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RBR50 Not Showing All Connected Devices
Firmware V2.7.3.22. The title tells it all. I think this is a security issue since it allows a device to be connected to the router without being recornized. So if for some reason you give a user...
Which method is being used to display connected devices:
- The Orbi web interface Attached Devices page?
- The Orbi 'app' Device Manager?
Web interface.
JacekO wrote:
Web interface.
Thanks. There have been persistent issues over the years with the Orbi 'app' and connected devices.
I do not recall seeing this issue with the web Attached Devices page.
How have you determined that a device is actually connected but not showing as 'Attached'?
What kind of device is it?
My own personal experience with Attached Devices indicates that WiFi devices do not show up unless they send or receive data packets. My Nest thermostat, for example, did not appear on Attached Devices, but was clearly still connected. When I opened the Nest app on my phone, suddenly the thermostat was there again. Close the app (really close it) and in about five minutes the Nest disappeared again. Unlike wired devices where the ethernet adapter constantly senses "something is connected and powered on", WiFi only sees a device when it sends a packet.