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jsteele82
Aug 16, 2026Follower
RBE971 V12.1.10.12 - satellites do not broadcast the IoT SSID (regression from V9.13.x?)
System: RBE971 router plus 2x RBE970 satellites, both on wired backhaul, both showing Good. Firmware V12.1.10.12_5.3.16. IoT network enabled, 2.4 GHz only, WPA2-PSK. Main SSID is WPA2+WPA3. Probl...
FURRYe38
Aug 17, 2026Guru - Experienced User
After you had enabled the IoT network, how long did you wait after you applied the change to do a wifi scan of the signals at the RBR then RBS?
Can you do another scan if you have not updated the system yet?
Also how did you enable the IoT network? Using the RBR Web page or Orbi app?
Did you give a custom IoT SSID name or use the default one on the RBR?