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amonynuts
Apprentice
Mar 18, 2022

Nighthawk App re-enables 5GHz SSID Broadcast

Netgear RAX45-100NAS AX6 AX4300, firmware version V1.0.10.110_2.0.75 or V1.0.5.106_2.0.75.

Nighthawk App V2.15.0.214.

 

Simply running the Nighthawk App and connecting to the router re-enables SSID Broadcast on the 5GHz band.

 

To reproduce:

Step 1:  Disable SSID Broadcast on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz using the Basic Wireless Settings page on the //routerlogin.net web management portal.

Step 2:  Log into the router using Nighthawk App.  Don't make any configuration changes.

Step 3:  Examine Basic Wireless Settings via //routerlogin.net and see that the "Enable SSID Broadcast" box has been re-enabled for the 5GHz band.

 

(One can argue whether it's best to enable SSID Broadcast or not, but simply running the app should not change my WiFi settings.)