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[edit] Introduction

Place holder for TL-WDR3600. Please add useful infos!
DD-WRT currently only supports v1, tplink_tl-wdr3600v1 folder.
See Where do I download firmware? for download links.
See TP-Link TL-WDR3600 OpenWRT wiki for recovery info.

[edit] Installation

The following articles are linked temporarily as a reference on how to flash DD-WRT factory-to-ddwrt.bin / factory-to-ddwrt-us.bin from TP-Link WebUI

How to Upgrade the firmware version of TP-Link Wireless Router
TP-Link Community > Knowledge Base > Updating Your Firmware
TP-Link Community > Knowledge Base > Upgrading Your Router Firmware

[edit] Further Reading

The following is a list of forum topics I gleaned via web search and linked in 1st thread (I stopped at 20 pages of results).
Some of this information may be unreliable, outdated, or otherwise moot.--Kernel-panic69 04:22, 16 April 2024 (CEST)

TP-LINK TL-WDR3600 Info for Wiki
How to install dd-wrt on TL-WDR3600?
TP-Link TL-WDR3600 N600: Optware + MiniDLNA + Transmission
TL-WDR3600 V1
TP-Link WDR3600 Bricked?
TP-Link WDR3600
TP-LINK TL-WDR3600 HDD sharing, OPTWARE, DLNA, Torrent
TL-WDR3600 intermittent slowdown WIRED
TP-Link TL-WDR3600 v1 VLAN and OpenVPN HowTo/Info
TP-LINK TL-WDR3600 - hardware NAT ?
WDR3600 brick
TP-Link WDR3600 firmware upgrade Error 18005
WDR3600 Bricked?
TPLINK TL-WDR3600 v1 slow usb disk read/write
Problem with WDR3600 when other Switch is Uplinked to Port
TP-Link TL-WDR3600 not responding
Correct values for WDR3600?
WDR3600 firmware
WDR3600 DD-WRT Vs stock?
TP-Link TL-WDR3600 will not hard reset after WAP setup
TP-Link WDR3600 low dbm on 5ghz?
Bricked WDR3600, by flashing webflash file from terminal
TL-WDR3600
TP-Link WDR3600 TFTP recovery problems
TL-WDR3600 corrupt ART partition
WDR3600 - USB Ports stopped working
TP-Link TL-WDR3600 v1.x: Debricking/Unbricking
New TP-Link WDR3600 v1.5 Setup Assistance Request
To Flash or not to Flash [TP-LINK WDR3600]
wdr3600 speed after flash, need help
Stable firmware for TP-Link WDR3600
Any experience with TP-LINK TL-WDR3600
Best build for wireless on TL-WDR3600?
TL-WDR3600 build without dropouts?
TL-WDR3600 v1 00000000
Problems setting tx power in WDR3600
TL-WDR3600 noob here speedtest
TL-WDR3600 NTFS + SAMBA +USB
Another WDR3600 dropout report
Unlocking TP-Link TL-WDR3600 by SamKnows
Ad block for TL-WDR3600
DD-WRT for TP-Link TL-WDR3600
WDR3600 V1.2
WDR3600 5Ghz Dropping out
WDR3600 - 5ghz band/radio disappearing on 27600
TL-WDR3600 + v24-sp2 (03/25/13) std - build 21061 = NO SSH
Openwrt to DD-WRT on TL-WDR3600?
Current Best/Most Stable build for WDR3600
Firmware WDR3600
USB card reader on TP-LINK WDR3600
TPLink Now has US Copy of their Web Site with BAD Firmware
What is the latest stable build for TPLINK TL-WDR3600 v1?
TP-LINK WDR3600 - TFTP Problem - Brick
WDR3600 can't flash -> Error 18005
WDR3600 Speed not over 80 MBPS!!!!! HELP!!!
TP-Link WDR3600/ N600 tagging question
TPLINK TL-WDR3600 v1 WAN Speed slow
TL-WDR3600 - Wireless MAC Corrupted?
TP link wdr3600 Firmware update
Updating firmware on tl-wdr3600
DNSSEC/DNScrpt on WDR3600
TP-LINK TL-WDR3600 OPKG Entware + DLNA + Torrent
wdr3600 rsync not working
TP-Link WDR3600 with NordVPN
WDR3600 - Dual Band Repeater?
TL-WDR3600 firmware recommendation
WDR3600 Tftpd32 and Tftpd64 - not working - help please
Pls help: Guest wifi unbridge no internet -WDR3600
WDR3600 cannot flash new firmware
Upgrade failed when trying to upgrade ddwrt (wdr3600)
PPPoE connection issues TP-Link WDR3600
Wireguard Options TP-Link TL-WDR3600 v1
TP-Link WDR3600 Torrent & NAS help
TP-Link WDR3600 SNMP and Network Monitoring Tools
Help with WDR3600
Android Client connect only with HT20 on my TP-Link WDR3600
wdr3600rev1.5
WDR3600 authentication error since today
No wifi on TPlink WDR3600 - r47461
TL-WDR3600 v1.5 Slow WAN speed
(SPLIT) TCP Congestion Control
TL-WDR3600 no internet access
wdr3600 rev1.5
dd-wrt on TP-LINK N600 (WDR 3600)
WDR3600 v1 set to HT40 and sends only HT20
WDR3600 v1 - Since April Build 14dBm is lowest
TPLINK WDR3600 5Ghz not broadcasting