Is there anyway easier way to block a device gate way address for a android wifi hotspot

[Tech user 88]

Today I figured you can block any device manually by going into the settings and typing in this for the address gate way 192.168.1.2 but that will not work to block someone on my android wifi hotspot like a stranger because I cant use their phone and do it this is why I'm asking is there any other way to block gateway addresses instead of doing it manualy if so please let me know

 

[Mooncatt]

Are you saying someone else is already using your hotspot? From the few times I've used my hotspot, it sets the network up with a password, so I wouldn't expect there to be anyone using it that you didn't give explicit permission and password to.

 

[B. Diddy]

Are you password-protecting your hotspot in the first place?

 

[Tech user 88]

Yes but I would still like to block any devices that come on the android wifi hotspot for extra protection

 

[B. Diddy]

If your hotspot is password protected, an unwanted device can't connect. Are you worried about some nonexistent superhacker sitting next to you or seomthing?

 

[Tech user 88]

I'm worried that the wifi hotspot pass key will get hacked

 

[B. Diddy]

Then make sure the password is not easy to guess. Don't make it an actual word, or a number that has any significant meaning to you. One good technique is to come up with a sentence that means something to you, then take the first letter of each word. So, for example, "My son graduated from Bronx Science on June 5, 2019" would be "Msgfbsoj52019" (and you could mix in some capital letters in there, or substitute an exclamation point for the 1).

 

[hallux]

So... changing that gateway address will only prevent the device on which it was changed from accessing anything beyond the hotspot device. "Gateway" refers to the path to get out, or at least to the next link in the path to the internet. The best way, as has been suggested is to just change the password. Mine has a pretty complex password by default, any time I need to connect a new device to it I have to look up the password.

 

[Laura Knotek]

I use a password manager app to create strong passwords. The one I use is Enpass, but there are other good ones available.

 

[Tech user 88]

What kind of password manager app do you use?

 

[B. Diddy]

Laura Knotek already mentioned that she uses Enpass. I use Lastpass.

 

[Tech user 88]

Okay thanks for the help