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Which MU-MIMO router should I add to my network?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ember1205" data-source="post: 1760209" data-attributes="member: 374272"><p>Sounds like you have a reasonable setup already, and I'm presuming you're looking to improve on it.</p><p></p><p>You've given a lot of info, but there's one thing missing from my perspective: Information about the structure. Square footage, how many floors, where devices are located, building material, etc.</p><p></p><p>As you may be aware, 5GHz offers higher speeds for wireless devices, but has a shorter effective range (compared to 2.4GHz). Additionally, there are still a decent number of devices that don't support the 5GHz band and will only operate correctly on 2.4GHz.</p><p></p><p>Something else that you haven't really given any detail on is surrounding why you're looking to move to MU-MIMO and whether your network and devices are "ready" for it.</p><p></p><p>MU-MIMO devices are more expensive than 'regular' MIMO devices. And with good reason - there's different WiFi chips in place, and different logic (software) to support it. In order for you to actually -benefit- from a MU-MIMO router, your devices have to be MU-MIMO enabled as well. Last I had looked into it, the list of devices was still somewhat short. So, have you looked at the devices that you're planning to connect to understand how many of them will actually be able to benefit form having a MU-MIMO router in place? Have you run into functional issues that you've determined MU-MIMO will actually solve?</p><p></p><p>New technologies can be great, but being an early adopter sometimes does little more than pull extra money out of your pocket. And folks don't always realize that part.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ember1205, post: 1760209, member: 374272"] Sounds like you have a reasonable setup already, and I'm presuming you're looking to improve on it. You've given a lot of info, but there's one thing missing from my perspective: Information about the structure. Square footage, how many floors, where devices are located, building material, etc. As you may be aware, 5GHz offers higher speeds for wireless devices, but has a shorter effective range (compared to 2.4GHz). Additionally, there are still a decent number of devices that don't support the 5GHz band and will only operate correctly on 2.4GHz. Something else that you haven't really given any detail on is surrounding why you're looking to move to MU-MIMO and whether your network and devices are "ready" for it. MU-MIMO devices are more expensive than 'regular' MIMO devices. And with good reason - there's different WiFi chips in place, and different logic (software) to support it. In order for you to actually -benefit- from a MU-MIMO router, your devices have to be MU-MIMO enabled as well. Last I had looked into it, the list of devices was still somewhat short. So, have you looked at the devices that you're planning to connect to understand how many of them will actually be able to benefit form having a MU-MIMO router in place? Have you run into functional issues that you've determined MU-MIMO will actually solve? New technologies can be great, but being an early adopter sometimes does little more than pull extra money out of your pocket. And folks don't always realize that part. [/QUOTE]
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