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R7500 Beamforming and MU-MIMO
Hello I noticed that Beamforming and MU-MIMO are not enabled and when I try to enable them the apply button does not work can someone help me fix this my router firmware version is V1.0.0.122 i believe this is the latest version
There are two model variants - R7500 and R7500v2. According to older posts, only later one does support MU-MIMO https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/R7500-MU-MIMO-Capability/td-p/998027
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There are two model variants - R7500 and R7500v2. According to older posts, only later one does support MU-MIMO https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/R7500-MU-MIMO-Capability/td-p/998027
ok thank you, i look into the setting and saw the options for them and i looked up my order on Amazon and the title said that it has Beamforming+ https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00N2PPFDM/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
so i thought that it had support for it but i assume they must have updated the title after r7500v2 came out
Now I'm a little bit confused. In another thread, a community member has posted the UI screenshot - which does include both Beamforming and MU-MIMO controls - https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/R7500-v1-does-it-support-mu-mimo/td-p/1506287 unclear if this is a v1 or a v2 variant:
And the R7500 is listed as applicable in the Beamforming FAQs, too.
Check your router UI