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What is the max number of supported WiFi devices for the new Nighthawk AX12?
Hello,
I know that the new Nighthawk AX12 hasn't been released yet but I was wondering if someone here could tell me what is the number of maximum WiFi devices it can support, since it's aimed to v...
12 Stream AX WiFi—4X Better Performance Twelve WiFi spatial streams - four in the 2.4GHz band, and eight in the 5GHz band offer four times the device capacity as compared to typical 2x2 AC WiFi. AX WiFi also supports sending up to eight multi-user MIMO transmissions at a time, up from four for AC WiFi. This results in a significantly improved network capacity and benefits the performance of all legacy devices.
DarrenM
DarrenM wrote:
12 Stream AX WiFi—4X Better Performance Twelve WiFi spatial streams - four in the 2.4GHz band, and eight in the 5GHz band offer four times the device capacity as compared to typical 2x2 AC WiFi. AX WiFi also supports sending up to eight multi-user MIMO transmissions at a time, up from four for AC WiFi. This results in a significantly improved network capacity and benefits the performance of all legacy devices.
DarrenM
Yeah right sounds good on paper. What real life is remains to be determined. With the broken firmware Natgear has out in the public right now on MANY of there routers not just one. I would be very surprised if this new one works as intended out of the box.
No way at least for me i would even bother with any Ax router until proven otherwise. James !!