WiFi Network Name

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WiFi Network Name

I have recently seen the following as a password-protected network name in iOS 15 > Settings > WiFi and also on my Mac in WiFi (menubar) > Other Networks: [range]_E30AJT7113426V

I don't know exactly when this first appeared.

Here's what I've done to check this out:

Walk out of house: network name disappears about 10 feet or less from house in any direction

(As our house is on a 5-acre lot, with forest all around, I think this eliminates any neighbor's WiFi.)

Drive away: network name never reappears, although many other potential WiFi networks appear as we reach town.

Shut down each of two Macs in our house: [range]_E30AJT7113426V remains

Shut down external drives: [range]_E30AJT7113426V remains

Shut down WiFi printer: [range]_E30AJT7113426V remains

Shut down (at breaker box) Samsung "Smart Things" range: [range]_E30AJT7113426V remains (not a joke; I seriously wondered)

We have no Personal Hotspots set up on either of our iPhones. Our iPad does not have cellular.

Recent changes in our Mac environment:

Newish 24" M1 iMac.

New Mac Studio

New Studio Display

Mac Studio, macOS 12.4

Posted on May 24, 2022 4:31 PM

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MartinR

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May 24, 2022 5:44 PM in response to Klahane

Sounds like you have a Samsung range that is WiFi-enabled. The WiFi radio in the range may be powered by a rechargeable battery. You can turn it off - look in the manual for WI-FI On/Off.

As I understand Smart Things enabled appliances, you can use the Smart Things app on your device (iPhone, for example) while in proximity to the appliance; in that case your device would have to connect to the appliance, hence the appliance has a WiFi network address. If you have a Smart Things hub you could use your iPhone to (theoretically, at least) connect to your appliance from anywhere in the world.

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Klahane Author

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May 25, 2022 8:40 AM in response to MartinR

"Sounds like you have a Samsung range that is WiFi-enabled. The WiFi radio in the range may be powered by a rechargeable battery. You can turn it off - look in the manual for WI-FI On/Off."

That appears to be correct. I had searched in the Samsung range manual, but did not have the "correct" spelling: WI-FI (all uppercase with a hyphen).

With WiFi turned off on the range, the network name [range]_E30AJT7113426V disappears in WiFi settings on my iPhone. Turning WiFi back on on the range makes it reappear. (The iPhone only checks for networks every several seconds, so there's a bit of delay.)

I didn't know there was a SmartThings app for iOS. I've downloaded it and we will explore that a bit and see if it's useful for us.

Thanks for your excellent answer.

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Klahane Author

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Jun 10, 2022 1:37 PM in response to Klahane

We explored the SmartThings app for iOS and decided it was not useful for us.

The one feature I'd like to have is a mirror of the range timer on my iPhone, but that isn't in the app.

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