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Access control issue/bug with Orbi 2.7.1.60
Since I upgraded to the latest firmware, the Access Control feature in Advanced...Security in the UI doesn't work properly. When I turn access to certain devices off, it is also turning off access t...
For the record, I did a factory reset -- and it didn't solve it. So I downgraded the firmware to v2.6.1.40 and life is so much better. I'm quite certain that there is an incompatiblity between MAC address filtering ("Access Control") and this v2.7.1.60 -- possibly exacerbated by IP address reservations. But on the verge of this being the third decade of the 21st century, there is no excuse for these venerable features to be thought of as exotic -- it should just work!
Agreed, reset does not help. There does appear to be some sort of issue resolving MACs or something with 2.7.1.60.
In the meantime, I am back on 2.7.0.70 and life is good.