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mdezrin
Feb 06, 2021Aspirant
Can a mesh network have 3 SSIDs (2 family and 1 guest) - Models RBK50 and/or RBK753
Hi, I'm looking to buy a new mesh network to cover a 3 floor suburban home. I'm looking at either Models RBK50 and/or RBK753 in a 2 node or 3 node configuration. It is an in ground basement an...
Mikey94025
Feb 07, 2021Hero
mdezrin wrote:There are 4 residents, 2 adults who work from home, and their kids. Due to work reasons, they'd like to have 3 WiFi networks:
- Guest
- Family
- Home office/company info. They'd like, for security reasons, to keep the work info separate from everyone else's access.
Maybe you could just do:
- Run the Xfinity gateway/modem with wireless turned on = Network A
- Run the Orbi's primary wireless = Network B
- Run the Orbi's guest wireless, with "Allow guests to see each other and access my local network" disabled = Network C
Network A is accessible all so connect your Canon printer there. Also use it for Guests.
Network B and C will be protected from Network A by Orbi's firewall. Use them for Work and Family (respectively). This is Double NAT which is "not recommended" but works fine for most things. If the Kids have some game that doesn't work with Double NAT then they can temporarily connect to Network A.
Will this work? One annoyance I see is that with Network C disabled to see each other then the Family PCs cannot see each other, but "Allow guests to see each other and access my local network" must be disabled to hide Work from Family.