<p dir="ltr">Yes. Less than 24 hours ago I was given the following information from a customer service rep from tplink:</p>
<p dir="ltr">Adam Longwill09:10:01 pm downgrading does not work<br>
I get an 18005 errror<br>
upon attempting to downgrade<br>
I want to know if this is because of the FCC's rules regarding broadcast strength and DFS control. Has TP-Link complied with these rules and locked down its firmware and if so, for what models<br>
I need to know if I am going to continue purchasing devices from you.<br>
<br>
Camille09:13:25 pm wait one moment please<br>
Thanks for your waiting, right now only these products has limitation on firmware: Archer C7 V2 Archer C1900 V1 Touch P5 V1 Archer C2600 V1 Archer C3200 V1 Archer C2 V1 Archer C5 V2 Archer C8 V1 Archer C9 V1 TL-WR841N V11 TL-WDR3500 V1 TL-WR940N V3.0 TL-WR1043ND V3.0 TL-WR710N(USA) TL-WR841N V9.0<br>
and all products will also limite firmware in the future.<br>
<br>
Adam Longwill09:26:19 pm Wow. Thank you. I'm impressed with your digging<br>
And this limitation is due to FCC rule clarifications in 2015?<br>
And not some other reason<br>
<br>
Camille09:28:15 pm Right, due to FCC<br>
<br>
Adam Longwill09:28:50 pm Thank you very much. Can you explain why the WDR3600 appears to be locked down? Is it possible that your list is not totally updated?<br>
And do you have a method or avenue that people who wish to use other firmware have?<br>
<br>
Camille09:34:02 pm Yes, wdr3600 as dual band wifi router, is also locked down. And there is no other way to use other firmware. Sorry for that<br>
<br>
Adam Longwill09:34:19 pm Thank you very much, Camille. You've been very helpful</p>
<p dir="ltr">Sorry for the formatting, I'm on mobile.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm very interested in what we, as a community, can do to ensure we can continue to build our networks.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 17, 2016 12:51 PM, "Adam Longwill" <<a href="mailto:adam.longwill@gmail.com">adam.longwill@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Yes. Less than 24 hours ago I was given the following information from a customer service rep from tplink:<br></p>
<p dir="ltr">Adam Longwill09:10:01 pm downgrading does not work<br>
I get an 18005 errror<br>
upon attempting to downgrade<br>
I want to know if this is because of the FCC's rules regarding broadcast strength and DFS control. Has TP-Link complied with these rules and locked down its firmware and if so, for what models<br>
I need to know if I am going to continue purchasing devices from you.<br>
<br>
Camille09:13:25 pm wait one moment please<br>
Thanks for your waiting, right now only these products has limitation on firmware: Archer C7 V2 Archer C1900 V1 Touch P5 V1 Archer C2600 V1 Archer C3200 V1 Archer C2 V1 Archer C5 V2 Archer C8 V1 Archer C9 V1 TL-WR841N V11 TL-WDR3500 V1 TL-WR940N V3.0 TL-WR1043ND V3.0 TL-WR710N(USA) TL-WR841N V9.0<br>
and all products will also limite firmware in the future.<br>
<br>
Adam Longwill09:26:19 pm Wow. Thank you. I'm impressed with your digging<br>
And this limitation is due to FCC rule clarifications in 2015?<br>
And not some other reason<br>
<br>
Camille09:28:15 pm Right, due to FCC<br>
<br>
Adam Longwill09:28:50 pm Thank you very much. Can you explain why the WDR3600 appears to be locked down? Is it possible that your list is not totally updated?<br>
And do you have a method or avenue that people who wish to use other firmware have?<br>
<br>
Camille09:34:02 pm Yes, wdr3600 as dual band wifi router, is also locked down. And there is no other way to use other firmware. Sorry for that<br>
<br>
Adam Longwill09:34:19 pm Thank you very much, Camille. You've been very helpful</p>
<p dir="ltr">Sorry for the formatting, I'm on mobile.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm very interested in what we, as a community, can do to ensure we can continue to build our networks.</p>
<div style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Dear fellow meshas,<br><br>we are searching, if there is a proof that manufacturers already locking down to follow the EU 2014/53 or FCC?<br><br>The result is that alternative software cannot be flashed, even if they stated in the guideline that this was not the goal?<br>An article or spec or something?<br><br>Thanks a lot, Monic<br><br>PS: ETSI has the standard for DRM on SDR-Modules nearly finished … one said to me, but I don’t have more infos at the moment.<br><br><div>
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