I use the R8000 for my Home network. Both my iPhone and iPad won’t connect to the normal WiFi Access Point but can connect to the Guest network. When I check my iPhone / iPad I see that they don’t get an IP-address. Both are running IOS14. What is wrong??

Had enabled the network Access Control before, and you were able to connect to the router from the primary (non-guest) Wi-Fi? if yes one might guess this has changed with the recent iOS 14 update. Any related mis-credit related goes to Apple for defaulting all existing wireless configurations on the device to the tin hat "private Wi-Fi addresses" -> Use private Wi-Fi addresses in iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7 - how to disable it for your network names/SSIDs is part of that document.

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schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 18, 2020
Had enabled the network Access Control before, and you were able to connect to the router from the primary (non-guest) Wi-Fi?

if yes one might guess this has changed with the recent iOS 14 update. Any related mis-credit related goes to Apple for defaulting all existing wireless configurations on the device to the tin hat "private Wi-Fi addresses" -> Use private Wi-Fi addresses in iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7 - how to disable it for your network names/SSIDs is part of that document.
- IPFred
  Aspirant
  Oct 18, 2020
  Hi schumaku,
  
  Network Access Control was the Solution! It works, thank you!
  - schumaku
    Guru - Experienced User
    Oct 19, 2020
    IPFred wrote:
    Network Access Control was the Solution! It works, thank you!
    Well, the real solution would be to disable the "private Wi-Fi addresses" feature randomizing Wi-Fi Mac addresses as there is no reason for not using the real hardware address on a home or business WLAN.

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