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WAX214v2
Just bought 3 of these for my home which has solid walls. It seems a new model with little info on Netgear and I am not sure if 214v1 advice remains good. - such as same SSID for all 3 Advice...
First place to start: TEST THE GUEST NETWORK
WAX214v1 had it implemented correctly... But, if the WAX214v2 is done anything like the WAX220 (very likely), then your Guest Network will be able to communicate with your internal network, such as logging to 192.168.1.1...
Next, watch out if you're running a switch with DHCP snooping. For some reason, the WAX220 won't let a client connect on your internal network once you have a Guest Network enabled, unlike the WAX214v1. It appears to trigger some blocking with the Snooper on the switch.
This all likely stems from Netgear's poorly developed firmware, specifically with the L2 Isolation.
Retired_Member wrote:
WAX214v1 had it implemented correctly... But, if the WAX214v2 is done anything like the WAX220 (very likely), then your Guest Network will be able to communicate with your internal network, such as logging to 192.168.1.1...
This all likely stems from Netgear's poorly developed firmware, specifically with the L2 Isolation.
The last reply before I stop this thread: The L2 Isolation feature as known from the WAX214/218 ...
L2 Isolation
To prevent WiFi and LAN clients on the same access point from communicating with
each other, select the Enable radio button. By default, this option is disabled. If you
enable L2 isolation, clients can still communicate with each other over the Internet.
If you enable L2 isolation, to exclude a device from L2 isolation, enter the MAC address
of the device in a Whitelist field. You can exclude up to three devices.
...is not available on the WAX214v2 or WAX220.
The default config listed (the only place the feature is mentioned) does show the L2 Isolation Disabled.
Client Isolation
To prevent WiFi clients that are associated with the same or different WiFi networks
on the access point from communicating with each other, select the Enable radio
button. By default, this option is disabled. If you enable client isolation, WiFi clients
can still communicate with each other over the Internet.
Note: If L2 isolation is enabled, the Client Isolation radio buttons are disabled
It's not about Netgear having the L2 Isolation implemented right or wrong.
Would be nice to hear from Netgear team about this missing functionality to avoid similar future disappointing customer communication. DavidGo
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