TP-Link TL-MR11U

This device is NOT RECOMMENDED for future use with OpenWrt due to low flash/ram.
DO NOT BUY DEVICES WITH 4MB FLASH / 32MB RAM if you intend to flash an up-to-date and secure OpenWrt version onto it! See 4/32 warning for details.

1) This device does not have sufficient resources (flash and/or RAM) to provide secure and reliable operation.
This means that even setting a password or changing simple network settings might not be possible any more, rendering the device effectively useless. See OpenWrt on 4/32 devices what you can do now.

2) OpenWrt support for this device has ended in 2022.
19.07.10 was the last official build for 4/32 devices.

A portable router with an onboard 2000mAh battery. See also TP-Link TL-MR10U, TP-Link TL-MR12U and TP-Link TL-MR13U or TL-MR3020, TL-MR3040 and TL-WR703N.

Note: Many of these routers are marketed as a “3G travel router” but none actually include a 3G modem - the marketing term rather means that the OEM firmware supports USB 3G modems because it contains drivers for USB modems! Ignore that, because with OpenWrt ANY router with USB supports 3G hardware... ;-)

TP-LINK MR11U v2

Supported Versions

BrandModel↓ VersionCurrent ReleaseOEM InfoForum TopicTechnical Data
TP-LinkTL-MR11Uv117.01.5http://www.tp-link.com.cn/product_233.htmlView/Edit data
TP-LinkTL-MR11Uv217.01.5http://www.tp-link.com.cn/product_150m_233.htmlView/Edit data
Version/Model Model Specific Notes
v1 no pinhole for reset, rectangle shape power ON/OFF slider
v1.1 no pinhole for reset, rectangle shape power ON/OFF slider
v2.0 pinhole for reset, circular shape power ON/OFF slider

Hardware Highlights

Model↓ VersionSoCCPU MHzFlash MBRAM MBWLAN HardwareWLAN2.4WLAN5.0100M portsGbit portsModemUSB
TL-MR11Uv1Atheros AR9331400432Atheros AR9331b/g/n-1-1x 2.0, 1x µUSB (charging)
TL-MR11Uv2Atheros AR9331400432¿b/g/n-1-1x 2.0, 1x µUSB (charging)

Installation

Model↓ VersionCurrent ReleaseFirmware OpenWrt InstallFirmware OpenWrt UpgradeFirmware OEM Stock
TL-MR11Uv117.01.5https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/17.01.5/targets/ar71xx/generic/openwrt-17.01.5-ar71xx-generic-tl-mr11u-v1-squashfs-factory.binhttps://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/17.01.5/targets/ar71xx/generic/openwrt-17.01.5-ar71xx-generic-tl-mr11u-v1-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
TL-MR11Uv217.01.5https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/17.01.5/targets/ar71xx/generic/openwrt-17.01.5-ar71xx-generic-tl-mr11u-v2-squashfs-factory.binhttps://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/17.01.5/targets/ar71xx/generic/openwrt-17.01.5-ar71xx-generic-tl-mr11u-v2-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

As with most TP-Link Routers this one can be flashed using the TP-Link Webinterface. The webinterface is chinese, but http://192.168.1.1/userRpm/SoftwareUpgradeRpm.htm is the firmware upgrade page, where you can upload the firmware file. Note that you cannot navigate to this page directly, and need to come from the page http://192.168.1.1/userRpm/DateTimeCfgRpm.htm. An easy way to navigate the pages is by hovering over the menu links and viewing the URL in the status bar of your browser.

Please consult →generic.flashing and also TL-WR703N and TL-MR3020.

Flash under U-Boot (for V2.0)

  • The serial is p1 layout: p1 |VCC|GND|RX|TX|, more info checkout https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=155882
  • Setup serial console 115200 8n1, for example: stty -F /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 && cu -l /dev/ttyUSB0
  • Enter “tpl” as soon as U-Boot announces “Autobooting in 1 seconds”
  • Setup your eth0 to 192.168.1.100, you can check detail by 'printenv'
  • Run blow command under U-Boot:
tftpboot 0x81000000 openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-mr11u-v1-squashfs-factory.bin
erase 0x9f020000 +0x3c0000
cp.b 0x81000000 0x9f020000 0x3c0000
bootm 9f020000

Boot log (Factory V2.0)

See bootlog.

Upgrading OpenWrt

→generic.sysupgrade

Hardware

Info

Instruction set MIPS32
Vendor Qualcomm Atheros
bootloader U-Boot 1.1.4
System-On-Chip AR???? (MIPS 24Kc)
CPU/Frq 24Kc ? Mhz
Flash-Chip ?
Flash size 4096 KiB
RAM 32 MiB
Wireless Atheros AR???? 2.4ghz 802.11bgn
USB Yes 1 x 2.0
Power 12V DC 1.5A
Serial ?
JTAG ?

Custom IPv6 image for mr11u (v1,v2)

A custom image with ipv6 support: radvd, wide-dhcpv6, 3g stick support, made for RCS-RDS Fiberlink dual stack PPPoE service, but should be okay for static wan settings on other ISPs: http://www.ip6.ro/firmware/mr11u/

Bootloader Mods

Read about bootloader in general and about Das U-Boot in particular.

U-Boot 1.1.4 modification for routers

Forum member pepe2k made a modification of U-Boot 1.1.4 for Qualcomm Atheros SoCs based devices (the project is still being developed, so new devices and SoCs will be supported in the future). Up to date information, binary images and sources can be found on official GitHub repository.

This modification started from wr703n-uboot-with-web-failsafe project, but supports more devices, all modern web browsers, has a lot of improvements and other modifications (like U-Boot NetConsole, custom commands, overclocking possibilities etc.).

More information:

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