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Hidden networks
Hidden networks
2024-06-18 02:46:20
Model: Archer VR400  
Hardware Version: V2
Firmware Version: 0.4.0 0.9.1 v0070.0 Build 220126 RC.50521n

Hello, I have the same problem as the man in this topic :

https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/257372

 

The only difference is that for me 2 hidden networks (one for 2.4 and one for 5) appeared after pressing "factory restore" from backup&restore tab.

I'm not entirely sure which firmware version was at the time of clicking, but there was definitely a version for v2, trying to get rid of it, I uploaded the following versions but nothing helped:


-Archer VR400(EU)_V2_200227 

-Archer_VR400(EU)V2_200706

-Archer_VR400(EU)V2_201104

 

 

in traffic monitor i see these hidden networks  (probably) as "SSID_2.4G_03" and  "SSID_5G_03" (this showed in the same time as those hidden networks / this wasn't there before)

 

 

 

All networks have simmilar mac address (the hidden part is the same for all):

 

 

Maybe it would be enough to "Restore previous settings from a saved file" to get rid of it? but i didn't make one, and factory reset doesn't help.
 

 

PS. Sorry for my English, although my reading is good, my writing is very poor

 

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Re:Hidden networks
2024-06-18 15:15:08

  @VirsT 

 

Can i get somewhere clean conf.bin file for backup? 

it would be best if the settings were the same as in the emulator because there are no strange networks there:

(https://emulator.tp-link.com/Archer_VR400(EU)_V2/index.htm)
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Re:Hidden networks
2024-06-18 23:34:41

  @VirsT 

I didn't find a clean conf.bin file but I found a way to edit my own :D and i did it! i deleted <Enable val=1 /> and now those hidden networks are gone.


<X_TP_MultiSSID>
          <MultiSSIDEnable val=1 />
          <MultiSSIDEntry instance=1 >
            <Name val=wlan1 />
            <SSID val=TP-Link_Guest_4C7B />
            <SSIDAdvertisementEnable val=1 />
            <BeaconType val=Basic />
            <WEPKeyIndex val=1 />
            <BasicEncryptionModes val=None />
            <BasicAuthenticationMode val=None />
            <WPAEncryptionModes val=TKIPandAESEncryption />
            <WPAAuthenticationMode val=PSKAuthentication />
            <IEEE11iEncryptionModes val=TKIPandAESEncryption />
            <IEEE11iAuthenticationMode val=PSKAuthentication />
            <RadiusServerPort val=1812 />
            <WEPKey instance=1 >
            </WEPKey>
            <WEPKey instance=2 >
            </WEPKey>
            <WEPKey instance=3 >
            </WEPKey>
            <WEPKey instance=4 >
            </WEPKey>
            <WEPKey nextInstance=5 />
          </MultiSSIDEntry>
          <MultiSSIDEntry instance=2 >
            <Enable val=1 />
            <Name val=wlan2 />
            <SSID val=TP-Link_A24C7B_01 />
            <BeaconType val=11i />
            <WEPKeyIndex val=1 />
            <BasicEncryptionModes val=None />
            <BasicAuthenticationMode val=None />
            <WPAEncryptionModes val=TKIPandAESEncryption />
            <WPAAuthenticationMode val=PSKAuthentication />
            <IEEE11iEncryptionModes val=TKIPandAESEncryption />
            <IEEE11iAuthenticationMode val=PSKAuthentication />
            <RadiusServerPort val=1812 />
            <WEPKey instance=1 >
            </WEPKey>
            <WEPKey instance=2 >
            </WEPKey>
            <WEPKey instance=3 >
            </WEPKey>
            <WEPKey instance=4 >
            </WEPKey>
            <WEPKey nextInstance=5 />
          </MultiSSIDEntry>

          <MultiSSIDEntry instance=3 >
            <Name val=wlan3 />
            <SSID val=TP-Link_A24C7B_02 />
            <SSIDAdvertisementEnable val=1 />
            <BeaconType val=Basic />
            <WEPKeyIndex val=1 />
            <BasicEncryptionModes val=None />
            <BasicAuthenticationMode val=None />
            <WPAEncryptionModes val=TKIPandAESEncryption />
            <WPAAuthenticationMode val=PSKAuthentication />
            <IEEE11iEncryptionModes val=TKIPandAESEncryption />
            <IEEE11iAuthenticationMode val=PSKAuthentication />
            <RadiusServerPort val=1812 />
            <WEPKey instance=1 >
            </WEPKey>
            <WEPKey instance=2 >
            </WEPKey>
            <WEPKey instance=3 >
            </WEPKey>
            <WEPKey instance=4 >
            </WEPKey>
            <WEPKey nextInstance=5 />
          </MultiSSIDEntry>
          <MultiSSIDEntry nextInstance=4 />
        </X_TP_MultiSSID>
        <X_TP_WlBrName instance=1 >
          <IfName val=wl0 />
          <BridgeName val=br0 />
        </X_TP_WlBrName>
        <X_TP_WlBrName instance=2 >
          <IfName val=wl0.3 />
          <BridgeName val=br0 />
        </X_TP_WlBrName>
        <X_TP_WlBrName instance=3 >
          <IfName val=wl0.4 />
          <BridgeName val=br0 />
        </X_TP_WlBrName>
        <X_TP_WlBrName nextInstance=4 />


 

 

 

last question, can I somehow completely remove this <MultiSSIDEntry instance=2 > and <MultiSSIDEntry instance=3 > code or edit it, leaving only the guest network?

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