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Zirene22
Jun 22, 2025Aspirant
Blocked/Not-Blocked Devices
Late last night I found a UI in the app that allowed me to "block" devices from accessing a specific satellite (showed a device list for the specific satellite with a blue background). This sounded l...
michaelkenward
Jun 22, 2025Guru - Experienced User
Zirene22 wrote:Late last night I found a UI in the app that allowed me to "block" devices from accessing a specific satellite (showed a device list for the specific satellite with a blue background).
iOS or Android app?
Zirene22 wrote:The strange parts are - I cannot find that UI I found last night
- Orbi App
- Network map
- Devices
- Zirene22Jun 22, 2025Aspirant
iOS.
Orbi App > Network Map > Devices
- I see no direct option for Devices. If I tap on one of the Orbi devices it is generally the same UI as the device list, with no option to block a device from connecting to a specific satellite.
- michaelkenwardJun 22, 2025Guru - Experienced User
Zirene22 wrote:
no option to block a device from connecting to a specific satellite
Not sure that that is possible.
If you use Access Control, my probably dodgy understanding is that the router is in charge. Satellites just pass that message back to the router.