Block WiFi for certain devices: Here's how

Almost every household has WiFi. But sometimes it makes sense to block it temporarily or completely on some devices. You can find out what options are available in this article.

Block Wi-Fi on certain devices

Various types of mobile devices can be connected to WLAN today. Especially if you have children in the household, you should make restrictions.

• If you do not want your child to have Internet access with every device, you have two options.
• (1) Only allow certain devices to use the WiFi.
• To do this, you have to call up the router settings on the PC and enter the MAC addresses of the devices that you want to allow. All devices not listed have no access.
• How you can find out the MAC address for a device depends on the device in question.
• How you can call up the router setting also depends on your router. You usually need the IP address of your router, which you then enter in the browser. Sometimes an abbreviation is enough.
• (2) Change the WiFi key so that your child cannot gain access by looking under the router.
• This also happens in the router settings and differs from router to router.
• Look for signal words such as "Security" or "WLAN access" in the menu to find your way around quickly.

Temporarily block the WLAN on certain devices

You do not have to completely deprive your offspring of the internet. You also have the option to set certain devices to have a temporary internet lock. This gives you control over the Internet, but does not restrict your child completely.

• To do this, open the router settings again.
• Go to the network or WLAN settings and select "time-controlled".
• In this option you can set exactly at what times and on what days your child has Internet access.
• These settings affect the entire WiFi network. So you have to consider whether these restrictions are compatible with your internet usage times.
• Tip: In addition to the WiFi network that you use yourself, create a separate network for your children. For this you can choose any restrictions, such as time control, without having any disadvantages yourself.

In the next article, you will read what you can do with poor WiFi.