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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) but it does nothing : as soon as the device is reset, we only see the configuration AP, but when the device is setup, the shadow access point always comes back.
Stopping the configuration AP does nothing.
What can I do to get rid of this ? Is there a procedure? I tried flashing from the IMG file it didn't help.
Thanks for your help
4 Replies
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?
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
Strongly doubt it's really coming from the WAX220. Operating e.g. an elderly Starlink router, or an Asus ROG router? Certain router models or router firmware are notoriously creating an unwanted test SSID under these names....
It is coming from the wax, when I power it down, it is not showing anymore
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