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jltayl2
Jun 30, 2026Follower
New systems can connect but can't access internet
I'm trying to get my son's new laptop up & running but have hit a brick wall. I have an Netgear Orbi RBK753S Mesh network set up in my home using the router & 1 satellite. My family has been usin...
CrimpOn
Jun 30, 2026Guru - Experienced User
I have no "proof", but I had a strange situation some time ago involving Access Control.
I never turn it on.... Never!
Yet one day, I had a problem with a device not working, opened the web interface, and...... Access Control was enabled!
The best explanation I could find at the time, was that I had opened the Orbi 'app' and somehow my clumsy fingers had "swiped" the screen next to a random device and moved the "Allow Access" slider. This, in turn, may have enabled Access Control.