Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. HUAWEI is a trademark of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. See Finding the MAC address of a mobile device or computer. Tap on Devices and then Set priority device. Follow these steps to set the priority device on Google Wi-Fi: Download and install the Google Home app from the Play Store or App Store. Make sure to use the proper format (12:34:56:78:9a:bc). And that it also means other devices will work on limited wireless speeds. Any MAC addresses not listed here won't be allowed access to your gateway.Įnter the MAC addresses of the wired and wireless devices that can access your gateway.
Click Security (from the left-hand menu) > MAC Filter.Ĭheck Enable or Disable to turn MAC address filters on or off.Ĭheck Allow to give the corresponding MAC address permission to access your gateway.(See Logging in to your Huawei gateway for more information.) Go to from your home computer (clicking this link will open a new tab or window in your browser, and this page will stay open behind it).If you haven't already, you'll first need to set up Wi-Fi on your Huawei gateway. With MAC address filtering, you can choose which devices are allowed to connect to your Huawei gateway and which ones aren't, separate from WEP or WPA password security. Your Huawei gateway knows which devices are connected based on their MAC addresses. Every wireless and wired network device has a unique identifier called a MAC (Media Access Control) address.
