Allowing Or Denying Computers Access To The Network (Mac Filter) - NETGEAR Mingle 3C4C38D7 User Manual

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If you want to allow any of these devices to connect to the network again, you can remove them
from your device's block list.
In the Mingle Manager (http://minglehotspot)
1. Log in to the home page. (See
2. Click Wi-Fi > MAC Filter. A list of the devices blocked from using your Wi-Fi networks
appears.
3. Click the
list immediately.
Allowing or Denying Computers Access to the Network (MAC
Filter)
MAC (Media Access Control) filtering can prevent unauthorized wireless devices from
connecting to your network.
The MAC filter is used to grant ("white list") or block ("black list") wireless devices access to the
Main and Guest Wi-Fi networks. Access is based on the MAC address of each wireless device.
In the MAC Filter page (Wi-Fi > Mac Filter), you can choose one of three modes:
None – All computers are allowed to access the network.
Black list – All computers are allowed to access the network, unless they're in this list.
White list – Only computers that are in this list are allowed to access the network.
Regardless of the mode, a user must provide the correct Wi-Fi password to access the network.
Specifying Computers That Can Access the Network
1. Log in to the home page. (See
2. Click Wi-Fi > MAC Filter.
3. Beside MAC Filter Mode, select White list.
4. In the empty Name field, enter a name for the device. For example, "Amy's PC".
5. In the empty MAC Address field, enter the MAC address of the device you're adding to
the list. (If you don't know this address, see
Click the
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each computer for which you want to allow access.
Configuring the Wi-Fi Network
Logging In as an
beside the device you want to unblock. The device is removed from the
Logging In as an
beside the row.
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Finding the MAC
Address.)
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