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Disabling wi-fi on Samsung home appliances (specifically dishwasher)
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this post was submitted on 15 Sep 2024
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Your easiest solution is to just not connect it to your network.
If you want to really lock it out, depending on your router you can use the firewall to drop any packets to and from the device's IP.
I chose the second option after my new fridge got too friendly with my MIL's phone. Nothing against her, but I didn't want to give it the chance to do that with a stranger.