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TheKensei
Aspirant
Jul 17, 2025

My WAX220 is showing a shadow network "SP RED TEST ONLY"

Hi,  I noticed some month ago a weird access point name on my phone, and I came to the conclusion that it came from my Wax220.    I tried to reset it, getting it to the latest firmware (1.0.3.5) b...
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schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 20, 2025

Pramendra​ - can you please have an eye if any Netgear Essential Business Access Point model has this fancy engineering SSID we know from some Starlink and Asus ROG routers / APs showing up under conditions unknown to me?

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    TheKensei
    Aspirant
    Jul 22, 2025

    If I may add, this behaviour is observed even when the wax is in standalone mode, not connected through the modem of my ISP (Orange), I don't have starlink or any Asus network device at home

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