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additional guest network on a separate router
I recently switched to Orbi from Asus routers. I think Asus is great, but its mesh network doesn't like switches along the way. I am currently using an Orbi 970 router + 1 satellite and am looking t...
hi
So essentially, I am trying to utilize one of my older ASUS routers, RT-AX88U, to create a guest network for an area of the house. Simple, and not required to roam between other access points. A simple network for guests.
So I set that router up as AP with it's own main network for me to admin + guest network + turned on AP isolation to separate the guest network form the main. That ASUS is connected via ethernet to my main network (Orbi 970).
Once I log in to the ASUS guest network wifi, I am still able to access my entire network! weird and confusing.
Not surprising at all. When WiFi routers are set up as Access Points (AP), they no longer create their own LAN that is hidden behind Network Address Translation. Their DHCP process is disabled. They get their IP address from the primary network connection and they pass DHCP requests from connected devices to the primary network to get IP address assignments.
If the Asus is configured as a 'router' (rather than an Access Point), then connecting to devices on the primary network will require more technical skills than the typical renter would have. Especially if the primary network does not use 192.168.1.x for the LAN subnet.