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DNIWIFI
ORBI RBR50
firmware 2.2.1.10
OSMac
I have installed an RBR50 router with 4 internal satellites RBS50 (2 backhauled) and one external RBY50 and there is a sixth RBS50 that has configured its...
Many Thanks - really helpful....
I've tried to reboot but it eventually reappears - will have to do a full reset across the whole system to find the problem when I have spare time - I suspect its linked to the last satellite that set up itsown SSID and didn't link into the main router
Thanks again
The first step is to confirm that this rouge WiFi is actually being broadcast from the RBR50. Most Wi-Fi analyzer programs will provide a list of SSID's along with MAC address. (I use WiFi Analyzer on Android. I'm sure there are equivalent apps for iPhone.) Does this MAC address match the RBR50's MAC address? (The "Attached Devices" page shows the MAC address of the router and satellites.)
A Google search for "DNI WIFI" turns up references to Xerox work center laser printers.
Did you deliberately not sync the last DNS50 with the router, or did it refuse to? I have no idea if there is a maximum number of satellites. Six seems to be "a lot."
Thanks for the advice - yes the DNIWIFI SSID has the same IP address as the RBR50 router
I've turned off the printer and DNIWIFI is still transmitting without any security
OK, the wi-fi analyzer was good - I've figured out it is the RBR50 router and its over the 5Ghz frequency at the far end of around 100
it also seems to drop in and out ...
mgil1 wrote:
I've turned off the printer and DNIWIFI is still transmitting without any security
Wow, was this actually a Xerox printer? Could there be another one nearby? This type of printer isn't one of those devices where "off" doesn't actually mean OFF is it? (Like, "I'm not printing now, but I hear everything you say.")
Tracking down the exact frequency is a good step. The Orbi only broadcasts a 5G SSID in channels from 36 to 48. The "backhaul" 5G channels are above 100 but do not broadcast an SSID. ekhalil has written up a great explanation of the Orbi radios in this post: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Understanding-Orbi-Radio-Fronthaul-Backhaul/m-p/1671092
I have never heard of Orbi broadcasting an SSID that is not in the Wireless Setup.
Ignore Printer posts - that was a red herring - I have a HP and it definitely is not the source of DNIWIFI - this SSID is definitely coming from the Orbi RBR 50 router on 5 GHz and at channel 100....
I've figured out the DNIWIFI rogue SSID is being transmitted on the same channel and frequency as the 'Hidden Network' the Orbi creates for connecting the satellites (I guess) I've attached a snapshot of the outpout from the Analyzer