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No Access Control on XR1000
The R7000 had something call Access Control. Access Control allows you to block all new devices, unless turned off. The XR1000 does not. If someone were to get access to a ethernet cable they wil...
I just upgraded from the WNDR3700v4 to the XR1000 and the Access Control feature from the 3700 is sorely missed. I don't think I can overstate how much I would like to see this feature added (back) to the OS on the XR1000.
The only workaround I have found which mimics the Access Control feature is to define a Traffic Controller rule which rejects all devices with a higher priority rule that allows the specific devices I want. But this is not a sufficient way to accomplish Access Control as I can't easily see what is being blocked when a new device is connected to the WiFi or LAN. All I see is a message like:
| Reject All | 12/7/2020, 5:34:06 PM | rejected a device for all traffic |
Having the ability to quickly see the devices that have been blocked (with their MAC address) and make the choice to allow those devices is a much desired feature.
This would be for Netgear to reimplement and I have passed this on. I will add your suggestions for Traffic Control to our roadmap as those are good improvements and could be a viable workaround while Access Control is not available.