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Beam Forming & iOS issues - likely bug
Yesterday I updated the Firmware to 1.4.0.34 and turned on Beam Forming. After that I was unable to backup any of our iOS devices vis WiFi. Rebooted the world without any affect. Turned off Beamfo...
I believe it's been noted is that setting for Implicit Beamforming is for legacy devices/standards, and normally not needed. Explicit Beamforming is built into the 802.11ac standard and on by default. Consensus seems to be to just leave it off unless you have a unique situation that requires it.
To add, did a little digging around and the below from one link seems to be a consistent piece of information from different sources:
Universal Beamforming or Implicit Beamforming
Beamforming is an idea that is first implemented in 802.11n for wireless N networks. It was “optional” and never enforced and there was no uniform standard. Some vendors created their versions of it and not all of them are compatible. This earlier version of beamforming is called Universal Beamforming or Implicit Beamforming.