Scope
The device under test is the TP-Link Archer C7 v2, a Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router, illustrated in the image below.
Target Information
The following table summarises the relevant identifying information of the target device.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | TP-Link |
| Model | Archer C7 |
| Hardware version | v2.0 |
| FCC ID | TE7C7V2 |
| Serial number | 2149198002806 |
Features
The TP-Link Archer C7 v2 provides internet connectivity over both wired and wireless interfaces, supporting dual band Wi-Fi (2.4GHz and 5GHz) and four Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports. Two USB ports enable additional functionality including storage sharing, FTP sharing, media server and print server capabilities. Device configuration is performed through a local web management interface accessible from any connected device on the LAN.
Interfaces
The assessment covered all external user-facing interfaces as well as internal hardware debug interfaces present on the device. These are summarised below.
External interfaces:
- Web management interface
- Wi-Fi (2.4GHz and 5GHz)
- Ethernet (4x LAN ports, 1x WAN port)
- Universal Serial Bus (2x USB 2.0 ports)
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
Internal debug interfaces:
- UART serial console
- JTAG debug interface
Each interface was assessed individually, with dedicated technical assessment chapters documenting the methodology and findings for each.
Exclusions
The following were explicitly excluded from the scope of this assessment:
- Destructive hardware testing (e.g. decapping, fault injection)
- Testing of upstream internet-facing services or third party cloud infrastructure
- Testing of devices or networks not owned by the assessor