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Tue, 07/18/2017 - 10:40
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WB8LEA
Change hardware status page? Information not current.

As a recent purchaser of a TP-LINK CPE201 (v2), might I recommend that the hardware status page be changed to indicate the the v2 hardware will NOT work with AREDN?  It is somewhat upsetting when you purchase hardware that is clearly marked as "supported" only to find out that you have purchased hardware that is totally useless for your intended purpose.  Hopefully this will be resolved in the near future, but for now, all I can do is put my new hardware on the shelf and wait for a fix.

WB8LEA
 

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Tue, 07/18/2017 - 12:31
AE6XE
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WB8LEA,  We'll get the
WB8LEA,  We'll get the support matrix updated ASAP.  

Joe AE6XE
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Tue, 07/18/2017 - 12:45
WB8LEA
That would be great.  I'm
That would be great.  I'm going to hang onto these APs for a while to see if the update arrives.  I'm afraid I'm not familiar enough with the hardware to even think about a patch.  Thanks again!
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Tue, 07/18/2017 - 13:02
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AE6XE
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The support matrix is updated
The support matrix is updated to clarify 'v1' versions are only supported with the current firmware available.      

I'm not sure if anyone else on the AREDN team has had an opportunity to touch one of these devices.    If not, if you're willing to send one of these devices for one of us to take a look at, we could assess if it's possible to bring under support.   Although, let me do a little due diligence to see if there are sufficient specs available online that doesn't rule out support as a first step.    

Joe AE6XE
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Tue, 07/18/2017 - 14:33
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KG6JEI
Main Ticket:
Main Ticket:
AREDN->ticket:238
Related tickets that block are (and realize there not tagged in to #238 will get them in later today)
AREDN->ticket:183
AREDN->ticket:236
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Tue, 07/18/2017 - 14:54
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WB8LEA
Actually, those ticket are

Actually, those tickets are for version 1.1 (related, but not exactly the same thing).

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Tue, 07/18/2017 - 15:34
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KG6JEI
238 is sticky 2.0
238 is sticky 2.0

The other two are print dependencies as they have to be solved first before a 2.0 can come in.
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Tue, 07/18/2017 - 13:28
WB8LEA
Joe,
Joe,

  They're not doing me any good here! ;-)  I'd be happy to send one (I'll get it back eventually, right?).  Where would you like it sent?

Gary WB8LEA
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Wed, 07/19/2017 - 16:11
WB8LEA
I was serious!  Where would
I was serious!  Where would you like me to ship the access point?
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Wed, 07/19/2017 - 17:23
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AE6XE
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Address in QRZ is correct.  
Address in QRZ is correct.   ...standard and similar disclaimer like at the end of all drug advertisements;  possibility of high blood pressure, death, etc. to the device.  :)    But so far, there's only 1 microtik device I've not yet been able to recover.  (I have a Microtik device I've got to figure out how to sanitize the NAND flash, I managed to get all the flash blocks flagged as bad, so unusable for the moment.)

Joe AE6XE.     
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Mon, 07/24/2017 - 14:40
WB8LEA
The TP-Link is on the way.
The TP-Link is on the way.  It should be there Wednesday (look for an Amazon box)...

Gary
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Tue, 07/25/2017 - 11:44
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AE6XE
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Gary,  I'll be looking for it
Gary,  I'll be looking for it.  Please send me email at callsign @ arrl dot net and we can further coordinate offline.

Joe AE6XE
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