1 Store a copy of the OpenWrt firmware (.BIN) on the HDD of a local PC 2 Connect an Ethernet cable between the LAN port on the router and the network port on the local PC 3 Configure the PC with a static IP address other than 192.168.0.1 (e.g. 192.168.0.5) 4 Power down the router 5 Press and hold the reset button on the router for 3 to 5 seconds and re-plug the power without releasing the reset button 6 Continue to hold the reset button until the red power light keeps blinking on and off 7 Open a web browser and enter the following address: http://192.168.0.1/ 8 Wait for the 'D-Link Router Recovery Mode' page to load 9 Click the [Choose File] button, select the OpenWrt router firmware stored on the local PC and then press [Upload] 10 After the new OpenWrt firmware has successfully loaded, a 'Success' page will display 11 If the 'Success' page fails to display, then repeat steps 4 through 9