I-O DATA WN-AC1600DGR2

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abgn+ac (AC1600)
Gigabit-speed Wi-Fi router
Homepage	Product page
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	I-O DATA WN-AC1600DGR2
FCC ID	none specified
Type	wireless router
CPU1 Y	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9557
CPU1 Type	MIPS 74Kc
CPU1 Speed	775 MHz
Flash1 Chip	Brand? Model?
Flash1 Size	16 MiB 16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size	128 MiB 134,217,728 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	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9557
Switch	Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337N
Ethernet Port Count	1-1GbE-WAN 4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Expansion IF types	USB 2.0
USB ports	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 1.5 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
Other
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability	End of Life
End of Life date	2014
Radio 1
Chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9557
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 QCA9880
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
MIMO status	3x3:3
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
802.11ac	up to 1300 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 I-O DATA WN-AC1600DGR Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros I-O DATA WN-AC1600DGR2 Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros I-O DATA WN-AC1600DGR3 Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros

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

For a list of all currently documented I-O DATA devices with specifications, see I-O DATA.

• 300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.),

• 1300 Mbps - 3SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.) = AC1600 class

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki

Target: ath79
Subtarget: generic
Package architecture: mips_24kc
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 19.07.0
Current supported version: 25.12.2

LAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337N
WLAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9557, Qualcomm Atheros QCA9880
WLAN Comment: 2.4Ghz 2x2:2 MIMO, 5Ghz 3x3:3 MIMO
Installation method(s):
GUI OEM, see git-commit
Comment:
According to git-commit, DGR2 and DGR3 are completely hardware compatible.

git • >>

ath79: add support for I-O DATA WN-AC1600DGR2 I-O DATA WN-AC1600DGR2 is a 2.4/5 GHz band 11ac router, based on Qualcomm Atheros QCA9557. Specification: - Qualcomm Atheros QCA9557 - 128 MB of RAM - 16 MB of Flash - 2.4/5 GHz wifi - 2.4 GHz: 2T2R (SoC internal) - 5 GHz: 3T3R (QCA9880) - 5x 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet - 6x LEDs, 6x keys (4x buttons, 1x slide switch) - UART header on PCB - Vcc, GND, TX, RX from ethernet port side - 115200n8 Flash instruction using factory image: 1. Connect the computer to the LAN port of WN-AC1600DGR2 2. Connect power cable to WN-AC1600DGR2 and turn on it 3. Access to "http://192.168.0.1/" and open firmware update page ("ファームウェア") 4. Select the OpenWrt factory image and click update ("更新") button 5. Wait ~150 seconds to complete flashing