Multiple devices can connect to a Wi-Fi network wirelessly without a password for public Wi-Fi networks and with a password for password-protected Wi-Fi networks. The greater the number of WiFi users, the weaker the network quality for each of them and the speed degrades. Data consumption increases for the host and connected WiFi users individually face choppy internet service as well as poor connection. The host remains in control of the Internet connection and WiFi users that are connected to the router.
This is how you can block WiFi users on your network. To do this, you can use the access control feature and block the WiFi user from your network. You need to activate Access Control for this and this is how you do it.
TP-Link
- Open your browser and go to 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1.
- Sign in with your default username and password.
- Now go to Advance; Security; Access control.
- Under Online Devices you have a list of who is accessing your WiFi.
- Click the lock icon and click save.
D-Link
- Open the default gateway IP in your browser – 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1.
- Login using the default admin details (admin/admin)
- Go to Wireless > Advanced Wireless > click ACL Setup.
- Now click on “Enable Wireless Access Control Mode” and select the MAC addresses you want to give permission to.
- Save the changes by clicking Apply.
Note: In the “Active clients table” you can see the IP of your device to prevent it from being blocked.
NetGear
- Use any of your device’s preferred browsers while connected to the router.
- Now go to https://www.routerlogin.net or https://www.routerlogin.com.
- Now enter the username and password to log in with your router. The default username and password are admin y Password which you can try if they haven’t been changed manually in the past.
- Go to Advanced; Advanced settings; Wireless Settings.
- Now click on the “Configure access list” button.
- On the next page, click on ” Add “And select device name Available Wireless Cards and click Apply .
- Now turn on access control and apply the changes.
Now your WiFi can only be accessed by the IP addresses you have selected and restrict access from any other device/IP.