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bashfulrobot
Tutor
Nov 27, 2018

Devices blocked constantly

Hi there, for some reason my orbi keeps locking devices. When I log into the interface, they show us blocked and then I have to manually toggle them. After of time, the devices end up being blocked ag...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 27, 2018

What FW version are you using? Theres been others reporting problems with Access Control. Might be best to disable it until next FW update. 

Blanca_O

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    bashfulrobot
    Tutor
    Nov 28, 2018
    I'm not in front of my device but it is the most recent version. I checked for updates yesterday.
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      FURRYe38
      Guru - Experienced User
      Nov 28, 2018

      You might try a factory reset on the router and set it up from scratch, go in and do some IP address reservations for the devices you want to put in the access control, then setup access control.