ZyXEL Armor G1 (2020) review
The ZyXEL Armor G1 (NBG6818) router released in 2020. It is powered by Realtek RTL8198F @ 1 GHz chipset, 512 MB RAM and 256 MB flash. The AC2600 router is compatible with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac standards, and the maximum speed that you can get with Armor G1 is 800 + 1733 Mbps.
The Guest network is a useful feature of the Armor G1 router that creates a separate network for guests. It has 1 x USB 3.1 port(s).
The Armor G1 router has 1 x 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps WAN and 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN ports.
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ZyXEL Armor G1 (NBG6818) specifications
- Brand
- ZyXEL
- Name
- Armor G1
- Type
- NBG6818
- Rating
- Launch
- 2020
Body
- Dimensions
- 248 x 182 x 66 mm
- Weight
- 1 kg
System
The router's memory (RAM) cannot be expanded. By default, the router's flash memory is used to store the ZyXEL operating system.
- Chipset
- Realtek RTL8198F @ 1 GHz
- RAM
- 512 MB
- Flash
- 256 MB
- OS
- ZyXEL
- Power supply
- 12 V / 3 A
Network
The latest firmware supports IPv6 protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic across the Internet. The Armor G1 comes with OpenVPN support. OpenVPN is a full-featured SSL VPN solution which implements OSI layer 2 or 3 secure network extension using the industry standard SSL/TLS protocol.
- Protocols
- IPv4
IPv6 - LAN ports
- 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
- WAN ports
- 1 x 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps
- Mobile network
- no
- VPN support
- OpenVPN
Wireless
The Armor G1 is compatible with 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi networks. 2.4 GHz is the most widely used frequency and in some cases may be overcrowded. The Armor G1 supports the 5 GHz band. The 5 GHz band offers better noise immunity, less interference, and more available channels.
- Antennas
- 13 x internal
- 2.4 GHz
- yes
- 5 GHz
- yes
- 6 GHz
- no
- 60 GHz
- no
- Standards
- IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
- Class
- AC2600
- Speed
- 800 + 1733 Mbps
- Transmit power
- 29 dBm
- Security
- WPA
WPA2
WPA3
WPS - Guest network
- yes
Connectivity
You can attach a compatible USB printer to the ZyXEL Armor G1 device. It has built-in NAS functionality.
- USB ports
- 1 x USB 3.1
- Print server
- yes
- File server
- yes
Administration
The default IP addresses of the ZyXEL Armor G1 device is 192.168.123.1. These address allows you to access the router's console login page.
- Default IP
- 192.168.123.1
- Default username
- admin
- Default password
- 1234
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