ZyXEL NBG6616

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abgn+ac (AC1200)
Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless AC1200 Media Router
Support
Wikipedia
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt
Status Unknown
OpenWrt
Tomato any flavor
Incompatible
Gargoyle
Status Unknown
Platform
BrandModelRev
ZyXEL NBG6616
FCC ID
Type
wireless router
CPU1
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9557
CPU1 Type
MIPS 74Kc
CPU1 Speed
720 MHz
Flash1 Chip
Macronix MX25L12845EMI-10G
Flash1 Size
16 MiB16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size
128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip
Nanya NT5TU32M16EG-AC x 2
ETH chip1
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9557
Switch
Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337N
Ethernet Port Count
1-1GbE-WAN
4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard
IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802.1q vlan
Yes

802dot11 OUI: 90:EF:68 (2 E, 1 W)
Ethernet OUI: 90:EF:68 (2 E, 1 W)

Stock bootloader
U-Boot
Stock FW OS
Linux 3.3.8
Expansion IF types
USB 2.0
USB ports
2
USB Hub Compatible
Untested
Power
12 VDC, 2 A
Connector type
barrel
Serial Port (UART)
yes, internal, 4-pin header, 3.3V TTL
Other

Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1311 additional devices
of which 95 are ZyXEL devices
Default login user: blank
Default login password: 1234
blank:1234 credentials used by 46 additional devices
of which 44 are ZyXEL devices

Manuf/OEM/ODM
3rd Party Firmware Support
OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability End of Life
End of Life date 2020
FCC approval date 17 September 2014
Country of manuf Taiwan
Radio 1
Chip1
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9557
Wireless interface OUI
90:EF:68
Antenna Connector Type
U.FL
MIMO status
2x2:2
Wireless Standard
IEEE 802.11b/g/n
802.11n
up to 300 Mbps
802.11g
up to 54 Mbps
802.11b
up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency
2.4 GHz
Radio 2
Chip1
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9882
Wireless interface OUI
90:EF:68
Antenna Connector Type
U.FL
MIMO status
2x2:2
Wireless Standard
IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
802.11ac
up to 867 Mbps
802.11n
up to 300 Mbps
802.11a
up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency
5 GHz

For a list of all currently documented Qualcomm Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Qualcomm Atheros.

For a list of all currently documented ZyXEL device with specifications, see ZyXEL.

867 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.),
300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = AC1200 class

Overview

"NBG6616-0.20 LFP" is silkscreened on the board in the FCC photos.

The Flash IC used seems to be MX25L12845EMI-10G.

Links of Interest

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
Support started version: 17.01.0
Current supported version: 23.05.0

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