ZyXEL NBG6716

abgn+ac (AC22002R)
Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless AC1750 HD Media Router
Homepage	Product page (UK)
Wikipedia	ZyXEL
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	ZyXEL NBG6716 rev A01
FCC ID	I88NBG6716, U2M-PCE4550AH
Type	wireless router
CPU1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558
CPU1 Type	MIPS 74Kc
CPU1 Speed	720 MHz
Flash1 Chip	Macronix MX25L12835EMI-10G
Flash1 Size	16 MiB16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br />
Flash2 Chip	SK hynix H27U2G8F2CTR-BC
Flash2 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 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? x 2
RAM2 Chip	Nanya NT5TU64M16GG-AC
ETH chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558
Switch	Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337N
Ethernet Port Count	1-1GbE-WAN 4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802.1q vlan	Yes
802dot11 OUI: FC:F5:28 (3 E, 2 W) Ethernet OUI: FC:F5:28 (3 E, 2 W)
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Expansion IF types	Mini PCIe, USB 2.0
Mini PCIe slots	1
USB ports	2
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 2 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 3.3V TTL, 4-pin header, internal
Additional chips 2.4GHz Power Amplifier IC;Microchip;SST12LP15B;;3; 5GHz Power Amplifier IC;Skyworks;SE5003L1;;3;
Other
Default IP address: 192.168.1.1 the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1323 additional devices of which 95 are ZyXEL devices Default login user: blank Default login password: 1234 blank:1234 credentials used by 46 additional devices of which 44 are ZyXEL devices
Manuf/OEM/ODM	Senao
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability	End of Life
End of Life date	2016
FCC approval date	09 August 2013
UPC	760559120535 (UPC DB, On eBay)
ASIN	B00FRX2U1W
Country of manuf	Taiwan
Radio 1
Chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558
Wireless interface OUI	FC:F5:28
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL
MIMO status	3x3:3
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
802.11n	up to 450 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
Radio 2
Radio2 module	Senao PCE4550AH
Radio2 module IF	Mini PCIe
Chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9880-BR4E
Wireless interface OUI	FC:F5:28
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL
MIMO status	3x3:3
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
802.11ac	up to 1300 Mbps
802.11n	up to 450 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	5 GHz

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

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

• 1733 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.),

• 450 Mbps - 3SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = AC2200 class

Overview

This device has an upright design like the ZyXEL NBG5715.

See also: ZyXEL NBG6617 and Senao

FCC info

Per its FCC photos, this device is using the following...

• "7016A068100g V-1.00" is silkscreened on the main board.

This is a Senao board code, indicating this is a Senao manufactured device.

• The Macronix Flash appears to be a 16 MB MX25L128<....>EMI-10G
• A Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558-AT4A @720MHz WiSoC
  • w/ 3x Microchip (SST) SST12LP15B 2.4GHz High-Power Amp
• "PCE4550AH-0.10 LFP" is silkscreened on the board above the U.FL jacks. The text indicates the module is a Senao PCE4553AH.

The card is using three Skyworks SE5003L1 802.11ac WLAN PAs

Per the FCC manual...

• An OUI of FC:F5:28 (ZyXEL) is shown on the status screen.
• The shown sample SSIDs used follow the format of ZyXELXXXXXX

The 5GHz SSID is shown to have the last 6 digits of MAC of used by the 2.4GHz SSID incremented by one.

Additional information

A C2PC made 2014-02-25 indicates that the serial flash was downgraded to a 4MB chip and the NAND flash was downgraded to a 128MB (1Gbit) chip (H27U1G8F2BTR as shown in the internal photos).

It isn't known which devices this applies to, but newer NBG6716s or derivative models may indeed have reduced flash storage..

Probable used PSU(s)

The power adapter shown in the FCC photos is a DVE DSA-24PFD-15 FUS 120200.

DVE DSA-24PFD-15 FUS 120200 (more)
Input: 100-240 VAC ~ 50/60 Hz, 0.8 A
Input connector: unknown Style: small, horiz.  Eff. level: 5
Output: 12 VDC, 2 A
Output connector: barrel (center +)  OD: ??  ID: ??  LEN: ??

Links of Interest

• In this Spring 2013 ZyXEL Product Guide

Reviews

• On SmallNetBuilder

FC:F5:28 OUIs shown

• Gallery on Tech-Blog

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
OpenWrt Target: ar71xx-ath79
OpenWrt Subtarget: nand
OpenWrt Package architecture: mips_24kc
Support started version: 14.07
Current supported version: 23.05.5

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