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Topology's avatar
Topology
Virtuoso
Oct 01, 2020

Apple Devices Blocked on WiFi Network

FYI:  If you have an Apple device (iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch) connected to your WiFi network and upgrade to iOS 14, iPadOS 14, or watchOS 7, it may be helpful to note that private WiFi addresses (...
MontaguBiggles's avatar
MontaguBiggles
Initiate
Jul 01, 2021

Hi,

 

My problem is that with MAC address control on the D7800 when I try to set the IOS private MAC address to ALLOWED the router refuses to change the status to ALLOWED. This has worked before, but seems to fail now. I can set an older iphone 6S to allowed, but more recent iphones (eg an iPhone 8) refuses to be Allowed by the D7800. Both run IOS 14.6.

 

The only way I seem to be able to give access to the newer phones is by turning off private MAC addresses.

 

Any suggestions on how the D7800 can be made to perform properly? 

thompsondc's avatar
thompsondc
Tutor
Sep 02, 2021
Turn off private addresses on apple devices. Apple shouldn't dictate your personal, home network
  • jockobean's avatar
    jockobean
    Aspirant
    Jan 02, 2022
    privacy is a good thing. why not open access control
    • schumaku's avatar
      schumaku
      Guru - Experienced User
      Oct 13, 2022

      You know (or should know) which devices or people are connecting to your own network.

       

      So what privacy are you panicing about here?

       

      This random MAC (Crapple does use a confusing designation Private Address B.S.) made some popularity for people using public Wi-Fi to avoid that government or other players tracking people. The odd part is that these mobile devices are trackable on other transport layers like Bluetooth (yet another MAC address) or the mobile network (IMEI, ICCID, ...).

       

      So what for exactly you seek to protect your privacy against your very own network, making the management much more difficult, please?