MAC whitelist feature in Google

[micdls]

Is there a new feature in Google Wifi to whitelist MAC?

I want devices that I only know to join my network.

[David_K]

No such feature or setting exists unfortunately. If someone knows the password, they will be able to join a device to the network, so keep it private and only share it with people you trust. For better security, you can enable a guest network which has a different password:

Create, edit and share a Guest Wi-Fi network - Google Nest Help

[Hjsteg]

It should have. I have set up family wifi so that my kid does not use the network after bedtime. He bypasses that with Windows 11 just generating a random mac number. A huge pain! It has nothing to do with passwords. Now looking for another mesh network solution that has this feature.

[David_K]

That makes more sense, mac randomisation is very much a challenge for MAC address based filtering like this right now. I’d encourage you to also send this feedback directly to Google. You will not receive a response, unless Google need more details from you, however the team are still reading the feedback.

[Hjsteg]

Thanks, I did. Hopefully they will be able to include this is some future update. I know iPhones and iPads randomize mac adresses, and so does Windows 11, rendering the family wifi feature useless. So this is needed more than ever. For us it will be to late though.