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Access Control randomly blocking device after power outage
This is the second time this has happened to me, after a power loss from a blackout etc, my Orbi randomly blocks devices from internet access. Last time I was able to view these blocked devices and r...
Try a factory reset on the RBR after you loaded v4 FW. Then setup from scratch.
feignit wrote:This is the second time this has happened to me, after a power loss from a blackout etc, my Orbi randomly blocks devices from internet access. Last time I was able to view these blocked devices and resolve it while still keeping access control enabled, but now the blocked device list is blank. I can only connect these devices after completely disabling access control. It's much like the issue mentioned here: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Access-Control-randomly-blocking-approved-devices-on-V2-2-1-210/td-p/1652268
This is completely ridiculous, I'm tired of this buggy mesh system. I reached out to customer service and all I got was generic replies. Firmware 2.5.2.4