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eekay
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Nov 20, 2022
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WAX206 2.4GHz and 5GHz Communication Fallout

Hello! I recently purchased two Netgear WAX206 wireless routers to be used as access points at my office. Both are running firmware version V1.0.4.0 US and both are working great as access points th...
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    eekay
    Nov 20, 2022

    Yep. I believe that fixed the issue. There are both "Wireless Network Isolation" and "Client Isolation" (5GHz option only?) I had only disabled the "Client Isolation" and completely missed the "Wireless Network Isolation". I'm just a big dummy! Everything is working as expected now. Just ignore me.

     

    I do still find it strange that if I disconnect and reconnect to wireless on devices that I'm able to access things that should be isolated, though. Granted, it's only for a short while, but I'd imagine that this might be a security issue for some? Possibly a bug? If I wasn't able to access anything while isolation was enabled, I wouldn't have been pulling my hair out over a missed settings. Just a thought!

     

    Regards,

    Janketh

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