ZBT WE826

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abgn+ac (AC1200)
N300/AC1200 Wireless Router
Homepage	Product page
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	ZBT WE826 B0
FCC ID	2AH9TW826
Type	wireless router, mobile router
CPU1	MediaTek MT7620A
CPU1 Type	MIPS 24KEc
CPU1 Speed	580 MHz 32-bit
Flash1 Chip	Winbond W25Q128FVSIG
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	Winbond W971GG6KB-25
ETH chip1	MediaTek MT7620A
Switch	MediaTek MT7620A
Ethernet Port Count	1-100MbE-WAN 4-100MbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock bootloader	U-Boot 1.1.3 Ralink UBoot
Stock FW OS	Linux 3.10.14 OpenWrt (MediaTek SDK)
Expansion IF types	USB 2.0, Mini PCIe, Micro SD card slot
Mini PCIe slots	1
USB ports	1
SD/MMC Slots	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 2 A
Connector type	barrel 5.5 mm (OD) 2.1 mm (ID) 9.5 mm (LEN)
Serial Port (UART)	yes, debug
Other
Default IP address: 192.168.1.1 the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1326 additional devices of which 4 are ZBT devices Default login user: root Default login password: blank root:blank credentials used by 72 additional devices of which 0 are ZBT devices
Manuf/OEM/ODM	ZBT
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs) , LEDE Project (obsolete, OpenWrt) • (List) , Padavan (unofficially)
Retail
FCC approval date	18 May 2016
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD):	$25
Country of manuf	China
Radio 1
Chip1	MediaTek MT7620A
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
Radio2 module	ZBT WN2522
Radio2 module IF	Mini PCIe
Chip1	MediaTek MT7612EN
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
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
FCC ID Lippert WE826-T XNI-IDS23004 XMR201605EC25A 2AH9TW826
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio2 chip1 brand ZBT WE826 MediaTek MediaTek MediaTek ZBT WE826 B0 32M MediaTek MediaTek MediaTek ZBT WE826 T 16M MediaTek MediaTek ZBT WE826 T 32M MediaTek MediaTek ZBT WE826-E MediaTek MediaTek

For a list of all currently documented MediaTek chipsets with specifications, see MediaTek.

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

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

• 300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = AC1200 class

Overview

"ZBT-WE826_B0" and "ZBT-WN2522" is silkscreened on the board.

Key features

• CPU: MediaTek MT7620A @580MHz (RevID: 0206)
• RAM: 128MB (DDR2), Flash: 16MB (SPI NOR)
• 2.4GHz Wi-Fi (supports 802.11bgn, up to 300Mbps)
• Optional 5GHz Wi-Fi (supports 802.11abgn/ac, up to 867Mbps)
• 1x USB 2.0, 1x microSD, 1x Mini PCIe
• 4-pins serial debug port header

Links of Interest

• ZBT WE826 on OpenWrt wiki
• ZBT-WE826 on CeBIT

Note: Original device is coming with empty mpci-e slot but can be supplied with MT7612E

radio card or 3G/4G modem card (SIM Card slot soldered on PCB bottom).

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
On the OpenWrt Forum
Support started version: 18.06.0
Current supported version: 23.05.0

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Pictures

User Images

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  Board top

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  Board bottom

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  With 5G MT7612E card installed

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  5G card close

Hardware Modification

This board uses FE1.1s USB 2.0 HUB (4 ports) chip providing

front USB port and MiniPCIe usb interface (for 3G/4G modem).

2 other ports are free and can be used for hardware mods.

See also

• ZBT WE126 MediaTek MT7620N @580MHz

Flash: 8MB, RAM: 64MB, USB 2.0, 2.4GHz, 802.11bgn 2T2R, 5x FE

• ZBT WE526 MediaTek MT7620N @580MHz

Flash: 8MB, RAM: 64MB, 2.4GHz, 802.11bgn 2T2R, 5x FE

• ZBT WE826T MediaTek MT7620A @580MHz

Flash: 16MB, RAM: 128MB, USB 2.0, 2.4MHz, 802.11bgn 2T2R, 5x FE, 3G/4G

• ZBT WE1026 MediaTek MT7620A @580MHz

Flash: 16MB, RAM: 128MB, USB 2.0, 2.4MHz, 802.11bgn 2T2R, 5x FE

• ZBT WE1426 MediaTek MT7620N @580MHz

Flash: 4MB, RAM: 32MB, 2.4GHz, 802.11bgn 2T2R, 5x FE

• ZBT WE1626 MediaTek MT7620N @580MHz

Flash: 8MB, RAM: 64MB, 2.4GHz, 802.11bgn 2T2R, 5x FE

• ZBT WE1826 MediaTek MT7620A @580MHz

Flash: 16MB, RAM: 128MB, USB 2.0, 2.4/5GHz, 802.11abgn/ac 2T2R, 5x FE

• ZBT WE2026 MediaTek MT7620N @580MHz

Flash: 8MB, RAM: 64MB, 2.4GHz, 802.11bgn 2T2R, 5x FE

• ZBT WG2626 MediaTek MT7621AT @880MHz

Flash: 16MB, RAM: 512MB, USB 3.0, 802.11abgn/ac 2T2R, 5x GbE

• ZBT WG2926 MediaTek MT7621AT @880MHz

Flash: 16MB, RAM: 512MB, USB 3.0, SATA, 802.11abgn/ac 2T2R, 5x GbE