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[RBR 750] Make guests use Chromecast on the main network (disabling Orbi guest network isolation?)
I have a RBR 750 in Router mode, and I'd like devices connected to the guest network to use chromecast which is on my main network. Ideally, I would expose the Chromecast device (and only that) t...
st1led- wrote:
It looks like others have solved similar issues by changing the setting "Allow guests to see each other and access my local network", which I don't see in my network admin page (see attached screenshot). Is it not available in the RBR750?
This was (and remains) an option on the original Orbi series, but which has never been present on the AX products.
Another solution to the very real need to allow Guests to access specific resources is to install an inexpensive WiFi extender (of any brand). Every WiFi extender I have installed has had the option to rebroadcast the existing WiFi SSID create a new WiFi SSID.
If guests connect to the extender, they will be on the primary network and thus able to access printers, Chromecast, etc. One they leave, you can unplug the extender, change the password, or use the Orbi 'app' to Pause the device.