Client
List
Fields Hostname: The name by which each computer or device in a network is known.
IP: The "IP address," or "Internet Protocol address," specifies a location for each device.
MAC: This is the "MAC address", a factory-assigned identifier used to identify a specific attached computer or device.
Time
Online: Simply the amount of time the device has been connected to the router.
Kick: Click on this button to disconnect a client. This will remove all wireless access for a user. The access will be restored when the router is
rebooted. To block a client permanently use the Block
MAC option or add the address to the MAC Filter under Network
Settings
>
MAC Filter
/
Logging.
Block
MAC: Click on this button add the MAC address to the list of blocked MAC addresses under Network
Settings
>
MAC Filter
/
Logging. If
the MAC Filter is set to act as a whitelist, then the address will be removed from the list of allowed clients. Clients may remain visible in the Client
List after being blocked, but traffic for that client is blocked immediately. To restore access edit the list of MAC addresses under Network
Settings
>
MAC Filter
/
Logging.
Dashboard
The Dashboard shows fundamental information about your router, divided into the following basic categories:
• Router Information
• Internet
• Local Networks
• WiFi Networks
For more in-depth information and/or configuration options, click on the Detailed
Info link beside the category title. For each category, this links to:
• Router Information – System
Settings
>
Administration
• Internet – Internet
>
Connection
Manager
• Local Networks – Network
Settings
>
Local
Networks
• WiFi Networks – Network
Settings
>
Local
Networks
After the initial setup of the router, every time you log in you will automatically be directed to this Dashboard. Also, you can click on the Cradlepoint
logo in the upper left-hand corner to return to the Dashboard from any page.
Figure 26: Client Status Lists
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