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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.
I'm a proud owner of Orbi. As many of you I was dissapointed for luck of guest access however am totally glad that I get the speed and stable internet.
In the meantime I connected my nighthawk r8000 router on the back of the Orbi router and am using it for guest access.
I do not intend to return the Orbi and will be patient until netgear updates the firmware. What I will not do is to compromise the speed am currently enjoying with the Orbi regardless.
In the meantime I connected my nighthawk r8000 router on the back of the Orbi router and am using it for guest access.
I do not intend to return the Orbi and will be patient until netgear updates the firmware. What I will not do is to compromise the speed am currently enjoying with the Orbi regardless.
Hey csk, glad you are happy with your Orbi. I, too, am very pleased with the speed, range, and stability of my Orbi after a month in service. I was going to do the same as you by plugging my old router into the Orbi for guest access, but decided not to when Ether responded to my plan with this comment.
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"You shoud understand that a jury-rigged setup (connecting a router into the Orbi system) is not going to provide you with a secure, isolated guest network. Your guests will have full access to your home network."
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I don't know enough about routers to understand how it allows guests to have full access, but I am trusting that Ether knows more than I do on this subject. I'm hoping Netgear will come out with the update to include guest access sometime soon, but not holding my breath.