Solution Disable Onemesh Hidden network on Onemesh Routers
This Article Applies to: TP-Link Routers that supports Onemesh, such as Archer C6/A6/C7/A7/AX10/AX20/AX6000/AX11000, etc. Background: Some customers report their Onemesh routers are emitting a hidden network, which makes them confused and nervous as they cannot turn it off manually on the router web GUI. The hidden wireless network is used to build up the mesh wireless network system, and it cannot be detected by the common wireless devices. You can refer to this article for more details: https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/stories/detail/728 Just like the existing Deco mesh package products, the specific hidden network with high-intensity random password can guarantee the security of the network. So no worries. Available Solutions: However, if you still want to disable the Onemesh hidden network on the router, update the router firmware to the latest, and you will get the option to switch it off. Note: Be aware that the Onemesh option is not available when the router is working in Access Point mode. If you need to disable the Onemesh hidden network also, please switch to Router mode, disable Onemesh, then switch back to Access Point mode. For Example, the models below have already added the Onemesh option on the latest official firmware, which can be downloaded manually from the TP-Link website, or updated via the router web GUI / Tether app: Archer A7_V5_201029 and newer versions Archer C7_V5_201030 and newer versions Archer A6(US)_V2_210226 and later versions Archer C6(US)_V2_210226 and later versions Archer C80(US)_V1_1.11.30 Build 220624 and later versions Archer C64(EU)_V1_1.11.30 Build 220624 and later versions Archer C6(EU)_V2_1.3.7 Build 20220613 and later versions Archer A6(EU)_V2_1.3.7 Build 20220613 and later versions For other models that support Onemesh, but you cannot find an Onemesh ON/OFF switch on its web GUI, please keep an eye on the official website or router web GUI for the new updates, then determine if the Onemesh ON/OFF is available. If still no, please wait patiently and there would be new official firmware in the near future. Related Articles: Disable Onemesh Hidden network on DSL modem Disable Hidden SSID on the 3G/4G modem
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Please check again and ensure the Onemesh is disabled on the Archer A7, and send us the screenshot of the software that display the hidden network from Archer A7 to the email, the support engineers will try to figure it out.
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hi
i have same problem with modem archer vr400 v3.
it have 2 hidden wifi network (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
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Hello, VR400 belongs to a different product category, I suggest you discuss it in the correct sub-forum or open a new thread to start the conversation:
https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/edit/topic?moduleId=121
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@Kevin_Z Is there any update on the firmware update for the VR400 (Australia) to disable the MESH?
Im looking for a TPLink router with VDSL than can have the WiFi and MESH both disabled.
Regards,
K
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@Kevin_Z Is there any update on the firmware update for the VR400 (Australia) to disable the MESH?
Im looking for a TPLink router with VDSL than can have the WiFi and MESH both disabled.
Regards,
K
Hello @KentAU, thank you for asking again.
Can I confirm why do you need this to be disabled after reading our explanations in the Background part of this article? All these Onemesh routers or modems are designed to work with the Onemesh extenders to provide you with a seamless roaming experience. If you don't need the Onemesh feature, I guess you can also purchase a model that doesn't support it. Please let me know your ideas, thank you.
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Hi Kevin,
Thanks for looking into this. I posted the question in the ADSL/VDSL group as the more suitable forum.
Many people are intolerant to Radio Frequency Radiation. The RF from the mesh feature when WiFi is supposedly turned off but still emitting affects them badly.
As per the other posters on this topic, if mesh is not in use turning this off also frees up the spectrum for other WiFi device use.
The average customer would assume the external OFF button turns all WiFi off, but it does not. It's a bit unintentionally misleading when off isn't off.
Can you recommend an alternate VDSL device with a physical WiFi on/off button that does not have mesh? It looks like all the non mesh VR series (with VDSL) have been discontinued. You cant buy the VR400v2 (pre mesh) for example in Australia.
Ideally, TP-Link implements the mesh off toggle switch on the GUI for the VR series like it has been done for the C6 and A6 per:
https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/271574
https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/241816
https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/stories/detail/728
Hope you can help.
Kent
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Requests sound reasonable and comprehensible. Thank you. As far as I can confirm, there are no current plans to add the option to disable Onemesh for the VDSL modems, but I will add it to our request list. You can also keep an eye on the following thread as the moderator TP-Link or David-TP will update there once there is a new firmware supports that:
How to disable Onemesh Hidden network on modem vr400 v3
Regrading the models that doesn't support Onemesh, I'm not sure if you can purchase other VDSL models in Australia, you may check which of the models is available in the local store or online shops:
https://www.tp-link.com/au/home-networking/dsl-modem-router/
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@Kevin_Z I'm still waiting stable firmware (that added OneMesh button) for Archer C6(EU) V2. It's 2022 already still no update :)
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I called tp link India customer support for the same(Eu version 2.0) and he said that it is the last version(v1.3.6) update to archer c6, it won't receive further updates. What a bummer:(
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@Kevin_Z I just found out that you fixed it on the latest C80 update, thank you so much!
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