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Information for Open source Firmware: CW-5354u

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Brick router for CW-5354u (also can use to upgrade firmware)


Customer's Claim:

The routers LED all on but only one LAN port is connected

The routers LED all off or only power light on but LAN port is connected

Cant find default gateway and IP automatically (ex: in status of local


connection, cant get IP, limited connectivity)

Enter 192.168.1.1 cant go to router setup web page.

(Note: These indications claimed by customer, found to be as user's fault.


Customer failed to reset/upgrade firmware!!)

Solution (CW-5354u):
1. Copy correct firmware to My Computer at drive C:\.

2. Manually set your computers LAN connection: IP Address: 192.168.1.33;

Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1

To set up, click Start and select Control Panel

Click Network and Internet Connections icon.

Click the Network Connections icon.

Right-click on the Local Area Connection icon and choose Properties from
the pop-up

menu.

Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in This connection uses the


following items list and click Properties button.

Thick to Use the following IP address.

In the IP address field, type 192.168.1.33

In the Subnet mask field, type 255.255.255.0

In the Default Gateway field, type 192.168.1.1 and click OK button.

3. Go to cmd mode (START>RUN>cmd)


- Change directory to C:\ (cd c:\)
- Type in command, tftp i 192.168.1.1 put tomato-1.27_CW-5354U.trx

NOTE: DO NOT PRESS Enter Key YET.


Before press Enter key, you must:
- Unplug the power cable.
- Press and hold the reset button first, then plug the power cable back in at the
same time.
- When WAN port led light goes On , release reset button, then press Enter
key on command prompt window.

4. The LAN port LED light should be blinking, below command line will show up.

5. This means the firmware has been transfer successfully and waits at least 3
minutes before access back into the web management page.
Note: change your IP settings to DHCP before you open the router interface.
6. After 3 minutes, open Internet browser such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla,
Google Chrome, etc. and log back in to 192.168.1.1, you will notice that the the
firmware has been updated. (See upper right side of the web page).

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