TP-LINK Archer C6U

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abgn+ac (AC1200)
AC1200 Wireless MU-MIMO Gigabit Router
Homepage	Product page
Wikipedia	TP-Link
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	TP-LINK Archer C6U
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	TP-LINK Archer C6U v1.0
FCC ID	TE7A6V3
IC ID	8853A-A6V3
Board ID	2050501419
Type	wireless router
Series	Archer C6
CPU1	MediaTek MT7621DAT
CPU1 Type	MIPS 1004Kc
CPU1 Speed	880 MHz ( 2 cores ) 16-bit
Flash1 Chip	Winbond W25Q128JVSQ
Flash1 Size	16 MiB16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br />
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 />
RAM1 Chip	MediaTek MT7621DAT
ETH chip1	MediaTek MT7621DAT
Switch	MediaTek MT7621DAT
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
Stock FW OS	Linux
Expansion IF types	USB 2.0
USB ports	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 1 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 4-pin header
Flags: MU-MIMO, heatsink
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 1324 additional devices of which 111 are TP-LINK devices Default login user: admin Default login password: admin admin:admin credentials used by 1341 additional devices of which 280 are TP-LINK devices
Manuf/OEM/ODM	TP-LINK
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability	EU/RU
FCC approval date	30 June 2020
Country of manuf	China
Radio 1
Chip1	MediaTek MT7603EN
Wireless interface OUI	98:DA:C4
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 MT7613BEN
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 v3.0 TE7A6V3 TP-LINK Archer C6 v3.0 TE7A6V3 TP-LINK Archer C6 v3.2 TE7A6V3
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 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

• "2050501419" and "1948" is silkscreened on the main board.

See also: TP-LINK Archer C series

Links of Interest

Models

• TP-LINK Archer A6 v3.0 (no USB port)
• TP-LINK Archer C6 v3.0 (no USB port)
• TP-LINK Archer C6U (w/ USB 2.0 port)

Reviews

• TP-LINK Archer C6U on 4pda forums (RU) (PCB images)

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
OpenWrt Target: ramips
OpenWrt Subtarget: mt7621
OpenWrt Package architecture: mipsel_24kc
Support started version: 21.02.0
Current supported version: 23.05.5

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Pictures

Retail Images

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See also

• TP-LINK Archer A10
• TP-LINK Archer C6 v2.x
• TP-LINK Archer C60 v1.x
• TP-LINK Archer C60 v2.0
• TP-LINK Archer C80