How can I block devices from connecting to my wifi

[Woxolifo]

I have roommates who live with me and they refuse help pay the internet bill but still think they can use it even though we all agreed to pay a percent. I have changed the password a few times but they can still connect somehow. 

Is there a way to blacklist devices or even whitelist? I do not know how they are getting the new passwords or if it just auto connects but id assume they would need to put in the new password to connect. 

 

Is their any free programs? or is there like a router setting or something?  any advice would be very helpful. if you need any more info let me know.

[Promosss]

Try "Netcut", it works pretty nicely for me in the past but i haven't used it in a long time

[Skiiwee29]

Turn on MAC address access control and only those MAC addresses that get added to the whitelist can connect. 

[Arika]

MAC filtering is the option you're looking for. Most routers should have this

 

Either white list your own devices or blacklist theirs if you know the MAC address

[SansVarnic]

Depending on the router you have, you should be to do one of  the following;

• Limit the number of device that can connect at a time
• Set up MAC address control
• set your passwords longer
• turn off the WPS function

What router to do you have?

[Woxolifo]

9 minutes ago, SansVarnic said:

Depending on the router you have, you should be to do one of  the following;

• Limit the number of device that can connect at a time
• Set up MAC address control
• set your passwords longer
• turn off the WPS function

What router to do you have?

I think I have a Linksys brand, what is WPS? I will google too lol

[SansVarnic]

8 minutes ago, Woxolifo said:

I think I have a Linksys brand, what is WPS? I will google too lol

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

Pretty much it is like a Bluetooth connection button, press it and connect, skips the password request entirely. 

Since you have Linksys router login to your router setting and select the Wireless tab, select WPS and turn off.

 

What model do you have I can look up the specific UI you are using and walk you through if needed.

Edited June 5, 2020 by SansVarnic

[it_dont_work]

change your router password while you're at it. 

[Dujith]

Problem is that if they have physical access to the device they can even just reset it to factory settings.

And they only way to prevent that would be to remove or block the switch. Which would also lock yourself out if you needed a reset

 

We had exact the same problem in an apartment complex (older building with the main router in the communal electricity cabinet.)

People would just reset the router whenever we changed the password. In the end we had to move the router to a locked cabinet.

 

 

[SansVarnic]

14 minutes ago, Dujith said:

In the end we had to move the router to a locked cabinet.

Maybe the what the op needs to do.

[VenomRaptor17]

51 minutes ago, Woxolifo said:

I have roommates who live with me and they refuse help pay the internet bill but still think they can use it even though we all agreed to pay a percent. I have changed the password a few times but they can still connect somehow. 

Is there a way to blacklist devices or even whitelist? I do not know how they are getting the new passwords or if it just auto connects but id assume they would need to put in the new password to connect. 

 

Is their any free programs? or is there like a router setting or something?  any advice would be very helpful. if you need any more info let me know.

bro go to ur routers ip and go to statistics page and u may find the people who are logged in and simply press block if u want more guidelines dm me and btw is the router huawei?

[SansVarnic]

Just now, VenomRaptor17 said:

bro go to ur routers ip and go to statistics page and u may find the people who are logged in and simply press block if u want more guidelines dm me and btw is the router huawei?

OP said it is a Linksys router. (5 comments previous)

[VenomRaptor17]

ah cool... ill see what i can do @SansVarnic

[LunaP0n3]

2 hours ago, SansVarnic said:

Maybe the what the op needs to do.

I agree. Lock it up, and, this might motivate them to pay up, restrict their device's speeds to something like 0.5Mbps until they start holding up their end of the bargain.

https://classroom.synonym.com/restrict-bandwidth-linksys-wireless-router-15999.html