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hydtah
Sep 11, 2021Follower
Could a WNR3500Lv1 config backup .CFG be used in a WNR2000v3 ?
Hello all, My WNR3500Lv1 — N300 Wireless Gigabit Router has a problem and I may have to replace it Could that saved backup CFG of WNR3500Lv1 be restored into a WNR2000v3 to save time in the ...
plemans
Sep 11, 2021Guru - Experienced User
No. Different hardware. I wouldn't even recommend using the same configuration unless it was same model AND version.
- michaelkenwardSep 12, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Indeed.
I find that the best way to remember settings is to make a set of screen grabs of key pages.
There is a long running discussion on this issue:
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Five years on and nothing has happened.