Network Access Control List; Allow Or Block Connected Devices - NETGEAR Nighthawk AXE7300 RAXE290 User Manual

Nighthawk AXE7300 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router Model RAXE290

Network access control list

You can use the network access control list (ACL) on the router to block or allow access
to your network and the Internet. The ACL identifies a WiFi or wired device by its MAC
address. The router detects the MAC addresses of the devices on the network and either
allows or denies access.
The router detects and stores the MAC addresses of devices that connect to the network,
so it lists the MAC addresses both of devices that are currently connected and any that
were previously connected.
If you set up a network ACL that allows all new devices to connect, the following applies:
• You can either select or manually enter devices that you want to block from
connecting to the network.
• All other devices are allowed access to the network.
If you set up a network ACL that blocks all new devices from connecting, the following
applies:
• You can either select or manually enter devices that you want to allow access to the
network.
• Devices that are currently connected to the network or that were allowed to connect
in the past are automatically placed on the network ACL as allowed devices.
• All other devices are denied access to the network.
Note: Each network device has a MAC address that serves as a unique identifier. The
MAC address is a 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 a device. If you cannot
see the label, you can display the MAC address using the network configuration utilities
on your computer or mobile device.
Enable the network access control list, set the access rule,
and allow or block connected devices
When you enable network access control, you must select whether new devices are
automatically allowed to access the network or are blocked from accessing the network.
By default, devices that are already connected to the network are added to the ACL as
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