TP-LINK Archer C6 v2.x

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AC1200 Wireless MU-MIMO Gigabit Router
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TP-LINK Archer C6 v2.x
FCC ID
IC ID
Board ID
1806012A6-2.0
Type
wireless router
Series
Archer C6
CPU1
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9563
CPU1 Type
MIPS 74Kc
CPU1 Speed
775 MHz
Flash1 Chip
GigaDevice GD25Q64CSIG
Flash1 Size
8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br /> (SPI)
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 /> (DDR2)
RAM1 Chip
Zentel A3R1GE40JBF
ETH chip1
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9563
Switch
Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337N
Ethernet Port Count
1-1GbE-WAN
4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard
IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab

802dot11 OUI: 98:DA:C4 (4 E, 4 W)
Ethernet OUI: 98:DA:C4 (4 E, 4 W)

Expansion IF types
none specified
Power
12 VDC, 1 A
Connector type
barrel
Serial Port (UART)
no
Other

Default SSID: TP-Link_XXXX (37 addl. devices)
, TP-Link_XXXX_5G (27 addl. devices)
Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1311 additional devices
of which 110 are TP-LINK devices
Default login user: admin
Default login password: admin
admin:admin credentials used by 1332 additional devices
of which 279 are TP-LINK devices

Manuf/OEM/ODM
3rd Party Firmware Support
OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability EU
FCC approval date 04 December 2018
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Country of manuf China
Radio 1
Chip1
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9563
Wireless interface OUI
98:DA:C4
Antenna Connector Type
none specified
MIMO status
3x3:3
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
98:DA:C4
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 A6 v2.xTE7A6
 CPU1 brandRadio1 chip1 brandRadio2 chip1 brand
TP-LINK Archer C6 v2.xQualcomm AtherosQualcomm AtherosQualcomm Atheros
TP-LINK Archer C6 v3.0MediaTekMediaTekMediaTek
TP-LINK Archer C6 v3.2MediaTekMediaTekMediaTek
TP-LINK Archer C6UMediaTekMediaTekMediaTek

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

"1806012A6-2.0 Rev1.0sp2" is silkscreened

on the board in the FCC photos.

The TP-LINK Archer A6 v2.x is likely identical.

Hardware specification

  • SOC: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9563 @775 MHz
  • Flash: GigaDevice GD25Q64CSIG (8MiB SPI)
  • RAM: Zentel A3R1GE40JBF (128MiB DDR2)
  • Wireless: AC1200 802.11abgn/ac (2.4/5 GHz)
2.4GHz (802.11bgn) QCA QCA9563 int. (3x3)
5GHz (802.11an/ac) QCA QCA9886 (2x2)
  • Ethernet: 1x 1GbE WAN, 4x 1GbE LAN
Switch: Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337N
  • LED: Power, WLAN 2G, WLAN 5G, LAN, WAN, WPS
  • UART: There's no UART header on the board
  • Button: Power, Reset, WPS

Links of Interest

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
On the OpenWrt Forum
Support started version: 19.07.0
Current supported version: 23.05.2
Comment:
(EU, RU)
On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
Support started version: 21.02.0
Current supported version: 23.05.2
Comment:
(US)

Pictures

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