At the moment, advances in wireless technology are taking leaps and bounds, but the software is lagging a bit. And there are situations in which functioning equipment in good condition is incompatible with modern software. Speaking the language of programmers, it does not fit with its "brains" (firmware).
What to do in a similar situation? Throwing out equipment, even if it cannot cope with the work, is undoubtedly very sorry. In such situations, flashing comes to the rescue. This problem also affects routers. You need to adapt your device, but how to upgrade the router at home? It is quite possible. However, there is some likelihood that, through negligence, equipment can be damaged. So what should you do to reflash your router? First you need to go to the control panel of your device. To do this, type the address of the router in the sub-network that he created, for example, http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1. You need to enter the login and password from the administrator account and go to the item "Firmware update" / "Firmware update". In the event that a special system for downloading and searching for firmware is built into your router, you just have to follow the recommendations below, and then click the "Run" button. And if such a function is not available, then you need to download it on the Internet, and when downloading, you must specify the location of the computer from which you entered the control panel of your device.
After downloading, check the compatibility of your router and the resulting software several times. When checking, enter the exact name of your equipment, accurate to the last character. You may be surprised to learn that for such a long time, not all manufacturers included firmware systems in the router. If you replace the micro-code of your router with the micro-code of other equipment, it will stop working, and most likely it will have to be carried out for repair. So be careful.
Before
flashing the router, make sure that all patch codes are disconnected from it, only the cord connecting the device and your computer should remain. It is undesirable for any signals to come during the update. Not all routers respond adequately to this, so first look at the section "Instructions for
configuring the router". Then reset your device, this can be done by pressing the "Reset" button, which is located at the bottom of the case of your device. After the update, all settings are lost, and you have to
configure the router again. Installing a router, that is, setting it up, is a simple procedure. The main thing is to figure out how to upgrade the router.
After the final flashing of your router and receiving a message about the successful completion of the operation, you need to restart it, and then re-enter the old settings given to you
your internet service provider.
This concludes the informational part of the article. Observing all the flashing rules, you will successfully upgrade your equipment and will be able to give practical advice to those who have not figured out how to upgrade the router.