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wndr3700v3 guest network allows access to my private network
I have a netgear N600 WNDR3700v3 updated to the latest firmware update. I have connected the WAN to my home network and set it to obtain an IP automatically. So my home network is 192.168.1.x and s...
OK, well I tried using the wndr3700v3 as a repeater for my exisisting Netgear N300 Model C2000 and it was pretty much of a bust. The manual that shipped with the wndr3700 was useless as it did not have anything about using it as a repeater. When I googled how to do it, I saw that it would limit me to only WEP encryption, so I decided that I would just live with the range limitations of having the main router in my office. And I could never get the repeater to work at all.
I think if I ever get serious about it, I will buy a pair of Orbi routers (master,slave), disable the wireless function of the router in my office. Then I could put the master Orbi and the slave in my living room so I could then have a really private LAN and wireless access for my guests. For now the guests will just have to do with less than perfect wireless in the living room.
vern
OK, well I thank you for your contribution. I had an older Linksys router WRT55AGver2 that allowed me to set up a rule to send all traffic for a defined IP range to null. The Netgear router does not have that feature.
So, what I think I will do is set my newer Netgear Cable Router N300 C3000 with a guest network. And see if that will isolate my private network from the guest network devices. If it does, I will set my model wndr3700v3 as a repeater just to get a bit better signal in the living room/kitchen, upstairs, etc. I will post here after I have tried that.
Thanks again for confirming what I had pretty much determined via my own testing.
Vern
OK, well I tried using the wndr3700v3 as a repeater for my exisisting Netgear N300 Model C2000 and it was pretty much of a bust. The manual that shipped with the wndr3700 was useless as it did not have anything about using it as a repeater. When I googled how to do it, I saw that it would limit me to only WEP encryption, so I decided that I would just live with the range limitations of having the main router in my office. And I could never get the repeater to work at all.
I think if I ever get serious about it, I will buy a pair of Orbi routers (master,slave), disable the wireless function of the router in my office. Then I could put the master Orbi and the slave in my living room so I could then have a really private LAN and wireless access for my guests. For now the guests will just have to do with less than perfect wireless in the living room.
vern