Your Network Connections
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Regardless of the mode, a user must provide the correct Wi-Fi password to access the network.
To specify computers that can access the network:
1. On a computer or wireless device that is connected to your gateway, launch a Web browser.
2. In the address or URL field of your browser, type
http://myrouter
.
3. When prompted to log in, enter
admin
for the user name and type the password. (The default
password is
password
.)
4. Click
Wi-Fi
and then click the
MAC Filter
tab.
5. Beside MAC Filter Mode, select
White list
.
6. In the empty
Name
field, enter a name for the device. For example, “Amy’s PC”.
7. 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
Finding the MAC Address
.)
8. Click the
beside the row. Repeat steps 6 through 8 for each computer for which you want to
allow access.
IMPORTANT
:Make sure you add the computer you are using, or else you will not be able to access
the network after your device resets.
9. Click
Submit
.
To specify computers that are not allowed to access the network:
1. On a computer or wireless device that is connected to your gateway, launch a Web browser.
2. In the address or URL field of your browser, type
http://myrouter
.
3. When prompted to log in, enter
admin
for the user name and type the password. (The default
password is
password
.)
4. Click
Wi-Fi
and then click the
MAC Filter
tab.
5. Beside MAC Filter Mode, select
Black list
.
6. Determine and block an unwanted user of your network:
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In the Devices Connected section, if you see a device you don’t recognize, you can click its
name and compare its MAC address to the MAC address of each of the devices on your
network.
Tip:
To determine the MAC address of each device you have, see
Finding the MAC Address
. If none of your devices have this MAC address, that device might be an
intruder.
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In the empty Name field, enter a name for the device. For example, “Amy’s PC”.
