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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.
How about just use your old wireless router for guest network until they add it to the Orbi firmware? That's what I'm probably going to do.
Using a second router for guest access is certainly possible, but the fact you would need to is unfathomable to me. This is being marketed as a whole house / all in one premium networking solution, marketed towards people who want ease of use for a "modern" family. Missing this super-basic feature common to most every router they might already be upgrading from is really kind of ridiculous.