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Enable / Disable the Block List

You can enable your NETGEAR Mingle Mobile Hotspot’s block list on the Mingle Manager’s

Wi-Fi > MAC Filter page. This lets you identify devices that should not be allowed to access

your Wi-Fi networks.

In the Mingle Manager (http://minglehotspot)

1. Log in to the home page. (See Logging In as an Administrator.)

2. Click Wi-Fi > MAC Filter.

3. Beside MAC Filter Mode, select Black list to block devices, or select None to stop

blocking devices.

4. Click Submit.

Displaying and Blocking Currently Connected Devices (Block List)

To detect a potential intruder, you may want to display a list of the Wi-Fi-enabled devices that

are currently connected to your NETGEAR Mingle Mobile Hotspot. You can display this list on

the Mingle Manager’s home page.

If you want to stop a device from connecting to your network, you can add it to your device’s

block list. The blocked device will not be able to connect again until you choose to unblock it.

(See View and Unblock Devices (Block List).)

Note: You have to enable the block list before you can block devices from using your Wi-Fi

networks. (See Enable / Disable the Block List.)

In the Mingle Manager (http://minglehotspot)

1. Log in to the home page. (See Logging In as an Administrator.)

The Connected Devices section of the home page shows a list of the devices

connected to your Main and Guest Wi-Fi networks.

2. If you want to block a listed device, click the device name. The device’s IP address and

MAC address display.

3. Click Block Device.

4. Click Block Device again.

View and Unblock Devices (Block List)

You can view a list of devices that you have blocked (see Displaying and Blocking Currently

Connected Devices (Block List) from connecting to your NETGEAR Mingle Mobile Hotspot on

the Mingle Manager’s Wi-Fi > MAC Filter page.

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