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Access Control randomly blocking approved devices on V2.2.1.210
RBR50
After upgrading to the V2.2.1.210 router firmware, i'm finding that devices that have approved MacID addresses and have been previosly on the network for months are suddenly being blocked in...
Here is how I fixed mine. Configuration....one orbi router and one satellite. For those with mor than one satellite I'm pretty sure you'll have to place the router as evenly between the two satellites as possible because disabling daisy-chain topology will cause each satellite to connect directly to the orbi router.
Choose Advanced on home screen.
Then Advanced setup.
Then Wireless settings.
Under backhaul topology uncheck enable daisy-chain topology.
| Backhaul Topology | |
| Enable Daisy-Chain Topology |
Reboot the router. Now any device on your network that gets blocked can be unblocked and will STAY UNBLOCKED!!!!!!
I called tech support today and told them about my discovery. I'm assuming that this fix will point them in the right direction and hopefully they will have a patched firmware update soon:)
Also, be sure you know all of the devices mac addresses on your network. A very strange thing happened after I deselected daisy-chain topology and rebooted the orbi router(RBR50). At the bottom of the access control page on the orbi there was a blocked mac address that was identicle to my satellite(RBS50) with the acception of the last two digits. The name(RBS50) was even the same. I left it blocked. Im thinking some of the code in the new firmware somehow generates another mac address for the satellite and that creates an issue with random blocking. I hope tech support sees this post and has a look at this anomaly.
FYI....I live out in the sticks and I sweep for wifi signals and have not seen the "near identicle" mac address I blocked show up at all. I think it's highly likely that it's a ghost created by defective code.
Logged in to the router to try this fix and now the blocking on random devices is gone even with access control enabled. Kinda like car trouble, the day you take it to the dealer the problem vanishes.