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RS300, access control not working
The firmware is the V1.0.6.16. I have the access control on, if I turn on the "Block all new devices from connecting" two devices already connected are blocked and there is no way to allow the conne...
Device status is a complicated situation. We humans tend to think in absolute terms: if a device is forbidden, then it should not connect to the network at all. However, that's simply not the way things work.
- If a device is physically 'wired' to the system, then it IS connected. All the system can do is refuse to pass any data to/from it when the data has to pass through the system.
(Suppose two "Blocked" devices are both connected to the Ethernet switch that is built into many routers. Because the switch is a Layer 2 device, it will allow the two devices to communicate with each other. It is only when they attempt to connect to something that requires passing through the "system" that they get blocked.) - The same thing happens with WiFi. If a device presents the correct WiFi credentials, it "connects" with the system. If it is "Blocked", the system simply refuses to pass data to/from it.
I am not confident that the regular Attached Devices display indicates whether devices are "Allowed" or "Blocked".