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Re: WNR1000v3 came with firmware from wrong region
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WNR1000v3 came with firmware from wrong region
So, I have two questions -
First - is that common and no big deal?
Second - why would there be two versions, one for North America, and one for all other regions? What could be the reason to have different versions?
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Re: WNR1000v3 came with firmware from wrong region
The second question is often more important where the router includes a modem, yours does not. In your case the only practical difference is the number of wireless channels available, the US licenses channels 1 to 11 on the 2.4 GHz band, in other areas of the world other channels may be available e.g. channels 1 to 13. You could check what channels are available to you in the router admin pages, and if higher than 11 set the wireless channel to be used to either 1, 6, or 11 and avoid the Auto setting.
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The same thing just happened to me so I installed the version (https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNR1000v3/WNR1000v3-V1.0.2.78_60.0.96NA.zip) and now even though the router seems to be working, neither Netgear Genie nor routerlogin.net recognise my router.
Now I wonder what to do.
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Re: WNR1000v3 came with firmware from wrong region
@CWhite wrote:
The same thing just happened to me so I installed the version (https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNR1000v3/WNR1000v3-V1.0.2.78_60.0.96NA.zip) and now even though the router seems to be working, neither Netgear Genie nor routerlogin.net recognise my router.
Now I wonder what to do.
Hitching a ride on a question last discussed seven years ago probably isn't the best option.
Start a new conversation and explain what happened.
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