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dwinters
Guide
Jun 25, 2019

Guest Network on MR1100 (Nighthawk M1)

Hey there,    I have recently purchased the Nighthawk M1 MR1100 from Amazon US.    Based on your official Netgear US feature factsheet, it is clearly stated that the Guest Access feature is avail...
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55Charly55
Aspirant
Jun 26, 2019

Hey there too,

In brief, the two networks are the 2,4 Ghz and the 5 Ghz. You can use them at the same time (as one; with same names and same password(s)). Or separate them with different names. eg; 'guest' and 'private' with each a different password (eg; 'welcome' and 'secure').

Futher you can decide under menu>devices> if you want to 'allow' or 'block' a certain MAC adres. In here you can allow all your own devices, and block  devices or unwanted guests to your mobile router.

I hope this anwser helps out your problem.

 

55charly55

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    dwinters
    Guide
    Jun 26, 2019
    Many thanks for that idea!

    However, the main reason why many of us needs a Guest Network is because even with a separate SSID, both are still connecting to the same network.

    What this means is that your guests will have access to ALL your local devices and services (e.g. your NAS or security cameras), and also the Web Admin UI for your router.

    This a pretty standard feature for almost all home and mobile routers.

    In fact, this feature is already embedded in this router’s firmware, but it is not displayed / activated by Netgear.

    I would also further clarify that this feature is listed in the factsheet on the Netgear US website for this model.