Solution Disable Onemesh Hidden network on Onemesh Routers
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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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I have an MR500, purchased in Australia, and I see no option to turn off the one mesh. This should be communicated to potential buyers or I would NOT have purchased the product. Please advise whether there is a firmware upgrade that will allow me to turn off the hidden network. Thanks.
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https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/271574?sortDir=ASC&page=1
https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/267610
They are working on it... MR200, 400 and 600 have already custom firmware.
You are VERY right. it should have been noticed. Now customers are emitting AP's without knowing. Could harm medical equipment or worse...
Mesh is a very questionable system. My neighbours have 2 meshadapters and their provider's router. The 2 mesh-adapters create 10 AP's (ten!), providers' router 2, that makes 12 AP's (twelve!) in a small house. They don't care, because nothing about it in the manual.
So "does mesh work?" Yes, how? It disables surrounding networks. And it bypasses the max -20dbm-rule, because that rule is for each AP individually.
I did a test with 3 mesh-adapters: makes 15 (fifteen) signals. 4 would make 20, 5 would make 25. All plus the 2 of the provider's router. That's crazy... I hope it will be regulated soon. In your "available wifi-tab" you'll see only a few AP's. Don't let that fool you, it's a lot more.
In houses as mine and the neighbours: 2 AP's (2.4 and 5) were always more then enough. Even 1, because 2.4ghz covers internetspeed fine.
Now: I don't use wifi anymore. IMPOSSIBLE. Disconnects every half hour or worse. Equipment dies. I have everything oldscool wired again. Sad.
I could use Mesh in my house too. I strictly don't, I have other neighbours.
By the way: a hidden AP is an AP. Just the name is hidden. A hidden AP is as disturbing as a none-hidden AP. It also delayes known clients accessing known wifi-networks when surrounded by a bombardment of hidden AP's from another network.
I've read on other forums that it already is communicated with FCC.
I think TPLink is not to blame, it's 3th party. But some details in the manual would be nice.
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I have the mr200. Loaded the beta firmware.
When the mesh-button is OFF I detected nothing anymore. Nor with windowsbased scanner nor with linuxbased scanner. So I think it's completely off. The beta firmware works.
Linux scans the best. It reveals part of the hidden ssid. Along with the mac's you can determine where it comes from.
Be patient, I noticed that the mesh on/off will be present in the standard firmwares. (as it should from the start, and it should be "off" in factorystart)
You can find the already made betas in de links above.
The physical wifi-button turns only wifi off, mesh stays on. Haven't tested that with the beta firmware.
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