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Aspirant

Aug 08, 2019

Why i can't disable the implicit beamforming on RAX120?

In the advance wireless configuration area of RAX120 , I can only enable or disable mu-mimo ..However for RAX80, I can enable or disable implicit beamforming . What does that mean? On RAX120 ,the ...

Christian_R

NETGEAR Employee Retired

Aug 13, 2019

Hello Peter_Igy - Thanks for your post and a screenshot. You can find more information about Implicit Beamforming in the article linked below. Would you also mind providing the firmware version the RAX120 is currently on.

https://kb.netgear.com/25348/What-is-implicit-beamforming-and-how-do-I-enable-it-or-disable-it-on-my-Nighthawk-router

Thanks,

Christian

Peter_lgy

Aspirant

Aug 16, 2019

Thanks Christian!

I have read the article you told me. Yes, other routers can disalbe the implicit beamforming such as RAX80. There do exist the check box. However on RAX120 NO.

So i am puzzled if RAX120 doesn't support implicit beamforming or just won't let the customers change the function? Can you tell me? Thanks a lot!

The firmware i have updated to v1.0.1.90.

Christian_R
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Aug 16, 2019
Peter_Igy,

Sure thing! Beamforming is supported on the RAX120 however, there is no option to disable the feature in UI.

~Christian
- Peter_lgy
  Aspirant
  Aug 18, 2019
  Thanks a lot, Christian!
  I know beamforming is mandatory in 802.11ax.
  So implicit beamforming is needless. Am I right?