TP-LINK TL-MR3420 v5

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bgn (N300)
3G/4G Wireless N Router
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3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt Status Unknown
OpenWrt Supported
Tomato any flavor Incompatible
Gargoyle Status Unknown
Platform
BrandModelRev TP-LINK TL-MR3420 v5
FCC ID none specified
Type wireless router
CPU1 checkY MediaTek MT7628N
CPU1 Type MIPS 24KEc
CPU1 Speed 580 MHz 32-bit
Flash1 Chip Brand? Model?
Flash1 Size 8 MiB 8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size 64 MiB 67,108,864 B <br />524,288 Kib <br />65,536 KiB <br />512 Mib <br />0.0625 GiB <br /> (DDR2)
RAM1 Chip Brand? Model?
ETH chip1 MediaTek MT7628N
Switch MediaTek MT7628N
Ethernet Port Count 1-100MbE-WAN
4-100MbE-LAN
Wired Standard IEEE 802.3i/3u

802dot11 OUI: none specified

Stock bootloader U-Boot
Expansion IF types USB 2.0
USB ports 1
USB Hub Compatible Untested
Power 9 VDC, 0.85 A
Connector type barrel
Serial Port (UART) yes, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
Other
3rd Party Firmware Support OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Radio 1
Chip1 MediaTek MT7628N
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
 CPU1 brandRadio1 chip1 brandRadio1 chip2 brand
TP-LINK TL-MR3420 v1AtherosAtheros
TP-LINK TL-MR3420 v2AtherosAtheros
TP-LINK TL-MR3420 v3Qualcomm AtherosQualcomm Atheros
TP-LINK TL-MR3420 v5MediaTekMediaTek

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.

300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = N300 class

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

Target: ramips
Subtarget: mt76x8
Package architecture: mipsel_24kc
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 18.06.0
Current supported version: 25.12.2
LAN Comment: MediaTek MT7628N
WLAN Comment: MediaTek MT7628N
Installation method(s):
U-Boot TFTP recovery, see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
U-Boot TFTP recovery
git • >>
ramips: add support for TP-Link TL-MR3420 v5
TP-Link TL-MR3420 v5 are simple N300 router with
5-port FE switch and non-detachable antennas.
Its very similar to TP-Link TL-WR841N V13.

Specification:

- MT7628N/N (580 MHz)
- 64 MB of RAM (DDR2)
- 8 MB of FLASH
- 2T2R 2.4 GHz
- 5x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
- 2x external, non-detachable antennas
- USB 2.0 Port
- UART (J1) header on PCB (115200 8n1)
- 8x LED, 2x button, power input switch

Flash instruction:

The only way to flash LEDE image in mr3420v5 is to use
tftp recovery mode in U-Boot:

1. Configure PC with static IP 192.168.0.225/24 and tftp server.
2. Rename "lede-ramips-mt7628-tplink_tl-mr3420-v5-squashfs-tftp-recovery.bin"
   to "tp_recovery.bin" and place it in tftp server directory.
3. Connect PC with one of LAN ports, press the reset button, power up
   the router and keep button pressed for around 6-7 seconds, until
   device starts downloading the file.
4. Router will download file from server, write it to flash and reboot.

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