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Ayyeee
Reel Rookie

So my Roku tv is picking up as a locked WiFi?

I’m curious to as if something is connected to one of my Roku TV’s. On the WiFi it picks up as 

 

Direct-Roku-gw9-318cde it’s password protected. Like what can that be?

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Strega2
Roku Guru

Re: So my Roku tv is picking up as a locked WiFi?

Those are used for connecting Roku remotes (but not the "Simple Remote" which uses IR) and also some other stuff like Roku speakers.

Banned but back. Because why not?
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Ayyeee
Reel Rookie

Re: So my Roku tv is picking up as a locked WiFi?

Anyway you can dumb that down for me even more lol

 

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AvsGunnar
Community Streaming Expert

Re: So my Roku tv is picking up as a locked WiFi?

"Direct-Roku" is a private network that is created/broadcast by your Roku device.  This private network is used by various Roku peripherals (ie. Roku Voice Remotes and some internal features that need network connectivity) in order for them to communicate with the broadcasting Roku device.

Simply put, a Roku device creates its own network access point (AP) and then Roku peripherals connect to this access point in order to operate with the Roku device.  Only Roku peripherals can connect to this private AP.

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