TP-LINK RE6000XD

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abgn+ac+ax (AX3600)
AX6000 Wi-Fi Range Extender
Homepage Product page
Wikipedia TP-Link
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt Status Unknown
OpenWrt Supported
Tomato any flavor Incompatible
Gargoyle Status Unknown
Platform
BrandModelRev TP-LINK RE6000XD
FCC ID (fcc.io) none specified
FCC ID (fcc.report) none specified
Type range extender
CPU1 checkY MediaTek MT7986B
CPU1 Type ARM Cortex-A53
CPU1 Speed 1.6 GHz ( 4 cores ) 64-bit
Flash1 Chip GigaDevice GD5F1GQ5UE
Flash1 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 /> (SPI NAND)
RAM1 Size 512 MiB 536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br /> (DDR3)
RAM1 Chip MediaTek MT7986B
ETH chip1 MediaTek MT7986B
ETH chip2 MaxLinear GPY211
Switch MediaTek MT7986B
Ethernet Port Count 1-2.5GbE x 2-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab/3bz

802dot11 OUI: none specified

Stock bootloader U-Boot
Expansion IF types none specified
Power 12 VDC, 2 A
Connector type barrel
Serial Port (UART) yes, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)

Flags:
Wi-Fi 6

Other
3rd Party Firmware Support OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
ASIN B0CLHZJVHG
Country of manuf China
Radio 1
Chip1 MediaTek MT7986B
Chip2 MediaTek MT7975N
Wireless interface OUI none specified
Antenna Connector Type none specified
MIMO status 4x4:4
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax
802.11ax up to 1148 Mbps
802.11n up to 600 Mbps
802.11g up to 54 Mbps
802.11b up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency 2.4 GHz
Radio 2
Chip1 MediaTek MT7986B
Chip2 MediaTek MT7975PN
Wireless interface OUI none specified
Antenna Connector Type none specified
MIMO status 4x4:4
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax
802.11ax up to 2402 Mbps
802.11ac up to 1733 Mbps
802.11n up to 600 Mbps
802.11a up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency 5 GHz

For a list of all currently documented MaxLinear (Intel) chipsets with specifications, see MaxLinear (Intel).
For a list of all currently documented MediaTek chipsets with specifications, see MediaTek.

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

2402 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11ax (80MHz chan.)
1148 Mbps - 4SS 2.4GHz 802.11ax (40MHz chan.) = AX3600 class

Overview

See also: Mercusys MR90X

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

Target: mediatek
Subtarget: filogic
Package architecture: aarch64_cortex-a53
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 24.10.0
Current supported version: 24.10.5
LAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7986BLA
LAN Comment: MaxLinear GPY211C0VC 2.5Gbe Phy
WLAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7975N, MediaTek MT7975PN
WLAN Comment: 4x4:4 MU-MIMO on both bands
Installation method(s):
see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
see git-commit
git • >>
mediatek: filogic: add support for TP-LINK RE6000XD
This commit adds support for TP-LINK RE6000XD.
The device is quite similar to the Mercusys MR90X V1,
except only 3 LAN ports and more LEDs.
So thanks to csharper2005 for doing all the groundwork.

Device specification
--------------------
SoC Type:   MediaTek MT7986BLA, Cortex-A53, 64-bit
RAM:        MediaTek MT7986BLA (512MB)
Flash:      SPI NAND GigaDevice (128 MB)
Ethernet:   MediaTek MT7531AE + 2.5GbE MaxLinear GPY211C0VC (SLNW8)
Ethernet:   1x2.5Gbe (LAN3 2.5Gbps), 2xGbE (LAN 1Gbps, LAN1,
            LAN2)
WLAN 2g:    MediaTek MT7975N, b/g/n/ax, MIMO 4x4
WLAN 5g:    MediaTek MT7975P(N), a/n/ac/ax, MIMO 4x4
LEDs:       8 LEDs, 1 status blue, 2x WIFI blue, 2x signal
	    blue/red, 3 LAN blue gpio-controlled
Button:     2 (Reset, WPS)
USB ports:  No
Power:      12 VDC, 2 A
Connector:  Barrel
Bootloader: Main U-Boot - U-Boot 2022.01-rc4. Additionally, ubi0
            partition contain "seconduboot" (also U-Boot 2022.01-rc4)

Serial console (UART), unpopulated
---------------------
                            V
+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| +3.3V |  GND  |  TX   |  RX   |
+---+---+-------+-------+-------+
    |
    +--- Don't connect

Disassemble: rm the 2 screws at the bottom and the one at the backside.
            un-clip the case starting at the edge above the LEDs.

Installation (UART)
-------------------
1. Place OpenWrt initramfs image on tftp server with IP 192.168.1.2
2. Attach UART, switch on the router and interrupt the boot process by
   pressing 'Ctrl-C'
3. Load and run OpenWrt initramfs image:
      tftpboot openwrt-mediatek-filogic-tplink_re6000xd-initramfs-kernel.bin bootm
4. Run 'sysupgrade -n' with the sysupgrade OpenWrt image

Notice: while I was successfull at activating ssh (as described
        here:
        https://www.lisenet.com/2023/gaining-ssh-access-to-tp-link-re200-wi-fi-range-extender/)

        Unfortunately I haven't found the correct root password.
        Looks like they are using a static password
        (md5crypt, salt + 21 characters) that is not the web
        interface admin password.

        The TP-LINK RE900XD looks like the very same device,
        according to the pictures and the firmware.
        But I haven't checked if the OpenWrt firmware works as well
        on that device.

        The second ubi partition (ubi1) is empty and there is no known
        dual-partition mechanism, neither in u-boot nor in the stock firmware.