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Please add in a feature to disable SSID broadcast on the Orbi Tri-band RBR850. The stated reason of "you don't need it" is clearly contradicted by the number of people who have been asking for it, a...
Since some IoT devices (think home automation, electric charging, etc) have a hard time dealing with connecting to networks that don't broadcast the SSID, I can see some marketing type making the decision to remove the control simply to avoid having calls and inquiries come in from users of those devices complaining they "can't connect to my Orbi". I am really disapointed that I can't hide my SSID if I want too.
This should be the your customer's chioice and this a istandard technology feature you have denied to your poteneial customer. There should be a checkbox for each bandwidth that allows SSID broadcasting. I agree with everyone's comments. If you'd like, leave it off by default, but let each user decide whether or not to enable it. More details about poe crafting calculator are available here. Although this is a first level of security, it's enough to keep my neighbors from being able to see my network and trying to connect.