Is there a way to prevent people on my wifi from adding more devices?

[User7171]

Hello

I am hoping someone here is able to help. Is there any way we can prevent people who are connected to our wifi from adding other devices without us knowing? We are finding lots of “new” devices being added. We are managing WiFi so it’s going off at certain times. Is there a way we can prevent new devices joining without needing to change password?

Also, how does guest wifi work? Are you able to set times to manage etc

Sorry, but I’m not very tech minded anymore!

[Timbo45]

You can't see it on Apple devices either but you can share it (invisibly)

[XRaySpeX]

Ah, yes, there's a Share Network on Android.

[User7171]

Thanks for the replies guys - so there’s no way I can prevent them adding devices then? What’s the guest wifi I have heard about - how does this work? And would I be able to put restrictions on like in main wifi?

Appreciate all the help here, even if it does not solve my problem🤦🏼‍♀️ kids huh!

[XRaySpeX]

The Guest Network is a separate WiFi network that keeps the devices on it separate from the devices on your main network. You could change the pwd on the main network & just give them the pwd for the  Guest Network.