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Wifi signals hidden rather than switched off

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myke52

2022-08-08 09:47:05 - last edited 2022-08-08 10:24:56

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Wifi signals hidden rather than switched off

2022-08-08 09:47:05 - last edited 2022-08-08 10:24:56

Model: Archer VR2100

Hardware Version: V1

Firmware Version: 1.5.0 0.9.1 v009e.0 Build 210722 Rel.37847n

Just wondered why when you disable WiFi the router just hides the signals rather than switch them off?

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terziyski

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2022-08-08 18:44:45

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Re:Wifi signals hidden rather than switched off

2022-08-08 18:44:45

@myke52

When you disable the router wireless radio what you probably see are the OneMesh hidden networks - check this thread.

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myke52

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2022-08-08 22:16:16

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Re:Wifi signals hidden rather than switched off

2022-08-08 22:16:16

@terziyski Thanks for the reply.

When I look at the Onemesh tab in my router control panel it suggests it's not activated and that I would need to add a Onemesh device to use it. Would this suggest it's switched off? I don't currently use anything other than my VR2100 at home.

terziyski

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2022-08-09 02:33:49 - last edited 2022-08-11 13:00:47

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Re:Wifi signals hidden rather than switched off

2022-08-09 02:33:49 - last edited 2022-08-11 13:00:47

@myke52

As long as there's no switch off button for OneMesh feature in the device web management interface, it would still emit the hidden networks as referenced in the thread I posted.

The button for disabling OneMesh feature looks like this:

If you don't have such to turn it off, OneMesh hidden networks are present even if OneMesh is not configured.

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