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Help with blocking wifi
I usually block my son's cell phone in Device Manager easily. Now he found a way to work around. His device always shows as IPhone, not his usual device name. Now he can access wifi any time, even du...
CCguy wrote:Is there any allowed device list in Orbi app or is there any way to block that annoying IPhone?
The Orbi "app" does not manage Access Control. The Orbi web interface (http://orbilogin.net) on the Advanced Tab, Security, Access Control provides a method to "block new devices" from the network. Once Access Control is activated, any new MAC address that appears will be blocked until you go into that screen and "Allow" it.
The forum seems to have a lot of posts from people having issues with Access Control. (I have not enabled it myself.)
Thanks a lot. I have tried. Let's see how my son responds. :smileyvery-happy: