This device is NOT RECOMMENDED for future use with OpenWrt due to low flash/ram.
DO NOT BUY DEVICES WITH 4MB FLASH / 32MB RAM if you intend to flash an up-to-date and secure OpenWrt version (18.06 or later) onto it! See 4/32 warning for details.
1) This device does not have sufficient resources (flash and/or RAM) to provide secure and reliable operation.
This means that even setting a password or changing simple network settings might not be possible any more, rendering the device effectively useless. See OpenWrt on 4/32 devices what you can do now.
2) OpenWrt support for this device will end after 2019.
19.07 will be the last official build for 4/32 devices. After 19.07, no further OpenWrt images will be built for 4/32 devices. See OpenWrt on 4/32 devices what you can do now.
Model | ↓ Version | SoC | CPU MHz | Flash MB | RAM MB | WLAN Hardware | WLAN2.4 | WLAN5.0 | 100M ports | Gbit ports | Modem | USB |
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TL-WA830RE | v1 | Atheros AR7240 | 400 | 4 | 32 | Atheros AR9280 | b/g/n | - | 1 | - | - | - |
TL-WA830RE | v2 | Atheros AR9341 | 535 | 4 | 32 | Atheros AR9341 | b/g/n | - | 1 | - | - | - |
The stock firmware has filename length limitations when processing a submitted “Firmware Upgrade” filename, but will complain “no file chosen” suggesting you haven't selected a file rather than tell you the filename is too long. Just rename the downloaded image to something shorter and it'll flash just fine.
You might want to look at the AP+STA mode recipe, the Atheros WDS bridging recipe, and/or some other repeater instructions from the forum.