Aztech FG7008GR(AC)
Trying out this new router. Well, not that new, I think it came out in 2015. Specs wise it looks great. Broadcom dual-core 1GHz SoC, 4 chain 5GHz + 3 chain 2.4GHz wifi. AC2400. MU-MIMO some more, not bad right? Price on Shopee ranges from RM400-RM700.

It's got a pretty good processor. According to wikidevi, the same SoC as Asus DSL-AC88U.

Tech Specs

CPU	BCM63138 ARM Cortex A9 1GHz Dual Core
RAM	256MB, 136MB Free
Flash	128MB
OS	Linux 3.4.11-rt19
Ethernet	WAN x 1 GBe, LAN x 4 GBe
USB	USB3 x 2
Power	12V DC 3A

WiFi

Bands	2.4Ghz (BCM43602) and 5Ghz (Quantenna)
Antenna	3 chain 2.4GHz + 4 chain 5GHz MU-MIMO AC2400 (600+1800)
Antenna Gain	Unknown
Max TX Power	30dBm (1000mW)

Features

SNMP	No
Print Server	Yes
FTP Server	No
DLNA Server	No
Bittorrent Client	Yes
Samba	Yes
WebDAV	No
Telnet	Yes
SSH	Yes
DDNS	dyndns & TZO
VPN	PPTP Server & Client

Issues

Firmware from here: ftp://ftp.aztech.com/support/SINGAPORE/ADSL/
Don't expect too much of firmware updates from Aztech. The last one was v322.6s.3-007 from 2016.

Firmware Again
The latest firmware v322.6s.3-007 does not work with UniFi. PPPoE tries to connect but fails. The latest working firmware for UniFi is v322.6s.3-003.

1.0.0.0/8 Route
There's a 1.0.0.0/8 route to the local bridge. Anything going to those addresses will disappear. This route cannot be deleted. A few years ago, this would have been ok as 1.0.0.0/8, while not defined as a private address, has always been reserved and publicly unroutable. Even Cisco uses 1.1.1.1 for their WLCs. However, it has since been assigned to APNIC and is now in active use. I'm sure you've seen 1.9.1.9 before. It's one of TM DNS. Firmware v322.6s.3-007 fixes this but is not compatible with UniFi.

The solution to this is to create the same route 1.0.0.0/8 to ppp0. I don't know why but it takes precedence over the pre-existing route.

Dynamic DNS
Only dyndns.org & TZO supported. Both of which are no longer free.

Tips & Tricks

Default IP Address
Default router IP address is 192.168.1.254 not your usual .0 or .1.

Passwords
Default user password is {blank}. Default admin password is admin. Highly recommended that you change it.

Dynamic DNS
Only dyndns.org & TZO supported. Both of which are no longer free. So don't throw away your old DIR-615 or any DLink device. Use it to register a free dlinkddns.com address and use it here with dyndns.org.

Speedtests

iPhone 6s N 2.4Ghz 20MHz


iPhone 6s AC 5Ghz


MacBook Pro Retina 15" Late 2013 N 2.4Ghz 20MHz MCS23 217Mbps Link


MacBook Pro Retina 15" Late 2013 AC 5Ghz 80MHz MCS7 975Mbps Link

This post has been edited by soonwai: Sep 9 2018, 06:13 PM

More Speedtests: iPerf3

800Mbps+ iPerf3 from MacBook Pro Retina 2013 (USB3 GBe Ethernet) to MacBook Pro Retina 2013 (5Ghz AC 80MHz)

This post has been edited by soonwai: Mar 15 2018, 12:39 AM

Yep, no routing or NAT here. Of course, no way for me to test routing speed yet. So have to wait for Turbo 10x to come in first.

I plan to use as an AP so I was more interested in its wifi performance.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 6 2018, 10:45 PM

This is the config for UniFi. IIRC, it has vlans 400, 500, 600 all configured. Should be used with firmware v322.6s.3-003. Earlier also can I think.

 unifisettings.conf.zip ( 5.14k ) Number of downloads: 47


This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 6 2018, 11:06 PM

I forgot, I sold mine already. But I usually have wifi on auto. Can't remember what country I set it on. Malaysia or Singapore I think.

2-011 is not the latest. 3-007 is the latest but the latest that works with UniFi when I was testing it is 3-003.

Just got one from Lazada for RM142. 9/9 sale. Hopefully next week can get back to trying this sucker out. Now if only TM will give me my 800mbps upgrade.

Aztech FG7008GR is RM149 + 4.75 shipping at Lazada.
Used LAZSB99 for additional RM12 off.


Not sure how good as router but 4x4 5Ghz kicks ass especially at this price.


This post has been edited by soonwai: Sep 11 2018, 06:17 PM

Wait, later I try mine. Got it already also but haven’t had time to set it up.

IP address correct? Don’t connect PC to the wan port. Try connecting with wifi?

This post has been edited by soonwai: Sep 17 2018, 07:27 PM

The 2.4 Ghz is quite low power 100mW (20dBm). Maybe that's why.
The 5Ghz is 1W which is what I like.
Info from Aztech's IDA SG approval.
ftp://ftp.aztech.com/support/SINGAPORE/Ce...EGISTRATION.pdf

That may be the 1.0.0.0/8 route problem. Check the first post.

No prob, hope it works. are you on turbo speed already? Would love to see a Speedtest. I'm still waiting for 800Mbps so cannot test anything yet.

That may be the 1.0.0.0/8 route problem. Check the first post.

Finally unboxed my FG7008GR and did some quick tests. At least I know my first Aztech wasn't a fluke.

iPerf3 30-sec test from Ubuntu server to MacBook Pro Retina 15" which is 3x3. Link speed was 1300Mbps TX on the mbpr. Can't see the RX link speed but assume it's also 1300 Mbps.

[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
[ 5] 0.00-30.00 sec 1.53 GBytes 438 Mbits/sec 0 sender
[ 5] 0.00-30.00 sec 1.53 GBytes 438 Mbits/sec receiver
[ 7] 0.00-30.00 sec 1.53 GBytes 438 Mbits/sec 0 sender
[ 7] 0.00-30.00 sec 1.53 GBytes 437 Mbits/sec receiver
[SUM] 0.00-30.00 sec 3.06 GBytes 876 Mbits/sec 0 sender
[SUM] 0.00-30.00 sec 3.05 GBytes 875 Mbits/sec receiver

What a lovely router, I mean AP. Have not tried it as a router yet.

More info here:
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=4658454

I have the same problem with iPhone 6s which 2x2. It connects only at 1x1 with the Aztech. I can't actually see that but the iPhone iperfs at a constant 300 Mbps. So I tested an iPad 2017 which is also 2x2 and that was fine. Around 515 Mbps.

Don't have Turbo yet so have not tested the router part of the Aztech.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Sep 20 2018, 08:27 PM

Nice. A steal at RM60. It's practically identical to the Mikrotik RB750Gr3 except for the wifi and less ram. The Mikrotik is RM250.

Did a couple of tests on the FG7008GR as router. Firmware: 322.6s.3-003. All tests on ethernet.


speedtest.tm.com.my


Torrent. Can't seem to go higher than 38MBps.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Oct 16 2018, 03:04 PM

Unfortunately not. Not popular enough for anyone to take notice of this wifi router,

See the first post under the Issues section.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Jul 15 2019, 11:57 PM

Check the connection name of your setup and use that instead of ppp0.

Sorry but I don’t have the FG7008 with me now. It’s somewhere in Advanced/Routing I presume. Maybe someone else can help you.

If you can post screenshots of the routing section of the router config, that might jog my memory.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Jul 16 2019, 11:22 PM