iPhone connecting to WiFi with Mac Filtering

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iPhone connecting to WiFi with Mac Filtering

I have a Wifi router that is using a MAC filtering. Since I got my iPhone14 pro max I can connect to the Wifi however it does not pass traffic.

It appears that the Wifi connection to the SSID has its own MAC address as well as the iPhone itself (I have a primary SSID and a Guest SSID. I have tried connecting to both network with the same result. Both network interfaces SSID1 and SSID1 have their own MAC addresses.

Both MAC addresses (The iPhone's and the SSID1 interface) are entered into the router's MAC filtering table, yet I still cannot pass traffic.

Posted on Jun 16, 2023 2:15 PM

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Jun 16, 2023 3:07 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

Here is the solution:

To Disable MAC Randomization on iOS Devices:

Open the Settings on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod, then tap Wi-Fi or WLAN.
Tap the information button next to your network.
Turn off Private Address.
Re-join the network.

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Jun 16, 2023 2:27 PM in response to LL Cool Jay

Normally a device Wi-Fi address not listed in the MAC whitelist will not connect at all, and will report a password error. But when connected go to Settings/Wi-Fi and tap in the i next to the SSID and turn off Private Wi-Fi address if it is on; this feature has the phone provide a “fake” Wi-Fi address to keep the phone from being tracked, but you don’t need it at home.

Also look at the assigned IP address; if it begins 169.254 that means the router did not assign an IP address to the phone, so the phone made one up to create an ad hoc network. This usually means that the router’s DHCP daemon has crashed; restart the router to fix that.

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