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MKGMZN
Aspirant
Jan 28, 2025
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AX4300 broadcasting hidden SSID

I have AX4300 installed for about 4 years. I have one SSID for which broadcasting is NOT enabled. However, the router is broadcasting that SSID as well. I have another "guest SSID" for which broadcas...
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    MKGMZN
    Jan 28, 2025

    Thanks for the quick response.

     

    I have lots of setup/configuration on this router, .e.g, IP address to MAC address mapping.

    I have taken a backup yesterday.

     

    Can I do the factory reset and then restore using the latest backup? Will that fix the issue?

     

    Thanks!

    Mike

     

     

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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 29, 2025

there's a difference from turning off the wifi on a specific band and whether the ssid can be seen or not (hidden). 

What do you actually have checked off? (screensnips help)

also, having a "hidden" ssid doesn't always hide it. Its just usually hidden from a built in basic scanner (and not all of them either).