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What is the "SYNC_AP" SSID
This has been puzzling me for months. At first, I thought I was some WIFI IoT device that was in setup mode and I'd just forgotten about it. However, today, I had to move the channel of my main ...
Mikey94025 , you are spot on. Yes, I do have a BroadLink Smart Motion Sensor with Hub. When I unplugged it, the WIFI SSID went away. When I plugged it in, it came back.
Now, I just have to workout with Broadlink what this is and why its there.
The confusion was that the WIFI channel shifted when I changed my Orbi WIFI channel - thus making me think it was related to my Orbi system.
I had previously tried searching for the term "SYNC_AP" before, but no hits came up - the posting about it on the UAE Amazon web site must have been recent.
Thanks again Mikey94025 !
Which WiFi Analyzer app is this?
I have three such apps, but none of them have the same display. (One can never have too many WiFi apps.)
I suspect something strange. 802.11ac is not a 2.4G capability. (5G only)
The analyzer I was using was the one located at: https://matthafner.com/wifi-analyzer.
As for the 2.4Ghz and 802.11ac, I was using a 2.4Ghz only WIFI connection at the time I got the snippets. Of course, the Orbi broadcasts the same SSID on both 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz - perhaps this is the reason for this weird info?
It shows 5Ghz and 802.11ac when I use a 5Ghz WIFI connection as below - but, of course, with a different MAC address:
All of the router/satellites show the same thing - an SSID for 2.4Ghz and for 5Ghz with different MAC addresses.
However, I don't think this has anything to do with the "SYNC_AP" SSID. Note that it only appears once (not multiple times like my main "Orbi06" SSID) and the "SYNC_AP" is only on 2.4Ghz.
Posting graphics again with MAC addresses masked out.
SSID I'm talking about:
SSID of one of my Orbi nodes using a 2.4Ghz WIFI adapter:
SSID of one of my Orbi nodes using a 5Ghz WIFI adapter
I agree with plemans that this is probably an Internet of Things (IoT) device that either did not finish the setup or one that constantly broadcasts its own WiFi signal. (just came across the Shelly 2.5 WiFi power plug that can do either connect to WiFi or be its own WiFi - or maybe both at the same time!) Matt's program turned up a whole bunch of strangely named devices broadcasting 2.4G 801.11ac in my neighborhood. (Nest thermostat, Spectrum, and many more)
The RBR40 product data sheet is very specific that it supports
- 2.4G 802.11b/g/n
- 5G 802.11ac
The AX Orbi's support:
- 2.4G 802.11b/g/n/ax
- 5G 802.11a/n/ac/ax
2.4G does not have an "ac". My guess is that Mr. Matt has a coding error.
Since that MAC address does not appear on your Attached Devices display, it is clearly not yours.
Do you happen to own a "BroadLink Smart Motion Sensor with Hub, Wireless 2.4G PIR for Home Automation": https://www.amazon.ae/gp/product/B08X1LT6XS/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza?th=1? I found one reference mentioning that the hub broadcasts a SYNC_AP network.
Mikey94025 , you are spot on. Yes, I do have a BroadLink Smart Motion Sensor with Hub. When I unplugged it, the WIFI SSID went away. When I plugged it in, it came back.
Now, I just have to workout with Broadlink what this is and why its there.
The confusion was that the WIFI channel shifted when I changed my Orbi WIFI channel - thus making me think it was related to my Orbi system.
I had previously tried searching for the term "SYNC_AP" before, but no hits came up - the posting about it on the UAE Amazon web site must have been recent.
Thanks again Mikey94025 !
