#SETUP AIRPORT UTILITY PLUS#
#SETUP AIRPORT UTILITY FREE#

#SETUP AIRPORT UTILITY PLUS#

You can click the plus button underneath that section to keep adding new rules, so you could have a separate schedule for the weekend, for example. Now’s the fun part-set the Wireless Access Times for when the computer with the MAC address you’ve entered will be allowed to use the wireless network. Give it an appropriate description and type in the MAC address we found earlier. On the next screen, you’ll click the plus button to add a new wireless client setup. Then select the Network tab, toggle on Enable Access Control, and click the button labeled “Timed Access Control” to configure the settings. That’s a pretty good way to get a gigantic data bill, if you ask me.Īnyway, after you’ve found that number, open Airport Utility (it’s within Applications > Utilities), choose the wireless device you want to configure, and click on the Edit button. Of course it doesn’t make a ton of sense if the device you want to block is your kid’s iPhone. If it’s an iOS device you’re looking to block, the number you’ll want for that is the Wi-Fi address listed under Settings > General > About. The computer’s MAC address will be under the Wi-Fi tab, labeled as Wi-Fi Address. An easy way to get this is by going to System Preferences > Network on the computer in question, choosing Wi-Fi from the list on the left, and clicking on the Advanced button.

So first, find the MAC address of the machine you want to set up time limits for.

#SETUP AIRPORT UTILITY FREE#

The basic idea is the same, but feel free to ask questions in the comments if you’ve got them. So let’s go over it, shall we? Note that these instructions assume you’re using Airport Utility version 6.0 under Lion, so if you have a previous iteration of the software, your steps are going to be a little different. For each computer, you can use its unique Wi-Fi MAC (Media Access Control) address to block it from the network pretty much whenever you feel like it, which is a big thing for conscientious parents who want to cut off Internet usage at certain times of day. If you’re using a network device from Apple (like a Time Capsule or an Airport Extreme), Airport Utility’s Timed Access Control setting is a pretty easy way to configure when the machines on your network are allowed to wirelessly connect to the Internet.

Setup airport utility