BrcmAP0 & BrcmAP1 SSID's appear with wifi turned off

[gotmygoodelf]

I have wifi turned off yet i can see 2 unsecured SSID's BrcmAP0 & BrcmAP1 which connect to my fibre router, how?

i cant find them on the router to enable security, so why are they appearing?

I can see the devices connected to my router on the homepage of my router settings.

i dont want people connecting to my network via these open SSID's.

[Cynric]

@gotmygoodelf It could be your neighbour or a mobile phone hotspot, are you sure that they are your router? These are SSIDs from a Broadcom WiFi chipset which is common across many devices. Which router are you using, Vodafone or one you purchased yourself?

[gotmygoodelf]

the vodafone router powerhub, when i connect to them one is 5ghz and the other is 2.4ghz both on my subnet. i have changed the subnet of my router and the subnet of the SSID's changes too. both SSID's are unsecured, i not seen a foreign device connect yet but have made my PCs undiscoverable to hope that helps. how easy is it to use another dual band router i having laying around? i assume i can just plug in the ONT to my WAN port and i`m done?

[Ripshod]

A lot of smart devices open their own Access Point for setup access should the wifi go down - Google Nest Hubs are a great example. Whilst most will transmit an a identity a lot of cheaper devices transmit strings that identify the chipset.

Turn everything off until you find the device and take note for the future

[gotmygoodelf]

yeh turned everything off but the hub and the SSID's are still there and if i look on the hub web page i can see my phone connected by wifi even though the wifi is turned off!

[Ripshod]

I think someone at Vodafone has misconfigured your router. There may be more going on beyond just this. You'll need to contact Vodafone Support and report this 

[Jayach]

It is highly unlikely the Vodaphone Power Hub is broadcasting these SSID's.

Have you tried factory resetting the Power Hub? If you switch off the Power Hub, do they disappear?