ZBT Z8103AX-C

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abgn+ac+ax (AX3000)
AX3000 Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Router
Homepage Product page
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt Status Unknown
OpenWrt Supported
Tomato any flavor Incompatible
Gargoyle Status Unknown
Platform
BrandModelRev ZBT Z8103AX-C
FCC ID (fcc.io) none specified
FCC ID (fcc.report) none specified
Type wireless router
CPU1 checkY MediaTek MT7981BA
CPU1 Type ARM Cortex-A53
CPU1 Speed 1.3 GHz ( 2 cores ) 64-bit
Flash1 Chip Winbond Model?
Flash1 Size 128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br /> (SPI NAND)
RAM1 Size 256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip Brand? Model?
ETH chip1 MediaTek MT7981BA
Switch MediaTek MT7531
Ethernet Port Count 1-1GbE-WAN
3-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab

802dot11 OUI: F8:5E:3C (2 E, 2 W)
Ethernet OUI: F8:5E:3C (2 E, 2 W)

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)

Flags:
Wi-Fi 6

Other

Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1353 additional devices
of which 5 are ZBT devices

3rd Party Firmware Support OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Radio 1
Chip1 MediaTek MT7981BA
Chip2 MediaTek MT7976CN
Wireless interface OUI F8:5E:3C
Antenna Connector Type MHF4
MIMO status 2x2:2
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax
802.11ax up to 574 Mbps
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 MT7981BA
Chip2 MediaTek MT7976CN
Wireless interface OUI F8:5E:3C
Antenna Connector Type MHF4
MIMO status 2x3:2
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax
AX-QAM up to 2402 Mbps
802.11ax up to 1201 Mbps
802.11ac up to 867 Mbps
802.11n up to 300 Mbps
802.11a up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency 5.8 GHz
 CPU1 brandRadio1 chip1 brandRadio2 chip1 brand
ZBT Z8103AXMediaTekMediaTekMediaTek
ZBT Z8103AX-CMediaTekMediaTekMediaTek
ZBT Z8103AX-ProMediaTekMediaTekMediaTek

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

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

574 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11ax (40MHz chan., 1024QAM),
2402 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11ax (160MHz chan., 1024QAM) = AX3000 class

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

Target: mediatek
Subtarget: filogic
Package architecture: aarch64_cortex-a53
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 25.12.0
Current supported version: 25.12.2
LAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7531
WLAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7981B, MediaTek MT7976CN
Installation method(s):
see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
see git-commit
git • >>
mediatek: add support for device zbt-z8103ax-c
- adopted MTD partition size increase from 64M to 128M
  -> this allows boot to complete
- moved MAC addressing stuff out of partition definitions
- all MAC addressing stuff is in .dtsi

Specifications:

SoC: MediaTek MT7981B
RAM: 256MiB
Flash: Winbond SPI-NAND 128 MiB
Switch: 1 WAN, 3 LAN (Gigabit) MediaTek MT7531
Buttons: Reset, Mesh
Power: DC 12V 1A
WiFi: MT7981B 2.4Ghz & 5.8Ghz

Led Layout from bottom to top:

    Power
    Mesh (RGB Led, user controllable, default set to OpenWrt Status)
    WLAN 2 GHz (user controllable)
    WAN (user controllable)
    LAN3
    LAN2
    LAN1
    WLAN 5 GHz (Not on front panel but blinks through enclosure,
               user controllable)

Buttons:

    Reset
    Mesh (user controllable, no default function)

Installation:

A. Through U-Boot menu:

 -  Prepare your connecting computer to use a static IP in
	network 192.168.1.0/24
 -  Power down the router and hold in the Reset button.
 -  While holding in the button power up the router again.
 -  Hold the button in for 10 seconds and then release.
 -  Use your browser to go to 192.168.1.1
 -  If you see a GUI allowing for flashing firmware then
	you got the right model.
 -  Upload the sysupgrade file.

Note: Recovery GUI can be used to recover from an incorrect
      firmware flash.

B. Through OpenWrt Dashboard:

    If your router comes with OpenWrt preinstalled
	(modified by the seller), you can easily upgrade
	by going to the dashboard (192.168.1.1) and then
	navigate to System -> Backup/Flash firmware,
	then flash the firmware

MAC Addresses were found in Factory partition:

offset 0x4 F8:5E:3C:xx:xx:aa --> Router Label -2
offset 0xa F8:5E:3C:xx:xx:bb --> Router Label -1
offset 0x24 F8:5E:3C:xx:xx:cc --> Router Label +1
offset 0x2a F8:5E:3C:xx:xx:yy --> printed on Router Label