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It make zero sense to me that Netgear would offer to separate out an IoT network to put all of ones smart home devices on and then advertise the IoT network to all by not hiding it. My crappy cable ...
Seriously think that a hidden SSID (or a MAC access control list) does add any more security than just security by obscurity? A so called "hidden" SSID is just invisible to the average user. The hidden SSID is there, will answer (with its complete name), even borrowing a MAC address (physical or randomized) from another active WiFi client yon your "secured" network is a question of a few seconds. I know about every "hidden" network in the neighborhood here, regardless. Amazing this idea does not go out of people mind since WiFi and 802.3 was introduced in 1997 - apparently it still holds into late 2023.