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Does Access Control block OUTGOING or INCOMING connections?
Hi, I was wondering about the settings in Access Controls, when it "blocks" connections, is it referring to blocking incoming connections (i.e., connections FROM "outside")? Or is it referrin...
While this model of Orbi doesn't do exactly what you want in your scenario, I'd like to suggest a different possible solution. As you sound like you are running some tech on the backend that needs in/out access to the mean streets of the internet, might I suggest you think about running a small home hardware firewall such as pfSense, UniFi, or the like. There's a little bit of a learning curve but after that you will have some very granular control of what your network is allowed to do. I've run a host of Orbi products in AP mode with pfSense for years, recently switching over to Ubiquiti UniFi products, and from a security perspective it's money well spent. This might also keep you in the Netgear Orbi ecosystem since you can do what you want to do while still using the Orbi mesh products.