ZyXEL NBG7815 (Armor G5)

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3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt Status Unknown
OpenWrt Partial Support
Tomato any flavor Incompatible
Gargoyle Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev ZyXEL NBG7815 (Armor G5)
FCC ID I88NBG7815
Board ID 2976958602
Type wireless router, wireless system
CPU1 checkY Qualcomm IPQ8074A
CPU1 Type ARMv8 Cortex-A53
CPU1 Speed 2.2 GHz ( 4 cores ) 64-bit
Flash1 Chip Kingston EMMC04G-M627
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 /> (eMMC)
Flash2 Chip Winbond W25Q64DW
Flash2 Size 8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br /> (SPI)
RAM1 Size 1 GiB 1,024 MiB <br />1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />
RAM1 Chip Nanya NT5CC256M16ER-EK x 2
ETH chip1 Qualcomm IPQ8074A
ETH chip2 Aquantia AQR107
ETH chip3 Qualcomm Atheros QCA8081
Switch Qualcomm Atheros QCA8075
Ethernet Port Count 1-2.5GbE-WAN
1-10GbE x 4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab/3bz/an

802dot11 OUI: 0C:4C:39 (1 E, 1 W)
Ethernet OUI: 0C:4C:39 (1 E, 1 W)

Stock bootloader U-Boot v2016.01 ZyXEL zLoader (v1.0.0)
Expansion IF types USB 3.1 (Gen 2), eMMC
USB ports 1
USB Hub Compatible Untested
Power 19 VDC, 2.1 A
Connector type barrel
Serial Port (UART) yes, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)

Flags:
Wi-Fi 6, 1024-QAM, Bluetooth 4.1, fan

Additional chips
2.4GHz WLAN FEM;Skyworks;SKY85333-11;;4;
5GHz WLAN FEM;Skyworks;SKY85747-11;;8;
Bluetooth 4.1 SoC;Qualcomm (CSR);CSR8811;;1;
Power Management IC;Qualcomm;PMP8074;;1;

Other

Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1359 additional devices
of which 100 are ZyXEL devices
Default login user: admin
Default login password: 1234
admin:1234 credentials used by 190 additional devices
of which 68 are ZyXEL devices

Manuf/OEM/ODM Delta Networks
3rd Party Firmware Support OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
FCC approval date 07 April 2020
ASINs B08K3GCBJM
B08K3FH6Q7
Country of manuf China
Radio 1
Chip1 Qualcomm QCN5024
Wireless interface OUI 0C:4C:39
Antenna Connector Type U.FL
MIMO status 4x4:4
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax
802.11ax up to 1148 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
Radio 2
Chip1 Qualcomm QCN5054
Chip2 Qualcomm QCN5054
Wireless interface OUI 0C:4C:39
Antenna Connector Type none specified
MIMO status 8x8:8
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax
802.11ax up to 4804 Mbps
802.11ac up to 1733 Mbps
802.11n up to 600 Mbps
802.11a up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency 5 GHz

For a list of all currently documented Aquantia SoC's with specifications, see Aquantia.
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 devices with specifications, see ZyXEL.

• 4804 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11ax (160MHz chan., 1024-QAM),
• 1148 Mbps - 4SS 2.4GHz 802.11ax (40MHz chan., 1024-QAM) = AX6000 class

Overview

OEM: Delta Networks (PCB: 2976958602)

Specifications

  • CPU: Quad-core ARM @2.2GHz (64-bit)
  • Memory: 4GB Flash/1GB RAM
  • Wireless Speed: AX6000 (1200 + 4800Mbps)
2.4GHz AX: 4x4, 1024QAM, 20/40 MHz, 1.2Gbps
5GHz AX: 8x8, 1024QAM, 20/40/80 MHz, 4.8Gbps
Compatible with 802.11abgn/ac Wi-Fi standards
  • WAN: 1x 1/2.5 GbE port
  • LAN: 1x 1/2.5/5/10 GbE port,
4x 10/100/1000 Mbps ports
  • USB: 1x USB 3.1 (Gen 2) port
  • Antenna: 13x int. antennas
  • Power rating: 19V/2.1A
Power consumption: 39W max

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

Target: qualcommax
Subtarget: ipq807x
Package architecture: aarch64_cortex-a53
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 23.05.0
Current supported version: 24.10.5
Unsupported Functions:
Bluetooth, FAN, RGB LED
LAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros QCA8075
LAN Comment: Qualcomm Atheros QCA8081 2.5Gbe Phy, Aquantia AQR113 10Gbe Phy
WLAN Hardware: Qualcomm QCN5024, 2x Qualcomm QCN5054
WLAN Comment: 2.4GHz AX: 4x4, 40MHz, 5GHz AX: 8x8, 80MHz
Installation method(s):
see devicepage
Recovery method(s):
see devicepage
Comment:
4GB eMMC
git • >>
ipq807x: Add ZyXEL NBG7815
ZyXEL NBG7815 is a premium 802.11ax "tri"-band router/AP.
Specifications:
* CPU: Qualcomm IPQ8072A Quad core Cortex-A53 2.2GHz
* RAM: 1 GB 2x Nanya NT5CC256M16ER-EK
* Storage:
        * 8MB serial flash Winbond W25Q64DW
        * 4GB eMMC flash Kingston EMMC04G-M627
* Ethernet:
        * 4x1G RJ45 ports (QCA8074A) with 1x status LED per port
        * 1x2.5G RJ45 port (QCA8081) with 1x status LED
        * 1x10G RJ45 port (AQR113C) with 1x status LED
* Switch: Qualcomm Atheros QCA8075
* WLAN:
        * 2.4GHz: Qualcomm QCN5024 4x4@40MHz 802.11b/g/n/ax 1147 Mbps PHY rate
        * 2x 5GHz: Qualcomm QCN5054 4x4 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2402 PHY rate
* Bluetooth CSR8811 using HSUART, currently unsupported
* USB: 1x USB3.0 Type-A port
* LED-s currently not supported:
        * White
        * Dark Blu
        * Amber
        * Purple
        * Purple and dark blue
        * Red
* Buttons:
        * 1x Soft reset
* Power: 12V DC Jack

Installation instructions:
* Disconnect WAN
* Reset device to factory defaults by pushing reset button 15 sec,
  LEDs should lit orange color.
* After 5-10 minutes, when the LEDs turn constant dark blue,
  put your LAN cable and connect at address 192.168.123.1 by telnet on port 23
* Login with
  NBG7815 login: root
  password: nbg7815@2019
* cd /tmp/ApplicationData
* wget -O openwrt-ipq807x-generic-zyxel_nbg7815-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin http://...
* wget https://github.com/itorK/nbg7815_tools/blob/main/flash_to_openwrt.sh
* run flash_to_openwrt.sh
If you can't use wget, you can transfer the files via nc.
See https://openwrt.org/inbox/toh/zyxel/nbg7815_armor_g5 for installation details.

Bluetooth usage:
* you need at least package bluez-utils, recommended bluez-daemon
* run following commands to enable and start
  hciattach  /dev/ttyMSM1 bcsp
  hciconfig hci0 up

Many thanks to itorK for his work on this device:
https://github.com/itorK/openwrt/tree/nbg7815

See also

Models

ZyXEL • Home Routers
• FCC ID: I88WAP6806 (2016-05-31) • PPage (Access Point/Range Extender)
• FCC ID: I88WAP6906 (2018-03-14) • PPage
• FCC ID: I88NBG6815 (2015-11-30)
• FCC ID: I88NBG6816 (2015-06-26)
• FCC ID: I88NBG6817 (2016-09-14)
• FCC ID: I88NBG6818 (2020-01-10) • PPage
• FCC ID: I88NBG7510 (2022-04-15) • PPage •
• FCC ID: I88NBG7815 (2020-04-07) • PPage • Amazon