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Upgrade to WiFi6e standard
Does anyone know if the RAX120 will be able to be updated to the new WiFi6e standard?
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Netgear hasn't released any info on upcoming 6E devices.
And the change is a hardware change. So they can't just "update the firmware" on the RAX120 to support it. Not sure if thats what you're implying but I've seen it asked on here.
Technically, even if any Wifi6 router radio supports 6E, you would really need a seperate radio for the 6ghz band. Therefore expect to see 6E routers at a minimum, as tri-band routers. I doubt even existing tri-band routers (with a supporting radio) would give up any one radio to switch support for it to 6GHZ.
Even with 6E capable radios on some current routers, the rf chips aren't 6E capable so you still need hardware updates, not something software can fix.
- Did you know that RAX120 even failed the Wifi 6 certification?
Eric_XOX wrote:
Did you know that RAX120 even failed the Wifi 6 certification?Source, references, links?
RAX80 and RAX120 were released long before the WiFi 6 certification requirements were fixed. Many device makers don't submit their devices for the certification. Also, many relatively early released chipsets might not have the last bells and whistles to pass. Not uncommon with pre-standard devices.
