Adding my opinion to the long list of ignored requests previously mentioned on this forum. It is standard on most other wifi router hardware to offer the ability to setup up a limited access Guest Wifi. If you need to know why this is essential then you are probably in big trouble security wise. For sure COX knows, understands and has decided to ignore the issue. Get your act together COX and take care of your customers.
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Cox licenses the Panoramic(xFI) platform from Comcast. The hardware that was used for the guest network was changed to broadcast the CoxWifi hotspot. This makes any changes unlikely, not only because Cox doesn't decide how the platform is designed, but because the CoxWifi hotspot is used by Cox mobile cell phones to move some of the traffic to Cox's network(via wifi calling) and not Verizon's cellular network. If you want a guest wifi, buy your own router. If you need to know why using your own router is better, you are probably in big trouble security wise.
Actually, the Guest network capability was removed, and used for WiFi cable boxes, not the hotspot. Hotspot was always part of the software, but the guest network, that was taken away to be used for WiFi Cable Boxes.
Something else that this made me think of. How does the gateway produce these different SSID? Do they use different radios? Is it 2.4 or 5Ghz? I assume the SSID for the TV boxes are hidden, but is it a generic SSID or something custom for each box? I am wondering if you can use a wifi analyzer app and set your retail router to broadcast the same for the boxes to connect.
I was completely content with my own router ********. Cox threatened to double my rate unless I took their newest deal that required me to install their router.
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