ZTE MF286D

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abgn+ac (AC1200)
4G LTE Cat6 Router
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Partial Support
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	ZTE MF286D
FCC ID	none specified
Type	wireless router
CPU1 Y	Qualcomm IPQ4019
CPU1 Type	ARMv7 Cortex-A7
CPU1 Speed	715 MHz ( 4 cores )
Flash1 Chip	Brand? Model?
Flash1 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 /> (NAND)
Flash2 Size	2 MiB2,097,152 B <br />16,384 Kib <br />2,048 KiB <br />16 Mib <br />0.00195 GiB <br /> (NOR)
RAM1 Size	256 MiB 268,435,456 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	Qualcomm IPQ4019
Switch	Qualcomm IPQ4019
RJ11 Ports (VOIP/POTS)	2
Ethernet Port Count	4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Expansion IF types	Mini PCIe, USB 2.0
Mini PCIe slots	1
USB ports	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 2 A
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
Flags: LTE
Other
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Radio 1
Chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA4019
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	Qualcomm Atheros QCA4019
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
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio2 chip1 brand ZTE MF286 Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros ZTE MF286A Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros ZTE MF286C Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros ZTE MF286D Qualcomm Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros ZTE MF286R Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros

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

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

• 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)
On the OpenWrt Wiki

Target: ipq40xx
Subtarget: generic
Package architecture: arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 22.03.0
Current supported version: 24.10.4

Unsupported Functions:
volte, fxs
LAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros QCA8075
LAN Comment: Modem: mPCIe Cat 12 card (Modem chipset MDM9250)
WLAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros IPQ4019
WLAN Comment: MIMO 2x2:2
Installation method(s):
Sysupgrade, U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery, see devicepage
Recovery method(s):
U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery, see devicepage, see forum

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ipq40xx: add support for ZTE MF286D ZTE MF286D is a LTE router with four gigabit ethernet ports and integrated QMI mPCIE modem. Hardware specification: - CPU: IPQ4019 - RAM: 256MB - Flash: NAND 128MB + NOR 2MB - WLAN1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA4019 2.4GHz 802.11bgn 2x2:2 - WLAN2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA4019 5GHz 802.11anac 2x2:2 - LTE: mPCIe cat 12 card (Modem chipset MDM9250) - LAN: 4 Gigabit Ports - USB: 1x USB2.0 (regular port). 1x USB3.0 (mpcie - used by the modem) - Serial console: X8 connector 115200 8n1 Known issues: - Many LEDs are driven by the modem. Only internal LEDs and wifi LEDs are driven by cpu. - Wifi LED is triggered by phy0tpt only - No VoIP support - LAN1/WAN port is configured as WAN - ZTE gives only one MAC per device. Use +1/+2/+3 increment for WAN and WLAN0/1 Opening the case: 1. Take of battery lid (no battery support for this model, battery cage is dummy). 2. Unscrew screw placed behind battery lid. 3. Take off back cover. It attached with multiple plastic clamps. 4. Unscrew four more screws hidden behind back case. 5. Remove front panel from blue chassis. There are more plastic clamps. 6. Unscrew two boards, which secures the PCB in the chassis. 7. Extract board from blue chassis. Console connection (X8 connector): 1. Parameters: 115200 8N1 2. Pin description: (from closest pin to X8 descriptor to farthest) - VCC (3.3V) - TX - RX - GND Install Instructions: Serial + initramfs: 1. Place OpenWrt initramfs image for the device on a TFTP in the server's root. This example uses Server IP: 192.168.1.3 2. Connect serial console (115200,8n1) to X8 connector. 3. Connect TFTP server to RJ-45 port. 4. Stop in u-Boot and run u-Boot commands: setenv serverip 192.168.1.3 setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.72 set fdt_high 0x85000000 tftp openwrt-ipq40xx-generic-zte_mf286d-initramfs-fit-zImage.itb bootm $loadaddr 5. Please make backup of original partitions, if you think about revert to stock. 6. Login via ssh or serial and remove stock partitions: ubiattach -m 9 ubirmvol /dev/ubi0 -N ubi_rootfs ubirmvol /dev/ubi0 -N ubi_rootfs_data 7. Install image via "sysupgrade -n".