Enable Or Disable Ssid Broadcast For A Radio; Enable Or Disable 20/40 Mhz Coexistence For The 2.4 Ghz Radio - NETGEAR Orbi Pro WiFi 6 User Manual

Orbi Pro WiFi 6 Router Model SXR80 and Orbi Pro WiFi 6 Satellite Model SXR80
Your settings are saved. The router restarts with the settings for the new region.

Enable or disable SSID broadcast for a radio

By default, the router broadcasts its WiFi network names (SSIDs) so that WiFi clients can
detect them in their scanned network lists. Turning off the SSID broadcast provides
additional WiFi security, but users must know an SSID to be able to join its WiFi network.
For each 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio individually, you can enable or disable SSID broadcast,
which then applies too all WiFi networks that use the radio.
To enable or disable SSID broadcast:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your
Orbi network.
2. Enter orbilogin.com.
A login window displays.
If your browser does not display a login window but displays a security warning and
does not let you proceed, see Resolve a browser security warning on page 28.
3. Enter the admin user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time
that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
The Advanced Wireless Settings page displays.
5. For a radio, select or clear the Enable SSID Broadcast check box.
When this check box is selected (which it is by default), the router broadcasts its
SSIDs on the radio so that they display when you scan for local WiFi networks on
your computer or WiFi device.
6. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Enable or disable 20/40 MHz coexistence for the 2.4 GHz
radio
20/40 coexistence allows a 20 MHz and 40 MHz channel width to be supported
simultaneously. By default, 20/40 MHz coexistence is enabled on the 2.4 GHz radio to
prevent interference between WiFi networks in your environment at the expense of the
WiFi speed. If no other WiFi networks are present in your environment, you can disable
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