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Disable the broadcast SSID and mac filtering / Orbi™ Quad-band WiFi 6E Mesh - AXE11000 (RBKE963)
No option to disable the SSID broadcast ; No option to also include MAC Filtering (make it unlimited)
I have the new model (RBKE963) just received today. I also have the RBKE963B (black edition) version on the way in a few weeks.
But I am really disapointed from a security perspective.
I do not understand why broadcast is not an option to disable. I am going to check the firmware, but it is brand new. There should not be an update since it is just released.
Basic security function is to give me the option of disabling broadcast and the option to filter MAC addresses too. Frustrating to say the least.
Now I really have to ponder returning it and canceling the black edition too. Options or thoughts?
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Hello wicked-warlock ,
Thank you for posting your question here! Let me look into this further with our product management team and get back to you with an answer.
I'll be back in touch as soon as possible.
Cheers,
Christine
Good luck - I've been waiting on a similar request for my RBR850 since March of 2021.
I just put in a new idea for this too...
Hopefully the more users ask, Netgear will add in the feature.
Strange, this is not out of the box feature. Older routers had that feature.
