TP-LINK Archer C8 v1.x

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abgn+ac (AC1750)
AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
Homepage	Product page
Support	Support page
Wikipedia	TP-Link
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	TP-LINK Archer C8 v1.x
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Status Unknown
Tomato any flavor	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	TP-LINK Archer C8 v1.x
FCC ID	TE7C8
IC ID	8853A-C8
Board ID	2050500322
Type	wireless router
Series	Archer C8
CPU1	Broadcom BCM4708A0
CPU1 Type	ARM Cortex-A9
CPU1 Speed	800 MHz ( 2 cores )
Flash1 Chip	Spansion S25FL128SAIF00
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	SK hynix H5TQ1G63EFR-PCB
ETH chip1	Broadcom BCM4708A0
Switch	Broadcom BCM4708A0
Ethernet Port Count	1-1GbE-WAN 4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802dot11 OUI: 14:CC:20 (5 E, 5 W) Ethernet OUI: 14:CC:20 (5 E, 5 W)
Expansion IF types	USB 2.0, USB 3.0
USB ports	2
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 3 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	yes, internal, 4-pin header, 3.3V TTL, J6
Other
Default SSID: TP-LINK_2.4GHz_XXXXXX (20 addl. devices) , TP-LINK_5GHz_XXXXXX (19 addl. devices) Default IP address: 192.168.0.1 the IP 192.168.0.1 is used by 799 additional devices of which 99 are TP-LINK devices 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
Retail
Availability	End of Life
FCC approval date	22 August 2014
Newegg	N82E16833704220
ASIN	B00N2ROH0C ,  multiple uses
Country of manuf	China
Radio 1
Chip1	Broadcom BCM4360
Wireless interface OUI	14:CC:20
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL, RP-SMA
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
Radio cor_rev	40
Radio 2
Chip1	Broadcom BCM4331
Wireless interface OUI	14:CC:20
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL, RP-SMA
MIMO status	3x3:3
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
802.11n	up to 450 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
Radio cor_rev	29
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio2 chip1 brand TP-LINK Archer C8 v1.x Broadcom Broadcom Broadcom TP-LINK Archer C8 v2.x Broadcom Broadcom Broadcom TP-LINK Archer C8 v3.x TP-LINK Archer C8 v4.x Broadcom Broadcom Broadcom

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

For a list of all currently documented TP-LINK device with specifications, see TP-LINK.

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

• 450 Mbps - 3SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = AC1750 class

Overview

See also: TP-LINK Archer C9 v1.x

Links of Interest

• GPL Code

Reviews

• TP-LINK Archer C8 on SmallNetBuilder

Noted as using BCM4708, 128MB RAM

 	TP-Link Archer C9	TP-Link Archer C8
CPU	Broadcom BCM4709	Broadcom BCM4708
Switch	In BCM4709		In BCM4708
RAM	128 MB			128 MB
Flash	16 MB			16 MB
2.4 GHz Broadcom BCM4360	Broadcom BCM4331
Radio - Skyworks PA (x3)	Unident. PA (x3)
5 GHz 	Broadcom BCM4360	Broadcom BCM4360
Radio - SiGE 5003L1 PA (x3)	SiGE 5003L1 PA (x3)

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