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Dragonlim
Guide
Jul 06, 2017
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R6120 Security Menu Missing Access Control

Just bought R6120 yesterday. Want to setup MAC Access Control List, unfortunately cannot find it in Security Menu.

Hope that it will be available in the next upgrade.

Fya, Thanks !
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  • Dragonlim's avatar
    Dragonlim
    Jul 26, 2017

    Hi All,

     

    I just upgrade to the new firmware V1.0.0.28.

    Good News !

    Access Control is available and working fine !

     

    Hope that it helps other with the same issue.

     

    Thanks.

     

    Best regards

    Dragon Lim

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru
    Jul 07, 2017

    Does that mean that page 39 of the manual is misleading?

     

    R6120 | Product | Support | NETGEAR

     

    "You can use access control to block or allow access of devices to your network. You define access by selecting or specifying the MAC addresses of the wired and WiFi devices that either can access your entire network or are blocked from accessing your entire network."

     

    Or are you trying to do something else?

     

    • dandymike's avatar
      dandymike
      Aspirant
      Jul 07, 2017
      michaelkenward wrote:

      Does that mean that page 39 of the manual is misleading?

       

      R6120 | Product | Support | NETGEAR

       

      "You can use access control to block or allow access of devices to your network. You define access by selecting or specifying the MAC addresses of the wired and WiFi devices that either can access your entire network or are blocked from accessing your entire network."

       

      Or are you trying to do something else?

       

      Yeah the manual is misleading, the option ADVANCED > Security > Access Control. isn't there!!! I have checked the product page and i am currently on the most recent available firmware v1.0.0.16

      • michaelkenward's avatar
        michaelkenward
        Guru
        Jul 07, 2017

        I have seen reports of new firmware depriving people access to some functions.

         

        It is a complicated saga. Sometimes it is down to region settings, but that seems to be for wifi.

         

         

    • Dragonlim's avatar
      Dragonlim
      Guide
      Jul 07, 2017

      Yes, it is misleading. Access Control is not available at all ie. have gone through all the menu items available.

      Please advise when the next upgrade will be available to turn on this feature.

       

      I use Fiddler to capture the traffic, I manage to get the link to Access Control. But, even I get there, the

      Access Control Page is available, but nothing can be done. Fyi.

       

      Thanks.

       

       

      • michaelkenward's avatar
        michaelkenward
        Guru
        Jul 08, 2017
        Dragonlim wrote:

        Please advise when the next upgrade will be available to turn on this feature.

         

         

        You'll have to ask the official support people.