Only the Power LED is on

Only the Power LED is on

Only the Power LED is on
Only the Power LED is on
2025-06-12 14:55:45 - last edited 3 weeks ago
Model: Archer C6  
Hardware Version: V2
Firmware Version: 1.3.7 Build 20220613 rel.64828(4555)

WiFI Router Archer C6 AC1200 and it doesn't work. I bought it from a trusted electronic shop in France. Let me explain.

 

Only the Power LED is on. The other LEDs turn on for half a second when turned on then remain off.

I tried :

- letting it on for half an hour, nothing changes

- turning it on and off

- change the Ethernet Cable

- press long or short on the Wifi Button

- press long and short on the reset button

- press the reset button for 30sec, then unplugging the power cord, keeping the reset button pressed for 30 seconds then plugging the power cord back in while keeping the reset button pressed for 30 seconds.

Nothing changes. Only a Lock LED light up for 5 seconds when reset button is pressed while plugging the power cord in.

 

I cant find it in the list of Wifi network nearby and can't connect to it, even when wired.

 

Thank you for your answer.

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Re:Only the Power LED is on-Solution
3 weeks ago - last edited 3 weeks ago

jamilahmed123 wrote

Yes, I have already used this method. Now my router is running on the OpenWRT interface, but I want to switch it back to TP-Link's firmware, which is not working. Kindly tell me how I can revert it back to TP-Link's original interface.

  @jamilahmed123 

 

The thread for which I posted a link earlier has been written exactly for that purpose. ("stock firmware" is a term used to refer to the manufacturer's original firmware)

 

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Re:Only the Power LED is on
2025-06-12 19:07:26

  @jamilahmed123 

 

Hi,

 

I find it a bit odd that a "trusted" shop still sold you a "V2" of the Archer C6. I would have thought these weren't being manufactured for at least four years or so.

 

Just out of interest, would you mind looking up the year of manufacture from the serial number sticker on the underside of the router?

 

Here is an example of a router that was made in 2022.

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Re:Only the Power LED is on
3 weeks ago

Hi@jamilahmed123,

Welcome to our community.

It seems that the router has a hardware issue. It is recommended that you contact the retailer for a replacement if you purchased it within 1 month.

Best Regards~

 

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Re:Only the Power LED is on
3 weeks ago

serial no.   @woozle 

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Re:Only the Power LED is on
3 weeks ago

  @Joseph-TP 

purchase on January 2024 but not use now i want to use and this happened and now i m not in france

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Re:Only the Power LED is on
3 weeks ago

  @jamilahmed123 

 

Okay, so your Archer C6 V2 was indeed brand new when the electronics shop sold it to you.

 

Since you have no way to get a replacement from the shop, because you are in another country now, perhaps the only thing you could try is a firmware recovery.

Here is a link to some instructions that also contains some additional useful tips. https://forum.openwrt.org/t/tp-link-archer-c6-v2-revert-to-stock-firmware-guide/96416

 

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Re:Only the Power LED is on
3 weeks ago
Yes, I have already used this method. Now my router is running on the OpenWRT interface, but I want to switch it back to TP-Link's firmware, which is not working. Kindly tell me how I can revert it back to TP-Link's original interface.
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3 weeks ago - last edited 3 weeks ago

jamilahmed123 wrote

Yes, I have already used this method. Now my router is running on the OpenWRT interface, but I want to switch it back to TP-Link's firmware, which is not working. Kindly tell me how I can revert it back to TP-Link's original interface.

  @jamilahmed123 

 

The thread for which I posted a link earlier has been written exactly for that purpose. ("stock firmware" is a term used to refer to the manufacturer's original firmware)

 

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