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New - RBR850 / RBS850 Firmware Version 7.2.6.21 Released
New Features: 09/08/2023
Supports Separate SSID IoT network.
https://kb.netgear.com/000064267/How-do-I-enable-or-disable-the-Internet-of-things-IoT-network-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-6E-System https://...
Update went smooth, no issues so far.
Lewes1973 wrote:
Is there a documentation what this exactly means:
- Supports IoT network.
Is it "only" creating a separate SSID the IoT devices can connect, or there are additional benefits/functions?
Unlike the primary and guest WiFi networks, the IoT network has an option to turn the 2.4G and 5G WiFi channels on or off. If only the 2.4G WiFi channel is enabled, then the smartphone running the IoT app can be guaranteed to connect at 2.4G when performing the device setup.
I think adding the IoT network is a good idea and I especially like the ability to turn off 5GHz when needed. My update to 7.2.6.21 went well and I did the trick of turning off the RBR and RBS's (2 of them) for a few minutes after the update. What bothers me is that when logged in to the RBR I don't see mention of the IoT SSID on the dashboard. I have it enabled. I can see on my mobile devices that it is being broadcast and I can connect to it, but it isn't included on the dashboard along with the main SSID and the Guest SSID. I also wish there were a few notes about the new SSID functionality. From experimenting I see the IoT SSID gives out IP's on the same VLAN as the main SSID and they don't seem to be isolated. I currently have my IoT devices on the Guest SSID and they are isolated from each other and the rest of my network (internet only). I'm not sure the advantage of moving them to this new IoT. Am I missing something?
IoT Network isn't on the Dashboard. Maybe something NG can add later I guess. Something to post here about:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-For-Home/idb-p/idea-exchange-for-home
The IoT network is NOT separate from the main network from information from NG. It is needed to be on main subnet as LAN so that devices can communicate between each other.
DarkNet wrote:
I think adding the IoT network is a good idea and I especially like the ability to turn off 5GHz when needed. My update to 7.2.6.21 went well and I did the trick of turning off the RBR and RBS's (2 of them) for a few minutes after the update. What bothers me is that when logged in to the RBR I don't see mention of the IoT SSID on the dashboard. I have it enabled. I can see on my mobile devices that it is being broadcast and I can connect to it, but it isn't included on the dashboard along with the main SSID and the Guest SSID. I also wish there were a few notes about the new SSID functionality. From experimenting I see the IoT SSID gives out IP's on the same VLAN as the main SSID and they don't seem to be isolated. I currently have my IoT devices on the Guest SSID and they are isolated from each other and the rest of my network (internet only). I'm not sure the advantage of moving them to this new IoT. Am I missing something?
