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CAUTION: Orbi's Wifi Guest Network does not really isolate guests from main network
I was just playing around around with the Guest Network in Orbi and made a rather disturbing discovery that guest clients don't seem to be separated totally from the main network, in fact can access ...
NaderA wrote:
All,
Thank you for your choosing Orbi Pro and your loyalty with Netgear. I appreciate all of your feedback that helps us making Orbi Pro an even better product for your business. I personally read all of your feedback and comments and take them very seriously, especially in cases like this.
Please note that we have identified the issue and have rectified it with a FW update that you can download and update your Orbi Pro units.
This FW update can be found below.
Download Orbi Pro Firmware 2.1.4.8 with Client isolation
Orbi Pro Product Management
I don't understand why the FW link takes you to a page on salesforce.com.
I, too, would appreciate it if Netgear addressed the problem for the non "pro" Orbis
100% agree. Security is *NOT* a business perk. It's a market requirement, period, and if you don't grasp that, your competitors do.
- I posted it a while back that I was dissatisfied about guest network able to access the local network but I just want to clarify with this new patch, Orbi firmware update v2.1.4.16 does it fix the issue now? Any clarification on this would be helpful and beneficial for future customers.
BIG9MM wrote:
I posted it a while back that I was dissatisfied about guest network able to access the local network but I just want to clarify with this new patch, Orbi firmware update v2.1.4.16 does it fix the issue now? ...I updated to FW 2.1.4.16 today by clicking on the update message on the RBR50 main Web GUI page and then electing to install all automatically. It proceded and completed. The sattelite took a few extra minutes to complete, but it eventually sinced up with no manual intervention.
It seems to be working more-or-less as well as it was prior to the fw upgrade:
1) The Prosafe Plus utility will no longer brieach the guest network wall to let me reconfigure switches (note: Also upgraded to 2.7.2)..
2) My IP scanner tool still shows devices on the main network -- both IP and MAC addresses)
3) A number of devices are missing from the connected devices displays where they used to appear. Sattelite shows 1 device (> zero). I would exoect to see the remaining devices split between the 2 ORBIs.
Hello,
I've just updated to v2.1.4.16 firmware on my home Orbi system. I've been recommended by cyber security professionals that I isolate smart devices in my home on their own separate network. The responses here seem to indicate that Orbi is not taking this seriously for non-pro users - can anyone confirm if they have made the necessary changes to ensure our security in this latest firmware?
Thank you.
You just installed the latest version. Can't you confirm for us?
