TP-LINK Archer A6 v2.x

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AC1200 Wireless MU-MIMO Gigabit Router
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TP-LINK Archer A6 v2.x
FCC ID
IC ID
Type
wireless router
Series
Archer A6
CPU1
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9563
CPU1 Type
MIPS 74Kc
CPU1 Speed
750 MHz
Flash1 Chip
Brand? Model?
Flash1 Size
16 MiB16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size
128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip
Brand? Model?
ETH chip1
Brand? Model?
Switch
Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337
Ethernet Port Count
1-1GbE-WAN
4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard
IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab

802dot11 OUI: none specified

Expansion IF types
none specified
Power
12 VDC, 1 A
Flags:
Wave2, MU-MIMO
Other

Default SSID: TP-Link_XXXX (37 addl. devices)
, TP-Link_XXXX_5G (27 addl. devices)
Default IP address: 192.168.0.1
the IP 192.168.0.1 is used by 795 additional devices
of which 97 are TP-LINK devices

3rd Party Firmware Support
OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
FCC approval date 04 December 2018
(Est.) release date 21 March 2019
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): $50
ASIN B07N1L5HX1 Flag of the United States.svg
Country of manuf China
Radio 1
Chip1
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9563
Wireless interface OUI
none specified
Antenna Connector Type
none specified
MIMO status
2x2:2
Wireless Standard
IEEE 802.11b/g/n
802.11n
up to 300 Mbps
802.11g
up to 54 Mbps
802.11b
up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency
2.4 GHz
Radio 2
Chip1
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9886
Wireless interface OUI
none specified
Antenna Connector Type
none specified
MIMO status
2x2:2
Wireless Standard
IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
802.11ac
up to 867 Mbps
802.11n
up to 300 Mbps
802.11a
up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency
5 GHz
 FCC ID
TP-LINK Archer C6 v2.xTE7A6
 CPU1 brandRadio1 chip1 brandRadio2 chip1 brand
TP-LINK Archer A6 v2.xQualcomm AtherosQualcomm AtherosQualcomm Atheros
TP-LINK Archer A6 v3.0MediaTekMediaTekMediaTek

For a list of all currently documented Qualcomm Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Qualcomm Atheros.

For a list of all currently documented TP-LINK device with specifications, see TP-LINK.

867 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.),
300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = AC1200 class

Overview

The TP-LINK Archer C6 v2.x is likely identical. The Firmware Emulator for the A6 still calls itself a C6 in some places. The FCC Radio Test Report documents call the C6 the series model and the A6 the test model.

"1806012A6-2.0 Rev1.0sp2" is silkscreened on the board in the FCC photos.

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
Support started version: 21.02.0
Current supported version: 23.05.0
Comment:
The TP-Link Archer A6 v2 (US,TW) versions support OpenWrt