TL-WR741ND V1.8 [Atheros]

Flashed from factory to OpenWrt Backfire-10.03.1-rc4 with LuCI r24045 web interface

OpenWrt Firmware : http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1-rc4/ar71xx/openwrt-ar71xx-tl-wr741nd-v1-squashfs-factory.bin

Installation Guide : http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr741nd

Ensure the device is loaded with factory stock firmware, hard reset the device first.

Enter default:
IP = 192.168.1.1
User = admin
Password = admin

Go straight to "System Tools --> Firmware Upgrade"

Browse to select the downloaded OpenWrt firmware file, click "Upgrade" when done.

DO NOT touch anything until the entire process complete !!

Device successfully flashed with OpenWrt !!

Enter Username = root              Password = <your preference>

OpenWrt Main menu

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