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Managing "Guest" access
Besides our "normal" SSID, I currently use one of the "guest" channels on my Netgear AC5000 for my connected house and the others for visitors. How are these needs addressed by the new Orbi?
I installed the most recent update to my Orbi system and now have "Guest" access control. This resolves my issue. Thanks, Netgear, for addressing this concern.
Hello MrBTC
The initial release will not have the guest network but it is planned to be added in a later firmware update.
DarrenM
no guest network until software update? how is that an after thought? deal breaker
We do appreciate your feedback.
The focus was to get the key features ready for the product launch especially the whole home Wi-Fi.
We had to prioritise when deciding which features to include in the initial release and which to add in later firmware updates.
A lot of thought and internal discussion goes into decisions like this, especially for an exciting new product like Orbi. We also received valuable feedback from beta testers as to what they would like to see added to Orbi. It's essential to have a good base of end user feedback to help to shape and validate post launch development plans before even launching a new product.
The relative importance of different features is subjective, but we feel we've provided a good set of features for an initial release.
Disappointing. I was about to pre-order the set but without the guest access I will wait. I have to much company to not have this feature in it. Also not knowing what the price for the satellite add on will be is not acceptable given that a satellite is part of the initial set. If the price needs to come down later so be it but an initial MSRP would give consumers an expectation which is necessary to plan. I know I will need an extra satellite.
mdgm-ntgr, no update since your initial post on Sep 2. Last thread post here is Nov 6 by a user. What is the status/delivery date of the firmware update for guest network? I just purchased today and was told [sold] (my fault) it was there. It was a key need of our setup.
Netgear giving an update on this key feature would go a long way with your customers, both current and future.
Also looking for an option to hide the non-guest SSID.
Adding DarrenM also as he represents Netgear as a moderator.
bosox wrote:Also looking for an option to hide the non-guest SSID.
just love dragging this one out when ppl mention mac address filtering and hiding ssid
The six dumbest ways to secure a wireless LAN
http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-six-dumbest-ways-to-secure-a-wireless-lan/
give a guess what the second dumbest way is
just forget hiding ssid and just make sure you have a good li=ong non dictoionanry passphrase and its wpa2 with AES encryption
