Windows 10: Unknown Symbol On Available WiFi Network Icon

I recently switch my home mesh network from Eero to TP-Link Deco. When I did this, the main WiFi network ico has an unusual symbol on it. I'd like to know what that black circle with the cross inside it means.

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WiFi "Available networks" icons

I haven't used WiFi much yet on my E73, and while surveying the networks available in my apartment complex, noticed a symbol on the list that I didn't recognize and couldn't find documented. What does the "two arrows" symbol mean?







































Thanks.

 

WiFi Network Icon with exclamation point

When I click on the WiFi icon in the taskbar, it shows a list of available WiFi networks. Some of the networks have an exclamation point in a symbol that looks like a shield. See the picture I posted. Can anyone please tell me what the that mean?

 

List availible wifi networks with powershell

I ran the command

I went away and made a pot of coffee then came back to the computer, checked that two minutes had passed and ran the command again

and I then clicked as soon as I could on the Taskbar, Network icon to bring up the list

and I also ran the NirSoft WiFiInfo tool I mentioned earlier to show relative signal strengths.

Are you getting a lot of fading in & out of WiFi signal strength by any chance? Are you on 2.4GHz or 5GHz? Is fading what's leading to the symptoms you see? You can monitor fading by watching the Taskbar, Network icon or by using NirSoft WiFiInfo tool, which I find easier because [as in my illustration] it can be sorted by signal strength so you can see networks flicking up & down the list. Denis