Re:FCC Reaches Settlement with TP-Link in Wi-Fi Router Inves...
by dogma1138 on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @02:07PM
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From reading the full document it seems that the default TP-Link software allowed the routers to operate at higher power levels.
"TP-Link violated the Equipment Authorization and
Marketing Rules by marketing routers in the United States that were shipped with
TP-Link software that permitted the user to change the country code for the router,
thereby enabling the router to operate at a higher power than allowed on certain
restricted Wi-Fi channels."
This doesn't seem to have much to do with OSS/3rd party firmware support which is a whole other can of worms that the FCC opened a few months ago.
This is also seem to be limited to 5ghz only where I guess the US has more restrictions.
"TP-Link violated the Equipment Authorization and Marketing Rules by marketing routers in the United States that were shipped with TP-Link software that permitted the user to change the country code for the router, thereby enabling the router to operate at a higher power than allowed on certain restricted Wi-Fi channels."
This doesn't seem to have much to do with OSS/3rd party firmware support which is a whole other can of worms that the FCC opened a few months ago. This is also seem to be limited to 5ghz only where I guess the US has more restrictions.