NETGEAR R7000 How the Router Manages Wireless Clients, Airtime Fairness, Implicit Beamforming

Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R7000

How the Router Manages Wireless Clients

A wireless client is any computer or wireless device that connects to the router’s WiFi network. The router uses Airtime fairness and implicit Beamforming to manage its wireless clients. These features are enabled by default, but you can disable them.

Airtime Fairness

Airtime fairness ensures that all clients receive equal time on the network. Network resources are divided by time, so if you have five clients, they each get one-fifth of the network time. The advantage of this feature is that your slowest clients don’t control network responsiveness. This feature is enabled by default, but you can disable it.

To disable Airtime fairness:

1.Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.

2.Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays.

3.Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.

5.Scroll down below the WPS Settings section of the screen and clear the Enable AIRTIME FAIRNESS check box.

6.Click the Apply button.

Implicit Beamforming

Implicit Beamforming contrasts with explicit Beamforming, which means that your router actively tracks clients and directs power to the router antenna closes to the client. This works whether or not the client supports Beamforming. Implicit Beamforming means that the router can use information from client devices that support Beamforming to improve the WiFi signal. This feature is enabled by default, but you can disable it.

To disable implicit Beamforming:

1.Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.

2.Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays.

3.Enter the router user name and password.

Specify Network Settings

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