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SSID can not be hidden on Mesh RBR750 -Bad business decision
Just received RBR750 (less than 12 hrs old) It's not even selectable on this forum as a Model b/c it's that new. Found that Netgear removed the ability to hide the SSID. I chatted with Netgear Supp...
Security and the false sense of it ... for several reasons.
The most obvious: Hidden networks are attracting hackers - somebody has to hide something - let's go for it! Even if you are hiding the name in the beacon, the network is still around. Just because _you_ can't see it on your consumer device out of the boy, it's not more secure.
The network is there, the network remains detectable, and announcing in at lest three or four different ways...
The complete show stopper for your not so brilliant idea? Hiding (make the name nul) the SSID name from the broadcast does cause the wireless NIC to constantly disclose the SSID, even when out of range of your network.
Yes, it was the method of choice some hunderd WiFi years ago. Times have changed.
Now you might understand the Netgear's decision is smart and wise.