Mac filter not working

[Weggy]

Hi, is anyone else finding that the Mac filter isn't working. I've added three devices and set the mode to reject and they still appear to have access. Is this a known issue?

 

[dave14305]

Are they connecting directly to the main router or do you have additional access points in your network that might be masking the MAC addresses?

 

[L&LD]

Did you disconnect the devices or reboot the router after you added them?

 

[Weggy]

Are they connecting directly to the main router or do you have additional access points in your network that might be masking the MAC addresses?

Ar, I do have a power over ethernet device which has wireless built in they could be connecting through.

 

[Weggy]

Did you disconnect the devices or reboot the router after you added them?

No I've not done this. I can give it a go.

 

[Weggy]

No I've not done this. I can give it a go.

When you say disconnect what exactly do you mean? As I can thinking of many different ways of doing this, but is there a specfic method i need to deploy?

 

[L&LD]

When you say disconnect what exactly do you mean? As I can thinking of many different ways of doing this, but is there a specfic method i need to deploy?

Any method that forces them off the router and then needs to be given a new DHCP lease when they try to reconnect.

Some methods that should work:

• Walk away with the devices (far off the property) if possible.
• Reboot (or better, shut down and then wait at least 5 minutes) the router to force every client to re-associate again.
• Turn off the device (or, reboot it).
• Forget the network on the client device.
• Reset the network settings on the client device.

Yes, there are many ways. Which ones are you thinking of using? Do you have control of the devices (or not)?