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uggitt
Feb 23, 2021Follower
5ghz Wifi Network Country Code is Set to DE but in GB - R7800 Router
Hi, I have checked my 5GHz Wifi network and it iis showing as having a a country code as DE.
I am based in the UK and have the Region Selection is set as Europe and on the newest firmware.
I have reset my Router twice and it always defaults to the country code of DE and not GB
Here is a screen shot from WifiInfoView below.
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SSID : NETGEAR-5G
MAC Address : B0-39-***********
PHY Type : 802.11n/ac
RSSI : -58
Signal Quality : 83
Average Signal Quality: 84.4
Frequency : 5.220
Channel : 44
Information Size : 417
Elements Count : 18
Company : NETGEAR
Router Model : R7800
Router Name : R7800(Wireless AP)
Country Code : DE
Security : WPA2-PSK
Cipher : CCMP
Maximum Speed : 1733 Mbps
Channel Width : 40 MHz
Channels Range : 42 - 50
BSS Type : Infrastructure
WPS Support : Configured
First Detection : 23/02/2021 17:45:56
Last Detection : 23/02/2021 18:26:45
Detection Count : 2450
Start Time : 23/02/2021 17:35:41
Minimum Signal Quality: 80
Maximum Signal Quality: 88
802.11 Standards : 802.11d/h/i
Connected : No
Stations Count :
Channel Utilization:
Description :
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Has anyone any ideas why this is happening?
Thanks in advance
Mark
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1 Reply
Same here. But that has no effect on the wifi region. The UK may be outside the EU but we still use European wifi standards.