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MAC address locking
I am using circle and my kid has found a way to get his XBOX bounced out of " his" catagory which we have it assigned to. He is doing this by changing the MAC address on his XBOX. When he does this it is considered a new device connecting and the "new " XBOX" gets dumped into the "house catagory" which does not have his useage parameters set. Is there a way in the router to block anyone changing the MAC address?
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> [...] Is there a way in the router to block anyone changing the MAC
> address?Not exactly. You might find some relevant information in a widely
neglected resource:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Read. Look for "Enable and
Manage Network Access Control".> [...] it is considered a new device connecting [...]
Consider the possible implications of an option like "Block all new
devices from connecting".