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btwixt
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Dec 24, 2015
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R7000: Device Name / Access Control

I'm not sure if this is a bug or a feature.

Mind you, this is exactly the bug/feature I was searching for in the R7000.

 

I've a R7000 at F/W 1.0.5.48_1.1.79.

 

The inability to assign device names of my choosing had me bummed.

The consensus in the community is that it cannot be done.

 

Here's something I have found that works for me, and seems to be persistent

through router / device / network rebooting.

 

From the Basic tab, select "Attached Devices".

You'll see a link above the refresh button "Go to Access Control to allow or block devices."

Go to Access Control and check "Turn on Access Control".

Then, check a device you want to edit and just edit the Device Name.

Click  "Apply >".

 

That's it.  Doesn't look like it breaks anything else... so far

(I've been using this "feature" for a few months).

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  • mondenath's avatar
    mondenath
    Dec 26, 2015

    Yes you are right ARP doest get the host/device name but tool allows to have a handy name the we can used to remember. It doesnt change the way we connect or any functionality. As the details are stored in accordance with MAC filter. So as IP Reservation. ACL have it own DB but IP Reservation sometimes doesnt cache even the QOS by device doesnt cache the same name instead the actual ANDROID_abcd etc

     

    ACL tool just adds tagging kind of which used to be refered even after reboot i dont think so if it flushs so that every time user needs to add .

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  • btwixt's avatar
    btwixt
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    Dec 24, 2015
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    ****** UPDATE ******

     

    While this solution will work for me until such time that I switch to dd-wrt,

    THIS IS JUST A SUPERFICIAL FIX.
    Let me explain:

     

    I've experimented with changing the hostname on several
    devices (openSuse, KX Studio, Windows 7, Android 4.[something-or-other])
    and rebooting everything:
    THE DEVICE NAME DOES NOT CHANGE ON THE NETGEAR GENIE ATTACHED DEVICES PAGE.
    THE DEVICE NAME REMAINS EXACTLY AS I MANUALLY CHANGED IT ON THE ACCESS CONTROL PAGE.

     

    One other odd thing.
    After editing the name in Access Control for one of my devices

    (and rebooting before the next step)
    I needed to reserve an address for it in DHCP.
    On the Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup page, the Device Name
    displayed under Address Reservation was the old
    not-user-friendly android-[MAC address]-[blahblahblah] Device Name
    that I never did figure out where the R7000 pulled that from.
    So, I edited the Device Name in Address Reservation to match what I had
    done in Access Control, and all is well. By the way, the name in
    Address Reservation also did not change when I changed the hostname
    on the device.

     

    So, this a a manual process. If you change a device hostname
    you will need to edit the Device Name on the R7000.

    • mondenath's avatar
      mondenath
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      Dec 25, 2015
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      I dont really agree irrespective of that router and devices talks to each other via mac even though we say host which hits the IP/ which is prime for mac association.

       

       

      • btwixt's avatar
        btwixt
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        Dec 25, 2015
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        I think I see what you are saying.  Maybe.

        However, regardles of ANYTHING,

        the fact is that when I change the device name in Access Control,

        NOTHING changes that name from that point on.

        Nothing other that editing the Device Name in Access Control on the R7000.