TP-Link AC1750 Smart WiFi Router - Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router (Archer A7) for $49.99 + FSSS

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01-02-2020 at 05:51 PM #2

TP-Link battling the Netgear R6700, which was discounted to $55 and temporarily displaced TP-Link as #1 in sales rank...

The specs of this one are mostly worse than the R6700, but at least it's not as physically huge and maybe power-hungry. Maybe the stock firmware is better here, but that's just a guesstimate.

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01-02-2020 at 11:13 PM #3

Looks like OpenWRT supports the Archer A7, including the latest v4 & v5.
https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/archer-c7-1750

That's a great firmware option for power users.

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01-03-2020 at 01:17 AM #4

Quote from chefp :

Looks like OpenWRT supports the Archer A7, including the latest v4 & v5.
https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/archer-c7-1750

That's a great firmware option for power users.

Any idea if it also has DD-WRT support for this model?

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01-03-2020 at 04:13 AM #5

Check the DDWRT site...

Quote from chefp :

Looks like OpenWRT supports the Archer A7, including the latest v4 & v5.
https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/archer-c7-1750

You linked the C7. For the A7 it seems more in-development:
https://openwrt.org/toh/hwdata/tp...cher_a7_v5

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01-03-2020 at 12:45 PM #6

Hey guys real quick here since I've been out of the networking world a bit.

What's the point of even bothering with dd-wrt over the stock firmware? What's the commercial or personal reasons?

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01-03-2020 at 12:51 PM #7

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Any idea if it also has DD-WRT support for this model?

DD-WRT supports the C7 model, and does not seem to support A7 (which is Amazon exclusive due to Alexa integration).

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01-03-2020 at 12:53 PM #8

I just got the r6700 but I'm not getting my full 600mbps speeds. Someone mentioned this has worse specs but I'm curious if this will give me my full speeds. Thanks!

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01-03-2020 at 12:58 PM #9

I have used Archer C7 for couple of years and wifi connection gets dropped suddenly. So I would say research more on long term reviews before purchasing.

I am using Wavlink now and it works great

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01-03-2020 at 01:23 PM #10

Quote from starky87 :

I have used Archer C7 for couple of years and wifi connection gets dropped suddenly. So I would say research more on long term reviews before purchasing.

I would put OpenWrt on it, to get rid of most issues ....

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01-03-2020 at 02:26 PM #11

Quote from 1BadBoy :

Any idea if it also has DD-WRT support for this model?

Quote from liamtoh1 :

DD-WRT supports the C7 model, and does not seem to support A7 (which is Amazon exclusive due to Alexa integration).

It does support it in the beta threads and has for at least 1/2 a year. As always install beta firmware can be risky, but worth it if you don't mind potentially having to unbrick your router if something goes wrong. Link to newest beta firmware: https://dd-wrt.com/support/other-...r-a7-v5%2F

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01-03-2020 at 02:30 PM #12

OpenWRT V19RC2 has been running on mine for a couple of weeks now with no issue. Easy base install via the TP GUI and SSH to install and start the OpenWRT GUI. OpenWRT V19 is currently RC2 with a final release targeted for the next couple of weeks or so.

I pulled down the files from one of the daily snapshots (e.g. https://download1.dd-wrt.com/dd-w...her-a7-v5/)

FWIW I used the TP firmware for all of one day and it didn't seem so bad.

Oh and debricking is very easy via TFTP install of the OEM firmware available on the TP site.

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01-03-2020 at 02:33 PM #13

Quote from ctgiant :

It does support it in the beta threads and has for at least 1/2 a year. As always install beta firmware can be risky, but worth it if you don't mind potentially having to unbrick your router if something goes wrong. Link to newest beta firmware: https://dd-wrt.com/support/other-...r-a7-v5%2F

Thanks.

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01-03-2020 at 03:57 PM #14

I miss the FAR routers. Not even on BF

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01-03-2020 at 03:58 PM #15

Great price. I use it with a Unifi AC-Pro as an AP and leave the WiFi function OFF. No issues. The native FW is great and the VPN support is amazing with OpenVPN implementation. Now while travelling, I connect to my router via OpenVPN and I have safe surfing.

I also have the Netgear R6700 with DD-WRT installed.

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