Select ‘Save Settings’ from the top menu and once complete all devices entered will be blocked from accessing your network. If you do not know the MAC address but the device in question is currently connected to your network, select the name of the device from the DHCP Client List and click the << button to copy the MAC Address. Enter the MAC Address of the device you want to block. From the main drop-down menu you can choose to allow access only to the devices on the list or to block the devices – for the remainder of these steps let’s assume you are trying to block a device. From the left-hand menu, select ‘NETWORK FILTER’ or ‘MAC ADDRESS FILTER’ (label depends on router model). If you have forgotten this information, you will need to reset your device and log in with default account info). Log in with your admin username and password (you should have created these when you initially set up your router. While connected to your wireless network, open up your router’s settings by typing 192.168.0.1 in the address bar of any web browser. To do it click on ADVANCED tab and choose Advanced Wireless like the picture below. 
With this feature configure, any devices that has Wi-Fi capabilities can enjoy the Internet too. Now that you have the MAC address of the device you want to allow or block, let’s get started. After we have Internet access, now we want to set up the wireless LAN or Wi-Fi.
Here’s another helpful blog explaining how to find the connected device’s MAC address.
First things first, you will need to know the MAC address of the devices you want to allow or block. The Media Access Control (MAC) Filter can be used to create a list of allowed devices or a list of blocked devices. If you find yourself in a situation where you want to deny online access to your leeching neighbor (I don’t care how good her pumpkin pie is!), ungrateful roommates (now they will have time to actually clean the place) or just a random unknown device, you can block them using the MAC Address Filter. Not every device connected to your network is one you want using up your bandwidth.
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