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Recently my ISP changed my network so that my Apple Airport Extreme has to connect to the ISP router rather than directly to WAN. So, I had to put my Airport Extreme in 'bridge mode.' The consequence is, it seems, that the guest network feature does not work. Now, what I can do is to instead have my guests connect directly to my ISP router (which also has WiFi). My question: is that as secure as guest network? So that they cannot connect to any devices on the airport extreme?
 
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no not secure, the whole point of a guest network is to keep the networks separate. if the guest join your network they then COULD access all your system through the shared network.
Does the ISP device offer a guest network? most I have seen in the past few years have this feature. if it does you could copy the setting you had on the airport to the ISP's router/modem.
 
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that will work. ISP will give IP to modem, router will give lan ipto airport, airport will take lan ip and setup a network using the lan ip from the router as the wan ip on the airport. I would use the primary router as the main and the subnet (airport) for the guest network. it will have more hops than the main router network.
 
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To be more precise, my Airport is a Time Capsule, so I have to use it as my main network.

But it should still work, I guess.
 
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