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TP-Link Archer C7 - Hardware buttons
Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 2:15 am
by ispyisail
Research on buttons
Reference
https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/archer- ... re_details
C7 v1
Button count = 1
C7 v2
Button count =1
C7 v3
Button count =1
C7 v4
Button count = 2
C7 v5
Button count = 2
Re: TP-Link Archer C7 - Hardware buttons
Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 2:39 am
by ispyisail
I've doubled check the wiki using pictures from the various manuals.
Look like the wiki has v1 as incorrect?
Not sure why they changed the "wifi on/off" with a "reset" button?
Re: TP-Link Archer C7 - Hardware buttons
Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 2:46 am
by ispyisail
from the manual
WPS/Reset:
Pressing this button for less than 5 seconds enables the WPS function. If your client devices,
such as wireless adapters, that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup, then you can press this
button to quickly establish a connection between the router and client devices and
automatically configure wireless security for your wireless network.
Pressing this button for more than 5 seconds enables the Reset function. With the router
powered on, press and hold the WPS/Reset button (approximately 8 seconds) until the SYS
LED becomes quick-flash from slow-flash. And then release the button and wait the router
to reboot to its factory default settings.
How about adding the WPS function to Gargoyle?
WPS doesn't work out of the box on OpenWrt or LEDE, you need to remove wpad-mini and install wpad and hostapd-utils, reboot, and then you should see the option to enable WPS in Luci under Network>Wireless>Wireless Security. In my experience, WPS actually working is hit or miss, although it works fine on my WRT1200 v1 on LEDE.
Does anybody use WPS?
Re: TP-Link Archer C7 - Hardware buttons
Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 3:06 am
by Lantis
WPS is a bit of a hassle to add and a big security issue. Would prefer not to.
I’m not sure I follow all the pictures. Are you saying the pictures are wrong?
Re: TP-Link Archer C7 - Hardware buttons
Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 3:40 am
by ispyisail
The pictures are accurate but the wiki has one mistake
The wiki says
C7 v1
Button count = 2
were in fact it should say
C7 v1
Button count = 1
Re: TP-Link Archer C7 - Hardware buttons
Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 3:41 am
by ispyisail
OK, forget WPS. I was just putting it out there.
Re: TP-Link Archer C7 - Hardware buttons
Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 8:36 pm
by ispyisail
How about
v1 - v3
WPS/Reset Button:
Short Press = Reboot router/reset
Long Press = Factory reset
v4 - v5
WPS/Reset Button:
Short Press = Toggle wifi on/off
Long Press = Factory reset
Reset Button:
Short Press = Reboot router/reset
Long Press = Factory reset
Re: TP-Link Archer C7 - Hardware buttons
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 2:01 am
by ektus
ispyisail wrote:
v4 - v5
WPS/Reset Button:
Short Press = Toggle wifi on/off
Long Press = Factory reset
Reset Button:
Short Press = Reboot router/reset
Long Press = Factory reset
Wouldn't it be better to have an "erase usage data" for long press on the WPS button? That way, if there were a reboot loop due to corrupt usage data, it could be fixed without having to resort to using command line tools or having to set up from scratch.
Re: TP-Link Archer C7 - Hardware buttons
Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 9:55 pm
by ispyisail
update on the C7 v2
The "wifi on/off" side switch = rfkill
The WPS/Rest P/B = wps
Re: TP-Link Archer C7 - Hardware buttons
Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 10:48 pm
by ispyisail
I can confirm that when edited
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config button 'reset_button'
option button 'reset'
option action 'released'
option handler 'logger restore defaults ; /sbin/firstboot -y; reboot ;'
option min '3'
option max '90'
to
That the C7 v2 factory resets
I can also confirm the "wifi switch" when toggled in both directions reboots the router
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config button 'reboot_button'
option button 'rfkill'
option action 'released'
option handler 'logger reboot ; /usr/lib/gargoyle/reboot.sh ;'
option min '3'
option max '90'