Block unknown devices on Deco M9 - user changes MAC address to fool parental controls
Hi all,
I've been using the Deco M9 Plus for a couple of days now and I'm very pleased with it. The wi-fi is excellent in whole our house. And especially the parental controls are very valuable too to control the extensive use of internet of some of the users.
I have a question however. Is there an option to (automatically) block unknown devices on the network? I'm familiar with the blacklist option but I wouild like to see a whitelist for devices as well. The problem is that one user in our home is smartass enough to change the MAC address of his computer each time the parental control blocks his internet. Ofcourse the Deco notifies me that a new device is noticed on the network and than I can manually block the device but is there anyway it can be done automatically?
The Deco acts like a router and is directly connected to my ISP modem.
Is there any other option to block unknown MAC addresses from the internet should there be no possibility to achieve this with the Deco?
Thanks for your replies.
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@WeroLuis I'm using a Synology RT2600ac it has options to set web filtering and access schedules for the default group. I disable WiFi on my Synology and use my deco's as access points to maintain the mesh coverage. Depending on the coverage you need the RT2600 may be good enough.
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I'm so invested having 8 deco in our house and our password got spread.
I'm frustrated reading this article realizing that it's been requested for almost 4 years now? god.
Just give us an option to block all new connected device.
And just add a "Recent" sort tab under Blocked list so we can easily unblock it.
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We need the whitelist still for PC. My teenager turns on his computer in the middle of the night and resets his MAC address, giving him internet access until I see the alert the next morning. The parental controls are useless without this. I'm really frustrated with this and have been for over a year now. I invested $900 on this system because of the parental controls you advertised with the product and they are useless. You offer a whitelist on other router products. Please add it to Deco. If it doesn't work for some users they can simply toggle the feature off.
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TP-link don't care about your problems with their products. This thread has been running for years and they've done nothing about it.
My advice - sell the hardware to someone who doesn't care about the non-functional parental controls and buy a better product from a different vendor.
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I'm thinking that I have too but worried I'll spend $$$ only to have my teanager find another work around for the next unit.
I'm taking advice from this forum and looking into the Netgear Orbi...
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@ADV4nce Completely agree. It's become rather obvious that TP Link doesn't have the knowledge or skills to accomplish a simple but vital request made from the people that have purchased their product. If they can't do something this simple then it makes me wonder if I can rely on the integrity of the product overall. Time to move on to a company that values and listens to the needs of their customer base.
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C'mon TP-Link - this is a serious flaw in your software. You need to act fast or lose all your customers.
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This thread is nearly 4 years old. TP-Link aren't going to do anything about the matter.
While I was initially hopeful about a proper resolution I have given up and moved on to better hardware from a different vendor.
I recommend anyone coming to this thread expecting help from TP-Link should do the same.
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