WAP4410N Strangeness in Bridge Mode

Hi There
I have setup 6 WAP4410N's so far in three pairs. Each pair is acting as a bridge.
While in bridge mode, and with the SSID Broadcast set to disabled, i am still able to see the default SSID (or whatever SSID i change it to) on my laptop when looking for a wireless network, and i can access them as if they were in Access Point mode. I cannot set security on this, as the bridge diesnt work then
Here are the details for one in particular, but all are the same hardware and software versions, so no upgrade path
Hardware Version: Rev.12
Software Version: 2.0.0.5
Local MAC Address: 00:26:0B:DC:07:FE

Just to let you know, the firmware update for these devices has not worked for the bridge mode being dropped
However it has resolved the issue about the SSID being displayed, but just to reiterate, i have 2 WAP4410N on 2.0.0.12 that are constantly dropping the bridge used between them. There is no encryption or anything between the two units. I have another two units, in the exact same setup, but on 2.0.0.5, that are working perfectly.
We are now replacing these units, i doubt we will be using the 4410N product again i am afraid, it is a verty comprehensive device, but we cannot depend on it

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