TL-WPA7517 KIT V2 Firmware is Broken (Firmware Update Failed)
I am stuck in that my TL-WPA7517 KIT is ruining my home network enforcing the 'Smart DHCP' option as per: https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/265692
The suggested fix is to update the firmware - but the firmware does not work.
I am fairly confident I have confirmed that the device is a TP-WPA7517, Hardware revision 2.0 and is the US variety:
I am using the latest firmware from here:
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tl-wpa7517-kit/
Note: I am in Canada and the firmware is not available on the Canadian download page. Shouldn't be relevant as it is listed as a (US) model but thought I'd mention it.
https://www.tp-link.com/ca/support/download/tl-wpa7517-kit/
The file is:
https://static.tp-link.com/upload/firmware/2022/202208/20220826/TL-WPA7517(US)_V2_220701.zip
I have factory reset the device (multiple times) and tried uploading the (extracted) BIN file using:
1. Laptop via WiFi (Windows 10 22H2) connected to TP-Link_2D0B and TP-Link_2D0B_5G)
- Firewall and A/V disabled
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
2. Desktop (Windows 11 22H2) via WiFi (connected to TP-Link_2D0B and TP-Link_2D0B_5G) and Ethernet (connected directly to the TL-WPA7517)
- Firewall and A/V disabled
- Microsoft Edge
- Chrome Browser
- tpPLC (Published Date: 2022-06-27)
3. iPhone (iOS 16.2) via WiFi
- Safari Browser
- Chrome Browser
Due to the long file name I also attempted renaming the file from wpa7517v2-up-noboot-75170001-ver1-0-10-P1[20220701-rel65093].bin to upgrade.bin (which also didn't work).
In all instances using the website the firmware upgrade gets to 12% and then fails with:
Failed to upgrade the firmware. Please check the configuration file and try again.
When using the tpPLC utility I get the error:
:( Update failed.
There is nothing in the System Log.
Please help.