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RE- XR500 region lock

bishal
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RE- XR500 region lock

i bought xr500 through amazon. its in north america and i cant change my  region . i live in hong kong . is it possible to fix the region lock issue?  thank you. 

Model: XR500|Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router
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Re: RE- XR500 region lock

north america has a region lock. but you can try to change it. Read through this thread with attention to telenet and burnsku command. 

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/Region-change/td-p/507639

Current setup: CM2000-> RBKE963B-> Trendnet TEG-S380-> GS716T-> pi-hole
also in AP setup: RAXE500->EAX80
1.4gig download/50mbps upload from Xfinity
We’re members of the public helping out on our own time.

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plemans
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Re: RE- XR500 region lock

north america has a region lock. but you can try to change it. Read through this thread with attention to telenet and burnsku command. 

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/Region-change/td-p/507639

Current setup: CM2000-> RBKE963B-> Trendnet TEG-S380-> GS716T-> pi-hole
also in AP setup: RAXE500->EAX80
1.4gig download/50mbps upload from Xfinity
We’re members of the public helping out on our own time.
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bishal
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Re: RE- XR500 region lock

@plemans  thank you i fixed it finally. changed my region to china. thank you for your help

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