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Devices appear on blocked list
Starting this afternoon, several devices have begun to appear on my Access List as being blocked. I am able to take them off, but there does not seem to be a rhyme or reason for it and I do not s...
Yes, I am able to remove them. I am just trying to figure out how they ended up there in the first place as they are not new devices on the network.
That is the reason for the question about randomized MAC addresses. Apple devices have a habit of enabling this "protection" feature without notice.
https://support.apple.com/guide/security/wi-fi-privacy-secb9cb3140c/web
This also may happen with Android phones and laptops. I have not seen the topic raised with regard to smart plugs or Direct TV.
(Since they are no longer in the Access Control list, this may be difficult....) Do all the "Blocked" devices have MAC entries in the table which match their actual hardware MAC address.
Do you ever use the Orbi 'app'? Some time ago, I was surprised to find devices being blocked and after much investigation concluded that I had inadvertently hit the "Pause" slider on the Orbi app (i.e. without meaning to). I have never enabled Access Control, so it was a shock to open the web interface and find it enabled.
You are, of course, correct that it would be helpful if modifying the status of a device would result in an entry in the Orbi log file. (There is so much that would be "helpful", but is not logged anywhere.)
I would buy the randomization on one device, but this occurred with approximately 10 within the span of 30 minutes.
I was not in the iOS app and hadn’t been in quite some time.
I will update the firmware tonight and keep an eye on things.
