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aggi-
There's not a lot of difference, but you can access the web interface on the retail version, which gives you CA access (link at the bottom right of the screen).
I certainly had issues connecting CF nodes to my retail flashed MX4200.
If anyone needs a hand with the MX4200s, I'm a bit of an expert now.
I've also got a couple of wifi 5 nodes that I doubt I'll be using again if anyone is interested
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Hm well i have 2 retail coming but they have long lead time despite being a prime purchase so i guess i’l get up and running with those 2 and see how they cope with an 80SqM flat on Three 5g and maybe not use the CF one when I do the switch, at least I have an option of @doubleodavey on call 24hr tech support...
doubleodavey
Mr_Smyth
Having been playing around virtually all day with sodding CF routers (replaced non CF parent node, mr7340, with retail flashed mx4200, got two mesh routers connected, but 2 other mx4200s wouldn't), I think that there is a limit within the firmware with regards extending your network.
The two mx4200s that would connect, then cycle through flashing red, solid blue, flashing blue and infinitum, were on the CF firmware. I flashed one with the starhub firmware, then the retail, and it connected as a child node and stayed connected. I could then add the single remaining CF firmware mx4200 as another child node and it worked straight away. I'll flash that one at some point too.