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Access Control - Orbi
Hardware Version RBR50
Firmware Version V2.7.2.102
GUI Language Version V1.0.0.375 After recent upgrade to above mentioned firmware I lost "access control" from web GUI. From what I understood so...
So just a quick update: we had a power outage recently which forced my Orbi to the power cycle. Looks like Orbi realized that his owner is a bit pissed due to that Access Control feature not being available and "it fixed itself". This morning, just randomly checking the status of the devices on the network I saw "Access Control* being available again. I do not like this behavior but seems like the only thing which was required from me to do was a power cycle procedure instead of just rebooting the device. Anyway, closing this thread and looking forward to write another questions as my Orbi announced new firmware being available for me.
Thanks to all who responded !
_DamN_ wrote:After recent upgrade to above mentioned firmware I lost "access control" from web GUI. From what I understood so far, your default policy is "open/accept all new devices" then you will get notified on your application where you can decide whether device is/is_not allowed on the network. I hope that I overlooked something in the configuration because if this is a design then somebody should think it through again. Moving the functionality to configure your network device to the application on the phone is not a good idea
There is more to this than it appears. I, also, have an RBR50 with firmware 2.7.2.102. When I go to the Security menu, Access Control, it appears just as it always has (see image attached).
This is quite interesting ... same FW, same HW and different screen .. Can someone please explain this to me ? There must be some logical explanation ...