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Tutor

Jul 31, 2015

EX7000 Virtual MAC Address problems

I want to disable the EX7000's allocation of virtual MAC addresses to devices on my network but I cannot find anywhere how do do this. I am coming to the conclusion that it is not possible. The vir...

Master

Aug 03, 2015

Check out the link below. If you have MAC Filtering enabled on your base router, just disable it. There is no Security in MAC Filtering. The best security is a strong password.

https://community.netgear.com/t5/WiFi-Range-Extenders-Repeaters/virtual-MAC-addresses/m-p/494762#U494762

qnnskmn

Initiate

Jan 31, 2016

That is true there is no security in Mac Filtering. However a "good" network admin would notice a spike on the network of a particular address then investigate. Why make it easier for those who want

to do harm?