Until the last firmware upgrade, access control worked fine. I had "prevent new devices from connecting" enabled as well. When I recently installed a new device and went to allow it to connect as I've done with other devices in the past, the "allow" wouldn't work. It also randomly sets other devices to block for no reason, including my satellite.

Have you tried a full factory reset on the Orbi router and setup from scatch or manually installed the router FW and reset and setup from scratch to see if the problem in the control still appears? May need to try this and see. https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Firmware-2-2-1-210-released-as-of-10-3-18/m-p/1647303/highlight/true#M42416

I am having the same issue... just started a few days ago. Orbi RBK50, V2.2.1.210 Have been using Security|Access Control for a while now, no problems. Now the router randomly sets two of my recent devices to Blocked for no reason. It lets me set them to "Allow", but then reverts back to "Blocked". How do I correct without doing a full reset and reconfiguring, which sounds painful!

I would suggest asking ChristineT for a beta version of FW to see if this is corrected. Others have reported control problems in v210 FW. https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Looking-for-a-select-group-of-Orbi-Community-members-that-are/td-p/1624103/jump-to/first-unread-message marquisT wrote: I am having the same issue... just started a few days ago. Orbi RBK50, V2.2.1.210 Have been using Security|Access Control for a while now, no problems. Now the router randomly sets two of my recent devices to Blocked for no reason. It lets me set them to "Allow", but then reverts back to "Blocked". How do I correct without doing a full reset and reconfiguring, which sounds painful!

I've finally tracked down the problem (random Access Blocked settings): it started when I added a new PC to the network via an ethernet connection. Once I disconnected, the problem went away. I put that same PC back on the network with a WiFi dongle, and then later with a USB-Ethernet adapter, and did not have the problem. Is that a problem with this particular Ethernet port? Or something related to the current Orbi firmware? I have no idea. But thought I'd share that to see if anyone else hit this problem due to a "bad" ethernet port.

Ethernet port on the Orbi or on the PC? What is the Mfr and model# of the ethernet adapter on the PC? marquisT wrote: I've finally tracked down the problem (random Access Blocked settings): it started when I added a new PC to the network via an ethernet connection. Once I disconnected, the problem went away. I put that same PC back on the network with a WiFi dongle, and then later with a USB-Ethernet adapter, and did not have the problem. Is that a problem with this particular Ethernet port? Or something related to the current Orbi firmware? I have no idea. But thought I'd share that to see if anyone else hit this problem due to a "bad" ethernet port.

Access Control Bug in Orbi V2.2.1.210

11 Replies

FURRYe38
Guru
Oct 22, 2018
Have you tried a full factory reset on the Orbi router and setup from scatch or manually installed the router FW and reset and setup from scratch to see if the problem in the control still appears? May need to try this and see.

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Firmware-2-2-1-210-released-as-of-10-3-18/m-p/1647303/highlight/true#M42416
marquisT
Aspirant
Jan 30, 2019
I am having the same issue... just started a few days ago.

Orbi RBK50, V2.2.1.210

Have been using Security|Access Control for a while now, no problems.

Now the router randomly sets two of my recent devices to Blocked for no reason.

It lets me set them to "Allow", but then reverts back to "Blocked".

How do I correct without doing a full reset and reconfiguring, which sounds painful!
- FURRYe38
  Guru
  Jan 30, 2019
  I would suggest asking ChristineT for a beta version of FW to see if this is corrected. Others have reported control problems in v210 FW.
  
  https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Looking-for-a-select-group-of-Orbi-Community-members-that-are/td-p/1624103/jump-to/first-unread-message
  
  marquisT wrote:
  
  I am having the same issue... just started a few days ago.
  
  Orbi RBK50, V2.2.1.210
  
  Have been using Security|Access Control for a while now, no problems.
  
  Now the router randomly sets two of my recent devices to Blocked for no reason.
  
  It lets me set them to "Allow", but then reverts back to "Blocked".
  
  How do I correct without doing a full reset and reconfiguring, which sounds painful!
marquisT
Aspirant
Feb 01, 2019
I've finally tracked down the problem (random Access Blocked settings): it started when I added a new PC to the network via an ethernet connection. Once I disconnected, the problem went away. I put that same PC back on the network with a WiFi dongle, and then later with a USB-Ethernet adapter, and did not have the problem.

Is that a problem with this particular Ethernet port? Or something related to the current Orbi firmware? I have no idea. But thought I'd share that to see if anyone else hit this problem due to a "bad" ethernet port.
- FURRYe38
  Guru
  Feb 01, 2019
  Ethernet port on the Orbi or on the PC?
  
  What is the Mfr and model# of the ethernet adapter on the PC?
  
  marquisT wrote:
  
  I've finally tracked down the problem (random Access Blocked settings): it started when I added a new PC to the network via an ethernet connection. Once I disconnected, the problem went away. I put that same PC back on the network with a WiFi dongle, and then later with a USB-Ethernet adapter, and did not have the problem.
  
  Is that a problem with this particular Ethernet port? Or something related to the current Orbi firmware? I have no idea. But thought I'd share that to see if anyone else hit this problem due to a "bad" ethernet port.
  - mc64
    Tutor
    Feb 01, 2019
    Read the entire thread or search in the communities. This is a firmware bug that Netgear has yet to address.

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Access Control Bug in Orbi V2.2.1.210