TP-LINK TL-WR842N v3.x

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bgn (N300)
300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router
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Platform
BrandModelRev
TP-LINK TL-WR842N v3.x
FCC ID
IC ID
Type
wireless router
CPU1
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
CPU1 Type
MIPS 24Kc
CPU1 Speed
650 MHz
Flash1 Chip
Winbond 25Q128CS16
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
64 MiB67,108,864 B <br />524,288 Kib <br />65,536 KiB <br />512 Mib <br />0.0625 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip
Zentel A3R12E40CBF-8E
ETH chip1
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
Switch
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
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
12 VDC, 1 A
Connector type
barrel
Serial Port (UART)
yes, 4-pin header
Other

Default SSID: TP-LINK_XXXXXX (31 addl. devices)
Default IP address: 192.168.0.1
the IP 192.168.0.1 is used by 795 additional devices
of which 97 are TP-LINK devices
Default login user: admin
Default login password: admin
admin:admin credentials used by 1331 additional devices
of which 279 are TP-LINK devices

3rd Party Firmware Support
LEDE Project (obsolete, OpenWrt) • (List)
, OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability (UN/EU)
FCC approval date 06 January 2016
Country of manuf China
Radio 1
Chip1
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
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-WR842N v3.xQualcomm AtherosQualcomm Atheros
TP-LINK TL-WR842N v5.xMediaTekMediaTek

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 device with specifications, see TP-LINK.

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

Overview

"2050500589" and "1523" is silkscreened on the board in the FCC photos.

Per the manual, the default SSID pattern is TP-LINK_XXXXXX (last

three octets of the BSSID, presumably upper case hex letters).

Links of Interest

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
On the OpenWrt Forum
OpenWrt Target: ar71xx-ath79
OpenWrt Subtarget: generic
OpenWrt Package architecture: mips_24kc
Support started version: 17.01.0
Current supported version: 23.05.0

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