NETGEAR WAX204

Network access control lists
You can use access control to block or allow device access to your network. An access
control list (ACL) functions with the MAC addresses of wired and WiFi devices that can
either access your entire network or are blocked from accessing your entire network.
The access point can detect the MAC addresses of devices that are connected to the
network and list the MAC addresses of devices that were connected to the network.
Each network device owns a MAC address, which is a unique 12-character physical
address, containing the hexadecimal characters 0–9, a–f, or A–F (uppercase or lowercase)
only, and separated by colons (for example, 00:09:AB:CD:EF:01). Typically, the MAC
address is on the label of a device. If you cannot see the label, you can display the MAC
address using the network configuration utilities of the computer. You might also find
the MAC addresses of devices that are connected to the access point on the Access
Control page of the local browser UI (see Enable and manage network access control
on page 81).
Enable and manage network access control
When you enable access control, you must select whether new devices are allowed to
access the access point network or are blocked from accessing the network. By default,
currently connected devices are allowed to access the network, but you can also block
these devices from accessing the network. You can also view information about
connected devices.
To set up network access control and view information about connected devices:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
access point network.
2.
Enter http//www.routerlogin.net in the address field.
If you are not connected to the access point network but to the same network as the
access point, enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point. If you do not
know the IP address, see Find the IP address of the access point when you cannot
use routerlogin.net on page 27.
A login window displays.
If your browser does not display the login window but displays a security message
and does not let you proceed, see Log in to the access point after initial setup on
page 30.
3. Enter the access point local device password.
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