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Twelve (!) SSIDs. Why?
I understand why one might elect to enable either 2.4 or 5 ghz, or both. And I assume a third 5GHz would be enabled for mesh WiFi, if/when it becomes available. But why would I elect to enable/disab...
Yes, exposing all those SSIDs is very confusing, especially when there’s no user documentation or guidance on how they work or how to use them.
My best guess is that they're there to support devices that do not or cannot use certain wifi channels (IoT devices is the first category that comes to mind.) Another possibility is that they're there in case you have devices that have support for different security protocols; WPA3 is the most secure, but not all devices devices can use it.
In fact, that's precisely my use case. I am using a range extender to provide wired internet support in a room away from the router. The extender can only use WPA2 Personal, so I have configured one of the SSIDs to use WPA2 only. Yes, this is a security hole, and that's why I'm actively looking for a more modern range extender that supports WPA3.
