Netgear AC778AT User Manual - Page 86

Unblock a Device, Set Up MAC Filtering, Allow All Devices to Access the Network

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Around Town LTE Mobile Internet Unblock a Device  To unblock a device: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the hotspot network. 2. Enter http://netgear.aroundtown or http://192.168.1.1 in the address field of the web browser. The hotspot web page displays. 3. Enter the admin login password in the Sign In field. The default password is password. The password is case-sensitive. 4. Click the Sign In button. The Sign In section closes. 5. Select Wi-Fi > MAC Filter. 6. From the MAC Filter Mode menu, select Black list - Block all in list. The list of blocked devices displays. 7. Click the X button next to a device. The device can access your network. Set Up MAC Filtering You can use Media Access Control (MAC) filtering to prevent unauthorized devices from connecting to the hotspot WiFi network. The MAC filter is used to grant (white list) or block (black list) devices access to the main and guest WiFi networks. Access is based on the MAC address of each device. Allow All Devices to Access the Network  To allow all devices to connect to the hotspot WiFi network: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the hotspot network. 2. Enter http://netgear.aroundtown or http://192.168.1.1 in the address field of the web browser. Control Access to the Network 86

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Control Access to the Network
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Around Town LTE Mobile Internet
Unblock a Device
To unblock a device:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the hotspot
network.
2.
Enter
http://netgear.aroundtown
or
in the address field of the web
browser.
The hotspot web page displays.
3.
Enter the admin login password in the
Sign In
field.
The default password is
password
. The password is case-sensitive.
4.
Click the
Sign In
button.
The Sign In section closes.
5.
Select
Wi-Fi > MAC Filter
.
6.
From the
MAC Filter Mode
menu, select
Black list - Block all in list
.
The list of blocked devices displays.
7.
Click the
X
button next to a device.
The device can access your network.
Set Up MAC Filtering
You can use Media Access Control (MAC) filtering to prevent unauthorized devices from
connecting to the hotspot WiFi network. The MAC filter is used to grant (white list) or block
(black list) devices access to the main and guest WiFi networks. Access is based on the MAC
address of each device.
Allow All Devices to Access the Network
To allow all devices to connect to the hotspot WiFi network:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the hotspot
network.
2.
Enter
http://netgear.aroundtown
or
in the address field of the web
browser.