Peplink Balance One Firmware 8.0.0 does not upgrade to 8.4.0

I gave up on my Peplink Balance One a long time ago due to its lack of IPv6 support and other issues.

Today I decided to install it again and it is impossible to upgrade to the newest firmware.

If I try to download and install the new firmware automatically it just goes back to the screen that says “Current firmware version: 8.0.0 Firmware check pending”.

If I try to upgrade with the firmware file I just downloaded from the official website it says “Error: Invalid firmware image.”

It makes me remember why I abandoned Peplink in the first place…

Ok, got it to upgrade to 8.4.0 by first manually upgrading to 8.1.0.

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This was super helpful, thanks @fbreve . Only missing item is where to get 8.1.0. Here is one place: Download Peplink Balance One HW3 Router Firmware 8.1.0 for OS Independent

There is also the official firmware archive:

https://download.peplink.com/firmware/plb1/fw-b1_210hw4_310hw4_br1ent_transit_m700hw3_hd2mini_hd4-8.1.0-build4943.bin

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