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R8000 Guest Network Needs Separated Wireless Isolation and Local Network Access
Guest Network now combined the 2 functions "Wireless Isolation" and "Local Network Access" as a single option. In the old days, they are separate options. My Chromecast does NOT work on Guest Net...
Hello, I found this thread a few months ago and after checking up on it now I'm surprised this still hasn't been addresed. I upgraded from an old Netgear Wndr4500 to a R7800 at the end of last year. The old Wndr4500 already HAD the feature to enable Network Isolation/Allow Guest access to local network Separately Why was it ever combined into the "Allow guests to see each other and access my local network" feature? The feature as it is today, when enabled, is a fundamental security flaw. Especially since the IoT threat/problems grown almost by the day.
I was very surprised and un-happy to find the R7800 was setup this way considering the price, along with the other mid to high end routers. I would have returned mine if I knew of this issue sooner and may consider just switching brands.
Netgear folks, if you can please consider adding separate "Network isolation" and "Allow Guest access to local network" functionality back to the firmware.
It would be nice if devices like my Chromecast, or guests on my network were able to talk to each other, but didn't have access to encrypt my network storage if/when they get infected with ransomware.