Why you may see MAC addresses you don't recognize on your network
Why you may see MAC addresses you don't recognize on your network
Some users have noticed that when introducing a TP-Link range extender, they now see additional devices that they normally didn't.
An important function that our range extenders do is to generate a virtual MAC address for devices that connect to our extender. This is known as "Proxy Mode" which aims to be a feature to be universally compatible with any router.
Below shows a RE350 that has supplied virtual MAC addresses:
The benefit is for compatibility, but on the other end, can cause confusion especially when doing MAC filtering.
