ZyXEL T-56

From TechInfoDepot
Jump to navigationJump to search
abgn+ac+ax (AX3600)
wireless router
P 743507 20240801-172312-1722525792.jpg
Wikipedia ZyXEL
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt Status Unknown
OpenWrt Partial Support
Tomato any flavor Incompatible
Gargoyle Status Unknown
Platform
BrandModelRev ZyXEL T-56
FCC ID none specified
Type wireless router
CPU1 checkY MediaTek MT7986A
CPU1 Type ARM Cortex-A53
CPU1 Speed 2.0 GHz ( 4 cores ) 64-bit
Flash1 Chip Micron Model?
Flash1 Size 512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br /> (SPI NAND)
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 /> (DDR4)
RAM1 Chip Brand? Model?
ETH chip1 MediaTek MT7986A
ETH chip2 MaxLinear GPY211B
ETH chip3 MaxLinear GPY211B
Switch MediaTek MT7986A
VOIP Ports 2
Ethernet Port Count 1-2.5GbE-WAN
3-1GbE x 1-2.5GbE-LAN
Wired Standard IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab/3bz

802dot11 OUI: none specified

Stock bootloader U-Boot
Expansion IF types USB 3.0
USB ports 1
USB Hub Compatible Untested
Power 12 VDC, 3 A
Connector type barrel
Serial Port (UART) yes, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
JTAG Port no

Flags:
Wifi6

Other

Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1335 additional devices
of which 99 are ZyXEL devices
Default login user: admin
Default login password: blank
admin:blank credentials used by 378 additional devices
of which 11 are ZyXEL devices

3rd Party Firmware Support OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Radio 1
Chip1 MediaTek MT7976
Wireless interface OUI none specified
Antenna Connector Type none specified
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 MediaTek MT7976
Wireless interface OUI none specified
Antenna Connector Type none specified
MIMO status 4x4:4
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax
802.11ax up to 2402 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 MaxLinear chipsets with specifications, see MaxLinear.
For a list of all currently documented MediaTek chipsets with specifications, see MediaTek.

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

2402 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11ax (80MHz chan.)
1148 Mbps - 4SS 2.4GHz 802.11ax (40MHz chan.) = AX3600 class

Overview

The Zyxel T-56 is an ISP (Odido and Hyperoptic) branded EX5601-T1, which is the same as the T0 version, without the SFP+ port.

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki
On the OpenWrt Forum
OpenWrt Target: mediatek
OpenWrt Subtarget: filogic
OpenWrt Package architecture: aarch64_cortex-a53
Support started version: 23.05.0
Current supported version: 24.10.2
Unsupported Functions:
VoIP ports
LAN Comment:
2x MaxLinear GPY211B 2.5Gbe Phy
WLAN Comment:
WiFi6 802.11ax 5 GHz 4x4 + 2.4GHz 4x4
Install Comment:
Do NOT use 2.5Gbit ports during flashing. Once OpenWRT has been installed, you'll be able to use the 2.5Gbit ports.
Comment:
The T-56 is an ISP (Odido) branded EX5601-T1. The EX5601 installation instruction doesn't work here.

Please insert instructions here

Pictures

Retail Images