A third MAC address (not printed) is used for the 5GHz and virtually obtained from the real MAC1 address. The EX6200, as the image above shows, uses the MAC1 for the 2.4GHz Wireless card and the MAC2 for the LAN card. (the image above shows the EX6200 MAC addresses labels printed on the unit and the Retail box) The two real MAC addresses can be found on the label on the back (EX6200) or on the bottom (EX6100): In such case, the virtual MAC address needs to be manually retrieved.

The problem exists only when the router does not have an Attached Devices page. Generally, the correct procedure is to disable the Access List, connect the clients to the router through the Extender and then add the MAC addresses on the Attached Devices page. When using a NETGEAR WiFi Range extender, wirelessly connected to the router, the MAC addresses of all the connected wired and wireless clients will be replaced by a virtual address. When an A ccess List is enabled on the existing Router, access will only be granted to the specified devices in the Access List. Refer to the following articles to learn more about MAC addresses and MAC filtering:Ĭonfigure Access Control / MAC Filtering using Genie This article will provide instructions on how to add the correct MAC address into the Access List (also known as ACL or MAC Filtering) on a router and to add a NETGEAR WiFi Range Extender (EX6100/EX6200) onto an existing LAN network.

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