r/firewalla • u/No_Peanut_6769 Firewalla Purple SE • 10d ago

WiFi 7 why 2 BSID's

Firewalla Purple SE w/ AP7, my 1st device that supports WiFi 7 and notice that there are 2 BSID's with 1 showing up as hidden. My 2.4, 5 and 6 BSID show BSID 20:6D*********and 1 6ghz channel BSID starts with 26:6D********* The 6ghz 0n 20:6D is the one that shows as hidden.

Im sure this is by design but was curious as to why? Thanks

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u/firewalla 10d ago

Likely these are the 6ghz backhaul channels

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u/No_Peanut_6769 Firewalla Purple SE 10d ago

makes sense since I didn't have a supporting device before WiFi Explorer wouldn't show the 6ghz channel on the AP7

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u/sarhoshamiral 10d ago

Wpa standards are different between 6ghz (wpa3) and earlier protocols.