Do NOT turn off the power during the upgrade process, as it may cause permanent damage to the product. Some official firmware of TP-Link products can be replaced by the third party firmware such as DD-WRT. TP-Link is not obligated to provide any maintenance or support for it, and does not guarantee the performance and stability of third party firmware. Damage to the product as a result of using third party firmware will void the product's warranty. Open Source Code For Programmers (GPL) IMPORTANT: To prevent upgrade failures, please read the following before proceeding with the upgrade process Your device's configuration will not be lost after upgrading, which means you don't need to configure your device again after upgrading.

Please verify the hardware version of your device for the firmware version. Wrong firmware upgrade may damage your device and void the warranty. ( Normally Vx.0=Vx.6/Vx.8 (eg:V1.0=V1.6/V1.8); Vx.x0=Vx.x6/Vx.x8 (eg:V1.20=V1.26/V1.28) Please note: The products of TP-Link partly contain software code developed by third parties, including software code subject to the GNU General Public Licence (“GPL“), Version 1/Version 2/Version 3 or GNU Lesser General Public License ("LGPL"). You may use the respective software condition to following the GPL licence terms. A firmware update can resolve issues that the previous firmware version may have and improve its current performance. To UpgradeTo avoid wireless disconnect issue during firmware upgrade process, it's recommended to upload firmware with wired connection unless there is no LAN/Ethernet port on your TP-Link device. It's recommended that users stop all Internet applications on the computer, or simply disconnect Internet line from the device before the upgrade.