When pressed, the reset button will make an audible clicking sound as the button is depressed. This requires a pen tip or paperclip to press the recessed reset button. TFTP mode is activated by powering up the Vigor router while the Factory Reset button is pressed in. Remove the router from its normal fitted position and connect it directly to the Apple Mac running the TFTP Utility. Now the router can be put into TFTP mode to receive the firmware. With those commands entered, the Mac's TFTP utility will wait 3 minutes for the connection. This is case sensitive and an incorrect filename will give an error message, in which case just re-type the "put" command Sends the specified file to the TFTP server. Sets the TFTP utility's timeout to 180 seconds, so it will wait 3 minutes before giving up this connection attempt Sets the TFTP utility into binary mode, required for sending files Starts the TFTP utility in preparation to connect to "192.168.1.1" when it is available Lists the contents of the current directory, which gives a useful reference of the firmware file names Now that the Terminal window is operating in the router firmware directory, type in each of these commands in order, pressing Enter after each: Command Then in the Finder window with the router's firmware directory, click and drag the firmware directory onto the Terminal window like so, then press Enter to go to the firmware directory in the new Terminal window: ![]() In the new Terminal window, type " cd " (note the character, this is important). With the ping to the router's IP running in one Terminal window, open an extra Terminal window by clicking Shell > New Window: This requires navigating to the firmware directory in Terminal to be able to send that firmware from the TFTP utility. In this case, uploading firmware to the router's TFTP server for recovery. The Apple macOS TFTP utility is a command line TFTP client that can "put" (send) a file to a TFTP server. ![]() Leave this running in the background and move on to the next step. The pings to 192.168.1.1 will not receive a response, which is normal at this stage. This will start a constant ping to the TFTP IP address, which is useful to determine when the router's TFTP server is ready to accept firmware. In the Terminal window, type " ping 192.168.1.1" and press enter. Open the Terminal from Finder, in the Applications > Utilities menu: Step 3 - Ping the router's TFTP IP address In the Network settings, select the Ethernet adapter and configure it with these settings: Configure IPv4Ĭlick Apply to reconfigure the Ethernet adapter and move on to the next step. This will be needed to set up the TFTP utility later.ĭisconnect the computer that will be sending the firmware from its networks, both Wired - disconnect the cable, and Wireless - disable the wireless adapter or enable Airplane mode. Open that directory in Finder and leave the window with the containing directory clickable/selectable. Step 1 - Download and extract DrayTek Firmwareĭownload the correct Firmware for your DrayTek Vigor router and extract it. Wait for the router to restart with the new firmware Power up the router in TFTP mode and connect the router to the computer Set up the computer's TFTP utility, preparing it to send firmware Open a Terminal window and start a constant ping to the router's TFTP IP address
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