Guest network does not keep non-guest devices hidden

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Guest network does not keep non-guest devices hidden
Guest network does not keep non-guest devices hidden
2020-10-23 23:20:07 - last edited 2021-07-15 01:36:46
Model: Archer C80  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 1.4.7 Build 200907 Rel.62218n(4555)

I have set up Guest Network WiFi and have disabled both options "Allow guests to see each other", and "Allow guest to access your local network". Even so, with my mobile phone (Android using the app Fing) connected to the guest network I can see the PC connected via LAN cable and various mobile devices connected via WLAN to the non-guest network, which surely rather defeats the object of a guest network.

I am using my Archer C80 router in Router Mode, not Access Point Mode.

Although I could always see the LAN-connected PC the mobile devices were sometimes not visible.  For test purposes I have been shifting the mobile devices around guest network and non-guest network, so I am wondering if that is part of the problem and there is perhaps some cache or list which has to be updated, and if so, how to force the update. I have tried completely disabling the guest network and reenabling it, but that has not helped.

 

Has anyone else had this problem, or know a solution? 

Edit: rebooting the rooter did not change anything.

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2021-04-09 05:40:35 - last edited 2021-07-15 01:36:46

@Michael_G 

 

I hope this issue had been resolved on the latest firmware of the Archer C80. Please ensure you are on the latest version:

https://www.tp-link.com/support/download/archer-c80/#Firmware

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2021-04-09 05:40:35 - last edited 2021-07-15 01:36:46

@Michael_G 

 

I hope this issue had been resolved on the latest firmware of the Archer C80. Please ensure you are on the latest version:

https://www.tp-link.com/support/download/archer-c80/#Firmware

Nice to Meet You in Our TP-Link Community. Check Out the Latest Posts: Connect TP-Link Archer BE550 to Germany's DS-Lite (Dual Stack Lite) Internet via WAN Archer GE550 - BE9300 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Gaming Router EasyMesh Is Available When Wi-Fi Routers Work in AP Mode as A Controller. Archer BE550 New Software Enhances System Stability and Optimizes MLO Network Stability. If you found a post or response helpful, please click Helpful (arrow pointing upward icon). If you are the author of a topic, remember to mark a helpful reply as the "Recommended Solution" (star icon) so that others can benefit from it.
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