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Guest network in AP Mode?
I'm thinking about putting a router in front of my RBK50 and running the Orbi system in Access Point mode. Do you lose access to the Guest Network feature in AP mode?
Thanks much.
whittl...
Hi Morez,
I updated to FW 2.1.4.16 today by clicking on the update message on the RBR50 main Web GUI page and then electing to install all automatically. It proceded and completed. The sattelite took a few extra minutes to complete, but it eventually sinced up with no manual intervention.
It seems to be working more-or-less as well as it was prior to the fw upgrade:
1) The Prosafe Plus utility will no longer brieach the guest network wall to let me reconfigure switches (note: Also upgraded to 2.7.2)..
2) My IP scanner tool still shows devices on the main network -- both IP and MAC addresses)
3) A number of devices are missing from the connected devices displays where they used to appear. Sattelite shows 1 device (> zero). I would exoect to see the remaining devices split between the 2 ORBIs.
Hi Joe,
Your observation is the same as mine. Access from the Guest network to devices on main network is blocked even though IP Scanning tools are able to detect them.
I would not worry too much about the distribution of devices between the router and the satellite. They move round with time but in my scenario, about 80% of my 35 wifi devices stay on the router itself. If the wifi coverage of the router is strong enough, the wifi devices wouldn't switch to the satellite unless the difference reaches a threshold. The important thing is that all your devices have good, consistent and fast internet connectivity.
Mozez
Mozez wrote:
.... Access from the Guest network to devices on main network is blocked even though IP Scanning tools are able to detect them. ...
... I would not worry too much about the distribution of devices between the router and the satellite. ...
Mozez
I believe that it is more accurate to say "Some access from the Guest network to devices on main network is blocked."
My concern was not that some devices were showing as attached to the "wrong" Orbi. It was that some deivces were not showing at all. Not a biggie.
Are you sure that your guest wifi network is blocked from your main wifi network in the wifi mode? I was under the impression that you may create two SSID's but the two wifi networks are not on different VLANs. I don't think any "routing" is taking place between the two wireless networks. Can someone set me straight, please?
Thanks,
There is no VLAN capability visible (and probably none hidden) when using the Orbi in AP mode (fw 2.2.1.210). All wireless devices are on the same network segment. Devices on the wireless "guest network" are somewhat isolated from devices on the wireless main network and devices on the wired network. Most types of access are blocked. A guest can discover devices on the main network with IP scanning software.