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Ping32
Apr 24, 2022Aspirant
What is a TA number?
I have a Netgear product that has several different numbers printed on the bottom of the box: TA, S/N, MAC. I know MAC stands for Media Access Control, S/N stands for Serial Number. But what does "T...
- May 02, 2022
So I got info on TA, it's a internal total assembly part number that NG used to use. Not used or printed anymore. Nothing that users can use or be aware of.
FURRYe38
Apr 25, 2022Guru - Experienced User
What NG product are you referring too?
- Ping32Apr 25, 2022Aspirant
Very good question! In this case it is the WNCE2001. But this is only one of many Netgear products that carry a "TA" number. So the question remains. What is a TA number?
- Ping32Apr 25, 2022Aspirant
For a more modern and sophisticated device example that uses a TA number, have a look at the Netgear Nighthawk R7000 and this 3 year old article (published 2019/03/20) on how to determine if it can be flashed or not.
https://blog.flashrouters.com/2019/03/20/can-i-flash-the-netgear-nighthwak-r7000-with-dd-wrt/