TP-Link router with quantenna firmware hacked my network
I have an TP-Link TL-WA701ND wich i used as universal repeater, a few months back i noticed that the repeater failed to repeat the wifi signal, so i entered the router configuration and i noticed that it was automatically updated to some firmware by "Quantenna Wireless Adapter v36.7.0.31", so i restarted to the factory settings using the rear button on the router, however every time i configured it, the repeater would update itself to the quantenna firmware.
After a lot of tries i gave up and decided to just turn it off, but to my surprise, even when the repeater is disconnected from the source power it can be accessed from the browser, using the custom local ip that i assigned to it.
I even accessed my internet provider router and deleted the repeater, but for some reason it continues to be accesible within the local network. I tried to do a traceroute to the repeater´s custom local ip but it didn't show any usable information, so i believe that the repeater is using a possible spoofed ip. And now i dont know what to do to delete it from my network. Any help is appreciated.
I`ve attached a photo showing the repeater disconnected and its management page working
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It is not possible that it can be accessed when it's disconnected from power source as it has not battery in it. You must be connecting to some other router.
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