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whittle
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Jun 18, 2018

Guest network in AP Mode?

I'm thinking about putting a router in front of my RBK50 and running the Orbi system in Access Point mode.  Do you lose access to the Guest Network feature in AP mode?   Thanks much.   whittl...
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Mozez
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Jun 18, 2018
whittle wrote:

I'm thinking about putting a router in front of my RBK50 and running the Orbi system in Access Point mode.  Do you lose access to the Guest Network feature in AP mode?

 

Thanks much.

 

whittle

Hi Whittle,

 

Yes you can. That is exactly how I have mine setup right now. My FIOS router is handling all the DHCP, DNS, firewall stuff and my ORBI is running in AP mode only. You can enable the GUEST wifi on the ORBI without any issues. You do have to use the web interface (orbilogin.com) to turn on the guest network. You can also use the android app (netgear genie) to turn the guest network on/off. The option to do so on the IOS app is not available when you turn on AP mode, for whatever reason.

 

Regards,

Moses

  • whittle's avatar
    whittle
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    Jun 18, 2018

    Thanks very much Moses.  I think I will give it a go.  Just for reference, what Orbi firmware are you running?  -whittle

    • Mozez's avatar
      Mozez
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      Jun 18, 2018

      Hi Whittle,

       

      My ORBI router is currently on 2.1.4.10. 

       

      Regards,

      Moses

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        whittle
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        Jun 18, 2018

        Moses,

         

        Another question if I am not overstaying my welcome...

         

        Do you know if the LAN ports on your Orbi router and Orbi satelites are active in your configuration?  Are they basically acting as switch ports for your internal network?

         

        -whittle