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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.

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