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Multiple APs broadcasting the same SSID twice
Hi, Support. I have a an issue where I have two separate APs (A WAX214 and a WAX214v2) broadcasting the same SSID but my devices are seeing the SSID twice. The channels are different on both APs....
Hi, Kurt.
I can confirm all security settings are the same on both APs.
Please see images below:
AP 214
AP214v2
The passphrase's are identical but not shown due to obvious reasons.
Is there anything else I have missed?
Thank you,
James Stoner
Operating two WAX214 (in two variants, WAX214, on v2.1.1.3 and WAX214v2, on v1.0.2.3) with one same SSID and similar mixed WPA2 and WPA3 PSKs for other testing purposes. Have not observed any double AP announcements, neither on various decent Android nor on iOS mobiles, nor on Windows, nor on Mac OS clients.
Curious, what mobile device model and OS version we're facing in your test case.
Hi,
It seems this is not an issue on my IOS / Android devices, but is an issue on my Windows laptop.Thanks for your assistance. I will look into this separately and provide a resolution if I find one, it possibly just needs a reboot (haha).
Thank you,
James Stoner
jamesstoner wrote:
It seems this is not an issue on my IOS / Android devices, but is an issue on my Windows laptop.
Oh, had missed this conclusion. My eye isn't adopted to the Windows tablet view.
What Wi-Fi adapter is installed in your Windows system, and which driver version is active? In case it's an Intel adapter, you might find the Intel® Driver & Support Assistant useful.
Hi,
The laptop is using an intel adapter version 22.40.0.7, however i don't think this is the issue.It turns out this is still an issue on other devices. The attached image is from a Fire TV Stick which clearly shows the same SSID broadcasting twice.
My IOS device is hit and miss with it, where it will show sometimes, not always.
On my windows laptop, i have used cmd to show available networks and get the following output:
C:\Users\JamesStoner>netsh wlan show network
Interface name : WiFi
There are 7 networks currently visible.SSID 2 : 285AÂ Main
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA3-Personal
Encryption : CCMPSSID 6 : 285A Main
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA3-Personal
Encryption : CCMPNOTE: Output omitted for brevity.
It shows one of the SSIDs with an extra A with a line above it believe this is the probably the issue.
Question is, how do I resolve this?Thank you,
James Stoner
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