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7. Select an access rule to apply to new devices:
• Allow all new devices to connect: With this setting, if you connect a new device
to the network, it can access the network. You do not need to enter its MAC
address on this page. This option works for most home networks. You can also
block one or more devices from accessing the network. For more information,
see the following step.
• Block all new devices from connecting: With this setting, if you want to allow
a new device to connect, you must enter its MAC address on this page. (In this
situation, a new device is a device that was not previously connected to the
network.) For more information about allowing one or more devices, see the
following step.
If you block all new devices from connecting, the device that you are currently
using to connect to the router web interface, any other devices that are currently
connected to the network, and all devices that were allowed to connect to the
network in the past are still allowed access. That means that these devices are
automatically added to the network ACL as allowed devices. If you want to block
any of these devices, see the following step.
Note: Selecting an access rule does not affect previously blocked or allowed devices.
It applies only to new devices trying to access the network after you apply this setting.
8. To change access for devices that are connected or were connected to the network,
do the following:
• Currently connected devices:
In the table that contains the ACL, the Status column shows either Allowed or
Blocked for a device. To change the status, select the check box for the device,
and click either the Allow button or the Block button.
Note: If you blocked all new devices from connecting, make sure that the
computer or mobile device that you are currently using to access the router web
interface shows as Allowed in the Status column.
• Devices that were connected in the past:
- To manage allowed devices that are currently not connected to the network,
see Manage allowed devices currently not on the network on page 45.
- To manage blocked devices that are currently not connected to the network,
see Manage blocked devices currently not on the network on page 46.
9. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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