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Aspirant

Jul 07, 2023

SXK50 Access point and Vlan setup

Has anyone setup an Orbi Pro in Access Point mode, enable the built in VLANs and controlled the VLANS with a smart with and router? My reasons for this are covered in my future use case: I have ...

MetalGeek

Aspirant

Jul 10, 2023

Thanks, that mirrors what I've read. I saw the original post but was hoping newer firmware had addressed the issue. Doesn't look like it based on that latest post.

BasuKhodanapur

Apprentice

Jul 11, 2023

Hi MetalGeek and schumaku ,

In AP mode mDNS feature is grayed out meaning not applicable, So we have to make it work using upper router .

Where as you can define vlans in AP mode, But should have dhcp server running in upper router.

Thanks,

Basavaran

schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 11, 2023
BasuKhodanapur wrote:

Hi MetalGeek and schumaku ,

In AP mode mDNS feature is grayed out meaning not applicable, So we have to make it work using upper router

Where as you can define vlans in AP mode, But should have dhcp server running in upper router.

Dear Basavaran,

As I said before: More than strange Netgear does support mDNS on the Insight managed WAX then. This explanation does not make any sense to me. hnagaraju please.

Regards,

-Kurt
BruceGuo
NETGEAR Expert
Jul 12, 2023
WAX and Orbi Pro are different product line and have different implementation.

Theoretically, in AP mode, it needs upper router help forward multicast across VLANs.

Or, use Orbi Pro in router mode.