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D50ranch's avatar
D50ranch
Aspirant
Mar 29, 2021

router rbk32 stopping devices

Hi i havew a rbk53 mesh router system and it recently is starting to Block my devices I go to adm part of router and try to unblock the devices and it doesnt work

 

I have done a refresh rebooted the router with no luck

 

Can anyone help me on this issue? the router has worked great for almost 2 years.

 

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  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru
    Apr 01, 2021
    D50ranch wrote:

    Hi i havew a rbk53 mesh router system and it recently is starting to Block my devices I go to adm part of router and try to unblock the devices and it doesnt work

    I have done a refresh rebooted the router with no luck

    Where on the Orbi admin interface does it show devices "blocked"? Can you attach a screen shot?

      • CrimpOn's avatar
        CrimpOn
        Guru
        Apr 02, 2021

        "in line" images put into a post using the Photos icon do not appear to other users until approved by a forum moderator, which can take hours (and hours).  images attached using the Browse button (lower left) are available immediately.

         

        Is Access Control shows as "on" or "off"?

        I believe that nothing can be done to items on the Access Control list until Access Control is "on".  My work-around is to enable Access Control, change things around, and then turn it back off.

         

        I keep hoping that someone will figure out my WiFi password and connect to my Orbi, but as the password is 25 characters long, it may take someone about 4 billion years to guess it by brute force. So, I leave access control "off".