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jsteele82
Aug 16, 2026Tutor
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...
krgoodwin
Aug 19, 2026Apprentice
BTW - All the detailed instructions I have in addition to being specifically told by Netgear is to install the satellite(s) first and then the router. I have two satellites and had no problem installing V12.1.11.10 accordingly. I extinguished the candles once I confirmed everything was working (lol).