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Firecapt1
Aspirant
Apr 05, 2018
Solved

Can't seem to hide/disable SSID broadcast

Just got my router today, it's all set up and working well except I can't seem to disable the SSID broadcast for the WiFi.  I know that the box that says "Enable SSID Broadcast " should be unchecked,...
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    Firecapt
    May 29, 2018

    I did a factory reset on the router and that seems to have solved the problem.  Thanks to everyone for the help! :smileyvery-happy:

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Firecapt1
Aspirant
Apr 15, 2018

Firmware version is the latest upgrade: 1.3.0.10

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JamesGL
NETGEAR Employee Retired
May 04, 2018

Hi Firecapt1,

 

Have you tried to reset the router to factory default?

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    JamesGL
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    May 28, 2018

    Hi Firecapt1,

     

    We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if you need further assistance.

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      Firecapt
      Aspirant
      May 29, 2018

      I did a factory reset on the router and that seems to have solved the problem.  Thanks to everyone for the help! :smileyvery-happy: