Keenetic Explorer (KN-1613)

abgn+ac (AC1200)
AC1200 Mesh Wi-Fi 5 Router/Extender with a 4-Port Smart Switch
Homepage	Product page
Wikipedia	ZyXEL
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	ZyXEL Keenetic Explorer
Model Part Number	KN-1613
FCC ID	none specified
Type	wireless router, range extender
CPU1 Y	MediaTek MT7628AN
CPU1 Type	MIPS 24KEc
CPU1 Speed	580 MHz
Flash1 Chip	Winbond W25Q256
Flash1 Size	32 MiB 33,554,432 B <br />262,144 Kib <br />32,768 KiB <br />256 Mib <br />0.0313 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size	128 MiB 134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip	Brand? Model?
ETH chip1	MediaTek MT7628AN
Switch	MediaTek MT7628AN
Ethernet Port Count	4-100MbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Expansion IF types	none specified
Power	12 VDC, 1 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
Other
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Radio 1
Chip1	MediaTek MT7628AN
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
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	MediaTek MT7613BE
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
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 MediaTek chipsets with specifications, see MediaTek.

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

• 300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.),

• 867 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.) = AC1200 class

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)

Target: ramips
Subtarget: mt76x8
Package architecture: mipsel_24kc
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 23.05.0
Current supported version: 25.12.2

Unsupported Functions:
DFS
LAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7628AN
WLAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7628AN, MediaTek MT7613BE
WLAN Comment: 2x2:2 MIMO both channels
Installation method(s):
see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
see git-commit

git • >>

ramips: add support for Keenetic KN-1613 Keenetic KN-1613 is a 2.4/5 Ghz band 11ac (Wi-Fi 5) router, based on MT7628AN. Specification: - System-On-Chip: MT7628AN - CPU/Speed: 580 MHz - Flash-Chip: Winbond w25q256 - Flash size: 32768 KiB - RAM: 128 MiB - 4x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet - 2x external, non-detachable antennas - UART (J1) header on PCB (115200 8n1) - Wireless No1 (2T2R): SoC Built-in 2.4 GHz 802.11bgn - Wireless No2 (2T2R): MT7613BE 5 GHz 802.11ac - 4x LED, 2x button, 1x mode switch Notes: - The device supports dual boot mode - The firmware partitions were concatinated into one - The FN button led indicator has been reassigned as the 2.4GHz wifi indicator. Flash instruction: The only way to flash OpenWrt image is to use tftp recovery mode in U-Boot: 1. Configure PC with static IP 192.168.1.2/24 and tftp server. 2. Rename "openwrt-ramips-mt76x8-keenetic_kn-1613-squashfs-factory.bin" to "KN-1613_recovery.bin" and place it in tftp server directory. 3. Connect PC with one of LAN ports, press the reset button, power up the router and keep button pressed until power led start blinking. 4. Router will download file from server, write it to flash and reboot.