Linksys EA9500 v1

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Max-Stream AC5400 MU-MIMO Gigabit Router
Homepage	Product page
Support	Support page
Wikipedia	Linksys routers
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Partial Support
Tomato any flavor	Status Unknown
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	Linksys EA9500 v1
FCC ID	Q87-EA9500
IC ID	3839A-EA9500
Type	wireless router
CPU1	Broadcom BCM4709C0
CPU1 Type	ARM Cortex A9
CPU1 Speed	1.4 GHz ( 2 cores )
Flash1 Chip	Toshiba TC58BVG0S3HTA00
Flash1 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 Size	256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip	EtronTech EM6GD16EWXC-12H
ETH chip1	Broadcom BCM4709C0
ETH chip2	Broadcom B50212EB1
Switch	Broadcom BCM53125S
Ethernet Port Count	1-1GbE-WAN 8-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock bootloader	CFE
Stock FW OS	Linux
Expansion IF types	USB 3.0, USB 2.0
USB ports	2
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 5 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 10-pad header
Flags: MU-MIMO
Additional chips 2.4GHz RF Power Amplifier Module;Skyworks;SE2623L;;4; 5GHz RF Power Amplifier Module;RFMD;RFPA5542;;8; 3-lane, 3-port PCIe Gen2 Switch;PLX Technology;PEX8603;;1;
Other
Manuf/OEM/ODM	Arcadyan WG9117B AC44 -ALU
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
FCC approval date	08 October 2015
ASIN	B017NT8Q24 ,  multiple uses
Country of manuf	China
Radio 1
Chip1	Broadcom BCM4366
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL
MIMO status	4x4:4
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
N-QAM	up to 1000 Mbps
802.11n	up to 450 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
Radio cor_rev	40
Radio 2
Chip1	Broadcom BCM4366
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL
MIMO status	4x4:4
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
802.11ac	up to 2165 Mbps
N-QAM	up to 1000 Mbps
802.11n	up to 450 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	5 GHz
Radio cor_rev	40
Radio 3
Chip1	Broadcom BCM4366
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL
MIMO status	4x4:4
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
802.11ac	up to 2165 Mbps
N-QAM	up to 1000 Mbps
802.11n	up to 450 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	5 GHz
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio2 chip1 brand Linksys EA9500 v1 Broadcom Broadcom Broadcom Linksys EA9500 v1.1 Broadcom Broadcom Broadcom Linksys EA9500 v2 Broadcom Broadcom Broadcom

For a list of all currently documented Broadcom chipsets with specifications, see Broadcom.

For a list of all currently documented Linksys device with specifications, see Linksys.

• 2x 2167 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan., 1024-QAM),

• 1x 1000 Mbps - 4SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan., 1024-QAM) = AC5400 class

Overview

• FCC ID: Q87-EA9500, FCC label - PSU 12V/5A
• FCC Doc - Manuf. Arcadyan WG9117BAC44

"PN: 141911720044J R0A1" is silkscreened on the LED board.

"PN: 141911720043J R0A2" is silkscreened on the main board.

• Wi-Fi Certified : WFA62427 (as of 10/13/2015)

Specifications

• CPU: Broadcom BCM4709C0 @1.4 GHz DualCore (ARM Cortex-A9)
• WLAN: 2x 4T4R AC BCM4366 + 1x 4T4R N BCM4366 @800 MHz

SoC (ARM Cortex A7), 4x4 MU-MIMO, 40/80MHz, QAM-1024

DualBand, acqam, 5GHz (2x 2165Mbps), 2.4GHz (1000Mbps)

Links of Interest

Reviews

• On SmallNetBuilder
  • CPU: Broadcom BCM4709C0 (KFEBG) @1.4 GHz (Dual-Core ARM)
  • RAM: 256 MB (DDR3), Flash: 128 MB (NAND)
  • 2.4 GHz Radio: Broadcom BCM4366 4x4 802.11n SoC
    • Skyworks SE2623L 2.4 GHz Power Amplifier (x4)
  • 5 GHz radio: 2x Broadcom BCM4366 4x4 802.11ac SoC
    • RFMD RFPA5542 5 GHz Power Amplifier Module (x8)
  • PCIe: PLX Technology PEX8603 - 3-lane, 3-port PCIe switch
  • Switch: in Broadcom BCM53125 - GbE (1x WAN, 8x LAN)

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
On the OpenWrt Forum
OpenWrt Target: bcm53xx
OpenWrt Subtarget: generic
OpenWrt Package architecture: arm_cortex-a9
Support started version: 21.02.0
Current supported version: 23.05.5
Unsupported Functions:
WiFi 2.4GHz partly, WiFi 5GHz partly, MU-MIMO front 8 level LEDs

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Pictures

Retail Images

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• Linksys EA9500 photos on OpenITforum

See also

List of Tri-Band Wireless Devices

• TP-LINK Archer C3200
• TP-LINK Archer C5400 v1.x