{
  "id": "zyxel/nbg6716-a01",
  "vendor": "ZyXEL",
  "model": "NBG6716 A01",
  "category": "router",
  "identifiers": {
    "chips": [
      "Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558"
    ],
    "fcc_id": [
      "I88NBG6716",
      "U2M-PCE4550AH"
    ]
  },
  "status": "open-firmware",
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "OpenWrt",
      "url": "https://openwrt.org/toh/zyxel/nbg6716",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-2.0"
    }
  ],
  "install": [
    {
      "project": "OpenWrt",
      "method": "other",
      "guide": "https://openwrt.org/toh/zyxel/nbg6716",
      "installer": "https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=25.12.0&target=ath79%2Fnand&id=zyxel_nbg6716",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with an SSH or telnet client"
      ],
      "opens_device": false,
      "notes": "Table of Hardware method: CLI generic (flash from a command line on the running firmware). Table of Hardware note: Install method depends on OEM formware installed. ISP-issued ones are usually locked and need to be unlocked before installing OpenWwrt"
    },
    {
      "project": "OpenWrt",
      "method": "serial",
      "guide": "https://openwrt.org/toh/zyxel/nbg6716",
      "installer": "https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=25.12.0&target=ath79%2Fnand&id=zyxel_nbg6716",
      "difficulty": "hard",
      "tools": [
        "USB-serial adapter (3.3 V)",
        "Computer with a TFTP server",
        "Ethernet cable"
      ],
      "opens_device": true,
      "notes": "Table of Hardware method: U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery (flash from the bootloader over a serial console). Table of Hardware note: Install method depends on OEM formware installed. ISP-issued ones are usually locked and need to be unlocked before installing OpenWwrt"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "sources": [
      "openwrt"
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-17"
}