TP-LINK Archer C50 v1.x

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abgn+ac (AC1200)
AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Router
Homepage	Product page
Wikipedia	TP-Link
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	TP-LINK Archer C50 v1.x
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	TP-LINK Archer C50 v1.0
FCC ID	TE7C50
Type	wireless router
Series	Archer C50
CPU1	MediaTek MT7620A
CPU1 Type	MIPS 24KEc
CPU1 Speed	580 MHz 32-bit
Flash1 Chip	Winbond W25Q64FVSIG
Flash1 Size	8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size	64 MiB67,108,864 B <br />524,288 Kib <br />65,536 KiB <br />512 Mib <br />0.0625 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip	Zentel A3R12E40CBF-8E
ETH chip1	MediaTek MT7620A
Switch	MediaTek MT7620A
Ethernet Port Count	1-100MbE-WAN 4-100MbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u
802dot11 OUI: 60:E3:27 (4 E, 4 W) Ethernet OUI: 60:E3:27 (4 E, 4 W)
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Stock FW OS	Linux 2.6.36
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
Other
Default login user: admin Default login password: admin admin:admin credentials used by 1340 additional devices of which 280 are TP-LINK devices
Manuf/OEM/ODM	TP-LINK
3rd Party Firmware Support	LEDE Project (obsolete, OpenWrt) • (List) , OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability	End of Life
(Est.) release date	May 2015
ASIN	B0168G0KZY ,  multiple uses
Country of manuf	China
Radio 1
Chip1	MediaTek MT7620A
Wireless interface OUI	60:E3:27
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	MediaTek MT7612EN
Wireless interface OUI	60:E3:27
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL
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
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio2 chip1 brand TP-LINK Archer C50 v1.x MediaTek MediaTek MediaTek TP-LINK Archer C50 v2.x Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros TP-LINK Archer C50 v3.x MediaTek MediaTek MediaTek TP-LINK Archer C50 v4.x MediaTek MediaTek MediaTek TP-LINK Archer C50 v5.x MediaTek MediaTek MediaTek TP-LINK Archer C50 v6.x MediaTek MediaTek MediaTek

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

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

"2050500555" is silkscreened on the board in the photos.

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Links of Interest

• TP-LINK Archer C50 v1 on OpenWrt wiki
• TP-LINK Archer C50 v1 on OpenRouter forums

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
OpenWrt Target: ramips
OpenWrt Subtarget: mt7620
OpenWrt Package architecture: mipsel_24kc
Support started version: 17.01.0
Current supported version: 23.05.5

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Pictures

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