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bgold76
Jan 10, 2023Tutor
Request Feature to Allow Hiding of SSID Broadcast
I have an RBR760 system.... I submitted a suggestion to Netgear Support. Support indicated that I needed to make my suggestion on this community... My suggestion: Provide a feature allowing O...
bgold76
Jan 10, 2023Tutor
Thanks for the feedback link...!
CrimpOn
Jan 10, 2023Guru - Experienced User
You are probably aware that this request has been made many times, and nothing has come of any of the requests.
It might be useful to understand what has prompted this request.
- Historically, hiding WiFi SSID was a common 'security' recommendation.
- Users often over-react to instructions on Internet of Things (IoT) devices, "MUST have 2.4G WiFi" and believe that stopping the 5G WiFi SSID is necessary, when all the instructions are saying is the obvious. "no 2.4G WiFi: cannot work."
I have lost track of the number of IoT gizmos I successfully connected to my Orbi while the phone was connected at 5G.
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