RBR850/RBS850 - Guest Network Cannot Access Computers

Actually FURRYe38, whilst your high level comments are indicative of some other use cases, the general point stands that a later iteration of this product range has regressed to deliberately curtail any option for users to choose. 

Like being sold a five gear car and being told upon arrival that you'll need to use your own 5th gearbox in in you want to drive in 5th uphill, because the 5th gear as implemented, will only work if it is operating on a flat surface with wind in the right direction. 

Your conceptualisation of what a guest network can be purposed for, is not in universal agreement and you will forgive those of us having more exacting requirements, identifying introduced (since earlier iteration(s) had more functionalities) product deficiencies.

Your last throw away line is frankly condescending.

I consulted multiple sources prior to investing in Orbi, and having made such a, now discovered to be, poor decision, pointing out that in retrospect I should have thought even more carefully before purchasing deficient Netgear products and that I always had opportunities to made better choices, is not really helpful at all.

I suppose it only serves to highlight that EXPERIENCED USERs on this forum recognise that it is a questionable decision to choose to buy an Orbi. 🤔

 

 

Mikey94025 LOL the NETGEAR Armor software suggested this as a recommendation, not any 3rd party source. 😖

Since I am not prepared to pay for an ongoing subscription in any case(!), that the optional software is found to be erroneous and counterproductive, is rendered rather moot. 

Your opinion that it doesn't make any difference is clearly incorrect, as is demonstrably highlighted by this thread.

You are absolutely right that we see that this is now an erroneous and/or superseded recommendation for this specific product. 

Your network use case differs to my own, and should I wish to have a separate SSID for my IoT complement of devices, that is a legitimate use case.

Moreover, that earlier (and cheaper!) iterations of this product are found to have some superior functionalities to this later iteration, is a highly pertinent point.

Netgear having removed support for it in this specific iteration of the product, therefore is worthy of question and comment, but thank you for your input anyway.