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saltiedawg
Aspirant
Aug 21, 2022

RBR 850 guest network ssid broadcast

My new Orbi 850 router set my guest network ssid to my network name plus "-Guest". When enabled, my guest network ssid would not broadcast. I removed the hyphen, left it as a space and then the guest...
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saltiedawg
Aspirant
Aug 21, 2022

FURRYe38,

Router firmware is V4.6.3.16_2.0.51

Modem is Arris model #TM1602A

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Aug 21, 2022

Default SSID name for GN had the (-) dash in the name and works for me on my 7 series. Though I'm later version of FW. 
You might update FW:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-WiFi-6-AX-and-WiFi-6E-AXE/New-RBR850-RBS850-Firmware-Version-4-6-8-5-Released/td-p/2234046/jump-to/first-unread-message

 

If you do, Ensure you update the RBS first then the RBR lastly.

MIght do a fully factory reset and setup from scratch afterwards if yours still seens this odd issue.