Keenetic Starter (KN-1112)

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bgn (N300)
N300 Mesh Wi-Fi Router/Extender
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 Starter
Model Part Number	KN-1112
FCC ID	none specified
Type	wireless router
CPU1 Y	MediaTek MT7628NN
CPU1 Type	MIPS 24KEc
CPU1 Speed	575 MHz
Flash1 Chip	Winbond 25Q256JVFQ
Flash1 Size	32 MiB 33,554,432 B <br />262,144 Kib <br />32,768 KiB <br />256 Mib <br />0.0313 GiB <br /> (SPI)
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 /> (DDR2)
RAM1 Chip	EtronTech EM68C16CWQG-25H
ETH chip1	MediaTek MT7628NN
Switch	MediaTek MT7628NN
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, 0.5 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 MT7603
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
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio1 chip2 brand Keenetic Starter (KN-1111) MediaTek MediaTek Keenetic Starter (KN-1112) MediaTek MediaTek

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.) = N300 class

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)

Target: ramips
Subtarget: mt76x8
Package architecture: mipsel_24kc
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 25.12.0
Current supported version: 25.12.2

LAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7628AN
WLAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7603
WLAN Comment: 2.4GHz MIMO 2x2
Installation method(s):
see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
see git-commit

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ramips: mt76x8: add support for Keenetic Start (KN-1112) Specification: SoC: MediaTek MT7628NN RAM: 128 MB, EtronTech EM68C16CWQG-25H (DDR2) Flash: 32MB, Winbond 25Q256JVFQ (Dual Boot, SPI) Switch: MediaTek MT7628AN, 4 ports 100 Mbps WiFi: MediaTek MT7603 2T2R/2.4GHz 802.11n GPIO: 2 buttons (Wi-Fi, Reset), 3 LEDs (Power, Internet, Wi-Fi), 1 mode switch Disassembly: At the bottom, under the LEDs, there are 2 screws hidden by rubber feet. After removing the screws, pry the gray plastic part around (it is secured with latches) and remove it. Serial Interface: The serial interface can be connected to the 5 pin dots located on the right between the operating mode switch and the antenna. Pins (from antenna to operating mode switch): VCC TX RX NC GND Settings: 115200, 8N1 Flashing via OEM recovery software: 1. Download the OEM recovery software from the manufacturer's website 2. Download the firmware image (for OpenWRT it is *-squashfs-factory.bin), rename it to KN-1112_recovery.bin 3. Replace the file in the fw folder OEM recovery software with the file from step 2. 4. Run the OEM recovery software and follow the instructions. Flashing via TFTP: 1. Connect your PC and router to port 1-3, configure PC interface using IP 192.168.1.2, mask 255.255.255.252 2. Serve the firmware image (for OpenWRT it is *-squashfs-factory.bin) renamed to KN-1112_recovery.bin via TFTP 3. Power up the router while pressing Reset button on the back 4. Release Restart button when Power LED starts blinking To revert back to OEM firmware: The return to the OEM firmware is carried out by using the methods described above with the help of the appropriate firmware image. When using OEM bootloader, the firmware image size cannot exceed the size of one OEM «Firmware_x» partition or Kernel + rootFS size.