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 AP 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 has 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 AP on the Access Control page of the
local browser UI (see Enable and manage network access control on page 68).
Enable and manage network access control
When you enable access control, you select whether new devices are allowed to access
the AP network or are blocked. By default, currently connected devices are allowed to
access the network, but you can block these devices. You can also view information
about connected devices.
To set up network access control and view information about connected devices:
1. Connect your computer or mobile device to the AP in one of the following ways
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Connect directly to the AP’s WiFi network or LAN. (Applies to the AP in either
operation mode.)
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Connect to the same network that the AP is connected to. (Applies only if the AP
is operating in AP mode.)
2. Launch a web browser and enter http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field.
Instead, if you are connected to same network as the AP, enter the LAN IP address
that is assigned to the AP. For information about finding the IP address, see Find the
IP address of the AP when you cannot use routerlogin.net on page 34.
A login window displays.
If your browser displays a security warning, dismiss the warning. For more information,
see Dismiss a browser security warning on page 39.
3. Enter the AP local device password.
The local device password is the one that you specified. The local device password
is case-sensitive.
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