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OutoftheWay
Aug 09, 2012Follower
Blocking someone else's extender
Hello All, I work at a public library, and we have an open wireless network. We leave our network, Library, open as to keep things simple for our patrons. A week or two ago, we noticed a Library_...
jmizoguchi
Aug 13, 2012Virtuoso
You're missing the point June - what can guest gate do to prevent internet access that they can't do right now without it?
Guest Gate has more tweaks then standard guest network can offer.
multiple passcodes will simply inconvenience the other patrons, it's not going to stop Mr Free Loader for connecting for longer than it takes him to cross the street.
Once you know the which are on then you can block the mac address. I don't think you can expect to stop someone on the spot...
Since you create multiple codes, all can have different attribute and see how it goes. it's not difficult to change it's passcode from the portal. I can tell is extender will not able to connect to guest gate unless actual pc will connect to the wifi at least.