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RAX48 Access Control Problem
I enabled access control yesterday with the block new devices setting. Last night my son complained about not being able to access WiFi from his phone, which was already registered with the router. Th...
Hi mrcpuhead , maybe your devices are enabling "Random/ Private MAC", so when they change the MAC, router would treat them as new connecting devices.
That sounded promising - but I checked my laptop and the random hardware address setting is OFF.
Do you have any Apple devices (iPhone/iPad)? If so, they're notoriously in MAC changing "for the sake of security"... hah!
As a last resort, a complete factory reset of the router (button at back, press for 10 sec) may resolve your issues. Also make sure your Windows network is not set to "private"
- So far the only affected devices were my Windows laptop (Air Force managed) and Samsung Galaxy phone.
Sure hope a factory reset is not needed!
