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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...
All my IOT devices are on my Guest network with no ability to talk to each other or my home LAN. I have not found 1 IOT device that could not function this way. I have smart switches (controlling outlets and lights), Honeywell Thermostat, Alexa Echo, Samsung washer/dryer, Chamberlain Garage door openers, Roku, etc.
All of the devices only need the internet. The IOT App on your smartphone then connects to some database on the internet/cloud to control these devices. That's why when the internet goes down you can't control these IOT devices even though your home LAN is still powered up and working fine.
There are some technologies (like Home Assistant) that starting to make use of the new IOT standard (MATTER) that does all the control locally but most IOT users dont have this
Thats why I leave my IoT devices on the main home network. If internet goes down, I can still control them if needed from the WLAN side.
