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Orbi RBR850 access control - what does it actually do?
I have an Orbi RBR850. Everything working well, have >100 devices with IP reservations, hence I have only a small DHCP address range set aside for "other devices". Recently I've been seen an apple ...
Update - have the packet capture running, and Wireshark installed. Will let it go for a bit
On the access control, yes I have blocked the MAC - but it's still getting onto the Wifi so want to see what it's talking to, if anything. I'd prefer if Access Control MAC filtering disallowed access to Wifi entirely.
On a side note, I foolishly turned on parental controls and not Access Control went away. Is there an easy fix?
Try to disable SPC using the Orbi app under Settings from the top left menu in the app...
Power off the RBR for 1 minute then back ON after applying the setting...should make the controls re-appear in the UI again?
jftobolski wrote:
Update - have the packet capture running, and Wireshark installed. Will let it go for a bit
On the access control, yes I have blocked the MAC - but it's still getting onto the Wifi so want to see what it's talking to, if anything. I'd prefer if Access Control MAC filtering disallowed access to Wifi entirely.
On a side note, I foolishly turned on parental controls and not Access Control went away. Is there an easy fix?