Archer C8 AC1750 Problems after Firmware Upgrade
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Archer C8 AC1750 Problems after Firmware Upgrade
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Hardware Version :
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Hi.
I have a router Archer C8 AC1750.
I have updated the firmware today to the latest version that I found in TP-LINK website for hardware version 1:
Archer C8(US)_V1_160517
Before anyone asks, I'm sure my router is V1.
After the installation I noted a few things:
1) I lost many configuration options, what's strange since an update is supposed to make things better and increase options not decrease.
Example: Now I cannot limit the bandwidth of my guest network anymore! Any way to get this option back without rolling back the firmware? Not even sure if it's possible to roll back a firmware, since it
might block the installation since it's an older version than the one already installed.
2) The management page in the browser keeps asking for a login after very short periods (like 3-5 minutes of inactivity). Besides that, I need to relogin every time I try to use a new tab in the browser.
Is it possible to fix it?
3) The worst problem that is happening now is that the file sharing seems to be using SMB1 now, but before I think it was using SMB2. I have the latest version of Windows 10 (17 November 2017),
and it complains a lot about compatibility, security, etc. After the router's firmware update windows is not allowing me to access the Hard-driver that I have connected to the router anymore. It complains it's
using SMB1 and it's unsecure, that I need to use SMB2. So, this windows 10 warning indicates that SMB2 was running before the firmware update otherwise I would have had my access blocked before
the firmware update and that didn't happen.
4) I made a backup of the router's settings before upgrading the firmware, but that served me for nothing since the backup file seems incompatible with the new firmware version and I can't load it.
So, this firmware upgrade seems very awkward to say the least.
I lost options in the router manager, SMB seems to be running an older version of it, the backup settings file is incompatible, etc.
Can anyone help me to fix some of these problems?
Hardware Version :
Firmware Version :
ISP :
Hi.
I have a router Archer C8 AC1750.
I have updated the firmware today to the latest version that I found in TP-LINK website for hardware version 1:
Archer C8(US)_V1_160517
Before anyone asks, I'm sure my router is V1.
After the installation I noted a few things:
1) I lost many configuration options, what's strange since an update is supposed to make things better and increase options not decrease.
Example: Now I cannot limit the bandwidth of my guest network anymore! Any way to get this option back without rolling back the firmware? Not even sure if it's possible to roll back a firmware, since it
might block the installation since it's an older version than the one already installed.
2) The management page in the browser keeps asking for a login after very short periods (like 3-5 minutes of inactivity). Besides that, I need to relogin every time I try to use a new tab in the browser.
Is it possible to fix it?
3) The worst problem that is happening now is that the file sharing seems to be using SMB1 now, but before I think it was using SMB2. I have the latest version of Windows 10 (17 November 2017),
and it complains a lot about compatibility, security, etc. After the router's firmware update windows is not allowing me to access the Hard-driver that I have connected to the router anymore. It complains it's
using SMB1 and it's unsecure, that I need to use SMB2. So, this windows 10 warning indicates that SMB2 was running before the firmware update otherwise I would have had my access blocked before
the firmware update and that didn't happen.
4) I made a backup of the router's settings before upgrading the firmware, but that served me for nothing since the backup file seems incompatible with the new firmware version and I can't load it.
So, this firmware upgrade seems very awkward to say the least.
I lost options in the router manager, SMB seems to be running an older version of it, the backup settings file is incompatible, etc.
Can anyone help me to fix some of these problems?
