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| WarrenCDD-WRT NoviceJoined: 13 Dec 2019Posts: 3 |  Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 23:42 Post subject: how to restore Factory firmware TP-Link Archer C7 v5? |  | | as in the title how to restore Factory firmware TP-Link Archer C7 v5? I'm a rookie on this stuff thanks | |
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| opssemnikDD-WRT NoviceJoined: 27 May 2015Posts: 3 | | Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 22:10 Post subject: | | | You can use the TFTP recovery method, i did on mine. https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/81462 TIP: You do not need to touch anything in the firmware file, just download from tp link and use it straight in tftp (some tutorials will say to strip some part of the firmware, not needed for the v5) Also, be sure to set the file name to ArcherC7v5_tp_recovery.bin Upper case included, if the file name is wrong, you wont see any logs. Do not use any of the openWRT methods of flashing using terminal(mtd -r, sysupgrade), their C7 wiki is mostly based for the V2 hardware(and the std dd wrt does not include sysupgrade), and will soft brick your V5 (which will need to be recovered using tftp, or worse, serial) | |
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| WarrenCDD-WRT NoviceJoined: 13 Dec 2019Posts: 3 | | Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 22:22 Post subject: | | The first youtube video I found was using terminal to flash it and, of course, it did not work. It came up with a couldn't unlock something error. Afterwards, I had a router with only a glowing power light on. Found a second video that explained the TFTP method and this one worked. Bit stressful, but it's back. I had flashed to DD-WRT with the intent of setting up OpenVPN, and no matter what I did, couldn't get it to work . . . it was like the script was not even running. Even had the VPN providers try for about an hour. I couldn't even get PPTP, so I figured I'd get things back to where I started. It was a fun  | |
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| CiskyDD-WRT NoviceJoined: 24 Oct 2020Posts: 4 | | Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2020 10:43 Post subject: | | | Hi Warren, don't you remember the youtube video that's working? | |
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AlozarosDD-WRT Guru Joined: 16 Nov 2015Posts: 7087Location: UK, London, just across the river.. | | Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2020 12:57 Post subject: | | | use the TFTP link above... there is another one.. https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/81462?page=1 if TFTP is not successful, there is a serial method too... do notice on some routers you may need "stripped stock file" By the way, what is the reason you want to move away from DDWRT... ? Could we help with settings and ect. instead.. ?? I personally deeply prefer DDWRT over any stock files because: cons -stock firmware is full of security holes -it never gets updated, as it should -it lack's of features -very often WI-Fi drops or router needs to be rebooted in order to work everyday (TP-Link's case) -incompatibility Wi-Fi or Lan among different clients pros +only one benefit of stock firmware, over DDWRT 'questionable better WAN performance, using hardware features that compromise security "Hardware Acceleration Chip"..._________________Atheros TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 62606 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas Qualcomm-Atheros Netgear XR500 -DD-WRT 63600 GTW/SmDNS/DoT,AD-Blk,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x2VLAN,Vanilla Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 62606 Gateway/DNSCryptv2,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla,VPN cli Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 62606 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla Dynalink DL-WRX36-DDWRT 62606 Broadcom Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 63600 GTW/DNScrypt-proxy2/AD-Block,IPset Firewall,Forced DNS,x4VLAN,VPN cli NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE ------------------------------------------------------ Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913Last edited by Alozaros on Sun May 23, 2021 17:11; edited 1 time in total | |
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| WarrenCDD-WRT NoviceJoined: 13 Dec 2019Posts: 3 | | Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2020 17:23 Post subject: | | | I can't remember yesterday, never mind a year ago. I was trying to set up OpenVPN with my VPN provider and it just wouldn't work. So I converted the router back to stock, and ended up buying another router (Asus). This one had no problem setting up OpenVPN, so I just boxed the TPLink and stored it away. | |
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