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AniDutta
Jul 31, 2017Apprentice
New Orbi app on iOS
Netgear finally released a decent Orbi app for iOS and Android last week. The UI is sleek, and the app is starting to get useful. I would like to check with other users if they can Pause/Resume inte...
JMU1998
Jul 31, 2017Luminary
Genie app still not fixed all devices show as wired and 100% signal strength and NO link speeds in network map
AniDutta
Jul 31, 2017Apprentice
This thread is about the new Orbi app, not the Genie app!
- DarrenMAug 02, 2017Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Hello AniDutta
I have checked and this feature will be grayed out and not work if you are using Orbi in AP mode as the orbi is not doing the router functions in your home.
DarrenM
- AniDuttaAug 02, 2017ApprenticeDarrenM
Thanks for your response. Help me understand how does the Genie app works in AP mode to turn off internet access to a device while the Orbi app can't?- DarrenMAug 02, 2017Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Hello AniDutta
Since you are running it in AP mode you would have to access your main routers features in order to turn off the internet access if that router has the capability.
DarrenM