Netgear 771S User Guide - Page 127

Enable / Disable the Block List, Displaying and Blocking Currently Connected Devices (Block List)

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3. Beside Wi-Fi Info on Home, select Show or Hide. 4. Click Submit. Enable / Disable the Block List You can enable your NETGEAR Zing Mobile Hotspot's block list on your device's Wi-Fi Block List screen, and on the Zing Manager's Wi-Fi MAC Filter page. This lets you identify devices that should not be allowed to access your Wi-Fi networks. On the Touchscreen 1. Tap > Wi-Fi. 2. Tap Block List. 3. Tap On to block devices, or tap Off to stop blocking devices. In the Zing Manager (http://sprinthotspot) 1. Log in to the home page. (See Logging In as an Administrator.) 2. Click Wi-Fi > MAC Filter. 3. Beside MAC Filter Mode, select Black List to block devices, or select None to stop blocking devices. 4. Click Submit. Displaying and Blocking Currently Connected Devices (Block List) To detect a potential intruder, you may want to display a list of the Wi-Fi-enabled devices that are currently connected to your NETGEAR Zing Mobile Hotspot. You can display this list on your device's Devices screen, and on the Zing Manager's home page. If you want to stop a device from connecting to your network, you can add it to your device's block list. The blocked device will not be able to connect again until you choose to unblock it. (See View and Unblock Devices (Block List).) Note: You have to enable the block list before you can block devices from using your Wi-Fi networks. (See Enable / Disable the Block List.) On the Touchscreen 1. Tap > Devices. A list of the devices connected to your Main and Guest Wi-Fi networks appears. If you do not want to block a device, return to the home screen. 2. If you want to block a listed device, tap the device name. The device's IP address and MAC address display. Configuring the Wi-Fi Network 119

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3. Beside
Wi-Fi Info on Home
, select
Show
or
Hide
.
4. Click
Submit
.
Enable / Disable the Block List
You can enable your NETGEAR Zing Mobile Hotspot’s block list on your device’s Wi-Fi Block
List screen, and on the Zing Manager’s
Wi-Fi MAC Filter
page. This lets you identify devices
that should not be allowed to access your Wi-Fi networks.
On the Touchscreen
1. Tap
> Wi-Fi
.
2. Tap
Block List
.
3. Tap
On
to block devices, or tap
Off
to stop blocking devices.
In the Zing Manager (http://sprinthotspot)
1.
Log in to the home page. (See
Logging In as an Administrator
.)
2. Click
Wi-Fi > MAC Filter
.
3. Beside
MAC Filter Mode
, select
Black List
to block devices, or select
None
to stop
blocking devices.
4. Click
Submit
.
Displaying and Blocking Currently Connected Devices (Block List)
To detect a potential intruder, you may want to display a list of the Wi-Fi-enabled devices that
are currently connected to your NETGEAR Zing Mobile Hotspot. You can display this list on
your device’s Devices screen, and on the Zing Manager’s home page.
If you want to stop a device from connecting to your network, you can add it to your device’s
block list. The blocked device will not be able to connect again until you choose to unblock it.
(See
View and Unblock Devices (Block List)
.)
Note:
You have to enable the block list before you can block devices from using your Wi-Fi
networks. (See
Enable / Disable the Block List
.)
On the Touchscreen
1. Tap
> Devices
. A list of the devices connected to your Main and Guest Wi-Fi
networks appears. If you do not want to block a device, return to the home screen.
2.
If you want to block a listed device, tap the device name. The device’s IP address
and MAC address display.
Configuring the Wi-Fi Network
119