[SOLVED] Give connected mac address aliases ?

[fakqedah2]

Lots of my family member using my network, and i cant determine whose mac address belong to and i am also afraid there is a intruder joining my network. So i would like to add aliases on every mac address that connected to my network. For example 00.1A.xx.xx (Dad's phone). Is it possible to do this on TL WR840 Router?

 

[kanewolf]

If it isn't possible, just create a spreadsheet of all the MAC addresses.

BUT, if you are concerned about network security, do the following:
Use WPA2.
Change your WIFI password.
Use a "complex" key with 12+ characters, upper case, lower case, numbers and special characters.
Change your admin password (same rules as above but DIFFERENT password)
Disable WPS
Extra security disable plug-and-play port opening on the router.

 

[hang-the-9]

Lots of my family member using my network, and i cant determine whose mac address belong to and i am also afraid there is a intruder joining my network. So i would like to add aliases on every mac address that connected to my network. For example 00.1A.xx.xx (Dad's phone). Is it possible to do this on TL WR840 Router?

You can limit access to specific MAC addresses, check your router options.

 

[USAFRet]

Capture the current router log to a file (Excel).
Clear the router log
Change the WPA password
Connect each system one by one, and record their MAC address.
See whats different, or who yells.

 

[jsmithepa]

Alias are available on some routers but sounds like yours doesn't.

But oftentime, your devices will have a name, and DHCP when assigning IP would pick this up, and asking DHCP for status should display these names.

 

[BuddhaSkoota]

Lots of my family member using my network, and i cant determine whose mac address belong to and i am also afraid there is a intruder joining my network. So i would like to add aliases on every mac address that connected to my network. For example 00.1A.xx.xx (Dad's phone). Is it possible to do this on TL WR840 Router?

I use the Android app Net Scan, which lists all network connected devices and allows you to assign a name to each MAC address.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wwnd.netmapper&hl=en_US

 

[Alabalcho]

ANother Android, iOS (and Amazon) app to consider is Fing, it does pretty good inventory.

 

[fakqedah2]

Hey guys thanks for all the replies. For now i want to make sure no stranger connected to my router i will try to change the password to WPA 2 and what encrypt should i use aes vs tkip ? Also if i want to change to WPA2 should i factory reset my router first or i can safely change it from the menu and save it ?

For now my encryption mode stay like this. Should i change this or leave this ?

 

[kanewolf]

Hey guys thanks for all the replies. For now i want to make sure no stranger connected to my router i will try to change the password to WPA 2 and what encrypt should i use aes vs tkip ? Also if i want to change to WPA2 should i factory reset my router first or i can safely change it from the menu and save it ?

For now my encryption mode stay like this. Should i change this or leave this ?

If you can force WPA2 in the WPA version, you will be better protected.

 

[fakqedah2]

Hey guys thanks for all the replies. For now i want to make sure no stranger connected to my router i will try to change the password to WPA 2 and what encrypt should i use aes vs tkip ? Also if i want to change to WPA2 should i factory reset my router first or i can safely change it from the menu and save it ?

For now my encryption mode stay like this. Should i change this or leave this ?

If you can force WPA2 in the WPA version, you will be better protected.

Yes i can change it to WPA2, but wha encrypt t mode should i use AES or TKIP?

 

[kanewolf]

AES. Here is the background -- https://www.howtogeek.com/204697/wi-fi-security-should-you-use-wpa2-aes-wpa2-tkip-or-both/

 

[fakqedah2]

AES. Here is the background -- https://www.howtogeek.com/204697/wi-fi-security-should-you-use-wpa2-aes-wpa2-tkip-or-both/

Do i need to factory reset first before changing from WPA to WPA 2 ? Or i can change it directly from menu and save ?

 

[nigelivey]

WPA2 and AES, No, you dont need to factory reset.