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Toastrr
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Jul 07, 2023
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Notification Message Quest Wifi Test Deep Link

I am receiving a notification message that reads, "Guest Wifi Test deep link".  Does anyone know what this means?
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    orbianon
    Jul 08, 2023

    https://status.netgear.com/orbi

     

    7th July 2023

     
    Multiple Push Notifications
    20 hours ago

    Earlier today, Orbi App users were sent multiple push notifications about guest WiFi. If you received one of these notifications, you can safely ignore it. The notifications were sent accidentally during an internal test. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Zales
Initiate
Jul 07, 2023

Hello,

I have an Orbi RBR50 system.  I have a guest network that is currently active and broadcasts with a password.

I just received multiple notifications from the orbi app on my phone that said

Guest Wifi PN
Guest Wifi Test Deep Link


That is all the notification says.  I can click on the notification and there is no "test deep link" option.  I tried searching the forums for that phrase and the internet and came up with nothing except some possible links to internet speed test which does not seem likely.

I turned the guest network off and I still get the notifications.

I have no idea what the message is trying to tell me.

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reg_nullify
Initiate
Jul 07, 2023

I started to get the same uninformative notifications. I too disabled the guest network thinking perhaps something nefarious was afoot. I too kept getting the notifications even after disabling the guest network. Glad to see I'm not the only one which makes me conclude this is due to an update bug or testing as others have mentioned and not some attempt from an interloper to request the guest password or something, which is what these notifications kinda look like they're trying to say.