ZyXEL NBG6817 (Armor Z2)

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AC2600 MU-MIMO Dual-Band Wireless Gigabit Router Armor Z2 Router for Gaming and Media with StreamBoost
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 NBG6817 (Armor Z2)
FCC ID	I88NBG6817
Type	wireless router
CPU1	Qualcomm IPQ8065
CPU1 Type	ARMv7-A
CPU1 Speed	1.7 GHz ( 2 cores )
Flash1 Chip	Kingston S10004
Flash1 Size	4 GiB 4,096 MiB <br />4,294,967,296 B <br />33,554,432 Kib <br />4,194,304 KiB <br />32,768 Mib <br /> (MMC)
Flash2 Chip	Macronix MX25U3235F
Flash2 Size	4 MiB4,194,304 B <br />32,768 Kib <br />4,096 KiB <br />32 Mib <br />0.00391 GiB <br /> (Serial(SPI))
RAM1 Size	512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip	Winbond W632GU6KB-12 x 2
ETH chip1	Qualcomm IPQ8065
Switch	Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337
Ethernet Port Count	1-1GbE-WAN 4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802.1q vlan	Yes
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Expansion IF types	USB 2.0, USB 3.0
USB ports	2
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 3.5 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 3.3, (115200 8N1)
JTAG Port	yes
Flags: Wave2, MU-MIMO
Additional chips 2.4GHz Power Amplifier Module;Skyworks;SE2623L;;4; 5GHz Power Amplifier Module;RFMD;RFPA5542;;4;
Other
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability	End of Life
End of Life date	2021
FCC approval date	14 September 2016
(Est.) release date	28 June 2016
Newegg	N82E16833181545R
ASIN	B01I4223HS
Country of manuf	China
Radio 1
Chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9984
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL
MIMO status	4x4:4
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
802.11ac	up to 1733 Mbps
802.11n	up to 600 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	5 GHz
Radio 2
Chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9984
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL
MIMO status	4x4:4
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
N-QAM	up to 800 Mbps
802.11n	up to 600 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz

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 ZyXEL device with specifications, see ZyXEL.

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

• 800 Mbps - 4SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan., 256-QAM) = AC2600 class

Overview

See also: ZyXEL NBG6816 (Armor Z1)

Specifications

• Powerful 1.7GHz dual-core processor boosts performance
• Memory: 4GB eMMC flash and 512MB DDR3 RAM
• 2nd Generation AC2600 Chipset for 2600Mbps speed 802.11ac
• Get ultimate Wi-Fi speeds-up to 2.53Gbps (800+1733 Mbps)
• Quad-Stream technology delivers Wi-Fi to multiple devices simultaneously
• Streamboost optimization to deliver the gaming and streaming experience
• Next generation Wave2 Wi-Fi - 160MHz, MU-MIMO, Quad-stream
• 4x4 MU-MIMO technology that enables accelerated transmission

to wireless devices for even faster Wi-Fi speeds

• Four high-performance external antennas deliver maximum range
• Beamforming antennas for enhanced wireless coverage and stability
• Twin USB ports offer high-speed, USB storage-ready access
• Dynamic QoS prioritizes network traffic by application and device
• Easy setup wtih eaZy 123 and user freindly usage monitoring

Links of Interest

• ZyXEL NBG6817 on OpenWrt wiki (HW Data)

Forum threads

• ZyXEL Armor Z2 on SNB forums

• It will offer up to 2600Mbps of combined wireless speeds with

the Qualcomm IPQ8065 1.7GHz dual-core processor at its’ heart

• It comes with 512MB of RAM, and 4GB eMMC Flash Storage for router

applications such as the included Qualcomm Streamboost technology

• Four fine-tuned dual-band external antennas offering 500m2 coverage
• 802.11ac Wave2 MU-MIMO and support for 160MHz channel bandwidth
• MyZyXEL Cloud with 2 USB ports (1x USB 2.0, 1x USB 3.0): CrystalDiskMark

testing showed read speeds reached 94Mb/s and write speeds of 50Mb/s

• ZyXEL’s eaZy123 setup, ZyXEL One Connect App support, and ZyXEL Photo

• ZyXEL Armor Z2 on iXBT forums

Armor Z2 AC2600 MU-MIMO Dual-Band Wireless Gigabit Router

• CPU: Qualcomm IPQ8065 @1.7GHz dual core
• Memory: 512MB RAM and 4GB eMMC flash
• Wireless Standard:

802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz), 802.11a/n/ac (5GHz)

• Wireless Speed: Transmit/Receive

800Mbps for 2.4GHz

1733Mbps for 5GHz

• Antenna: 4x dual-band high performance
• USB: 1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
OpenWrt Target: ipq806x
OpenWrt Subtarget: generic
OpenWrt Package architecture: arm_cortex-a15_neon-vfpv4
Support started version: 17.01.5
Current supported version: 23.05.5
Comment:
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See also

• ZyXEL NBG6816 (Armor Z1) - AC2350 Dual-Band Wireless Gigabit Router  • PPage