Display And Block Currently Connected Devices (Block List); View And Unblock Devices (Block List) - NETGEAR Sprint 6100D User Manual

Display and Block Currently Connected Devices (Block List)

To detect a potential intruder, you may want to display a list of the Wi-Fi-enabled devices that
are currently connected to your gateway. You can view this list the gateway's home page.
To stop a device from connecting to your network, you can add it to your gateway's block list.
The blocked device will not be able to connect again until you choose to unblock it.
Note: You have to enable the block list before you can block devices from using your Wi-Fi
networks. (See Enable or Disable the Block
To manage the block list:
1. On a computer or wireless device that is connected to your gateway, launch a Web
browser.
2. In the address or URL field of your browser, type http://myrouter.
3. When prompted to log in, enter admin for the user name and type the password. (The
default password is password.) The Devices Connected section of the home page
shows a list of the devices connected to your Main and Guest Wi-Fi networks.
4. To block a listed device, click its device name. The device's IP address and MAC
address display.
5. Click Block Device.
6. Click Block Device again.

View and Unblock Devices (Block List)

You can view a list of devices that you have blocked from connecting to your gateway on your
gateway's Wi-Fi MAC Filter page.
To allow any of these devices to connect to the network again, you can remove them from your
device's block list.
To view and unblock devices on the block list:
1. On a computer or wireless device that is connected to your gateway, launch a Web
browser.
2. In the address or URL field of your browser, type http://myrouter.
3. When prompted to log in, enter admin for the user name and type the password. (The
default password is password.)
4. Click Wi-Fi > MAC Filter. A list of the devices blocked from using your Wi-Fi networks
appears.
Your Network Connections
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