Solved New Router not accessible via browser etc.(DIR-632)

Sorry i couldn't come up with a better thread name...
Anyways i have recently bought a new router a D-Link Wireless N 8-Port Router (DIR-632) to be clear. i bought it for my need of a few more ports without buying a switch.

Today i set it up, Plugged in the WAN connection, Plugged in the power and turned it on! lights were indicating a working router! so i booted up my PC and went to configure it, typed in the default IP (192.168.0.1) in chrome and went to town... i couldnt get my WAN connection to be set up properly (Other problem dont worry bout it) so i decided to check if the newer firmware would be easier to configure.
So i went to D-link's download page for this router and downloaded the latest firmware.bin went into the routers config page (192.168.0.1) and went to send the firmware to the router clicked send and all looked normal, the router turned back on with a green power LED (like it said it would) so i tried to get back into the configuration and.... Nothing, the page times out... i tried researching a fix of sorts and found how to put the router into emergency recovery mode (by reseting it with the power off then plugging power in) then i installed the previous version of the firmware from the emergency recovery mode and again... Nothing.
i have tried different firmware versions and even some of DDWRT's open firmware and still nothing.

any suggestions to at least get it back up and running?
Thanks!

 

To restore the factory defaults:

1. Power the device Off.

2. Insert a small paperclip into RESET button hole and push.

3. While keeping the RESET button pushed in, power the device back On.

4. After 5 seconds, release the RESET button.

 

Restoring to factory defaults will only restore settings and not revert the firmware, My problem is i cannot install firmware without it breaking the router, making me unable to access the Routers GUI, i am now stuck in a loop of trying to install firmware but it keeps breaking and cannot revert to a working version.

 

Also if this makes any difference (i have seen it on other forums) the H/W and F/W stated on the router itself is:
H/W: Ver.:A1
F/W Ver.:1.0.0

 

Just tried using IE to first:
Get into the routers firmware by using " https://192.168.0.1 ", IE simpily couldnt reach the page.
I then tried using IE to re-install the firmware and tried accessing it again and same result, cant reach the page.

thanks for your help, anything else you need to help solve this problem just ask!

 

Using Http over Https still results in "cannot reach the page"

 

my pc has a valid ip when i have been trying these steps, and also pinging the router does not work, "destination host unreachable.
when i let my PC automatically gain a IP it gives me 169.254.152.178/16 but i dont think that has anything to do with the router, posting just incase it does, i have tried pining the last and first Ip of that network address and npthing is there...

 

so what your saying is... the router is un-savable, as D-link will most likely not fix the router as they dont even contribute to support resources on their website for this product...
thanks for trying i guess...

 

When Windows has to assign an IP address in the 169.254.0.0/16 range, it means it is unable to contact a DHCP server (your router).

More info: https://wiki.wireshark.org/APIPA

 

ah! okay, that makes sense, thanks! i had a hunch thats what it was but decided to post anyways