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Vandergraff
Apr 07, 2021Apprentice
Netgear-Guest Open and Disabling Firmware Updates
As many have reported I often see a Netgear-Guest Open WiFi Network even when Guest Networks are disabled. I trraced the issue to one of my 3 satelittes - an RBS50Y. Netgear lists two firmwar...
CrimpOn
Apr 07, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Vandergraff wrote:As many have reported I often see a Netgear-Guest Open WiFi Network even when Guest Networks are disabled.
Is "Netgear-Guest" the actual name of the Orbi guest network that is disabled? (I created a diffferent guest SSID on my Orbi.)
Vandergraff
Apr 07, 2021Apprentice
CrimpOn wrote:
Vandergraff wrote:As many have reported I often see a Netgear-Guest Open WiFi Network even when Guest Networks are disabled.
Is "Netgear-Guest" the actual name of the Orbi guest network that is disabled? (I created a diffferent guest SSID on my Orbi.)
No its not the name of the disabled Guest Network (I also used a different guest SSID). I never set up a Guest Network with the name "Netgear-Guest"
Thanks