TP-LINK Archer C50 v3.x

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abgn+ac (AC1200)
	AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Router
Homepage	Product page
Support	Support page
Wikipedia	TP-Link
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	TP-LINK Archer C50 v3.x
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	TP-LINK Archer C50 v3.x
FCC ID	TE7C50V3
Board ID	1703212C50-3.1
Type	wireless router
Series	Archer C50
CPU1	MediaTek MT7628AN
CPU1 Type	MIPS 24Kc
CPU1 Speed	575 MHz
Flash1 Chip	Winbond W25Q64FVSIG
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 />
RAM1 Chip	Winbond W9751G6KB-25
ETH chip1	MediaTek MT7628AN
Switch	MediaTek MT7628AN
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	none specified
Power	9 VDC, 0.85 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
Other
	Default SSID: TP-Link_XXXX (40 addl. devices); , TP-Link_XXXX_5G (30 addl. devices); Default login user: admin; Default login password: admin; admin:admin credentials used by 1358 additional devices; of which 283 are TP-LINK devices
Manuf/OEM/ODM	Proware
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List \| Dev \| DLs);
Retail
Availability	End of Life
FCC approval date	19 July 2017
ASIN	B071RSD473
Country of manuf	China
Radio 1
Chip1	MediaTek MT7628AN
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	soldered
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 MT7612E
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
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	5 GHz
TP-LINK Archer C50 v4.x	TE7C50V3

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.),

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

Overview

"1703212C50-3.1 Rev1.0sp1" is silkscreened on the board in the FCC photos.

Web GUI: http://tplinkwifi.net

TP-LINK Archer A5 v4.x is externally identical.

Flashing

NOTE: During configuration or flashing a device, the only things that should be hooked to the device is the computer and power.

Flashing OpenWrt

This device is NOT RECOMMENDED for future use with OpenWrt due to low flash/ram.

DO NOT BUY DEVICES WITH 8MB FLASH / 64MB RAM if you intend to flash an up-to-date and secure OpenWrt version onto it! See 8/64 warning for details.

This device does not have sufficient resources (flash and/or RAM) to provide secure and reliable operation.

This means that you will not be able to install many packages, and that you might experience crashes due to OOM situations more or less often. See OpenWrt on 8/64 devices what you can do now.

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

Target: ramips
Subtarget: mt76x8
Package architecture: mipsel_24kc
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 18.06.0
Current supported version: 25.12.2

LAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7628AN
WLAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7628AN, MediaTek MT7612E
WLAN Comment: 2x2:2 MIMO on both bands
Installation method(s):
U-Boot TFTP recovery, see git-commit
Install Comment:
Rename installation image to tp_recovery.bin, see https://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt/openwrt.git;a=commit;h=14951e8f8e09ba6e2cff140769189a66155a5345

git • >>

ramips: add support for TP-Link Archer C50 v3
TP-Link Archer C50 v3 is a router with 5-port FE switch and
non-detachable antennas. It's based on MediaTek MT7628N+MT7612E.

Specification:
- MediaTek MT7628N/N (580 Mhz)
- 64 MB of RAM
- 8 MB of FLASH
- 2T2R 2.4 GHz and 2T2R 5 GHz
- 5x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
- 4x external, non-detachable antennas
- UART (J1) header on PCB (115200 8n1)
- 7x LED (GPIO-controlled*), 2x button, power switch

* WAN LED in this devices is a dual-color, dual-leads type which isn't
  (fully) supported by gpio-leds driver. This type of LED requires both
  GPIOs state change at the same time to select color or turn it off.
  For now, we support/use only the green part of the LED.

Flash instruction:

The only way to flash LEDE image in ArcherC50v3 is to use
tftp recovery mode in U-Boot:

1. Configure PC with static IP 192.168.0.66/24 and tftp server.
2. Rename "openwrt-ramips-mt7628-ArcherC50v3-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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