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Add Disconnected Devices to or Remove Them from the Allowed List

If you set up an access list that blocks all new devices from accessing your network, you can

specify which devices that are currently not connected to the modem router but that were

connected in the past are allowed to access your network when they attempt to reconnect.

Note:

You cannot remove a device from the allowed list while the device is

currently connected to the modem router. To remove such a device,

you must wait until the device disconnects from the modem router.



To add a disconnected device to the allowed list or remove it from the allowed list:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

.

A login window opens.

3.

Type

admin

for the user name and type your password.

If you did not yet personalize your password, type

password

for the password.

4.

Click the

OK

button.

The BASIC Home page displays.

5.

Select

ADVANCED > Security > Access Control

.

The Access Control page displays.

6.

Click the

View list of allowed devices not currently connected to the network

link.

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A table displays the detected device names, MAC addresses, and connection types of

the devices that are not connected but allowed to access the network.

7.

To add a device to the allowed list, do the following:

a.

Click the

Add

button.

The Add Allowed Device page displays.

b.

Enter the MAC address and device name for the device that you want to allow.

c.

Click the

Add

button on the Add Allowed Device page.

The device is added to the allowed list on the Access Control page.

8.

To remove a device from the allowed list, do the following:

a.

Select the check box for the device.

b.

Click the

Remove from the list

button.

The device is removed from the allowed list.

9.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

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Add Disconnected Devices to or Remove Them from the Blocked List

If you set up an access list that allows all new devices from accessing your network, you can

specify which devices that are currently not connected to the modem router but that were

connected in the past are blocked from accessing your network when they attempt to

reconnect.

Note:

You cannot remove a device from the blocked list after you just placed it

on the blocked list and the device is still connected to the modem router.

(In such a situation, the device would be blocked from accessing your

network when it attempts to reconnect.) To remove such a device, you

must wait until the device disconnects from the modem router.



To add a disconnected device to the blocked list or remove it from the blocked list:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

.

A login window opens.

3.

Type

admin

for the user name and type your password.

If you did not yet personalize your password, type

password

for the password.

4.

Click the

OK

button.

The BASIC Home page displays.

5.

Select

ADVANCED > Security > Access Control

.

The Access Control page displays.

6.

Click the

View list of blocked devices not currently connected to the network

link.

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A table displays the detected device names, MAC addresses, and connection types of

the devices that are not connected and blocked from accessing the network.

7.

To add a device to the blocked list, do the following:

a.

Click the

Add

button.

The Add Blocked Device page displays.

b.

Enter the MAC address and device name for the device that you want to block.

c.

Click the

Add

button on the Add Blocked Device page.

The device is added to the blocked list on the Access Control page.

8.

To remove a device from blocked list, do the following:

a.

Select the check box for the device.

b.

Click the

Remove from the list

button.

The device is removed from the blocked list.

9.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Change the Permission for a Device or Change the Device Name on a List

For a device on the blocked list, whether or not currently connected to the network, you can

change the permission and move the device to the allowed list. Similarly, for a device on the

allowed list, whether or not currently connected to the network, you can change the

permission and move the device to the blocked list. For a device on any access list, you can

change the device name that displays in the list. You cannot change the MAC address of a

device on an access list.

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To change the permission or device name for a device on an access list:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

.

A login window opens.

3.

Type

admin

for the user name and type your password.

If you did not yet personalize your password, type

password

for the password.

4.

Click the

OK

button.

The BASIC Home page displays.

5.

Select

ADVANCED > Security > Access Control

.

The Access Control page displays.

6.

Select a device on an access control list:

•

To select a device that is currently connected to the modem router, select its

associated check box in the table.

•

To select a device that is not connected to the modem router and that is on the

allowed list, do the following:

a.

Click the

View list of allowed devices not currently connected to the

network

link.

b.

Select its associated check box in the table (that is, the allowed list).

•

To select a device that is not connected to the modem router and that is on the

blocked list, do the following:

a.

Click the

View list of blocked devices not currently connected to the

network

link.

b.

Select its associated check box in the table (that is, the blocked list).

The

Edit

button that is associated with the table becomes available.

7.

Click the

Edit

button.

The Edit Device Name page displays.

8.

To change the permission, from the

Access Control

menu, select either

Allow

or

Block

.

9.

To change the device name, enter a new name in the

Device Name

field.

10.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved and the Access Control page displays again.