Note: After the MAC Address randomization is turned off, the device will be discovered as a new device on the next connection to the network. Turning it off in your own network will not stop you from enabling it in other Wifi networks, such as Public WiFi. All the existing rules configured for that device may not work any more.įor Firewalla to identify and protect your device properly, please follow the instruction below to turn off MAC Randomization on the network monitored by Firewalla. To change MAC address of specific adapter, select from the list and hit Random Mac Address to get a random MAC value -> click on change now button to enable the changes Why change MAC address Changing the MAC address, also known as MAC Spoofing, is a way to change the default assigned MAC address of the device such as laptops and replace it by. With MAC Randomization turned on, Firewalla may not be able to track the device because it may be discovered as a new device when it uses another random mac address to connect to the network. It is often called Randomized MAC or Private Address.
Nowadays many devices support MAC Address Randomization, which enables the device to use a different random MAC address for each Wi-Fi SSID, to prevent the device's activity and movement being tracked on networks.
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