Unresponsive Edimax BR-6204WLg Router Fix
Edimax BR-6204WLg Router Key Features
- Complies with wireless 802.11b/g standards
- Includes 1 WAN port and 4 Fast Ethernet LAN ports
- Supports Client / WDS / AP+WDS wireless connection mode
- Includes 16-languages setup wizard for Internet connection,password, SSID, wireless settings and firmware upgrade
- Built-in hardware switch for wireless on/off
- Supports WEP, WPA, DDNS, IP/MAC filter, DMZ and DHCP.
Sometimes the router suddenly freezes when trying to connect to the router’s setup page. The wireless connection keeps on dropping too. These are just a couple of problems i have encountered on Edimax BR-6204WLg wireless router, to fix this you have to upgrade your firmware. The default firmware installed on this router is version 1.08, the fix is to upgrade it to firmware version 1.11. Follow the guide below on how to upgrade the BR-6204WLg router firmware.
1. Login to your setup page default url is http://192.168.1.1, default username is admin and password is 1234.
2. Click on tools icon, then tick the upgrade firmware box and click next.
3. Download the firmware from the url below and save it to your hard drive, decompress it.
http://www.edimax.com/images/Image/Firmware/Wireless/Router/BR-6204WLg/edimax-6204Wlg-upg-1.11.zip
4. Click on browse and select the decompressed firmware file, edimax-6204Wlg-upg-1.11.bin
5. Now click upgrade, when the uploading is finished and the router has completed the upgrade, get a pin and press the reset button using the pin.
Congratulation’s! Your router should be running on firmware version 1.11 by now, which you can verify by logging in to the router’s setup page.
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13 Comments on Unresponsive Edimax BR-6204WLg Router Fix »
Ryan @ 8:18 pm:
I already upgraded the firmware to v1.11 and I still encounter problems such as websites not opening up.
If I directly connect the Smartbro cable to my computer, I don’t encounter the problem. Could it be the Edimax BR-6204WLg router I bought 2 months ago is defective?
Dino @ 1:09 am:
Ryan,
It can be the dns servers used by your router, i used 4.2.2.2 and 4.2.2.1, you can also set this on the computer that you’re using.
you can check what dns servers you’re using through ipconfig/all command at the command prompt.
Angelo @ 4:41 am:
It says “not compatible file”. what should I do next?
Batman @ 6:26 pm:
Angelo,
decompress the file first so you will have the .bin file and upload it to your router.
Noel @ 12:06 pm:
I downgrade the firmware to 1.08 and the router is now perfectly working, try it, it might work for you
Donald @ 6:31 pm:
sir nOel can u give me the link of the firmware used to downgrade…
tnx in advance
Levente @ 2:02 pm:
Noel, where did you get the 1.08 firmware? Could you share it? Having the same trouble….
Hun @ 10:07 am:
I`ve had the same problem and i found the 1.08 version. Here it is:
http://www.edimax.com/images/Image/Firmware/Wireless/Router/BR-6204WLg/edimax-6204Wlg-upg-1.08.zip
Marin @ 1:20 pm:
people , Hun is absolutely right , get to 1.08 and it will be all right every think .I hope for better future update.
Jay @ 8:58 am:
Good day. I’m also experiencing problems with my router similar to Ryan’s.
Sir Dino, we would appreciate it much if you would elaborate more about the “DNS Servers” thingy.
Karlo Paolo @ 4:45 am:
hey I have encountered this problem and this forum helped me fix the problem..thanks dude..:))
Gihan @ 3:35 am:
I had the same problem. I bought this router from MSY and the router had connectivity issues even the lan ports did not work well. the firmware update solved the problem. My router was configured to obtain DNS automaticaly. if you need to set a DNS, login to your router (mentioned below), select general setup -> WAN -> set DNS Manually and type the DNS you wish.
To flash the router:
download the firmware version 1.08 Hun mentioned ( http://www.edimax.com/images/Image/Firmware/Wireless/Router/BR-6204WLg/edimax-6204Wlg-upg-1.08.zip ) and save it on your desktop. open the zip file and extract the bin file (edimax-6204Wlg-upg-1.08) to your desktop.
open your web browser and type: 192.168.2.1 on t he address bar and login to your router using ‘admin’ as username and ‘1234′ as password.
goto ‘tools’ section on home page and select ‘upgrade firmware’ and press the ‘next’ button.
on the next page browse the ‘bin’ file you saved on your desktop and press ‘upload’ button to start the flashing process.
you will see a progressbar on screen. do not close the web browser or disconnect the power from the router. the flashing will be over within a minute or two.
the router will restart and wait a minute or two for it to come online. now you will see a super efficient router loading web pages in seconds.
cheers everyone…
Kiril @ 5:32 pm:
Hallo!My problem is as I will explain simply with example:my net speed from my provider is about 5Mbps,directly with cable,when I connect try my wireless br-6204 my net speed drops bellow 2Mbps.Why is that?Can someone solve this problem?Thanks in advance