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Orbi Pro 6 - IOT Client Isolation
Hello, I am looking the Orbi Pro 6 for a home use. It is the front runner for a new mesh network because of the 4 SSIDs (one being IoT). I have been looking at the manuals and I see that there ...
Yes, network discovery is verified. I use wireless 3 for my google home devices, set up through the google home app on my smartphone. With network isolation disabled and my iphone connected to wireless 3 I can see all the devices and set them up, and all the google home devices are found by and are controllable by the google home mini.
YMMV but with the google home devices on wireless 3 with client isolation disabled, you have network discovery.
Steve
Thanks for the reply Kurt, but maybe I should clairify my question and limit it to one point.
All of the following is related to Orbi Pro 6 Wireless 3/IoT SSID/Network. (or has one figured out a way to get an IoT friendly segment on another mesh network product?)
I am looking to add many types of IoT, media, automation, video on this SSID/Network and I am looking if it can be that those devices can talk to each other on that network.
For example:
-Cameras with NVR (camera send data over the internal network to the NVR/DVR)
-Sonos (unit with the HDMI input from the tv send data to other speakers for subwoofer/surround sound)
-IP remote or app control (control of the devices over the network, with all devices, even the mobile device with app on the Wireless 3/IoT SSID)
Can client isolation on Wireless 3/IoT SSID be disabled or is there a function "allow clients to talk to each other" on Wirelss 3/IoT?
Thanks again,
Frank
Frank,
On the Orbi Pro WiFi 6 system, all LAN2...LAN5 have individual VLAN profiles (eg. the default IoT LAN3/VLAN 40) where you can configure the Wireless Isolation (along with the in my opinion much to simple "Netgwork Isolation") for example.
Orbi Pro WiFi 6 User Manual p.112 ff.
Schumaku, Thanks for the reply, I agree with your 'theroy' but I am hesitent due to this except from page 97 of the manual for the Orbi pro 6.
"Manage the IoT WiFi network settings
You can set up four WiFi networks for your Orbi Pro WiFi 6 network: one for
administrative access, one for employee access, one for Internet of things (IoT) devices,
and one for guest access.
When IoT devices connect to the IoT WiFi network, they cannot see other devices that are connected to the network and cannot access the local area network (LAN).
Note: The router web interface calls the IoT WiFi network the Wireless 3 network."That statement in the manual leads me to suspect that IoT devices that need to talk to each other (cameras->NVR, Sonos->sonos, IP remote->device, apple tv->TV) will not work on this mesh network product. Thus it would make sense to just use a much cheaper mesh than the Orbi Pro 6 and just use the guest network for IoT devices (and guests) so they can commiuncate with each other, but are isolated from your home/private/work network. .
Netgear staff: Can wifi connected devices on Wireless 3/IoT talk to other wifi connected devices on the Wireless 3/IoT network?
Thanks,
Frank
Different from the Orbi Pro, the Orbi Pro 6 is much less hard-coded in a single use case. That's why the network is named LAN 3 and it's wireless side wireless 3 ... and not IoT. Convinced RaghuHR can confirm it is possible to configure the isolation on all four networks.
I'm much more concerned you still try to bring Sonos ot the IoT network (able to run on a single subnet, remote is usinig IP broadcast) or Apple TV making use of Bonjour (again limited ot the same subnet, lack of a multicast routing, IGMP relay), App IP based remotes on mobile phones (again one subnet typically for the similr reasons) ending in an awful usability. But hey, that's just me...
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