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RBR20 Blocked all access to router settings
I've had the Orbi RBR20 and one satellite for a while and really like it. Today, I added a new device to my network and accessed the settings to rename it. While in there, I wanted to turn on Access C...
CrimpOn Sorry. That sentence is in reference to using the mobile app on my phone. I have to disconnect my phone from wifi in order for the app to let me in. But even in the mobile app, I cant't turn off the "Block all new devices" setting. I can only pause internet access to each device. All of my devices are on, and connected and working fine, but I can't log into the router settings from any device to turn that setting off. (No idea why it's even an option. Every time I try to use it, it seems to mess things up.)
Mahers wrote:CrimpOn Sorry. That sentence is in reference to using the mobile app on my phone. I have to disconnect my phone from wifi in order for the app to let me in. But even in the mobile app, I cant't turn off the "Block all new devices" setting. I can only pause internet access to each device. All of my devices are on, and connected and working fine, but I can't log into the router settings from any device to turn that setting off. (No idea why it's even an option. Every time I try to use it, it seems to mess things up.)
Thanks for the explanation. (I should have figured that out myself.)
This is really strange. On the laptop, for example, which is "working", when you browse to the Orbi web interface (http://orbilogin.net), and authenticate ("admin" and password), does it let you do anything? (Display Attached Devices? Look at the Guest Network page?)