How to upgrade GL-AX1800(Flint) to firmware 4.x?¶
The GL-AX1800 is already available in 4.x firmware. For those who want to try it, you can follow the steps below to upgrade GL-AXT1800 from firmware 3.x to 4.x.
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Upgrade¶
There are two ways to upgrade to firmware 4.x. The first method is recommended, it is easier.
Method 1
Use the Local Upgrade in web Admin Panel.
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Please upgrade the firmware to 3.214 (the latest stable version).
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Download the 4.x firmware here, please download the one for uboot, its file name extension is .img. There may be some confusion here, the firmware used for uboot is not normally available for Local Upgrade, this is a special case.
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Upgrade it via the Local Upgrade in web Admin Panel -> UPGRADE with the .img firmware file.
After the firmware verification, as shown in the figure below, it may show a warning and version is unknown, please ignore. We will improve it in next 3.x version.
Note: 4.x firmware is not compatible with 3.x firmware. When you upgrade from 3.x firmware, please do NOT keep settings.
Method 2
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Download the 4.x firmware here, please download the one for uboot, its file name extension is .img.
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Please flash the firmware by Uboot.
Downgrade¶
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