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NGearUser
May 12, 2017Aspirant
Access Control Issue
We have used an access control list with no issues for about 2 years. This morning we started having connection issues and I had to reset the router. I put all the devices back in the Access Cont...
DarrenM
May 17, 2017Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Hello Ngearuser
Are you using WPS for anything?
DarrenM
NGearUser
May 18, 2017Aspirant
Darren, Thanks for helping.
Not sure I understand your question. In terms of security, yes we have customized our own SSID and changed the device to our own password. We also like the added extra protection of only allowing certain devices to connect. This is for security and also gives us some parental control of when our child can access wireless.
I don't see anything marked as WPS in the genie. We do use WPA2-PSK [AES]."Wifi Protected Setup" says "Configured.
I'll wait for your response. Thanks!