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CAUTION: Orbi's Wifi Guest Network does not really isolate guests from main network
I was just playing around around with the Guest Network in Orbi and made a rather disturbing discovery that guest clients don't seem to be separated totally from the main network, in fact can access ...
As good as Netgear Orbi may be and the fact it retains its #1 spot does not excuse them from the privacy that guest network should have, This is over a one year old problem so it looks like it will never be fixed. I know 1st hand that customers have spoken to Netgear support on the phone then the issue goes silent with no fix. I tested Orbi just over a year ago and I was blown away with the coverage and performance but advertising and supporting a guest network that is not isolated from the main network is unexceptionable, In fact even in my own testing I contacted Netgear over a year ago and asked them why did the guest network get an IP in the same range as the main network and that went unanswered. buyer beware. You can read the complaints here
It's really all about managed expectations. If all you need is coverage for no more than 2 SSIDs with one of them as a "trusted" guest - then the Orbi is really a great product. If you need the true separation between clients and networks - then you'll just have to look somewhere else. Somehow, I don't think anyone is going to print that on the box though....