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tkvoice
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Feb 02, 2026

R7450 AP Mode Stop Guest access LAN

I am new to AP Mode I have a R7450 router and have placed it into AP mode. I connected the WAN RJ45 to a LAN RJ45 on another Netgear Router (This is the one that is in normal router mode that actua...
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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Feb 02, 2026
tkvoice wrote:

My question is how do I stop guest devices on the AP router from getting to my LAN? How do I lock a guest down to internet only?

 

Well, it is possible (despite the earlier comments from CrimpOn​  and FURRYe38​ ), but it does require a different setup.  Basically you don't run the R7450 in AP mode.  Instead set up both routers as routers.

 

                                                                        WiFi

internet --->--- R7450 Router ----->----- guest wifi

                                         |  

                                         |    R7450 LAN port

                                         |

                                         +-------------------> -------------------R6350 Router --->--- LAN and Home Wifi

                                                                                              R6350 WAN port

 

You would be running double-NAT on your main home network.  That would require some care in setting up port forwarding if you use that.  You wouldn't be able to use upnp on the R6350 either. 

 

But it would make it impossible for anyone connecting to the R7450 wifi to reach anything on the R6350 network.  Folks on the guest network could reach the R7450 web admin page, so you would need a strong password for that.  (Note you could reach the R7450's web admin page from your home network).