The invention relates to a router updating method and system and a storage medium. The method is applied to a router updating system, the system comprises a new router and an old router, and the method comprises the following steps of when a router updating instruction is received, turning on a wireless secondary interface of the new router, and sending a wireless driving layer detection request message carrying request configuration information to the old router; after the old router end monitors the request message, sending a detection response message carrying corresponding configuration information to the new router; enabling the new router to perform synchronous configuration according to the corresponding configuration information and a preset synchronous configuration rule; and restarting the new router to complete updating. According to the present tinvnetion, the router configuration information can be automatically synchronized, a user does not need to remember the information, such as a broadband account and a password of an old router, etc., the router can be automatically installed after being powered on, and compared with the prior art, the updating efficiency is high, and the installation is more convenient and humanized.