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ow can I prevent access to "the neighbors" wifi from an iPad
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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1642977" data-attributes="member: 234411"><p>Well, you're likely correct about the MAC filtering, but the process works in the other direction the last time I used it on my first 802.11b Linksys router (pre-WPA2) - if activated, the MAC address (which looks like this: 54:26:96:d2:d8:87) of each device on THEIR network has to be entered (maybe it's automated these days - don't know) NOT that of your iPad (that is how you would be excluded from connecting to their router) - now, I have at least a dozen devices in my house (including my Rokus and other electronic AV equipment) that have MAC addresses - changing a password is a 'piece of cake' to using MAC filtering and adding all of those hexadecimal numbers!</p><p></p><p>BTW, how many iDevices are you having to control in your home? You can always go from the other direction and use Settings -> General -> Restrictions on those devices used by your kids but I don't know 'how many' you have, their ages, or the number of these machines you need to try to control. I'll be curious what other suggestions arise.</p><p></p><p>If interested, this is an oft discussed topic in the <a href="http://www.ipadforums.net/find-new/769175/posts" target="_blank">iPad Forums</a>, if you've not been there? Good luck - Dave <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1642977, member: 234411"] Well, you're likely correct about the MAC filtering, but the process works in the other direction the last time I used it on my first 802.11b Linksys router (pre-WPA2) - if activated, the MAC address (which looks like this: 54:26:96:d2:d8:87) of each device on THEIR network has to be entered (maybe it's automated these days - don't know) NOT that of your iPad (that is how you would be excluded from connecting to their router) - now, I have at least a dozen devices in my house (including my Rokus and other electronic AV equipment) that have MAC addresses - changing a password is a 'piece of cake' to using MAC filtering and adding all of those hexadecimal numbers! BTW, how many iDevices are you having to control in your home? You can always go from the other direction and use Settings -> General -> Restrictions on those devices used by your kids but I don't know 'how many' you have, their ages, or the number of these machines you need to try to control. I'll be curious what other suggestions arise. If interested, this is an oft discussed topic in the [URL="http://www.ipadforums.net/find-new/769175/posts"]iPad Forums[/URL], if you've not been there? Good luck - Dave :) [/QUOTE]
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