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Nighthawk Mobile App device manager
Hello. I have a Nighthawk R7000 router. While using the mobile app, i have discovered that, under the Device Manager, all of my connected devices have an "allow access" button except one. It's descri...
Michael,
did some sleuthing and....the answer was right under my nose...kinda. Turns out that the iphone-my iphone-the iphone in my hand that has the Nighthawk app telling me there is an unknown device i cant block hooked up to my local WiFi network-that iphone is the "unknown" device that i'm looking forđ€Ł Apparently, the latest IOS's have a "Private WiFi" address, and the default setting is "on"...wait-just figured it out. The app wont give my access to block wifi access to "myself"- would be kinda dumb. That's why there is no "block access" button. Problem solved. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction (MAC address). Appreciate the help!
Jim
Michael,
Thanks for the suggestion! In the App's device manager, each device does give you it's IP address, as well as it's MAC address. I'll do some sleuthing with the various WiFi connected devices in my house and see if i can find and identify each. Thanks!
Jim
IoT toys have a habit of staying under the radar.
Michael,
did some sleuthing and....the answer was right under my nose...kinda. Turns out that the iphone-my iphone-the iphone in my hand that has the Nighthawk app telling me there is an unknown device i cant block hooked up to my local WiFi network-that iphone is the "unknown" device that i'm looking forđ€Ł Apparently, the latest IOS's have a "Private WiFi" address, and the default setting is "on"...wait-just figured it out. The app wont give my access to block wifi access to "myself"- would be kinda dumb. That's why there is no "block access" button. Problem solved. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction (MAC address). Appreciate the help!
Jim
Myronjax1953 wrote:
Apparently, the latest IOS's have a "Private WiFi" address, and the default setting is "on"...wait-just figured it out. The app wont give my access to block wifi access to "myself"- would be kinda dumb. That's why there is no "block access" button.
That is a well known "feature" that has caused grief for plenty of people.
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You seem to have uncovered another consequence of this.
Some advise turning off that feature. Maybe that would change what you see.
But at least you can now clamber down off the ledge.