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Region change on Netgear Orbi RBK752
Hello, I am planning to purchase the Netgear Orbi RBK752 in the USA and am planning to take it to India for use there. I wanted to know from the existing owners if the region of the product can be ...
I was going through the manual and it says it can be done. These are the steps:
Select ADVANCED> Advanced> Wireless settings. There is a Region menu there. So, it would be great if anyone could check that.
Thanks.
Select ADVANCED> Advanced> Wireless settings. There is a Region menu there. So, it would be great if anyone could check that.
Thanks.
There is a difference between Region Code and Language. "India" is not a language. On the pull down language menu, I did not see Devanogari Script as one of the choices, but English is also a common language used in India.
From looking at that Advanced WiFi web page, it appears that Netgear has these Region Codes:
0 - Africa
1 - Asia
2 - Australia
3 - Canada
4 - Europe
5 - Istael
6 - Japan
7 - Korea
8 - Mexico
9 - South America
10 - North America
11 - China
12 - India
13 - Malaysia
14 - Middle East (Algeria/Syria/Yemen)
15 - Middle East (Iran/Lebanon/Qatar)
16- Middle East (Turkey/Egypt/Tunisia/Kuwait)
17 - Middle East (Saudi Arabia)
18 - Middle East (United Arab Emirates)
19 - Russia
20 - Singapore
21 - Taiwan
India appears to be #13, so there is a very good chance that India is one of the possible Region codes.
It is very smart to get an answer from "someone who actually knows" to this question. My ancient RBR50 Orbi has this comment in the user manual:
I am in North America, and sure enough, I cannot change the Region Code. Maybe I cannot change it because I am in North America, or maybe there is some "other reason".
Netgear has forum moderators who manage different parts of the globe. Perhaps there is one responsible for customers from India (but I have no idea how to find out if that is so or how to reach such a person).
So, I just spoke to netgear. The agent said that the region is locked to the US and it cannot be changed even if it is taken to another country and activated there. Don't know if that is a good or a bad thing because they sell the same product in India as well.
Thank you everyone for your replies.I recommend to avoid hassles, if you want a Orbi system, buy one In country where you be residing.
Good Luck.I bought my Orbi mesh RBR 750 units in the US with the intent to use it in Mexico. I wrongfully thought that it would work in Mexico. All I want is for it to extend the WiFi range. Here in Mexico all the house walls are made of brick or cement. The single has a hard time getting to other rooms. What I have found, that seems to make the ORBI work, is to use a VPN and connect to a US location. This has allowed me to use the internet with the ORBI. I am still working on setting up the satellite unit. Hope this helps.
OK, I am following up to my previous statement. Even though I was connecting to the internet via the RBR750 router the system was not correctly set up. First, for Mexico, the router works with not regional setting adjustment. Second I broke down and called Netgear support. The support person was patient. He walked me through the steps to properly connect the router to the modem and establish connection with the satellite. I would not have figured it out by myself. I wish I could explain the steps but there were many. The first thing we did was enter the web address 192.168.1.1 for the router and got to a page that said I was not connected. At the bottom of the page, in small print, is a link that allowed me to finish the set up as describe in the instructions. If all else fails call support. happy trouble shooting.
