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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.
Putting the old router between the modem and the Orbi and running the Orbi in router mode will work. But this is less than ideal because traffic for devices on the Orbi network will undergo double-NAT to get to the Internet. This can cause some apps to break, particularly gaming, but it can work. I would only do this as a last resort. If you must absolutely have a guest network and can't wait, then return the Orbi and get something else.
Thanks, Ether, for the insight. As you may have guessed, I have only a basic knowledge of how routers work, so I appreciate that you pointed out the drawbacks in my plan. I have been impressed with the speed and coverage of the Orbi so far, so I am reluctant to exchange it. It's just frustrating. For now I think I will keep my Verizon Wi-Fi service running as a backup if my broadband goes down, and then I can use the Verizon network for friends. It's much slower and limited to 16GB/month, but it should do for my occassional guests.
Pay attention, Netgear. This is huge. Get the firmware fixed to allow multiple accounts and parental controls, or suffer the consequences.
mmripp8 wrote:Pay attention, Netgear. This is huge. Get the firmware fixed to allow multiple accounts and parental controls, or suffer the consequences.
not sure what you mean by multiple accounts , but i suggest you wait and vent your anger after the november firmware release as its been explained multiple times that features will be added its just a matter of which priority they are added and when
im guessing this came to market so quick as to be at least in the race with all the other mesh systems being released at the same time and as a consequence the major feature was to get the whole home wifi working first ( which it is thank you ) and then add features later which they have said they would or at least indicated so
TBH what i see here is what we see with every new release , eg ppl jumping on the band wagon to early , most of us know that to buy on release mean you pay the early adopter tax of firmware upgrades and bugs etc etc before you end up with a good working product , if you dont what these hassles and or frustration dont jump on the band wagon so early and wait , this is the case for pretty much every router i have ever had and its always the case if your the type that has to have the latest and greatest NOW and are not prepared to wait till the dust settle on the firmware cycle
it also has to be said that the web site does not suggest it has guest wifi nor parental control or multiple ssid , the expectation of what is standard and what is not is another arguement for another time
again wait for the november fw release and then vent your spleen if you dont get what you want
pete
Fair enough, Petey. :) But venting spleen is also a way to point out to a company what needs to be done, and that people are paying attention. We don't want them to think that the current status is ok, and take months to fix it. Much less years.
