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MAC address Filtering

jjjetjock
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MAC address Filtering

I recently purchased the netgear orbi RBR50 router with one RBS50 satellite. I upgraded from an old WRN3500 netgear wireless router. With the older router, I did not use any security passwords (WPA or PSK) as I used the MAC filtering in the firmware. I had no problems with that method.  I want to do the same thing with this orbi. Since the orbi is a Tri Band router is it susceptible to someone fishing around on my network if I don't use security?

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st_shaw
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Re: MAC address Filtering

Yes. Bad idea. Use WPA2/PSK.

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jjjetjock
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Re: MAC address Filtering

thanks for the security suggestion. i'll use WPA2/PSK.

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