TP-LINK TL-WPA8631P v3

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abgn+ac (AC1200)(PL1300)
AV1300 3-port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline
Homepage	Product page
Support	Support page
Wikipedia	TP-Link
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	TP-LINK TL-WPA8631P v3
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	TP-LINK TL-WPA8631P v3
FCC ID	TE7WPA8631PV3
Board ID	2062500431
Type	Powerline Access Point
Series	TL-WPA8631
CPU1 Y	MediaTek MT7621
CPU1 Type	MIPS 1004Kc
CPU1 Speed	880 MHz ( 2 cores ) 16-bit
CPU2 ?	Qualcomm Atheros QCA7550
Flash1 Chip	GigaDevice GD25Q64CSIG
Flash1 Size	8 MiB 8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br /> (SPI NOR)
Flash2 Chip	GigaDevice GD25Q16CSIG
Flash2 Size	2 MiB2,097,152 B <br />16,384 Kib <br />2,048 KiB <br />16 Mib <br />0.00195 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	Zentel A3R12E40DBF-8E
ETH chip1	MediaTek MT7621
ETH chip2	Atheros AR8035-A
Switch	MediaTek MT7621
Ethernet Port Count	3-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802dot11 OUI: 0C:80:63 (4 E, 4 W) Ethernet OUI: 0C:80:63 (4 E, 4 W)
Expansion IF types	none specified
Power	100-240 VAC ~ 50/60 Hz, 0.2 A
Connector type	AC (direct)
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 3.3V TTL, (57600 8N1)
Flags: HomePlug AV2, MIMO, Powerline
Other
Default SSID: TP-LINK_XXXX (47 addl. devices) , TP-LINK_XXXX_5G (25 addl. devices) Default IP address: http://tplinkplc.net the IP http://tplinkplc.net is used by 7 additional devices of which 7 are TP-LINK devices Default login user: admin Default login password: admin admin:admin credentials used by 1358 additional devices of which 283 are TP-LINK devices
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
FCC approval date	28 November 2020
(Est.) release date	February 2021
ASINs	B08LX61KDL B08FX98B59
Country of manuf	China
Radio 1
Chip1	MediaTek MT7603EN
Wireless interface OUI	0C:80:63
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL
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	0C:80:63
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	2.4 GHz
FCC ID TP-LINK TL-WPA8635P v4 TE7WPA8631PV3
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio2 chip1 brand TP-LINK TL-WPA8631P v3 MediaTek MediaTek MediaTek TP-LINK TL-WPA8631P v4 MediaTek MediaTek MediaTek

For a list of all currently documented Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Atheros.
For a list of all currently documented MediaTek chipsets with specifications, see MediaTek.
For a list of all currently documented Qualcomm Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Qualcomm Atheros.

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

• 300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.),

• 867 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.) = AC1200 class

• 1.3 Gbps PHY rate HomePlug AV2 (1.8-86 MHz frequencies) = PL1300 class

Overview

Sold in Europe both on its own and as part of the TP-LINK TL-WPA8631P KIT

which includes this TP-LINK TL-WPA8631P v3 and a TL-PA8010P v3.

Not available in USA or Canada.

• Web Management: http://tplinkplc.net

Powerline OUI: 0C:80:63

See also: TP-LINK WPA series

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
On the OpenWrt Forum

Target: ramips
Subtarget: mt7621
Package architecture: mipsel_24kc
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 22.03.0
Current supported version: 23.05.6
Image too big: 24.10.0

Unsupported Functions:
DFS
LAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7621AT
LAN Comment: Qualcomm Atheros QCA7550 (w/ dedicated flash) HomePlug AV2 powerline interface connected to switch port 0 (label "plc0")
WLAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7603EN, MediaTek MT7613BEN
WLAN Comment: MIMO 2x2:2 on both bands
Installation method(s):
U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery
Install Comment:
Only Kernel images for 24.10 & Snapshot
Recovery method(s):
GUI OEM, U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery, unknown
Comment:
Only Kernel images for 24.10 & Snapshot

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ramips: Add support for TP-Link TL-WPA8631P v3 AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Extender Specifications -------------- * SoC: MediaTek MT7621AT * CPU: 880 MHz MIPS 1004KEc dual-core CPU * RAM: 64 MiB DDR2 (Zentel A3R12E40DBF-8E) * Flash: 8 MiB SPI NOR (GigaDevice GD25Q64CSIG) * Ethernet: SoC built-in Switch 5x 1GbE * Port 0: PLC (connected through AR8035-A) * Port 1-3: LAN * WLAN: 2x2 2.4GHz 300 Mbps + 2x2 5GHz 867 Mbps (MT7603EN + MT7613BEN) * PLC: HomePlug AV2 (Qualcomm QCA7500) * PLC Flash: 2MiB SPI NOR (GigaDevice GD25Q16CSIG) * Buttons: Reset, LED, Pair, Wi-Fi * LEDs: Power (green), PLC (green/amber), LAN (green), 2.4G (green), 5G (green) * UART: J1 (57600 baud) * Pinout: (3V3) (GND) (RX) (TX) * Visually identify GND from connection to PCB ground plane Installation ------------ Installation is possible from the OEM web interface. Make sure to install the latest OEM firmware first, so that the PLC firmware is at the latest version. However, please first check the OpenWRT Wiki page for confirmation that your OEM firmware version is supported.

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See also

TP-LINK • PowerLine Models • List of PowerLine Devices