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Mims978
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Nov 16, 2016
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Stop NETGEAR54-5G From Broadcasting

How do I stop seeing NETGEAR54-5G from showing up in the wifi in my neighborhood? I renamed my wifi signal to something different but NETGEAR54-5G still shows up when I scan for wifi. How do I disabl...
  • DarrenM's avatar
    Nov 18, 2016

    Hello Mims978

     

    if you have renamed your 5Ghz network then it should stop showing that default SSID.  Do you happen to have that name saved on the devices thats looking at the wifi networks.

     

    DarrenM