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Why is Orbi AX4200 broadcasting hidden SSID in addition to hidden backhaul and how to disable it?
What is the purpose for the duplicate hidden SSID that the Orbi broadcasts? Seems to be something all the Orbi models do. I know there is a hidden SSID in the high 5GHz range used for wireless backha...
What hidden SSID are you seeing? What channel is it using?
Does it go away when your turn off the RBR and RBS?
In addition to the hidden SSID in the high 5GHz range that's used for backhaul, there is another hidden SSID on the 2.4GHz band that exactly mirrors the channel and signal strength of the main network. And yes, it's definitely from the Orbi. It moves with the main network when I set the main network to a different channel and disappears when I turn off the Orbi.
What wifi analyzer are you using?
I also see this on my neighbors Orbi system as well. I think they have a 50 series Orbi...