Firmware Upgrade - TP-Link Archer C50 User Manual

Chapter 4
• Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name
resolution to a given host or gateway.
• Tracerouter
Note:
You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If pinging/tracerouting the IP address is
successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case,
ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries.
• IP Address/Domain Name
Domain name (such as www.tp-link.com).
• Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection.
• Ping Packet Size - The size of Ping packet.
• Ping Timeout - Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping packet. If there is no
reply in the specified time, the connection is overtime.
• Traceroute Max TTL
3. Click Start to check the connectivity of the internet.
4. The Diagnostic Results
the following figure, the connectivity of the internet is fine.
Note:
Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options "Ping Count", "Ping Packet Size" and "Ping Timeout" are used for the
Ping function. Option "Traceroute Max TTL" is used for the Tracert function.

4. 18. 5. Firmware Upgrade

TP-Link is dedicated to improving and richening the product features, giving users
a better network experience. We will release the latest firmware at TP-Link official
website. You can download the latest firmware file from the
www.tp-link.com and upgrade the firmware to the latest version.
1. Download the latest firmware file for the router from our website www.tp-link.com.
2. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the
router.
3. Go to System Tools
- This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection.
- Enter the destination IP address (such as 192.168.0.1) or
- The max number of hops for a Traceroute connection.
page displays the diagnosis result. If the result is similar to
> Firmware Upgrade.
Configure the Router in Wireless Router Mode
Support page of our website
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