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Is there a way to set DHCP to only allow know MAC’s

Himanshu Thapliyal 0 Reputation points
2024-05-26T15:41:48.4166667+00:00

I need to block user from connecting an ethernet cable from the wall port, to there laptops. I can restrict there individual MAC’s, but its immposible to do this when we recieve new users all the time. Is there a way to only allow MAC address of computers that are allowed on the network who are authorized to access the network like Domain joined machine etc.

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  1. Marcin Policht 25,755 Reputation points MVP
    2024-05-26T17:01:04.0933333+00:00

    You can accomplish this by using NPS - not DHCP. More at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/nps/nps-top

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    hth

    Marcin

  2. Jing Zhou 7,185 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-05-28T06:33:02.2333333+00:00

    Hello,

     

    Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

    For Windows DHCP Server, please kindly navigate to DHCP management console -> expand the IPV4 node and right click-> Allow -> New Filter.

    By creating new filters you would be able to restrict specific MAC address from getting an IP assignment.

     

    Best regards，

    Jill Zhou

     

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