TP-Link TL-WA850RE v7 SOC?

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 27, 2024 0:47    Post subject: TP-Link TL-WA850RE v7 SOC? Reply with quote
Does anyone know which SOC the TP-Link TL-WA850RE hardware version 7 access point / range extender uses? I have one that I want to flash to enable me to do a few more things than the very basic capabilities that the stock firmware comes with. I can't seem to find any info on it, and it's not officially supported by DD-WRT or OpenWRT. Does it use an Atheros SOC like the previous hardware versions do? I suspect it may be the Realtek RTL8197FN but am not sure.

Mine is the Australian version which is labelled as "TL-WA850RE(AU) Ver:7.0". From what I can tell, all international versions appear to use the same SOC, and I've successfully flashed mine with both AU and international (EU) versions of the latest stock firmware. Unfortunately, it doesn't have any FCC details on it, so I'd have to open it up to find out more.

Here's the link to the stock firmware pages for reference:
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tl-wa850re/#Firmware
https://www.tp-link.com/au/support/download/tl-wa850re/#Firmware
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 27, 2024 0:55    Post subject: Reply with quote
If the EU/AU version is the same as this info, it's a currently unsupported MediaTek SoC, hardware donation preferred.

https://fccid.io/TE7WA850REV7/Internal-Photos/10-Internal-Photos-4643445

You are more than welcome to crack it open and verify and provide hi-res photos.

If it IS a Realtek SoC, it will never see DD-WRT support.

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