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Access Control Question 850
Earlier today I did a major reset on my router because it had my entire network totally blocked. So after re-starting everything I have been very carefully stepping through manual and all the differ...
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Regarding "Keep in mind that all of the devices that are listed as not being connected to the internet are, in fact, connected to the internet."
This may seem like nit-picking. The Orbi Attached Devices and Access Control display information about the Orbi system. (and nothing else)
- If a MAC address shows up in Attached Devices with an IP address and in Access Control with the same IP address, that substantiates that the device is connected to the Orbi system.
- If a MAC address does NOT appear in Attached Devices, but appears in Access Control as "not connected", that indicates (to me) that it is in fact NOT connected to the Orbi system.
There are other ways to be connected to the internet.
a. They could be connected to a different WiFi system.
b. They could be using cellular data.
It might be useful to examine how each of these devices report their network connection. Does each device report a WiFi connection to one of the Orbi WiFi SSIDs? (primary, Guest, IoT?)