Flashing or Upgrading devices with Sputnik-Powered DD-WRT Firmware via the Web

Be sure your router is capable of running the Sputnik Agent.

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See Sputnik's web site for a list of Sputnik-powered devices available from Sputnik. In addition, Sputnik runs on a growing list of routers that run DD-WRT firmware. A list is available on DD-WRT's web site. NOTE: Sputnik provides technical support only for routers purchased from Sputnik.

Download Sputnik Agent Firmware from Sputnik's website.

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Download Sputnik Agent Firmware from the "Support" section of Sputnik's website.

NOTE: while it can be possible to download newer versions of DD-WRT firmware from dd-wrt.com, we strongly recommend that you download from Sputnik's website, as those versions are fully tested with Sputnik Agent firmware.

Review the Sputnik Agent License Agreement.

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Agree to the Sputnik Agent License Agreement.

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Click "I Agree" at the bottom of the page.

Download Sputnik-Powered DD-WRT firmware.

The downloaded file will be saved to your computer. In this case, the file is named "dd-wrt.v24_sputnik_3.3.6.6_generic.bin".

If flashing a stock Linksys router, connect to the Linksys control panel on the Sputnik-Powered device.

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Associate with the Sputnik-powered device (router) either wired or wirelessly.

Browse to the Linksys control panel at http://192.168.1.1.

Log into the Linksys control panel.

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Leave username blank. Default password is "admin".

Upgrade the Linksys firmware.

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Select the "Firmware Upgrade" tab from the "Administration" tab. Choose the

If upgrading an older version of DD-WRT, connect to the DD-WRT control panel on the Sputnik-Powered device.

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Associate with the Sputnik-powered device (router) either wired or wirelessly.

Browse to the DD-WRT control panel at http://192.168.180.1 (note: some older versions use 192.168.1.1).

Log into the DD-WRT control panel.

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Default username is "root". Default password is "admin".

Choose the firmware you downloaded previously.

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Click "Choose File", then browse to the firmware you downloaded previously.

Upgrade the DD-WRT firmware.

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Click on "Upgrade" to start the upgrade process.

Wait for the firmware update to apply.

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IMPORTANT: be sure not to turn off the power or press the reset button on the Sputnik-powered device.

NOTE: if you see a message "Upgrade are failed" (sorry for the bad grammar, it doesn’t come from us), you have hit the router's memory limit. In this case, repeat the above process with DD-WRT mini firmware, and from there, flash again with Sputnik-Powered DD-WRT firmware. You can obtain DD-WRT mini firmware from DD-WRT's web site, or at this link (which is subject to change):

http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/v24-sp1/Consumer/Linksys/WRT54GL_1.1/dd-wrt.v24_mini_generic.bin.

Check to see that the Sputnik Agent is running.

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Click on the "Sputnik Agent" tab under the "Status" tab.

"Managed by" should show your SputnikNet ID.

"State" should show "Running normally - Managed". If it does, you're up and running.

NOTE: if "State" shows a different message, refer to the "Troubleshooting" section.