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Stupor08nova
Aspirant
Sep 15, 2022

SSID not detected and cant connect manualy

I have a  Nighthawk X6S R8000P AC4000.  Internet work when connected via LAN Wifi 2.4ghz and 5ghz are enabled and are lit (LED's) on the router, however, I cannot see the SSID using PC or mobile (...
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microchip8
Master
Sep 15, 2022
Make sure to set SSID Broadcast to On. Otherwise your SSIDs will be hidden

It should we somewhere in Advanced -> Wireless Settings
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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Sep 15, 2022
microchip8 wrote:
Make sure to set SSID Broadcast to On. Otherwise your SSIDs will be hidden

It should we somewhere in Advanced -> Wireless Settings

And check that the wifi switch isn't off. That may sound silly, but it has happened. (Cats and infants are the usual suspects.) And the physical switch can override the GUI settings.

 

 

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    Stupor08nova
    Aspirant
    Sep 29, 2022

    Thanks for your response. Yes, both the SSID is set to broadcast and the Switch is on. This is also confirmed by the LED on the device being lit and showing 2.4ghz and 5ghz channels are working.

     

    There is also an error message when trying to change to any channel "This DFS channel is not allowed to use because the radar was detected before. You can change to another channel or wait"

     

    As this is the only thing I can see that is left to try and due to the error message, I think it must be the cause of the issue.

     

     

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      Stupor08nova
      Aspirant
      Sep 29, 2022

      another screenshot of settings

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      Kitsap
      Master
      Sep 29, 2022
      Stupor08nova wrote:

      Thanks for your response. Yes, both the SSID is set to broadcast and the Switch is on. This is also confirmed by the LED on the device being lit and showing 2.4ghz and 5ghz channels are working.

       

      There is also an error message when trying to change to any channel "This DFS channel is not allowed to use because the radar was detected before. You can change to another channel or wait"

       

      As this is the only thing I can see that is left to try and due to the error message, I think it must be the cause of the issue.

       

       

      Pick a different channel.  Background information on how DFS works on Netgear products: 

       

      https://kb.netgear.com/000038526/Using-DFS-channels-on-5Ghz-radio-when-your-WAC510-is-configured-to-a-European-Country-Region