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Doorbell WiFi MAC Filtering
My WiFi is set up for MAC filtering but there is no MAC address on the doorbell device or box and on the phone Simplisafe told me the cameras and base stations have MAC addresses but the doorbells do not. How do I add the doorbell to a MAC Filtered WiFi network without a MAC address? I have an older non-WiFi capable base station.
whoaru99
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logan76
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whoaru99
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4 years ago
If it seems to works straight away then I'd give it a stress test by unplugging the camera for a couple minutes to simulate power out then reconnect it. Point being to check if it will reconnect by itself to the hidden network. I'd try that with the router too, then maybe even both together.
OTOH and FWIW...
Not broadcasting the SSID doesn't really improve your security as anyone with freely available tools can still easily "sniff out" the SSID. All hiding it really does is make it harder for you, as you've just experienced.
It's more or less the same with MAC filtering. A sniffer can get the MAC ID of any wireless device you've allowed to connect to your network, then spoof that MAC ID to bypass the filter anyway.
Moral of the story? It might feel good at a high level but in a practical sense neither are effective security and both just make it harder for you.
1. Use WPA2 encryption
2. Use a strong WiFi password
3. Be sure to change the router's default router user name and or password
I also like not to use SSID that's personally identifiable. Not really a network security thing so to speak, but no good reason to put anything like that out there.
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