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Nighthawk RAX50 changed its SSID on its own
I have a Nighthawk RAX50 with the latest firmware ( V1.0.16.132_2.0.92) operating in router mode with DHCP on. I also have two range extenders named XXXNET_EXT2G and XXXNET-PRO among various other devices. Spontaneously overnight, the Nighthawk changed its SSID from the main XXXNET to XXXNET_EXT2G and everything connected to it wirelessly was disconnected. The exception being anything connected to the extender XXXNET_EXT2G or anything with dynamic wireless connections (i.e., cell phones).
Has anyone ever experienced something like this? I don't know if it was an attack of some kind or just a software glitch.
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What is the distance between the RAX and your extenders? in Feet please.
What model extenders do you have?
What is the size of your home in sq feet?
Does this happen if you turn OFF the extenders?
What channels are you using on the RAX router?
Is Smart Connect enabled or disabled on the RAX router?
Has a factory reset been performed and setup from scratch since FW was updated on the RAX router?
