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[Raziel]

Even though the router supports Region 1 (1-13 channels), it automatically switches to Region 0 (1-11) when the "Enable Auto Channel Scan" is checked.
Is there any way to set Region 1 as "default" ?  I mean taking into account 12 and 13 channels also ?
Where I live, the 2.4 GHz spectrum is quite congested. While using "inSSIDer", I noticed that the 12 and 13 channels are availabe, yet I don't want to use fixed frequency allocation method.

Any suggestions ?

[FurryNutz]

Can you disable the Auto Channal Scan and use a manual channel of your picking?

[Raziel]

Yes, of course I can.
But I don't want to quit the advantage of automatic channel selection, so I need to associate auto channel scan with Country Region 1 as default.
As I said in my previous post, when I check "Auto Channel Scan" option, the router automatically defaults to Region 0. So it must be a way for changing that.

Let's make things clearer with the help of logs:

I manually set channel 13. Now let's see the logs:

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Feb 16 22:25:06 [SYSTEM]: WLAN[2.4G], Channel = 13
Feb 16 22:25:06 [SYSTEM]: WLAN[2.4G], CountryRegion = 1
Now I check "Auto Channel Scan". Let's see the logs again:

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Feb 16 22:28:29 [SYSTEM]: WLAN[2.4G],Available Channel: [CH.1 ~ CH.11] -> this is because CountryRegion = 0 and not 1.
Feb 16 22:28:21 [SYSTEM]: WLAN[2.4G], Channel = AutoSelect
Feb 16 22:28:21 [SYSTEM]: WLAN[2.4G], CountryRegion = 0
Now see what I mean ?

[FurryNutz]

I would presume this is coding and is the way they designed it. If there are or are not many other WiFi routers near by, you could use manual channel as a setting. It's recommended and preferred.

I would contact your local Dlink support office about this and ask them about this question.