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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 ...
_DamN_ wrote:This is quite interesting ... same FW, same HW and different screen .. Can someone please explain this to me ? There must be some logical explanation ...
I have 2.7.2.102 on my "spare Orbi" which I got a year ago (used on eBay) to experiment with Voxel's Orbi firmware. Have never connected the Orbi "app" to this one. (To be completely honest, I am not 100% certain how to do that since this Orbi has never been registered to my Netgear account and I don't want to mess up the app that is tied to my "in use" Orbi.)
Maybe "something happens" when the Orbi app is tied to an Orbi running firmware 2.7.2.102?
If Access Control is important, I would get out my trusty paperclip and reset the Orbi.
MIne appears like CrimpOn s picture. Only idea would be that did you set up your system using the Orbi app or did you use the RBRs web page using a PC and web brower. Mine was setup using RBRs web page.
Has a reset been performed since you updated?
Well after upgrading the firmware, I did not perform another reset as I thought that reconfiguring the whole thing would wipe everything clean. And app was used for initial setup ... damn hell, what kind of architect designed this thing ? :-( So now, if I want to change the global access policy I need to re-upload firmware ...
_DamN_ wrote:Well after upgrading the firmware, I did not perform another reset as I thought that reconfiguring the whole thing would wipe everything clean. And app was used for initial setup ... damn hell, what kind of architect designed this thing ? :-( So now, if I want to change the global access policy I need to re-upload firmware ...
(I'm probably exposing even more of my ignorance, but.....)
If an Orbi is set up using the "app", it seems that the only things that can be configured are the SSID & password.
I hesitate to Factory Reset my Orbi because I have spent a lot of time (far more than any "normal person" would thing reasonable) assigning IP's to each permanent device, customizing the Attached Devices name, description, and device type, setting up DDNS and VPN. None of those things can be done from the "app", can they?
I say again, if Access Control is important, then....
