TP-link WiFi Router Controller

Installation

pip install tp-link-controller

Usage

1. Install JDK-8
   • Using Chocolatey: choco install jdk8
2. Download browsermob-proxy pass the binary path to TP_Link_controller object.

from TPLinkController import controller

email = "xyz@examplemail.com"
password = "topSecret"

bmp_path = r"bin\browsermob-proxy-2.1.4\bin\browsermob-proxy"

tplink = controller.TP_Link_Controller(email, password, browsermobproxy_location=bmp_path, DEBUG_MODE=True)

By default chrome runs in headless mode (NO UI WILL OPEN) If DEBUG_MODE is True or headless option is True, it will open chrome.

Note: Login before doing anything

tplink.login()

The following methods are available

1. .login() -> Logins to the admin panel
2. .close() -> Exits the browser and closes the proxy
3. .get_status() -> Returns a dictionary with a lot of status information.
4. .turn_on_2G() -> Turns on 2.4G WiFi.
5. .turn_on_5G() -> Turns on 5G WiFi.
6. .turn_off_2G() -> Turns off 2.4G WiFi.
7. .turn_off_5G() -> Turns off 5G WiFi.
8. .toggle_2g_wifi() -> Toggles 2.4G WiFi
9. .toggle_5g_wifi() -> Toggles 5G WiFi
10. .is_2g_on() -> Returns True if 2.4G WiFi is on else False.
11. .is_5g_on() -> Returns True if 5G WiFi is on else False.

• Based on Selenium.
• Uses the WebUI as you would normally do.
• Made due to the lack of any kind of API to interact with any TP-Link Routers.

Tested On:

1. • Hardware: Archer C1200 v2.0
   • Firmware Version: 2.0.2 Build 20180118 rel.38979 (EU)

To get started with package dev:

1. Clone the repository.
2. Create a virtual environment.
3. Install all the packages from requirements.txt
4. Install JDK-8
   • Using Chocolatey

   choco install jdk8
   

5. Download Browsermob-proxy.
   • For windows, leave it as default, should work out of the box.
   • Pass it to the instance in code.

   • tplink = TP_Link_Controller(email, password, browsermobproxy_location=r"bin\browsermob-proxy-2.1.4\bin\browsermob-proxy", DEBUG_MODE=True)
     

6. Download the Chrome webdriver and place it in ./bin/ folder for windows.
7. For Raspberry Pi install .deb packages from here. No need to set bin path, packages will be installed in right directory.