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Manage Network Access Control Lists, Add Devices to or Remove Them From the Allowed List

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AC1600 Smart WiFi Router Model R6260 Manage Network Access Control Lists You can use access control to block or allow 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 router 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 the WiFi card or network interface 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 through the web pages of the router (see View Devices Currently on the Network on page 127). Add Devices to or Remove Them From the Allowed List If you set up an access list that blocks all new devices from accessing your network, you must specify which devices are allowed to access your network. To add or remove devices that are allowed: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Security > Access Control. The Access Control page displays. 5. Click the View list of allowed devices not currently connected to the network link. The Access Control page displays. A table displays the detected device name, MAC address, and connection type of the devices that are not connected but allowed to access the network. 6. To add a device to the allowed list, do the following: a. Click the Add button. The Add Allowed Device page displays. b. Enter the MAC address and device name for the device that you want to allow. c. On the Add Allowed Device page, click the Apply button. The device is added to the allowed list on the Access Control page. 7. To remove a device from allowed list, do the following: Control Access to the Internet 66

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Manage Network Access Control Lists
You can use access control to block or allow 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 router 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 the WiFi card or network
interface 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 through the web pages of the router (see
View Devices Currently on the Network
on page 127).
Add Devices to or Remove Them From the Allowed List
If you set up an access list that blocks all new devices from accessing your network, you must specify which
devices are allowed to access your network.
To add or remove devices that are allowed:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.
2.
Enter
.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in.
The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Security > Access Control
.
The Access Control page displays.
5.
Click the
View list of allowed devices not currently connected to the network
link.
The Access Control page displays.
A table displays the detected device name, MAC address, and connection type of the devices that are
not connected but allowed to access the network.
6.
To add a device to the allowed list, do the following:
a.
Click the
Add
button.
The Add Allowed Device page displays.
b.
Enter the MAC address and device name for the device that you want to allow.
c.
On the Add Allowed Device page, click the
Apply
button.
The device is added to the allowed list on the Access Control page.
7.
To remove a device from allowed list, do the following:
Control Access to the Internet
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