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Help with ORBI RBR50 - Can I set up 2 wired networks
Hi there,
I have an ORBI RBR50 + 2 satellites. Wonderign if I can configure one of the ethernet ports to be it's "own" network. I have a rental unit on my property, and I was hoping to allow the tenant to shar emy gigabit thernet, however, I do not want them to be able to see my printers, NAS devices, etc...
Is there a way to run a hardwired Cat 5 (already done), plug it into one of the ports on the RBR50, and yet not let it see anything on my network, or have its own DHCP/DNS address?
Thanks in advance if soneone can help!
Eric
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I don't see any provisions for having 2 subnets, so anything wired to the Orbi satellite in the rental, would be connected to the network and see devices. However if you password protect the devices you do not want accessed, you would be fine.
Regarding WIFI, setup the guest network and only give them access to that. You could name it tenant or whatever you want and have the separate password for access.
I appreciate your response. I have looked before and kind of figured that wasn't going to work. My rental is approximately 200 feet away from one of the satellties, so that may be an issue. Can I add an extender and give them access to the guess netowrk that way. So, RBR50 + two satellites, + ??? some kind of extender to give them guest access?
Thanks in advnce
If you are trying to go 200ft. I'd try another RBS50. I used an RBK53 system in a huge warehouse and had success. However it was a total open space, except the RBR50 was behind a window, the first satellite was 200 ft away, line of sight, and the second another 200ft, in an office. The office had fair signal around 150 Mbps.
