E4200v2: Local Management Access via Wireless *ALWAYS* Enabled [ Edited ]

[Press250]

I just found a slightly unsettling bug in the E4200v2 (running the latest firmware 2.0.36 build 126507).

Administration > Local Management Access > Access via Wireless ... set to DISABLED.  

HOWEVER, when I attempted to access the web interface on a handy iPAD I had absolutely no problem getting through to the web interface (after providing username and passsword).

Limiting access to wired clients seems like a simple a prudent measure ... which is why this option is there for the paranoid among us.

This seems like a black-and-white bug.  Comments welcome.  Fix in the next firmware revisio even more welcome.

[hiptechboy]

Call them. And if they give you any trouble, ask to talk to their supervisor so you can get a case manager or someone who can get your issue addressed to their engineers. 

[gv]

1. Try to enable access. Save setting. Then disable again. Save setting. See if it makes a change.

2. You could also try to reset the router to factory defaults and test it before anything else.

3. As hiptechboy wrote: if no. 1 or 2 don't make any difference you have to call them and report a bug.

[Brenda]

If upgrading or flashing the firmware for this router would not work, then I guess this is a bug..

Report this issue by calling their technical support.

[brandonmarkb]

I can confirm the same for me as well. No matter the setting, wireless or wired administration, I can always access via the wireless.

I already had a flaky power-supply in the router and have a new replacement coming this Friday, so I'll see if it seems to be occurring in the replacement unit as well.

[brandonmarkb]

I can confirm that on a second, brand-new unit, this is still happening. It seems that there is a bug here.

[hiptechboy]

Hopefully they know about it already, but I'll check and see.

[brandonmarkb]

It was mentioned in another thread that disabling wireless management does indeed disable http access over port 80. However, if you're using https access--which uses port 443, that access is not blocked. So for anyone who wants to disable wireless management access, you need to enable management access via http only, and then disable the wireless access. That combination will indeed work.

I have confirmed this on my own router and can now only manage via wired connections over http.

Strange bug/oversight!

[Brenda]

Yes this is a BUG!

[DesktopJinx]

Still have this bug in the EA3500 with the latest firmware. I guess the message is "Cisco doesn't care about security."