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IdiotSavant
Aspirant
Feb 13, 2019
Solved

Hidden Network Problem

Hello,   I've had a C7000v2 router for a little less than a year now and I've created a problem. I change the IP address, use MAC address filtering, and disable the broadcast of my SSIDs; everyth...
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  • DarrenM's avatar
    DarrenM
    Feb 22, 2019

    Have you tried to rename the SSID Stop the broadcast then manually connect those devices?

     

    DarrenM

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DarrenM
Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Feb 22, 2019

Have you tried to rename the SSID Stop the broadcast then manually connect those devices?

 

DarrenM

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    IdiotSavant
    Aspirant
    Feb 23, 2019

    Thank you for the reply Darren. I didn't try to re-rename the SSID but I did try to manually connect when the broadcst was off with no luck. I ended up giving this router to a friend who doesn't have an issue broadcasting and picking up a new router for myself.