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Access Control and Whitelist / Block New Connections Primary Network - Allow new devices on Guest
So, after spending sometime researching this, I'm pretty shocked that this setup is not possible.
Objectives:
1) Primary network with access control turned on that blocks new devices by defa...
I'm looking for the same funtionality as the OP. My teenage son is pretty smart and figured out how to change his MAC address anytime his time limit is exceeded. He's blocked for maybe 3 minutes and then he's back on again. The ability to have a whitelist and block all "new" devices would solve this issue.
farmboy3000 wrote:I'm looking for the same funtionality as the OP. My teenage son is pretty smart and figured out how to change his MAC address anytime his time limit is exceeded. He's blocked for maybe 3 minutes and then he's back on again. The ability to have a whitelist and block all "new" devices would solve this issue.
I am confused. This seems to me to be exactly what "Access Control" does. MAC addresses in the table are "whitelisted" and anything else is not. If someone changes to a new MAC address, then it is a "new" device and cannot connect.
Thanks...Apparently I didn't see the checkbox to block new devices in Access Control. This should work. Thanks!
farmboy3000 wrote:Thanks...Apparently I didn't see the checkbox to block new devices in Access Control. This should work. Thanks!
In previous firmware releases, there were reports that Access Control did not function as intended. It would probably be worth conducting an experiment to verify that it does now. I, myself, have not enabled Access Control because of the frustration of giving visitors access to WiFi. It's not all that convenient to say, "oh, shoot, I need to turn access control off so you can check the web." I could have just turned on Guest access with no password, but that seems just "not a good idea", either.
Let us know how it works out for you.
farmboy3000 wrote:Thanks...Apparently I didn't see the checkbox to block new devices in Access Control. This should work. Thanks!
