ZyxelWi-Fi 5 router
Zyxel Armor G1
- Wi-Fi 5Wi-Fi standardDual-band · AC2600
- 1,733MbpsFastest band2,533 Mbps across all bands
- 2.5GbpsInternet portMax WAN speed
- 5portsWired Ethernet1× 2.5 Gigabit · 4× Gigabit
Key capabilities
- WireGuard VPN — not listed
- Parental controls
- Guest network
- WPA3 security
means the manufacturer doesn't list it, which isn't the same as the product lacking it.
OpenWrt
No support found. Checked against OpenWrt's own Table of Hardware, which carries no qualifying row for this model. That is a weaker statement than "this router cannot run OpenWrt" and a much stronger one than silence.
No ToH row, checked against all 82 Zyxel rows.
Checked 2026-08-06. How every router here was checked.
Specifications
Wireless
- Standard
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bands
- Dual-band
- Speed class
- AC2600
- Fastest band
- 1,733 Mbps
- All bands combined
- 2,533 Mbps
Connectivity
- Uplink
- Ethernet
- Internet port
- 2.5 Gbps
- Wired ports
- 1× 2.5 Gigabit · 4× Gigabit
- Port map
- USB ports
- 1
Hardware & physical
- Form
- Single unit
- Weight
- 1,000 g
- Dimensions
- 248 × 182 × 66 mm (2,979 cm³)
- Power
- DC power adapter
- Model number
- NBG6818
Manufacturer details
- Processor
- 1 GHz processor
- Memory
- 512 MB
- Storage
- 256 MB
- Antennas
- 13
- Power
- 12V/3A, 25W max
- USB
- 1× USB 3.1 Gen 2
Radios
| Band | Max link | Streams | Channel width |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 GHz | 800 Mbps | 4×4 | 40 MHz |
| 5 GHz | 1,733 Mbps | 4×4 | 80 MHz |
All features · 8
VPN
- OpenVPN server
- VPN passthrough
Wi-Fi features
- MU-MIMO
What is MU-MIMO?
Table stakes46 of 79 listed here
Lets the router hold separate conversations with several devices at once using different antenna streams.
Look at instead: the stream count on each radio — a 4×4 radio has twice the streams of a 2×2 to hand out
Full entry →
Security
- WPA3
Management
- Parental controls
- Guest network
- Mobile app management
- Local web UI