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Broadcasting unwanted networks
Can anybody help please
I have a R8000P router , with the wifi setup it has been working great but I'm having an issue with the unit broadcasting 2 networks which are unsecured.
The wifi setup in the home is set to secured
The guest wifi is disabled
but I have two networks broadcasting unsecured
NETGEAR-5G-1
NETGEAR-5G-2
I have confirmed they are off my router and I have connected to the unsecured wifi to the routers setup page, inputting my user name and passwords im free to adjust the settings.
I really need to turn these two networks off as it is a big risk but can't find anywhere in the settings where these can be turned off.
is there anybody can help please.
Sparky_chris wrote:
I really need to turn these two networks off ...
They are your 5GHz wifi. If you don't want to use wifi, try pressing the wifi button on the router.
To turn of just the 5Ghz look in the manual for WiFi Settings.
If you visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
you can feed in the model number and find the documentation, and, if there are any, firmware versions and drivers for your hardware.
Look for the model number on the label on the device.
Sparky_chris wrote:
...it is a big risk
Not really.
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Sparky_chris wrote:
I really need to turn these two networks off ...
They are your 5GHz wifi. If you don't want to use wifi, try pressing the wifi button on the router.
To turn of just the 5Ghz look in the manual for WiFi Settings.
If you visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
you can feed in the model number and find the documentation, and, if there are any, firmware versions and drivers for your hardware.
Look for the model number on the label on the device.
Sparky_chris wrote:
...it is a big risk
Not really.