark? I know the default TP-Link firmware only offers "OpenVPN Server" feature, but no "Client". Thanks so much! Great video.
I installed openwrt for a project purpose on my archer A7. Me while configuring it accidentally switched off DHCP server and now I can't acces it via web or via terminal. I used this video to reset it back to original firmware but solarwinds is showing the error "Transmission failed". I did it because by reset button was not working after wrt firmware install. Can you please help?
Disable windows firewall, and try again, this was the solution when I raced the same problem, hope it helps you
what is the difference between DD-WRT and OpenWRT firmware.
I have bought the Belkin RT3200 and installed OPENWRT and now looking for 2 Access points. Which one is the best to buy to make access points? TP-LINK Archer C7 or the XIAOMI MI A4 Gigabit edition? Please help!!!
Not sure if I missed it but does what does this help or boost, I have the same router and for some reason I'm not getting enough then I really should be
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 : ruclips.net/video/5Onz9YTCMzY/видео.html
Thanks
Good stuff.
good and creative 👍🏻
Thanks 😀👍
Hi Behfor! I am one of your subscribers :) Can ask you something about asus router? How can I reach you? Thanks in advance!
Sure, whats up?
PS thanks for subscribing :-)
@@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) :(
If you have been having issues with installing this, try using the tftpd 32 server instead. The solarwinds one didn't work for me.
Will Onemesh work when it has OpenWRT firmware?
Unfortunately not!
@@Behfor Darn, was going to ask the same thing since i have a TP-Link RE505X and use Onemesh :(
Is Solar Winds TFTP Server your preferred File Server, or can you recommend another?
I've been considering hosting a FTP Server, trying to read-up on them, to determine my options.. both hardware & software. I welcome your input.
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.
when i am trying to upgrade firmware its say "invalid file type"
I'm facing the same problem, did you find a solution?
thanks!
You're very welcome!
Hey can the A7 be a wifi repeater with the Openwrt..?
thank you alot
You're welcome! :-)
I installed openwrt in my tplink archer c20i.
But didn't installed the upgrade file.
Its working fine. Can you tell me why should i also flash the upgrade one.?
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.
so i only have to do the browser one right the easy moethod then im good?
Excuse can you help me i have router LINKSYS EA9200 (AC3200) and i need to use it as repeater but i can't, the router not sopporter by tomato and dd-wrt. Do you know how can i use it as repeater? Thanks for your help
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
Hi, i get invalid file type on A7 ver5 with lates openwrt release
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.
Your direction is great,
I have Archer A6 v2 (US), i can't get the GUI to open...
Any Idea?
I mean i did all the steps that are in youtube, but there are some warning about corrupt file
Does this still work? And also does openwrt have vpn client so that I can use my paid vpn subscription vpn servers?
Can I do this on Archer_A9?
You can check than in the OpenWRT website, thanks.
My tp link router has a custom tplink firmware by the ISP. Can this method help me to install openwrt?
how i can use AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router ininstall open wrt ?
Hello,I installed openwrt on an old tplink router for its QoS service, but it doesn't have any impact on latency in the only game that I have on my pc, lag its 200ms no matter what I do.I bought a d-link with QoS , i mention that I use a wired connection. I ve installed the game on 3 different ssds with win7 and win10, no difference. tried a loot of other stuff but no matter what I try the lag it's the same . I read lag in resource monitor and pingplotter , both show around 200ms. thank you
Why did you restore the stock firmware at the end? Are you not wiping off the openwrt after you restored the stock?
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!!!!!!
This router used to have the capability in the guest access part to be able to set bandwidth limits. In the newer versions they have removed that feature does anyone know if I would put OpenWRT on it if I would be able to then again set bandwith limits on the guest access? Thanks for any help you can give me
count me in as a second one, or third one who ask, whatever! 2 thumbs up
why some asus router dont show future like vpn server/client and aiprotect And Wireless mode IEEE 802 AC this router is Asus RT-AC87U RED Edition Access Point(AP) mode Firmware Version:384.13_10 merlin i am totaly lost
The AP mode offers limited features. Full features is available in the Router mode. Thanks.
Good video but the upgrade part was unnecessary.
offline download options is there?
At 5:00 the file name says *ArcherC7v5_tp_recovery.bin*
Can you confirm that this is the correct file name for flashing the Archer A7 model?
From what I know the latest C7 and A7 revision (v5) have basically the same hardware but just wanting to double check. Cheers!
Yes the file name c7 is correct, even if you are flashing an A7. This is noted on the OpenWRT webpage for the A7.
Can I change IMEI number with OpenWRT?
Cool
Cheers :-)
Good . 👏
Thanks
instale dd wrt y no logro instalr el firmware original
i have seen some post that says that archer A6 is better than archer A7, is this true?
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?
you guys are identical twins?
4:45
Whats the IP for tftp setup? In the openwrt page it shows both x.x.x.66/24 and x.x.x.86/24