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gusperrysmom
Aspirant
Nov 30, 2017
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Orbi RBS50 and AP Isolation settings. How do you change?

I am trying to add a Logitech Harmony Hub to my system.  Troubleshooting in Logitech says:

"Some routers have a setting that prevents two Wi‑Fi devices from communicating with each other, and will only allow a Wi‑Fi connected device such as your mobile device to communicate with devices connected using a network cable. This is referred to as Internal Station Connection by many manufacturers, but not universally."  

I found that AP Isolation is set to "yes" on my Orbi, but I'm not sure if this should be set to "no" per the statement above, and I cannot find where I change that setting.

Firmware version V2.0.0.74

I'm not very computer savy ... so need simple step-by-step explanations.

Thanks.

 

 

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  • gusperrysmom's avatar
    gusperrysmom
    Dec 01, 2017

    Thanks for responding so quickly.  So ... I wonder what's causing the problem with the inability of the app to connect to the Harmony if it's not the Orbi.  More investigating ...

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  • TheEther's avatar
    TheEther
    Guru
    Dec 01, 2017
    Netgear Wi-Fi routers, including Orbi, do not block devices from communicating from each other on the non-guest networks. AFAIK, there is no option to change this.

    The situation is different for the guest networks. There is an option, "Allow guests to see each other and access my local network", that can be toggled. This option is kinda inane. There really should be an option for guests to see each other but NOT access the local network.
    • gusperrysmom's avatar
      gusperrysmom
      Aspirant
      Dec 01, 2017

      Thanks for responding so quickly.  So ... I wonder what's causing the problem with the inability of the app to connect to the Harmony if it's not the Orbi.  More investigating ...