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Using a WAC720-100NAS in Europ. Cant join Ensemble of other 6 APs
Hi, we bought two WAC720 AccessPoints on amazon.de to expand our other 6 WAC720. After some hours it seems impossible to join them into the Ensemble of the other 6 APs. They never appear there (fir...
Hi, thanks for your replies.
I checked the amazon site. It’s exactly the same you posted in your screenshots with "Select Elite" as seller. So damn I didn’t know about the NAS thing.. also I would think about Network Attached Storage (NAS) features in Germany if I read this somewhere. :S
Hmm if the firmware is the very same on all units. Is it maybe possible to flash the WAC7xx-10000S firmeware on a WAC7xx-100NAS ?
Or is there also different hardware inside which makes it impossible to legally run this unit in EU? For e.x. like transmission power, Wi-Fi channels etc hardcoded inside hardware units?
I also don’t want to use a not allowed hardware units in EU/Germany. It’s not for private use. It’s for a small none profit company. So it’s not a good idea to use illegal stuff there.
Hannelore1 wrote:
I checked the amazon site. It’s exactly the same you posted in your screenshots with "Select Elite" as seller. So damn I didn’t know about the NAS thing..
I find it not an acceptable business practice offering and selling or offering illegal hardware for export, regardless if it's Amazon US, Amazon Germany, or a related marketplace seller.
Hannelore1 wrote:
also I would think about Network Attached Storage (NAS) features in Germany if I read this somewhere. :S
Lol 8-) Netgear is making use of this SKU location designation muhc longer than network attached storage became popular.
Hannelore1 wrote:
Hmm if the firmware is the very same on all units. Is it maybe possible to flash the WAC7xx-10000S firmeware on a WAC7xx-100NAS ?
Or is there also different hardware inside which makes it impossible to legally run this unit in EU? For e.x. like transmission power, Wi-Fi channels etc hardcoded inside hardware units?
There are some more layers between the hardware platform and the running system. It's kind of a factory config defining the behaviour of the firmware.
Hannelore1 wrote:
I also don’t want to use a not allowed hardware units in EU/Germany. It’s not for private use. It’s for a small none profit company. So it’s not a good idea to use illegal stuff there.
You can held responsible either way because you will become the receiver/importer. However, because there is a CE mark on both versions, it's less suspect to the inspectors.
What kind of non-profit is it? Might have some used hardware at hand.
Its a organization who supports children in germany. its very locally.
So, at the end this means i have to sent them back because its "illegal" hardware not allowed in germany to use (even with CE)?
Hannelore1 wrote:
So, at the end this means i have to sent them back because its "illegal" hardware not allowed in germany to use (even with CE)?
Let's wait until RaghuHR confirms that Netgear can't help.
I'm in contact with netgear support now and netgear is looking at my case :)
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