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Why does the WNDR3700 only support 4 channels in 5GHz if the wireless region is Europe, 8 channels if wireless region is United States at “Up to 300Mbps”?

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Why does the WNDR3700 only support 4 channels in 5GHz if the wireless region is Europe, 8 channels if wireless region is United States at “Up to 300Mbps”?

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Other 5GHz channels are DFS channels. There are government radars working in those channels. Without passing DFS certification test, we are not allowed to open those DFS channels. We are doing DFS certification and we can open those channels by releasing new firmware after we get DFS certification in the near future. You DO NOT need to change hardware, but just upgrade the WNDR3700 firmware to the new one which supports DFS channels. However, you still need to make sure your 5GHz wireless adapter can support DFS channels. Otherwise, you still can’t use those channels.

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