hello guys, i am also happy owner of this router.

been using it for around 1 year. 24/7 online with e173 on maxis 3g.

i prefer openwrt firmware, it seems more stable than the stock firmware.

anyone here uses openwrt too? care to share your experience

yep, been using openwrt firmware for at least 5 months and still using it right now

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Added on December 18, 2011, 7:31 pmMy area: wangsa maju



This post has been edited by shinichi87: Dec 18 2011, 07:31 PM

well, the easiest way to use openwrt firmware, is to use the one that has already been configured with a web GUI. in my opinion, if you afraid you might brick your router, i suggest to go with this http://eko.one.pl/?p=openwrt-gargoylepl

the only thing that makes your life a lil bit difficult is that, the firmware is not in english, but it is easily configured

i'll post some steps in the next post after getting some screenshots for you guys to view

1) download openwrt firmware from http://ecco.selfip.net/gargoyle-pl/ar71xx/...hfs-factory.bin

2) upgrade your tl-mr3420 firmware just as you normally do with the openwrt firmware you just downloaded

3) you will see your web interface like this



4) the default password for the web GUI is 'password' without the '. after you have enter the password, it will ask for new password you want to use for the web GUI.

5) next configure your router setting similar like this, 3g UMTS and set your apn / username /password. also configure your wifi as needed, then you're done



6) if you want to change to stock firmware, you can go to here

well i dont have experience with that, never tried. but i think it should be able to detect the phone at least, if the stock firmware can. you can always revert to your previous firmware without any problem.

hi there, i'd like to recommend openwrt firmware for you or any other user using umg1831 with this router. it is considerably much more faster than the existing firmware.

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Added on March 12, 2012, 6:24 pmthis is an excellent openwrt firmware that i have just discovered

Openwrt firmware

1) flash the router with this new firmware

2) to turn on the wifi after firmware update, wait until the 'sys' LED stop blinking and then press QSS button on the router. there will be 'openwrt' wifi

3) logon into http://192.168.1.1 .. the default username is 'root' and the default password is 'password'

4) go into network tab and you'll see two network interfaces. click 'edit' button for WAN interface and change the protocol to UMTS/GPRS/EV-DO then you'll be familiar with the setting. apn username password etc

5) customize your wireless setting security

done done..

This post has been edited by shinichi87: Mar 12 2012, 06:36 PM

ehm i think you have switched your "quote" between latest firmware and previous firmware am i right?

the new one you can get from tp link singapore

i mean.. the one that you colored red in your picture. 110617 should be newer version of firmware.

oh. i thought you download from singapore site. because the latest one there is 110617. btw, i have tried the latest 110418 from tp link .com.. it is not as good as 110617 that im using right now. this one rarely disconnected from internet. stays connected quite long

when you have the internet connection up and running.. try to restart your pc, see if the connection still good. then we can narrow down the problem to check whether it is from router or your pc firewall..