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ljg1000
Tutor
Apr 25, 2023

RS700- and Wifi 7 Certification

The WiFi alliance has not certified Wifi 7 products yet. Yet the RS700 (which at the moment have on pre-order), as well as similar products from TP-Link and Asus are on or will be on preorder. Will t...
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ljg1000
Tutor
May 26, 2023

Also, I should add the BE800/BE900 doesn't yet have Wifi 7 back haul support and I believe the RS700 will. For those that need mesh solutions- the RS700 may be worth the wait- though the TP Link BE85 is out now- and I believe it does have Wifi 7 back haul support. 

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microchip8
Master
May 26, 2023
Good luck on the updates. TP-Link is basically abandonware after they push a few updates.
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    Topology
    Virtuoso
    Nov 19, 2023

    One reviewer of the RS700 has stated "...Netgear told me the RS700 would include all Wi-Fi 7 has to offer."  If accurate, this statement suggests that the RS700 will (eventually through firmware updates) be fully Wi-Fi 7 compatible.