I recently wrote an article in which I told you how to view a list of connected devices via Wi-Fi on ZyXEL routers. In this article, we will look at all the devices connected to your Wi-Fi on D-Link routers. I will show it using the example of the D-link DIR-615 model, which we configured in this article. If you wrote in the search something like "how to see who is connected to my wi-fi", then you hardly need to explain what is what, and why it is needed. But, for those who are not in the subject, I will quickly describe everything in a few words.
Here you have a router (in our case, D-Link). It distributes Wi-Fi. Your network is most likely under a password, and no one else will connect to it except you. But, at one point you have a question: "what if someone hacked my network and connected to it?" There may be other reasons why you might need a list of connected devices to the wireless network, but in most cases, it goes something like this.
What you can find out about the connected device:
- MAC address
- Device name (computer name)
- Assigned IP address
- Connection time
- The number of bytes sent and received.
It is possible to disable the desired device directly in the router settings. You can also block the desired device, but I will write about this in the next article.
See the list of devices connected via Wi-Fi on D-Link
We go into the settings of your D-Link. This is very easy to do. In the browser, type the address 192.168.0.1 and specify the username and password. The default is admin and admin. If you changed them, then indicate yours. You can see a detailed article on entering the settings on D-Link.
To view all devices connected via Wi-Fi, there is a special page in the D-Link router settings. Go to the tab Wi-Fi - Wi-Fi Clients List.
You will see a list with all currently connected devices.
To refresh the list, click the button Refresh... It is a pity that the device name is not displayed in the list. But, this information is displayed on the DHCP page. To view this information, go to the tab Status - DHCP... But, there will be displayed devices that are also connected via a network cable.
There is another page in the settings, which displays information about almost all the router in a very cool way, including the connected devices. Just go to the settings tab Monitoring.
It displays in detail information about all connected devices, Internet connection, Wi-Fi network settings, firewall status, etc.
To forcibly disconnect the desired device from the router, on the tabWi-Fi - Wi-Fi Clients List just select the desired device (you will have to navigate by the MAC address, or check the MAC address with the name on the DHCP tab) and click on the button Disconnect.
That's all. If you see any strange devices, then I advise you to just change the password for Wi-Fi and restart the router. After that, all devices will be disconnected, and it will be possible to connect back only with a new password.
