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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...
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.
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.
Thanks for the quick response and help!
It was a new SSID / password, but these are Apple devices. Two different iCloud accounts, but in each case it was the 2nd device on each iCloud account that logged in automatically. Didn't realize that iClould did that - it's been too long since I've upgraded my wireless, so that's a new Apple feature I wasn't aware of.
Happy that I won't need to watch out for foreign accents.