RBR50 WiFi iPhone Privacy Warning

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iPhone 8&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;iOS&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;15.1iPhone 12&nbsp; &nbsp;iOS&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;15.1Orbi RBR50 router firmware&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; V2.7.3.22&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;No new firmware availableOrbi RBS50 Satellite firmware&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;V2.7.3.22&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;No new firmware availableOrbi RBS50 Satellite firmware&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;V2.7.3.22&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;No new firmware availableOrbi RBS50 Satellite firmware&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;V2.7.3.22&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;No new firmware available&nbsp;&nbsp;Our iPhones are reporting a Privacy Warning with our Orbi Mesh WiFi network.The message on the iPhone is:Privacy WarningThis network&nbsp; is blocking encrypted DNS traffic.The names of the websites and other servers your device accesses on this network may be monitored and recorded by other devices on this network.&nbsp;&nbsp;Does the Orbi Mesh network support encrypted DNS traffic?&nbsp;How can this Privacy Warning be resolved?

plemans · Answer

apple is great at sending people warnings when they're not on the "latest" technology.&nbsp;
I haven't ran into the issue because I don't use apple products but you can try using a different dns server.&nbsp;
Try googles at 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4
Or cloudfare's at 1.1.1.1

steffger · Answer

me too

CrimpOn · Answer

This article goes into a lot of detail about this new iPhone "feature":
https://www.iphonetricks.org/how-to-fix-wifi-privacy-warning-on-iphone/&nbsp;
I particularly enjoyed the idea that using the regular unencrypted DNS would allow:
This means that other devices on the same network might track your browsing activity. 
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(updating router firmware will not accomplish anything on the Orbi platform.)

Chickenlips · Answer

Has there been any response from Orbi about this? Is it something that can be addressed?

steffger · Answer

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