Use the Extender With MAC Filtering or Access Control
When the WiFi device connects through the extender to your router, the MAC address of the WiFi device
that is shown on the router is translated to another MAC address. If your router’s MAC filter, wireless access
control, or ACL is enabled, the WiFi device connects to the extender but cannot get an IP address from the
extender and cannot access the Internet.To allow the WiFi device to receive an IP address from the extender
and access the Internet, you must provide the translated MAC address to the router.
To add a translated MAC address to your router:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your extender network.
2. Log in to your extender:
• If you did not enable the One WiFi Name feature, enter www.mywifiext.net in the address field of
the browser.
• If you enabled the One WiFi Name feature, enter one of the following URLs:
- Windows-based computers. http://mywifiext
- Mac computers and iOS devices. http://mywifiext.local
- Android devices. http://<extender’s IP address> (for example, http://192.168.1.3)
For more information about how to find your extender’s IP address, see Find the Extender’s IP
Address on page 61.
A login page displays.
3. Enter your admin email address and password and click the LOG IN button.
The Status page displays.
4.
If your browser displays the Menu icon , click it.
The extender menu displays.
5. Select Settings > Connected Devices.
The Connected Devices section displays the MAC addresses and virtual MAC addresses for computers
and WiFi devices that are connected to the extender network.
6. On the router, add the extender’s virtual MAC address and all the virtual MAC addresses connected to
the extender network to your router’s MAC filter table.
7. Enable the router’s MAC filter, wireless access control, or ACL.
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