dlinkrouter.local – dlink DIR-882 Firmware update

How to update the firmware of the Dlink router.local window of a Dlink DIR-882 router?

Every router is equipped with the firmware with which your device can update its features and add more functions into its mechanism. Firmware is responsible for maintaining the networking protocols, administrative mechanisms, and security functions that are the major three attributes of your Dlink DIR-882 router. Users are advised to keep the firmware updated to maintain the performance level of their router. A user can update the firmware of his router either manually or directly through the dlinkrouter.local window. It doesn’t matter which type of method you apply, you need to interact with the management window of your Dlink DIR-882 router to perform the update process.

 A user needs to update the firmware of his router likewise, it’s equally important for a user to prevent the update failure during the Firmware update process. There are some precautions that every user must know before performing the firmware update in his Dlink router.

Here are the precautions that a user must take to prevent failure in the update process of the Dlink DIR-882 router

1. If you are updating your Dlink router’s firmware through the manual process, make sure you are downloading it from the official support website of Dlink otherwise there may be damages that could incur in the firmware.
2. A user needs the correct hardware version of his router, to download an appropriate firmware for his Dlink router. Any fault within the hardware version may download the wrong firmware in your device and can void the warranty of your router.
3. It is usually recommended to have a wired connection during the update process. To avoid interruption such as disconnection during the update process, users are advised to have an ethernet connection between their computer and the Dlink router.
4. Make sure to avoid turning off or sleeping the power of your router during the update process, as it can cause permanent damage to your Dlink router. Also avoid other interruptions such as opening a new webpage, launching a new browser, closing the current browser.
5. All other internet operation and application that runs through Wi-Fi must be stopped within the computer to avoid the failure in the update process. If you are manually updating the firmware of your router and you have already download the firmware, you can disconnect the Internet line from your computer. A user doesn’t need the availability of the Internet while interacting with the web interface of the dlinkrouter.local window and also while uploading the new firmware into the dlinkrouter.local window.
6. You need to extract the downloaded firmware file through WinRAR or WinZIP software for the decompression process. The extracted file gives convenience for users to upload it on the web interface of the device. If the file is not extracted, it can create an issue during the update process.

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Steps to update the firmware of the dlinkrouter.local window of a Dlink DIR-882 router

1. Before visiting the web interface of your router, visit the official website of D-link to download an appropriate firmware for your router.
2. Go to the downloading section, click on the drop-down list select the hardware version of your Dlink router. Make sure that you are choosing the correct hardware version of your dlinkrouter.local device otherwise wrong firmware could get downloaded which can damage the warranty of your router.
3. Make sure that you unzip the file you have downloaded. The extracted firmware will be shown in a separate folder.
4. Open a browser on your computer or a laptop connected to the Wi-Fi network.
5. Go to the address bar of your browser and type www.dlinkrouter.local as the URL of your browser. If you encounter any error, you can also type the LAN IP address of your Dlink router on the address bar of your browser.
6. Hit the enter button and the dlinkrouter.local window appears on the screen.
7. Mention the credentials in their respective fields and hit the login button. Type “admin” on the username field and type the password that you assigned during the Dlink router setup process. If you haven’t changed the default password then type “admin” on the password field of the Dlink Router login window.
8. Click on the login button and you will be redirected to the dlinkrouter.local management window.
9. Go to the Advanced tab, select the System Tools tab then click on the Firmware Upgrade tab.
10. The firmware update page displays on your screen, scroll down to the device information section. Go to the Manual Upgrade section then click on the Browse button to locate the downloaded firmware file.
11. Navigate your cursor to the location where you have kept the downloaded file, select the file then click on the open button. Make sure that you have kept the file in an extracted form so that it becomes easy for you to fetch the file.
12. As soon as you click on the open button, a dialogue box appears on your screen prompting you to click on the upgrade option.
13. When you click on the upgrade option, the firmware update process begins. You have to wait for a few minutes to allow the update process to get completed. As soon as the update process gets complete, your router automatically reboots.

Note: Try not to interrupt the update process, as it may lead to the failure of the firmware update in your router. Keep the downloaded firmware file in an extracted form so that it becomes easy for a user to fetch the file and upload it into the web interface of the dlinkrouter.local window.

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