I have an Orbi router with satellite (latest firmware) setup with the main network and a guest network. Both are working fine and I have setup the guest network to be isolated from the rest of the network. My question: I am not getting the guest network to be broadcast from the Orbi satellite, only the Orbi router. Is this a bug, setup issue, or is the guest netowrk only available from the base router? I would have assumed that the satellite would replicate both networks but I am only getting it from the router. Please advise.

So the satellite ended up being on a much older version. I updated, turned the guest network off and on. And now it's working

Orbi router and satellite guest network

Random12
Apprentice
Jan 20, 2017
How have you determine that the Satellites aren't sending it? Did you use a wifi channel scanner?

I just did a test here at home, using a wifi scanner I can see the Guest network is being broadcast by 6 different BSSID:
1) Router 5G
2) Routher 2.4G
3) Sat1 5G
4) Sat1 2.4G
5) Sat2 5G
6) Sat2 2.4G

(I have 1 router and 2 Sats). I didn't do anything special, just enabled the guest, I'm running latest firmware. I would say double check there isn't an issue with your wifi scanner.
csundar
Tutor
Jan 20, 2017
I didn't scan but I go to my dead zone (reason I got the Orbi) and the guest network is unavailable. I have a full strength signal on the main network.
csundar
Tutor
Jan 22, 2017
So the satellite ended up being on a much older version. I updated, turned the guest network off and on. And now it's working