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Mac filtering and timing

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  • 01-11-2014 1:15pm
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    MICKEYG
    Registered Users Posts: 780 ✭✭✭


    Hi, I currently have password only access to my WiFi.
    I am looking to switch this to Mac filtering. I want to do so I can restrict certain device at certain times of the day (teenager issues). An example would be to have some devices blocked after 9pm and have others with full access 24/7. It would be nice to be able to set a unique list of available times for each Mac address.
    Can anyone recommend a modem that has this feature built in?
    Thanks in advance.


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    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,748 ✭✭✭degsie


    You can do this with TP-Link routers. You can select by mac or ip addresses.

    http://www.tp-link.com/en/article/?faqid=467


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    MICKEYG
    Registered Users Posts: 780 ✭✭✭MICKEYG


    degsie wrote: »
    You can do this with TP-Link routers. You can select by mac or ip addresses.

    http://www.tp-link.com/en/article/?faqid=467

    Sorry, only saw this now. Thanks for getting back to me.
    I migrated to Mac filtering yesterday and added the device but it does not seem to have any affect. I did this using the modem software. Maybe that is being overidden by the TP-link boxes I have. They seem to override my open dns security too.

    Should I apply all changes through tp-link?
    My setup is currently the modem broadcasting with an Ethernet cable to a tcp-link box plugged in and then a second tp-link box plugged in in another room.

    Thanks again.


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    demanufactured
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭demanufactured


    Uhhh. Sounds messy.. I that modem a 'modem' or a router??
    And how are they connected?
    Which ports are being used?


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    MICKEYG
    Registered Users Posts: 780 ✭✭✭MICKEYG


    demanufactured wrote: »
    Uhhh. Sounds messy.. I that modem a 'modem' or a router??
    And how are they connected?
    Which ports are being used?

    Sorry again about the delay.
    The signal is going into a Zyxel P660-HN-T1A modem which is broadcasting a wireless signal. I have an Ethernet cable coming out of port # 4 in the back of the Zyxel and into the TP-link. I then have another TP-link plugged into the wall in another room and linked to the first. I have set the SSID on the second TP-link to be the same as the modem.


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    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,748 ✭✭✭degsie


    So you have a daisychained access point setup using the tp-link routers? Mac filtering will only apply to the router serving dhcp addresses which in this case seems to be the zyxel router. Replace that with a router that supports filtering.


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    MICKEYG
    Registered Users Posts: 780 ✭✭✭MICKEYG


    degsie wrote: »
    So you have a daisychained access point setup using the tp-link routers? Mac filtering will only apply to the router serving dhcp addresses which in this case seems to be the zyxel router. Replace that with a router that supports filtering.

    Many thanks for your help. Could you recommend a good router to do this?


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    srsly78
    Registered Users Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭srsly78


    If you are gonna buy a proper router get one with proper parental access control. It will take your teenager all of 5 minutes to bypass mac filtering via a quick google search.


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