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Controlling incoming access to router. How to block using Mac address when using Nighthawk app
Hello, looking at my log I can see that a particular Mac address has tried endlessly to log into my router. My router (RAX45) has a button for "Access Control" but it is not accessible because I'm us...
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Hello, looking at my log I can see that a particular Mac address has tried endlessly to log into my router. My router (RAX45) has a button for "Access Control" but it is not accessible because I'm using the Nighthawk app.
The mobile app lets you get at only some of the router's settings.
A wired browser has more control. You can even use a browser to access the router over wifi.
Hello, looking at my log I can see that a particular Mac address has tried endlessly to log into my router.
Could be any number of things. An IoT devices or some other wifi clients. Try searching for its mac address. That will at least give some clues as to who made it.
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[WLAN access rejected: incorrect security] from MAC address 34:ea:e7:b5:72:fd, Sunday, March 17, 2024 09:29:50
I also have some device trying to connect to my wifi more than once per minute but no idea what the device is, hence I am trying to block it using Access Control. But when I submit that mac address for blocking, I get an error message "Duplicate IP address", so it remains unblocked with thousand of attempted logins every day. What on earth does that message mean?
gpdawson wrote:
[WLAN access rejected: incorrect security] from MAC address 34:ea:e7:b5:72:fd, Sunday, March 17, 2024 09:29:50
That is registered to a device maker somewhere in Shanghai.
Could be an Internet of Things (IoT) device of some sort that you own trying to connect to your wifi.