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starforce2005
Sep 08, 2020Follower
How to block device for accessing LAN?
I can't find option to block an device from acessing LAN, or Mac address filtering. The only option i could find is "Access control" but i've tried and tested it, it only block internet access, not ...
schumaku
Sep 08, 2020Guru - Experienced User
starforce2005 wrote:The only option i could find is "Access control" but i've tried and tested it, it only block internet access, not Local Area Network.
As it says in the Access Control KB referred ... "Blocking devices with access control only blocks them from accessing the Internet. Devices can still access your router’s local network and communicate with your connected devices."
starforce2005 wrote:Or does this router simply doesn't have simple features like Mac address filtering like every other router have?
Comes the question why a device physically connected to your router should be blocked. In case the device is connected to a switch - there is nothing the the router could block prohibiting the LAN access on that switch.
Note: The LAN ports are just switch ports, too.
Or are you talking of a device associated to the wireless and you try to block it's access to the LAN?
I don't think that every other router has such a feature - without knowing exactly what you want to achieve.
What most consumer routers have are MAC address filters (access/block lists) for the wireless radios or SSIDs.