Update the firmware of TP-Link Range Extender

Update the firmware of TP-Link Range Extender. Confirm to keep your Wi-Fi Extender and Smart Home devices performing at peak and updated with all the newest upgrade or important fixes, we recommend that you simply update the firmware when updates are available. You’ll perform firmware upgrade on a computer.

To Update the firmware of TP-Link Range Extender.Remember to check these things:

  1. Ensure hardware version matches with latest firmware file.
  2. Also further check that your connection between the extender and computer is stable. We recommended not upgrading the Firmware wirelessly.
  3. Then confirm the backup your extender configuration.
  4. We recommend not to power off your extender meanwhile the whole process of the firmware upgrade.
Update the firmware of TP-Link Range Extender
TP-Link Range Extender

Now follow the beneath steps to update your Firmware:

  • Step 1

Firstly make sure on your device to download the latest firmware version.

  • Step2

After that to take out the Firmware file to folder use unzip tools like WinZIP or WinRAR.

  • Step 3

Further you need to login the web management page of TP-LINK Range Extender.

  • Step 4

We recommend before the update to back up your current Settings.

Note: The firmware update may void all the settings of the extender.

  • Step 5

Now you need to click onSystem Tools > Backup & Restore and then make sure to a location save the current settings.

  • Step 6

Moreover click on System Tools > Firmware Upgrade, then click on Browse button to select the firmware file which is ended with .bin.

  • Step 7

Now click on Upgrade button, then you will see the device will automatically reboot once the upgrading has done. 

  • Step 8

Here, wait for around 2 minutes and check whether the firmware update is successfully done.

  • Step 9

We recommended you to restore the device to factory default to ensure the new update is working.

  • Step10

Lastly click on System Tools > Back up & Restore then Click Factory Restore Button.

  • Step 11 

Finally once the factory defaults done, then do reconfigure the router from scratch or restore it from the saved back up file.

Your Firmware update is successfully done.

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