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JoeRo
May 05, 2017Aspirant
Some devices connecting automatically to new SSID without requiring password
Just set up the Orbi system with 1 satellite, and working fine so far - but only a few hours in. My concern is that some of my wireless devices connected to the new SSID automatically, and did not r...
- May 05, 2017
I assume the Orbi is not reusing an SSID & password that you have used on whatever AP the Orbi is replacing?
If not, are the automatically connecting devices Apple devices? Apple devices under same iCloud Account will automatically synchronize SSID authentication very quickly to enable all devices to access the same wifi networks.
If none of the above then it must be Russian hackers.
peteytesting
May 05, 2017Hero
i would prob suggest that in the past you have used this ssid name and password before and those devices have remembered the credentials and are just connecting useing those remembered credentials