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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...
FrumpyGrandpa
Sep 21, 2026Apprentice
jsteele82 wrote:could not find any satellite-level IoT setting anywhere in the router web UI. Is there one in the Orbi app?
No. WiFi settings are defined on the router and communicated to the satellites. Any change made on the router (channel, security, names, passwords, etc.) is propagated to the satellites automatically.