Archer MR600(EU) V1 - BETA Firmware - Allowing selection of 4G+bands for Archer MR600 manually
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Hi all,
Following the long thread on the same subject discssing the BETA FW, as I said I would, TPLink have given me permission to share the FW download llink.
From TPLink - We recently released a beta firmware for Archer MR600(EU) V1 which can allow us to select 4G+bands for Archer MR600 manually.
https://static.tp-link.com/2020/202004/20200420/Archer_MR600v1_1.1.0_0.9.1_[200417-rel75138]_up_boot_2020-04-20_08.44.31.zip
For Archer MR600, if you want to use its 4G+network, your SIM card should support the CA bands group Archer MR400 supports. Please check the attached picture and check if your SIM card supports the band groups on the list or not.
They asked me to state that, this BETA FW is for the Archer MR600(EU) V1 ONLY!
Neither TPLink nor me take any respnsbility if you flash a none-EU router.
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@AP_Techie Your RSRQ is excellent @ -8dB. Any thing >=10db is good. Please select band 40 and see if you are getting any signals. Chances are low though - reason being you are fairly far from transmission tower. Try. If you get band 40 signals, then, connect to band 3 first, then connect to band 40. You will get carrier aggregation.
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@Rajiv.R Thank You for the eye opener. I understood that the current architecture has limitations with the further band support. So there wrre no replies from TP-Link and they silently release V2. @ishanjain28 I strongly believe it's 2CA_40A+40A. V2 Hardware what they say has also 2CA_1A+3A added. I don't understand why a datasheet is so confusing for a such a big company. Huawei has clear datasheet for each model of their 4G-LTE/5G-NR routers.
@Sunshine @Kevin_Z Is our purchase a waste for people in India having V1 of the MR600 for such a hefty amount? Are you going to replace the V1s with V2s ?
Rajiv.R wrote
Hi @ishanjain28
Thanks for your query about 40+40 CA combinations, In general as per my knowledge which I saw on the various portals/websites, the manufacturer of the Device/Phones/LTE Modems are mentioning in a standard format like the above you shown the screenshot as 40+40 which is by default considered as A, In case of C, they are mentioning it like 40C.
I would say, If it is 40C, then C must be mentioned with the band number.
@Sunshine Can you please clarify if I am wrong about the MR600 V2 specification which is mentioned on TP-Link website under the specification in the PDF file as 40+40 and it is 40A+40A not 40C.
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@mallipoo thanks for the idea. I've changed the bands to 3 and 40 respectively. But did not get 4G+.
I walked from my place to the tower this morning and found that the distance is only around 350 mtrs. Aerial distance would be even lesser.
Another observation is the antenna's sharp edge has been facing the tower. The RSRP(62DBI) , RSRQ(-8) numbers are for this mounting.
When I adjust the antennas so that big area(XYZ) faces the tower - RSRP(75DBi), RSRQ(-10) values are worse. So I'm wondering what is the right way to mount the antennas.
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@darant Your sharp area need to point towards the tower. Try to lock the band 40 that gives you better SNR and RSRQ values.
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@AP_Techie If your tower is taller than the height of your antenna, tilt it up a little. Exact focus will improve speed. Do not worry about SNR. Be concerned about RSRQ. It plays a vital role in speed.
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@mallipoo Tower is much taller than my current setup. Right now, I've setup the antennas on a 2Mtr real pole. I think it makes sense to get a 5-10 Mtr pole to mount the antennas higher. Thanks for your help & guidance 🙂
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@AP_Techie Think of risks during wind/storm - when you increase height. It is expensive too.
I live on the 10th floor of an apartment. Mounted my LPDA's in balcony area. Tower is shorter than the height of my antenna position. I have tilted it downward pointing to the angle of tower. You may please try. It could help.
For CA, I select band 3 first (leaving band b as none), save it. Once it locks, i select band 40 (band b) and save again. With this, it locks on CA. Please update if this works for you also.
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@Sunshine sad to say I am returning the product. I will use outdoor CPE or Other ones. Luckily Amazon accepted my return even after 1 month of use.
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Hi, I have a quite good experience with this device using the beta code, although some minor nits like the traffic monitoring graph units should be fixed. My question is ... when will the beta code be released in a up to latest code level firmware file ?
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