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MetalGeek
Jul 07, 2023Aspirant
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 ...
schumaku
Jul 11, 2023Guru - Experienced User
BasuKhodanapur wrote:
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
Jul 12, 2023NETGEAR Expert
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.
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