How do I control access to the Ethernet-connected devices with respedt to the WiFi networks? The Orbi Pro has the feature of creating up to three WiFi networks,. How does the administrator controll LAN access to Ethernet devices? I want to have the Ethernet devices accessible to one WiFi network, and blocked to both other networks. Also, is it possible to setup the Guest network to access a LAN printer or is the network sandboxed for Internet access only?

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Orbi Pro Ethernet connected devices

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JohnC_V
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Dec 28, 2017
Hi fixmacs,

Orbi Pro can support upto 3 WiFi networks, but it will be working on the same network address. So even the ethernet connections are on the same network. Guest network is pretty isolated to other networks even on LAN. It cannot access any other devices inside the whole network.

Regards,
- fixmacs
  Guide
  Jan 02, 2018
  Netgear created three possible WiFi networks. The Admin has access to everything. The "Employee" network is managed by the Admin and thus does not have access to all network nodes, and then the Guest network is limited to Internet access only. I would like Netgear to describe these features in greater detail. The FAQs have no information.
  - JohnC_V
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Jan 03, 2018
    
    Netgear created three possible WiFi networks. The Admin has access to everything. The "Employee" network is managed by the Admin and thus does not have access to all network nodes, and then the Guest network is limited to Internet access only. I would like Netgear to describe these features in greater detail. The FAQs have no information.
    
    fixmacs,
    
    My apologies on that. Yes, you are correct as the Orbi Pro does not support any VLANs.
    
    Regards,
JohnC_V
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jan 01, 2018
fixmacs,

I would like to have a follow up on this thread. Please let us know if everything works ok now or you still need further assistance. Just in case that the reply was the solution to your problem, I encourage you to mark the appropriate reply as the “Accepted Solution” so others can be confident in benefiting from the solution. The NETGEAR Community looks forward to hearing from you and being a helpful resource in the future!

Regards,