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Not enough device types on ORBI's router admin page and mobile app to reflect today's reality
"Entertainment (Generic)" is too broad. There should be things like Amplifier, Disc Player, Tape Player, Cable Box, since things like TV, Media Streamer, Smart Speaker have already been added. "N...
I presume at some point in time, NG may update so that both features are in sync and seen across the board. NG seems to bring in new features and such over a period of time and ya, would be nice to have this at the first release however it's been my experience that NG doesn't do this and may have there reasons. It took NG over a year to get smart parental controls included in the Orbi AX series. However some of that was impacted by Covid events as well so were still getting out of that situation as well.
I recommend you post this here so NG get some visibility on this:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-For-Home/idb-p/idea-exchange-for-home
Good Luck.
I personally don't like when people add bunch of different things into one post, so I don't do that myself.
The post you are referring to is about how each device on the network gets 3 user-modifiable properties on the web admin page of the router while same devices sometimes get 4 such user-modifiable properties on the ORBI app, which I found more informative. The feature parity & consistency between the router admin page and the ORBI app would be desirable.
This post, on the other hand, is about the available device types and how they need to be updated to reflect how life around us is and has been changing.
Thanks
Tuna
I presume at some point in time, NG may update so that both features are in sync and seen across the board. NG seems to bring in new features and such over a period of time and ya, would be nice to have this at the first release however it's been my experience that NG doesn't do this and may have there reasons. It took NG over a year to get smart parental controls included in the Orbi AX series. However some of that was impacted by Covid events as well so were still getting out of that situation as well.
I recommend you post this here so NG get some visibility on this:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-For-Home/idb-p/idea-exchange-for-home
Good Luck.
Thanks, FURRY.
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While I also am irritated that the list of device types is inadequate, my sense is that this feature is of no practical value. Perhaps, like with the Bluetooth chip engineers included in the original hardware design, there was a sense that, "Someday someone will find a way to do something with this feature." But, no one ever has. As with the Device Name and Device Model text fields, the Device Type (a numeric code that is displayed as a text field and as a graphic icon), is not required the WiFi system to operate and cannot be used for anything useful.
- Can the user sort the Attached Devices by Device Type so that all similar devices appear together? No.
- Can the user assign priorities or QoS by Device Type? No.
- Can the user restrict the ability to access other devices on the LAN by Device Type? No.
- Can the user set up the DHCP pool to assign IP addresses to devices by Type? No.
If I were a manager assigning tasks to the Orbi software engineers, this feature would not make my "Top Ten" list of things to work on.
For example, I'd be a lot more interested in figuring out why the f**k some Orbi systems spontaneously reboot or stop broadcasting SSID's for several minutes during the day. If some engineer volunteered, "Hey. I'll spend some of my own time expanding the list of Device Types to every possible thing anyone can imagine." Then, sure. Have at it.
