MAC address is hardware address of any device
that will remain unique in every situation. MAC address will not change even
when you connect them to same network. If you want to block wifi for some
devices from your network then you can make these settings using MAC address
filtrations. Using log into Linksysrouter page you can block certain devices from your network and you will
not need to disable wifi for all devices.
Steps to Configure MAC Filter for Linksys Routers
1. From a computer device access login page of
Linksys router. All MAC address settings for your device will be possible only
from Linksys setup page.
2. From the Linksys setup page click on “Router
Settings” button.
3. After that click on “Wireless” button.
4. Finally click on “MAC Filtering” button.Managing the linksys smart wifi using linksys app.
5. Enable MAC filtration for Linksys router you are
using.
6. You can then choose option how you want to
configure your MAC filtrations for your Linksys router devices. When you choose
option that you want to block wifi access for certain devices then you can fill
MAC address of the devices for which you want to block wifi internet
connections. If you choose option that you want to allow wifi to specific
devices then you can fill the MAC address for those devices you want to allow
wifi connections.
7. Once you fill the MAC address of the devices,
click on “Save” button and then close the log
into Linksys router setup page of your device.
These steps are used for all Linksys routers and
adapter devices. If you do not make these kind of settings, all computers will
get wifi connections without any kind of limits