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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I also think it was a good idea raised that all devices that join the network have to get approved - via the app - to enable them to access the network.
Very similar to when I now have to approve certain online transactions via my banking app before the purchase if finalised.
Has made me much more comfortable with banking online knowing that I have a track of all the transactons being made pre-approval
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Yes, this should be resolved fast. It's the one thing that makes it "useless". With the auto blacklist, it would be nearly perfect.
Happy easter!! 
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@7dwergen Ditto. With virtual mac addresses being a thing, this is a requirement.
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+1 to this. Way too easy to change your MAC address in Win10, and completely avoid all the parental controls.
As mentioned, would love to have a setting that requires the app to approve any new devices.
Anyone know if Orbi supports this feature, or at least has a way to prevent users from bypassing parental controls by changing their MAC address?
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@Kevin_Z I would also like an update on this feature.
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@7dwergen Allow me to add another vote for a whitelist, I love the ease of setup and the functionality of the P9 but without the added layer of security I'm just not comfortable with it. I didn't expect this to be a feature that I had to look for in 2020 as I've had it in cheaper routers for years.
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@Kevin_Z IOS 14 came out today, which means every iPhone and iPad connected to every Deco will automatically evade all parental controls.
Quarantine, Whitelist or default profile is now a required feature. Half your deco selling value points just got shredded.
Apple announced this months ago.. hopefully a fix is packaged into deco v1.5?
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Are you referring to the new iOS feature that assigns virtual MAC addresses in iDevices?
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@Kevin_Z IOS 14 came out today, which means every iPhone and iPad connected to every Deco will automatically evade all parental controls.
Quarantine, Whitelist or default profile is now a required feature. Half your deco selling value points just got shredded.
Apple announced this months ago.. hopefully a fix is packaged into deco v1.5?
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