TP-LINK Archer C6 v2.x (EU, RU)

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abgn+ac (AC1200)
AC1200 Wireless MU-MIMO Gigabit Router
Homepage	Product page
Support	Support page
Wikipedia	TP-Link
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	TP-LINK Archer C6 v2.x
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	TP-LINK Archer C6 v2.x (EU, RU)
FCC ID	TE7A6
IC ID	8853A-A6
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 (5 E, 5 W) Ethernet OUI: 98:DA:C4 (5 E, 5 W)
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Expansion IF types	none specified
Power	12 VDC, 1 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	no
Other
Default SSID: TP-Link_XXXX (38 addl. devices) , TP-Link_XXXX_5G (28 addl. devices) Default IP address: 192.168.1.1 the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1325 additional devices of which 111 are TP-LINK devices Default login user: admin Default login password: admin admin:admin credentials used by 1343 additional devices of which 280 are TP-LINK devices
Manuf/OEM/ODM	Proware
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability	EU
FCC approval date	04 December 2018
ASINs	B07L5YRYF4 B07GVR9TG7 ,  multiple uses
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.x TE7A6 TP-LINK Archer C6 v2.x (US) TE7A6
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio2 chip1 brand TP-LINK Archer C6 v2.x (EU, RU) Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros TP-LINK Archer C6 v2.x (US) Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros TP-LINK Archer C6 v2.x (US, TW) Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros TP-LINK Archer C6 v3.0 MediaTek MediaTek MediaTek TP-LINK Archer C6 v3.2 MediaTek MediaTek MediaTek TP-LINK Archer C6U MediaTek MediaTek MediaTek

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

• Web GUI: http://tplinkwifi.net

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

on the board in the FCC photos.

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

See also: TP-LINK Archer C series, Proware and ath79

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

• ath79: OpenWrt add support for TP-LINK Archer C6 v2 (EU)

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
On the OpenWrt Forum
OpenWrt Target: ath79
OpenWrt Subtarget: generic
OpenWrt Package architecture: mips_24kc
Support started version: 19.07.0
Current supported version: 23.05.5
Comment:
(EU, RU)

Pictures

Retail Images

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