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How do I stop my router being a wi-fi hotspot?
I have an unknown device connecting to my Wi-fi.
Switching Wi-fi off, for several minutes, then restarting doesn't remove it.
It's not my mobile. What is it?
BT Smart Hub Manager will not allow me to remove it - Red Circle with Diagonal when I hover the cursor over the Remove 'button'.
Any help welcome.
Thanks

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Re: How do I stop my router being a wi-fi hotspot?
Do you any Sky devices as the MAC would appear to be for one.
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Re: How do I stop my router being a wi-fi hotspot?
Try looking up the vendor of the MAC address
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Re: How do I stop my router being a wi-fi hotspot?
It could well be your mobile or another device set to use MAC randomisation, which most are by default. That means each time the device connects, it uses a phantom MAC address rather than the real one. Then next time it connects it uses a different one & the last one becomes orphaned as an unknown device. Only a factory reset will clear them together with turning off the feature on each device for your home network.
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Re: How do I stop my router being a wi-fi hotspot?
Thanks for suggestion.
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Re: How do I stop my router being a wi-fi hotspot?
Thanks for suggestion.
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Re: How do I stop my router being a wi-fi hotspot?
Thanks for the suggestion

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Re: How do I stop my router being a wi-fi hotspot?
As @gg30340 said earlier, it's a Sky device.
Whatever device it is, it has your WiFi password.
Change your WiFi password and see what doesn't connect.
Deleting a device from the network map doesn't do anything except remove a non-connected entry from the list.
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