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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...
The discussion has wandered a bit. Could you please describe the current situation and what is "not usable".
i.e. Access Control is enabled. and the setting is Block all new devices from connecting.
When a new device that has never been connected to the network attempts to connect, what happens?
Is the new device able to access the internet?
I have 1 macbook and 1 iPad with exactly the same network configuration of all the others I have (particularly I have a fixed MAC) that are continuously blocked by the router if I activate Block all new devices from connecting; even if they were already connected before activating (they're not new devices).
In that case, I cannot allow them with either the app or the web page; on the Attached Devices page they're always Allowed but on the Access Control page they're blocked and the .
All the solution already proposed in this discussion have been tested.
The devices, if I don't activate Block all new devices from connecting, are able to access the internet.
I have 1 macbook and 1 iPad with exactly the same network configuration of all the others I have (particularly I have a fixed MAC) that are continuously blocked by the router if I activate Block all new devices from connecting; even if they were already connected before activating
Are the MAC addresses on these devices set to rotate when connected to your wifi? (Apple calls this "private wi-fi address". Press the "i" next to the wifi network on the iPad to check for this.
Just want to make sure I understand what you mean when you say you have a fixed MAC.
