The Orbi won’t allow 2 new iPhones to connect to my network longer than a few minutes before toggling them to blocked in access list. I slide the switch to allow them then it first toggles one off then the other. Has anyone had to deal with this issue.

I will have to do that for the time being and keep an eye out for a firmware update I guess.

Please deactivate "Access Control" in the web GUI: And then click Apply. This will clean all your Access Contol list. If you want to use the feature for other devices then add them again.

Thank you. But isn’t my network less secure by not using access control?

Access Control is only for what you want or don't want to connect to your local side of the network for whom ever is in your household. Like setting up times frames for kids who want access and when parents don't want them to have access. This doesn't do anything for who tries to connect from the outside or the Internet side. The firewall automatically handles that. Rgwelker wrote:Thank you. But isn’t my network less secure by not using access control?

Excuse my ignorance. So is access control different from MAC filtering?

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ekhalil
Master
Dec 17, 2018
Please deactivate "Access Control" in the web GUI:

And then click Apply.

This will clean all your Access Contol list. If you want to use the feature for other devices then add them again.
- Rgwelker
  Tutor
  Dec 17, 2018
  Thank you. But isn’t my network less secure by not using access control?
  - FURRYe38
    Guru
    Dec 17, 2018
    Access Control is only for what you want or don't want to connect to your local side of the network for whom ever is in your household. Like setting up times frames for kids who want access and when parents don't want them to have access. This doesn't do anything for who tries to connect from the outside or the Internet side. The firewall automatically handles that.
    
    Rgwelker wrote:
    Thank you. But isn’t my network less secure by not using access control?

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