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eeyorehoop
Sep 26, 2019Aspirant
Can't Access NAS By Name on a Mac
I've been reading various posts that seem related to my problem, but I haven't come upon one that is exactly what I need. I'm a bit of a newbie to this stuff, so I could be missing something, but hop...
- Sep 26, 2019
eeyorehoop wrote:
Thank you CrimpOn. My understanding is if I set the Orbi to AP mode, I’ll lose the guest WiFi which I need. Is there an alternate approach I could consider?The Orbi can still broadcast two WiFi names, the primary SSID and the "guest" SSID when in AP mode. You do not lose "guest" by switching to AP mode.
eeyorehoop
Sep 26, 2019Aspirant
Thank you CrimpOn. My understanding is if I set the Orbi to AP mode, I’ll lose the guest WiFi which I need. Is there an alternate approach I could consider?
FURRYe38
Sep 26, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Connect your NAS to the Orbi system.